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List of Ghanaian records in athletics

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The following are the national records in athletics in Ghana maintained by Ghana's national athletics federation: Ghana Athletics Association (GAA).

Outdoor

Key to tables:   Awaiting ratification   Record not kept by GAA   Not ratified or later rescinded by GAA

Men

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref.
100 y 9.40 NWI Kofi Okyir 12 April 1974 Austin, United States
100 m 9.84 (+1.5 m/s) Abdul-Rasheed Saminu 19 July 2025 Last Chance Qualifier Powder Springs [1][2]
200 m 19.79 (+1.3 m/s) James Dadzie 29 April 2023 Corky/Crofoot Shootout Lubbock, United States [3][4]
400 m 45.13 Ibrahim Hassan 21 April 1996 Mt. SAC Relays Walnut, United States
600 m 1:15.88 Alex Amankwah 30 April 2022 Penn Relays Philadelphia, United States [5]
800 m 1:44.71 Alex Amankwah 12 August 2024 DMV Summer Invite Fairfax, United States [6][7]
1500 m 3:40.23 Sampson Laari 2 June 2018 Nashville, United States
Mile 4:00.34 Sampson Laari 22 May 2018 Atlanta, United States [8]
3000 m 8:26.68 Prosper Goku 6 July 2012 Kumasi, Ghana
5000 m 13:30.99 William Amponsah 27 March 2025 Raleigh Relays Raleigh, United States [9][10]
5 km (road) 14:25+ William Amponsah 11 September 2022 Great North Run Newcastle, United Kingdom [11]
10,000 m 29:53.78 William Amponsah 10 January 2020 Accra, Ghana
29:50.99 William Amponsah 19 March 2024 African Games Accra, Ghana [12]
29:07.39 Godwin Adukpo 11 June 2016 National Circuit Championships Cape Coast, Ghana [13]
10 km (road) 18:31+ William Amponsah 11 September 2022 Great North Run Newcastle, United Kingdom [14]
15 km (road) 44:40+ William Amponsah 11 September 2022 Great North Run Newcastle, United Kingdom [15]
10 miles (road) 48:01+ William Amponsah 11 September 2022 Great North Run Newcastle, United Kingdom [16]
Half marathon 1:03:15 William Amponsah 11 September 2022 Great North Run Newcastle, United Kingdom [17]
Marathon 2:18:43 Emanuel Amoo 11 November 1990 Lagos, Nigeria
110 m hurdles 13.59 (+2.0 m/s) Yakubu Ibrahim 27 June 2021 Jacksonville, United States
400 m hurdles 50.40 Keith Nkrumah 5 May 2012 MEAC Championships Greensboro, United States [18]
3000 m steeplechase 8:57.54 Robert Hackman 1 September 1972 Olympic Games Munich, West Germany
High jump 2.24 m Kwaku Boateng 8 August 1996 Kitchener, Canada
Pole vault 5.40 m Jordan Yamoah 25 May 2013 NCAA Division II Championships Pueblo, United States [19]
9 April 2016 ASU David Noble Relays San Angelo, United States [20]
Long jump 8.43 m (−0.2 m/s) Ignisious Gaisah 14 July 2006 Golden Gala Rome, Italy
Triple jump 17.23 m (−0.5 m/s) Andrew Owusu 19 August 1998 African Championships Dakar, Senegal
Shot put 17.97 m Kwabena Keene 20 April 2012 ACC Championships Charlottesville, United States [21]
Discus throw 52.98 m Kwabena Keene 15 April 2010 ACC Championships Clemson, United States [22]
55.22 m Bugase Rexford 18 May 2023 Ghanaian Open Championships Kumasi, Ghana [23]
Hammer throw 50.56 m David Dadzie 20 May 2016 Great Lakes Elite Meet Ohio, United States [24]
Javelin throw 83.09 m John Ampomah 8 July 2016 Soga-Nana Memorial Cape Coast, Ghana [25]
Decathlon 7811 pts Atsu Nyamadi 21–22 April 2017 Virginia Challenge Charlottesville, United States [26]
100m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400m 110m H (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m
11.24 (+1.2 m/s) 7.62 m (+1.7 m/s) 13.71 m 1.93 m 50.49 14.71 (+1.9 m/s) 45.76 m 4.40 m 59.54 m 4:42.51
20 km walk (road) 1:32:54[a] Ahmed Tijani Sanni 29 April 2006 Cape Coast, Ghana
50 km walk (road) 4:42:15[b] Kofi Ali 29 April 2006 Cape Coast, Ghana
4 × 100 m relay 37.79  Ghana
Ibrahim Fuseini
Benjamin Azamati
Joseph Amoah
Abdul-Rasheed Saminu		 20 September 2025 World Championships Tokyo, Japan [27][28]
4 × 400 m relay 3:04.76  Ghana
George Effah
Daniel Gyasi
Kwadwo Acheampong
Emmanuel Dasor		 24 July 2015 Warri Relays Warri, Nigeria [29]
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Women

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref.
100 m 11.14 (±0.0 m/s) Vida Anim 20 August 2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece [30]
200 m 22.67 (+0.9 m/s) Janet Amponsah 21 April 2018 War Eagle Invitational Auburn, United States [31]
400 m 51.82 Akua Obeng-Akrofi 25 May 2018 NCAA East Preliminary Round Tampa, United States [32]
800 m 1:59.60 Akosua Serwah 2 July 2004 Golden Gala Rome, Italy
1500 m 4:17.75 Agnes Abu 21 April 2017 War Eagle Invitational Auburn, United States [33]
3000 m 9:31.97 Lydia Mato 9 May 2015 Nebraska Invitational Lincoln, United States [34]
5000 m 16:31.8 h Millicent Boadi 30 July 1999 Kumasi, Ghana
10,000 m 35:27.23 Lydia Mato 14 May 2015 National Junior College Championships Hutchinson, United States [35]
Half marathon 1:16:30 Millicent Boadi 19 November 2005 Lagos, Nigeria
Marathon 2:42:12 Sakat Lariba 21 September 2015 Accra Milo Marathon Accra, Ghana
100 m hurdles 13.02 (+1.8 m/s) Vida Nsiah 27 April 2001 Penn Relays Philadelphia, United States
13.02 (−1.6 m/s) 28 April 2001
400 m hurdles 59.13 Ruky Abdulai 4 June 2006 Abbotsford, ?
3000 m steeplechase
High jump 1.92 m Abigail Kwarteng 16 April 2022 Auburn, United States
1.94 m Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah 6 August 2023 World University Games Chengdu, China [36]
1.97 m Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah 8 June 2024 NCAA Division I Championships Eugene, United States [37]
Pole vault 2.50 m[c] Margaret Simpson 19 April 2007 Réduit, Mauritius
Long jump 6.89 m (+0.7 m/s) Deborah Acquah 2 April 2022 Texas A&M vs Texas Dual College Station, United States [38]
6.94 m (+1.8 m/s) Deborah Acquah 7 August 2022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, United Kingdom [39]
Triple jump 14.33 m (+0.8 m/s) Nadia Eke 8 June 2019 Kingston, Jamaica [40]
Shot put 16.01 m Claudia Ababio 24 May 2018 NCAA Division 1 East Preliminary Round Tampa, United States [41]
Discus throw 55.08 m Claudia Ababio 8 April 2017 Virginia Quad Charlottesville, United States [42]
Hammer throw 61.95 m Claudia Ababio 20 April 2018 Virginia Challenge Charlottesville, United States [43]
Javelin throw 56.36 m[44] Margaret Simpson 7 August 2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland [45]
Heptathlon 6423 pts Margaret Simpson 28–29 May 2005 Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria
100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m
13.41 (−0.8 m/s) 1.85 m 13.01 m 24.55 (+1.0 m/s) 6.32 m (+0.7 m/s) 52.71 m 2:21.71
Decathlon 7014 pts h Margaret Simpson 18–19 April 2007 Réduit, Mauritius [46]
100m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400m 100m H (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m
12.3h (NWI) 5.73 m (NWI) 12.42 m 1.72 m 1:02.2h 14.0h (NWI) 32.17 m 2.50 m 47.67 m 5:41.7h
20 km walk (road) 1:55:42[d] Jacqueline Ado Bludo 29 April 2006 Cape Coast, Ghana
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay 42.67  Ghana
Flings Owusu-Agyapong
Gemma Acheampong
Beatrice Gyaman
Janet Amponsah		 8 July 2016 Soga-Nana Memorial Cape Coast, Ghana [47]
4 × 400 m relay 3:35.55  Ghana
Helena Opoku
Grace Bakari
Georgina Aidoo
Hannah Afriyie		 27 July 1978 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria
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Mixed

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref.
4 × 400 m relay 3:32.87  Ghana 21 May 2022 Ghana, South Africa
3:23.36  Ghana
Solomon Diafo
Grace Aduntira
Daniel Otibo
Bridget Annan		 19 March 2024 African Games Accra, Ghana [48]
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Indoor

Men

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref.
50 m 5.62+ Eric Nkansah 21 February 1999 Meeting Pas de Calais Liévin, France
55 m 6.02 A Leonard Myles-Mills 22 February 1997 Colorado Springs, United States
60 m 6.45 A Leonard Myles-Mills 20 February 1999 Colorado Springs, United States
200 m 20.75 Joseph Amoah 1 February 2020 Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational Boston, United States [49]
20.57 Joseph Amoah 5 February 2022 Bruce Lehane Scarlet & White Invitational Boston, United States [50]
20.61 A OT Leonard Myles-Mills 20 February 1999 Colorado Springs, United States
400 m 46.21 Emmanuel Dasor 25 February 2016 Conference USA Championships Birmingham, United States [51]
500 m 1:02.28 Alex Amankwah 12 January 2018 Blazer Invite Birmingham, United States [52]
600 m 1:14.90 Alex Amankwah 31 January 2025 Penn State National Open State College, United States [53]
800 m 1:45.82 Alex Amankwah 8 February 2025 Millrose Games New York City, United States [54][55]
1500 m 3:58.65 y[e] Sampson Laari 26 February 2017 BU Last Chance Meet Boston, United States [56]
Mile 3:58.65[f] Sampson Laari 26 February 2017 BU Last Chance Meet Boston, United States [57]
3000 m 8:22.23 Sampson Laari 19 February 2017 Birmingham, United States
8:05.88 OT Sampson Laari 13 January 2017 Vanderbilt Commodore Invite Nashville, United States [58]
55 m hurdles 7.48 Yakubu Ibrahim 11 December 2015 New Haven, United States
22 January 2022 New Haven, United States
60 m hurdles 7.85 Keith Nkruma 25 January 2013 Blacksburg, United States
High jump 2.08 m Kingsley Adams 3 March 1973 Kansas City, United States
2.20 m Cadman Evans Yamoah 11 February 2023 Gorilla Classic Pittsburg, United States [59]
Pole vault 5.41 m[g] Jordan Yamoah 12 March 2016 NCAA Division II Championships Pittsburg, United States [60]
Long jump 8.36 m Ignisious Gaisah 2 February 2006 GE Galan Stockholm, Sweden
Triple jump 16.91 m Andrew Owusu 24 January 1998 Lincoln, United States
Shot put 17.81 m Kwabena Keene 27 February 2010 ACC Championships Blacksburg, United States [61]
Heptathlon 5567 pts Atsu Nyamadi 17–18 January 2019 Birmingham, United States
60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m
7.28 7.18 m 14.64 m 1.93 m 8.46 4.50 m 2:47.85
5000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay
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Women

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref.
55 m 7.03 Gemma Acheampong 5 February 2016 Crimson Elite Cambridge, United States [62]
60 m 7.18 Vida Anim 27 February 2004 Chemnitz, Germany
Flings Owusu-Agyapong 16 January 2015 Gotham Cup New York City, United States [63]
Gemma Acheampong 22 February 2015 Patriot League Championships Annapolis, United States [64]
6.9 h Alice Annum 17 June 1975 Mainz, West Germany
200 m 23.34 Flings Owusu-Agyapong 12 February 2016 David Hemery Invitatonal Boston, United States [65]
300 m 39.50 Gemma Acheampong 6 December 2014 Boston University Opener Boston, United States [66]
400 m 52.56 Pearl Awanya 9 February 2024 Tyson Invitational Fayetteville, United States [67]
500 m 1:11.48 Akua Obeng-Akrofi 2 February 2018 Metropolitan Indoor Championships New York City, United States [68]
800 m 2:02.30 Agnes Abu 25 February 2018 Boston University Last Chance Qualifier Boston, United States [69]
1000 m 2:58.42 A Lydia Mato 7 March 2015 NJCAA Championships Albuquerque, United States [70]
1500 m 4:43.34 y Martha Bissah 16 February 2019 JDL DMR Invitational Winston-Salem, United States [71]
Mile 4:43.34 Martha Bissah 16 February 2019 JDL DMR Invitational Winston-Salem, United States [72]
3000 m 9:48.53 Martha Bissah 8 December 2019 CNU Holiday Open Newport News, United States [73]
5000 m 17:14.40 Lydia Mato 16 January 2015 Holiday Inn Invite Lincoln, United States [74]
60 m hurdles 8.03 Vida Nsiah 8 March 1997 World Championships Paris, France
High jump 1.83 m Abigail Kwarteng 14 January 2022 Commodore Meet Nashville, United States [75]
1.85 m Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah 6 January 2024 Illini Open Campaign, United States [76]
1.88 m Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah 26 January 2024 Illini Challenge Campaign, United States [77]
Pole vault
Long jump 6.65 m Deborah Acquah 23 January 2021 Aggie Invitational College Station, United States [78]
Triple jump 14.27 m Deborah Acquah 13 March 2021 NCAA Division I Championships Fayetteville, United States [79]
Shot put 16.00 m Claudia Ababio 23 February 2018 Geneva, United States
Weight throw 19.59 m Emelda Malm-Annan 11 December 2015 University of Wyoming Power Meet Laramine, United States [80]
Pentathlon 3758 pts Elizabeth Dadzie 17 February 2018 Conference USA Championships Birmingham, United States [81]
60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m
8.80 1.59 m 11.13 m 5.65 m 2:26.77
3000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay
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Notes

  1. [a]
    doubtful distance
  2. [b]
    doubtful distance
  3. [c]
    record set during decathlon competition
  4. [d]
    doubtful distance
  5. [e]
    by World Athletics source; 3:58.75 by other sources
  6. [f]
    by World Athletics source; 3:58.75 by other sources
  7. [g]
    outdoor mark ratified as absolute record

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