Amath Faye
Senegalese athlete (born 1996)
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Amath Faye (born 3 February 1996) is a Senegalese athlete who competes in the long jump and triple jump. He has represented Senegal at multiple major championships, winning the silver medal in the triple jump at the African Games in 2023 and the bronze medal in the long jump at the 2022 African Championships.[1]
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Long Jump: 7.88m (2023)
Faye in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 February 1996 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Long jump, Triple jump |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Triple Jump: 16.79m (2026) Long Jump: 7.88m (2023) |
Medal record | |
Biography
He won a bronze medal in the long jump at the 2022 African Championships in St Pierre, Mauritius.[2][3][4] He set a personal best in the long jump of 7.88 metres on 10 June 2023 at the Meeting National de Pierre-Bénite in France.[5]
He won the silver medal in the triple jump with a best jump of 16.61 metres at the 2023 Francophone Games in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.[6][7] He won the silver medal in the triple jump at the delayed 2023 African Games, held in Accra, Ghana, in March 2024 with a jump of 16.24 metres.[8][9] He had a fifth place finish in the triple jump at the 2024 African Championships in Douala, Cameroon.[10]
He set a new personal best in the triple jump of 16.69 metres in Dakar on 24 May 2025.[11] In September 2025, he competed at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[12][13]
On 30 January 2026, Faye increased his triple jump personal best with 16.79m to win the Elite Indoor Miramas Meeting, a World Athletics Indoor Tour silver meeting, in Miramas.[14] He placed eighth at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland, with a best jump of 16.76 metres.[15]