List of Ghanaian records in athletics

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Key to tables:   Awaiting ratification   Record not kept by GAA   Not ratified or later rescinded by GAA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

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	20.08 (+2.0 m/s)	Joseph Amoah	5 June 2019	NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Austin, United States
	19.79 (+1.3 m/s)	James Dadzie	29 April 2023	Corky/Crofoot Shootout	Lubbock, United States	[3]
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	[4]
800 m	1:44.80	Alex Amankwah	19 May 2017	Meet of Champions	Marietta, United States	[5]
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	[6]
3000 m	8:26.68	Prosper Goku	6 July 2012		Kumasi, Ghana
5000 m	14:02.22	Sampson Laari	15 April 2016	Mt. SAC Relays	Norwalk, United States	[7]
	13:51.63	William Amponsah	6 August 2022	Commonwealth Games	Birmingham, United Kingdom	[8]
5 km (road)	14:25+	William Amponsah	11 September 2022	Great North Run	Newcastle, United Kingdom	[9]
10,000 m	29:53.78	William Aponsah	10 January 2020		Accra, Ghana
	29:50.99	William Aponsah	19 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	[10]
	29:07.39	Godwin Adukpo	11 June 2016	National Circuit Championships	Cape Coast, Ghana	[11]
10 km (road)	18:31+	William Amponsah	11 September 2022	Great North Run	Newcastle, United Kingdom	[12]
15 km (road)	44:40+	William Amponsah	11 September 2022	Great North Run	Newcastle, United Kingdom	[13]
10 miles (road)	48:01+	William Amponsah	11 September 2022	Great North Run	Newcastle, United Kingdom	[14]
Half marathon	1:03:15	William Amponsah	11 September 2022	Great North Run	Newcastle, United Kingdom	[15]
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	[16]
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	[17]
			9 April 2016	ASU David Noble Relays	San Angelo, United States	[18]
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	[19]
Discus throw	52.98 m	Kwabena Keene	15 April 2010	ACC Championships	Clemson, United States	[20]
	55.22 m	Bugase Rexford	18 May 2023	Ghanaian Open Championships	Kumasi, Ghana	[21]
Hammer throw	50.56 m	David Dadzie	20 May 2016	Great Lakes Elite Meet	Ohio, United States	[22]
Javelin throw	83.09 m	John Ampomah	8 July 2016	Soga-Nana Memorial	Cape Coast, Ghana	[23]
Decathlon	7811 pts	Atsu Nyamadi	21–22 April 2017	Virginia Challenge	Charlottesville, United States	[24]
	100m Long jump Shot put High jump 400m 110m H 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	38.08	Ghana Sean Safo-Antwi Benjamin Azamati-Kwaku Emmanuel Yeboah Joseph Amoah	5 August 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	[25][26]
	38.07	Ghana Sean Safo-Antwi Benjamin Azamati Joseph Oduro Manu Joseph Amoah	23 July 2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	[27]
4 × 400 m relay	3:04.76	Ghana George Effah Daniel Gyasi Kwadwo Acheampong Emmanuel Dasor	24 July 2015	Warri Relays	Warri, Nigeria	[28]

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
100 m	11.14 (±0.0 m/s)	Vida Anim	20 August 2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	[29]
200 m	22.67 (+0.9 m/s)	Janet Amponsah	21 April 2018	War Eagle Invitational	Auburn, United States	[30]
400 m	51.82	Akua Obeng-Akrofi	25 May 2018	NCAA East Preliminary Round	Tampa, United States	[31]
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	[32]
3000 m	9:31.97	Lydia Mato	9 May 2015	Nebraska Invitational	Lincoln, United States	[33]
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	[34]
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	[35]
	1.97 m	Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah	8 June 2024	NCAA Division I Championships	Eugene, United States	[36]
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	[37]
	6.94 m (+1.8 m/s)	Deborah Acquah	7 August 2022	Commonwealth Games	Birmingham, United Kingdom	[38]
Triple jump	14.33 m (+0.8 m/s)	Nadia Eke	8 June 2019		Kingston, Jamaica	[39]
Shot put	16.01 m	Claudia Ababio	24 May 2018	NCAA Division 1 East Preliminary Round	Tampa, United States	[40]
Discus throw	55.08 m	Claudia Ababio	8 April 2017	Virginia Quad	Charlottesville, United States	[41]
Hammer throw	61.95 m	Claudia Ababio	20 April 2018	Virginia Challenge	Charlottesville, United States	[42]
Javelin throw	56.36 m[43]	Margaret Simpson	7 August 2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	[44]
Heptathlon	6423 pts	Margaret Simpson	28–29 May 2005	Hypo-Meeting	Götzis, Austria
	100m H High jump Shot put 200m Long jump 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	6915 pts h	Margaret Simpson	18–19 April 2007		Réduit, Mauritius
	100m Long jump Shot put High jump 400m 110m H Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m 2.50 m
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	[45]
4 × 400 m relay	3:35.55	Ghana Helena Opoku Grace Bakari Georgina Aidoo Hannah Afriyie	27 July 1978	All-Africa Games	Algiers, Algeria

Mixed

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	[46]

Indoor

Men

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	[47]
	20.57	Joseph Amoah	5 February 2022	Bruce Lehane Scarlet & White Invitational	Boston, United States	[48]
	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	[49]
500 m	1:02.28	Alex Amankwah	12 January 2018	Blazer Invite	Birmingham, United States	[50]
600 m	1:16.54	Alex Amankwah	19 January 2018	Larry Wieczorek Invitational	Iowa City, United States	[51]
800 m	1:47.24	Kennedy Osei	25 February 1995		Birmingham, United States
	1:46.86 OT	Alex Amankwah	24 January 2015	Vanderbilt Invitational	Nashville, United States	[52]
	1:45.82	Alex Amankwah	8 February 2025	Millrose Games	New York City, United States	[53]
1500 m	3:58.65 y[e]	Sampson Laari	26 February 2017	BU Last Chance Meet	Boston, United States	[54]
Mile	3:58.65[f]	Sampson Laari	26 February 2017	BU Last Chance Meet	Boston, United States	[55]
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	[56]
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	[57]
Pole vault	5.41 m[g]	Jordan Yamoah	12 March 2016	NCAA Division II Championships	Pittsburg, United States	[58]
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	[59]
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

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
55 m	7.03	Gemma Acheampong	5 February 2016	Crimson Elite	Cambridge, United States	[60]
60 m	7.18	Vida Anim	27 February 2004		Chemnitz, Germany
		Flings Owusu-Agyapong	16 January 2015	Gotham Cup	New York City, United States	[61]
		Gemma Acheampong	22 February 2015	Patriot League Championships	Annapolis, United States	[62]
	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	[63]
300 m	39.50	Gemma Acheampong	6 December 2014	Boston University Opener	Boston, United States	[64]
400 m	53.39	Akua Obeng-Akrofi	2 March 2018	ECAC IC4A Championships	Boston, United States	[65]
	52.60	Latifa Ali	26 February 2023	BU Last Chance Indoor National Qualifier	Boston, United States	[66]
500 m	1:11.48	Akua Obeng-Akrofi	2 February 2018	Metropolitan Indoor Championships	New York City, United States	[67]
800 m	2:02.30	Agnes Abu	25 February 2018	Boston University Last Chance Qualifier	Boston, United States	[68]
1000 m	2:58.42 A	Lydia Mato	7 March 2015	NJCAA Championships	Albuquerque, United States	[69]
1500 m	4:43.34 y	Martha Bissah	16 February 2019	JDL DMR Invitational	Winston-Salem, United States	[70]
Mile	4:43.34	Martha Bissah	16 February 2019	JDL DMR Invitational	Winston-Salem, United States	[71]
3000 m	9:48.53	Martha Bissah	8 December 2019	CNU Holiday Open	Newport News, United States	[72]
5000 m	17:14.40	Lydia Mato	16 January 2015	Holiday Inn Invite	Lincoln, United States	[73]
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	[74]
	1.85 m	Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah	6 January 2024	Illini Open	Campaign, United States	[75]
	1.88 m	Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah	26 January 2024	Illini Challenge	Campaign, United States	[76]
Pole vault
Long jump	6.65 m	Deborah Acquah	23 January 2021	Aggie Invitational	College Station, United States	[77]
Triple jump	14.27 m	Deborah Acquah	13 March 2021	NCAA Division I Championships	Fayetteville, United States	[78]
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	[79]
Pentathlon	3758 pts	Elizabeth Dadzie	17 February 2018	Conference USA Championships	Birmingham, United States	[80]
	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

Notes

1. doubtful distance
2. doubtful distance
3. record set during decathlon competition
4. doubtful distance
5. by World Athletics source; 3:58.75 by other sources
6. by World Athletics source; 3:58.75 by other sources
7. outdoor mark ratified as absolute record