The following are the national records in athletics in the Gambia maintained by the Gambia Athletics Association (GAA).
Outdoor
Key to tables:
Men EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlace100 m9.98 Ebrahima Camara14 July 2024Résisprint InternationalLa Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland150 m15.68 Tijan Ketia22 September 2020Miting Ciutat de BarcelonaBarcelona, Spain200 m20.45 Adama Jammeh26 June 2016African ChampionshipsDurban, South Africa400 m45.48Dawda Jallow3 April 1993Atlanta, United States600 m1:16.54Sampierre Gomez26 June 2024AvondmeetingGentbrugge, Belgium800 m1:47.20Edrissa Marong 20 April 2019African U18 and U20 Championships Abidjan, Ivory Coast1500 m3:50.77Ansu Sowe25 August 2007World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan3000 m8:32.8 Nfamara Njie18 April 2015Lecce, Italy5000 m14:11.13Nfamara Njie18 October 2020Italian ChampionshipsModena, Italy10,000 m29:24.43Nfamara Njie10 April 2022Regional 10000m ChampionshipsCorreggio, Emilia-Romagna, Italy10 km (road)29:51Muhammad Lamin Bah30 October 20221st Marathon Lleida 10kLleida, SpainNfamara Njie6 October 2024Arezzo 10Arezzo, Italy15 km (road)49:49Muhammad Lamin Bah16 March 2025Barcelona MarathonBarcelona, Spain20 km (road)1:06:17Muhammad Lamin Bah16 March 2025Barcelona MarathonBarcelona, SpainHalf marathon1:04:20Nfamara Njie16 February 2020Gensan Giulietta & Romeo Half MarathonVerona, Italy25 km (road)1:22:47Muhammad Lamin Bah16 March 2025Barcelona MarathonBarcelona, SpainMarathon2:18:42Ousman Jaiteh8 December 2019Reggio Emilia, Italy2:18:40Muhammad Lamin Bah16 March 2025Barcelona MarathonBarcelona, Spain110 m hurdles14.70 Menseh Elliot30 June 2012African ChampionshipsPorto-Novo, Benin400 m hurdles55.43Lamin Sanneh16 May 2015Dakar, Senegal54.26Habib Jallow 13 May 2017NSIC Conference Championship Saint Paul, United States3000 m steeplechase9:25.03Nfamara Njie24 September 2017Ravenna Italian Club ChampionshipsRavenna, ItalyHigh jump2.18 mSheikh Tidiane FayeNovember 1974Banjul, The GambiaPole vault5.40 mLamin Krubally19 September 2020Zweibrücken, Germany5.50 mLamin Krubally18 August 2019CAS International MeetingSchifflange, LuxembourgLong jump7.95 mBabou Saine26 April 1991Springfield, United StatesTriple jump15.05 mJim Malleh WaddaJuly 1978Banjul, the GambiaShot put12.62 mIsmaila Kah31 July 1993Banjul, the GambiaDiscus throw36.94 mDodou Jatta4 April 1970Dakar, SenegalHammer throwJavelin throw49.60 mIsmaila Kah26 June 1993Banjul, The Gambia50.26 mAbdourahman Gumaneh7 September 2019Campionati Nazionali AICSCervia, ItalyDecathlon20 km walk (road)50 km walk (road)4 × 100 m relay39.24Sencan JobeAli̇eu JoofEbrahima CamaraAdama Jammeh20 March 2024African GamesAccra, Ghana4 × 400 m relay3:13.21K.M. LamineM. IsmailaJ. BakaryEbrima Ceesay21 July 2007All-Africa GamesAlgiers, Algeria
Women EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlace100 m10.93 Gina Bass18 May 2024Meeting de la MartiniqueFort-de-France, France200 m22.58 Gina Bass30 August 2019African GamesRabat, Morocco400 m51.10Sanu Jallow-Lockhart11 April 202644 Farms Team InvitationalCollege Station, United States800 m1:56.85Sanu Jallow-Lockhart13 June 2026NCAA Division I ChampionshipsEugene, United States1500 m4:45.3 Sokhna Saho12 May 2017West Africa ChampionshipConakry, Guinea4:28.26Sanu Jallow-Lockhart12 April 2025Arkansas Spring InvitationalFayetteville, United States3000 m10:39.20Mam Touray11 June 2016Banjul, The Gambia5000 m10,000 m10 km (road)37:25Mariama T Jallow26 May 2013Great Manchester RunManchester, United KingdomHalf marathon1:22:08Mariama T Jallow12 May 2013Sheffield Half MarathonSheffield, United KingdomMarathon2:45:00Mariama Jallow18 September 2016Kassel MarathonKassel, Germany100 m hurdles14.70 Nusrat Ceesay12 June 2013Huelva, Spain400 m hurdles57.24Nusrat CeesayNusrat Ceesay transferred to Gambia from 31 May 201120 April 2012Azusa Pacific Bryan Clay InvitationalAzusa, United States3000 m steeplechaseHigh jump1.65 mMama Gassama11 May 2001Bakau, The Gambia12 October 2003All-Africa GamesAbuja, Nigeria10 July 2004Dakar, SenegalPole vault1.50 mHadja Fanta Sidibeh Jambo19 April 2009Castellar del Vallès, SpainLong jump5.73 mFatou Tiyana29 June 2007Bakau, The Gambia5.91 mRohey Singhateh6 May 2018MIAA Outdoor ChampionshipsKearney, United StatesTriple jump11.02 mNusrat Ceesay4 August 2013Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom12.05 mRohey Singhateh5 May 2019MIAA Outdoor ChampionshipsWarrensburg, MissouriShot put10.72 mMariama Conteh13 May 2017West Africa ChampionshipsConakry, GuineaDiscus throw21.24 mFatou Ceesay13 April 1968Dakar, SenegalHammer throwJavelin throw25.52 mJankey Sowe Dem5 May 2013Barcelona, SpainHeptathlon20 km walk (road)50 km walk (road)4 × 100 m relay43.83Ola BuwaroWurrie NjadoeMaimuna JallouGina Bass12 August 2022Islamic Solidarity GamesKonya, Turkey4 × 400 m relay3:52.814 May 2017Conakry, Guinea
Indoor
Men EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlace50 m5.89Mustapha Manga21 December 2019Parmameeting di Natale openParma, Italy60 m6.63Ebrahima Camara13 February 2024Belgrade Indoor MeetingBelgrade, Serbia200 m21.30Momodou Sey30 January 2022Boston, United States400 m46.62Dawda Jallow28 February 1991Gainesville, United States800 m1:51.92Omar Jammeh21 January 2018Baden-Württemberg ChampionshipsMannheim, Germany1500 m4:06.32Nfamara Njie31 January 2015Bari, Italy3000 m60 m hurdlesHigh jumpPole vault5.30 mLamin Krubally23 February 2020German ChampionshipsLeipzig, Germany5.30 mLamin Krubally31 January 2020VIACTIVE RaceArt MeetingBochum, GermanyLong jump7.81 mSheikh Tidiane Faye5 February 1977Bloomington, United StatesTriple jump14.91 mJim Wadda25 January 1980Cosford, United KingdomShot putHeptathlon5000 m walk4 × 400 m relay
Women EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlace60 m7.11Gina Bass19 February 2020Meeting Hauts de France Pas de CalaisLiévin, France200 m28.25Hadja Sidibeh Jambo11 January 2009Vilafranca, Spain400 m52.06Sanu Jallow-Lockhart7 February 2026Wooo Pig ClassicFayetteville, United States600 m1:24.19Sanu Jallow-Lockhart16 January 2026Arkansas InvitationalFayetteville, United States800 m1:59.76Sanu Jallow-Lockhart14 February 2026Tyson InvitationalFayetteville, United States1500 mMile4:40.21Sanu Jallow-Lockhart7 February 2026Wooo Pig ClassicFayetteville, United States3000 m60 m hurdles11.16Hadja Sidibeh Jambo17 January 2009Vilafranca, SpainHigh jump1.41 mHawa Sawaneh8 February 2015Val-de-Reuil, FrancePole vaultLong jump5.05 mJankey Sowe30 January 2010Vilafranca, Spain5.70 mRohey Singhateh6 February 2016UNK Indoor InvitationalKearney, United StatesTriple jump12.13 mRohey Singhateh24 February 2019MIAA Indoor ChampionshipMaryville, United StatesShot putPentathlon3000 m walk4 × 400 m relay
Notes
References General World Athletics Statistic Handbook 2022: National Outdoor Records World Athletics Statistic Handbook 2022: National Indoor Records Specific