List of Surinamese records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in Suriname maintained by its national athletics federation: Surinaamse Atletiek Bond (SAB).

Outdoor

Key to tables:   Awaiting ratification   Record not kept by SAB

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
100 m	9.89 (+0.8 m/s)[a]	Issamade Asinga	28 July 2023	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	[1]
200 m	20.19 (+0.7 m/s)	Issamade Asinga	30 July 2023	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	[2]
	19.97 (+1.3 m/s)	Issamade Asinga	29 April 2023	Corky/Crofoot Shootout	Lubbock, United States	[3]
400 m	46.89	Tommy Asinga	4 August 1991	Pan American Games	Havana, Cuba
800 m	1:46.74	Tommy Asinga	8 May 1992		Indianapolis, United States
1500 m	3:55.69	Tommy Asinga	12 May 1991		Ann Arbor, United States
3000 m	9:14.89	Rochini Vorswijk	24 April 2011	CARIFTA Games	Montego Bay, Jamaica	[4]
5000 m	14:50.22	Johnny Morgenthaler	10 July 2010	KBC Night of Athletics	Heusden, Netherlands	[5]
10,000 m	33:24.9	Marcus Aminta	1 July 1983		Paramaribo, Suriname
Marathon	2:31:48[b]	Janiek Pomba	10 April 2022	Rotterdam Marathon	Rotterdam, Netherlands
110 m hurdles	15.7 h	Denis Stutgard	1 May 1989		Paramaribo, Suriname
400 m hurdles
3000 m steeplechase
High jump	2.03 m	Miguel van Assen	31 March 2013		Nassau, Bahamas
Pole vault	3.65 m[c]	Gayell Engeso	23 June 2013	NAAA Sagicor General/NGC National Championships	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Long jump	7.67 m	Dennis Malone	7 October 1979		Georgetown, Guyana
	7.69 m[d]	Ed Pireau	22 August 1976		The Hague, Netherlands
Triple jump	16.96 m (+1.3 m/s)	Miguel van Assen	2 August 2018	CAC Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	[6]
Shot put	16.95 m	Janique Pallees	20 January 2019		Paramaribo, Suriname
Discus throw	46.02 m	Wilfredo Burgos	5 June 1976		St. George's
Hammer throw
Javelin throw	56.20 m	Juan Dahl	20 June 2015 [7]		Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana	[8]
Decathlon	5984 pts	Gayell Engeso	22–23 June 2013	NAAA Sagicor General/NGC National Championships	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
	100m Long jump Shot put High jump 400m 110m H Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m 11.72 (+1.1 m/s) 6.45 m (+1.8 m/s) 10.50 m 1.81 m 54.70 15.99 (−0.2 m/s) 32.35 m 3.65 m 43.79 m 4:59.22
20 km walk (road)
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay	42.35	Ifrish Alberg Risingi Resida Romario Pansa Jeffrey Vanan	9 April 2016		Kourou, French Guiana
4 × 400 m relay	3:23.9 h	Suriname E. Wijnstein D. Grot S. Cruden L. Valentijn	24 May 1986		Cayenne, French Guiana

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
100 m	11.42 (±0.0 m/s)	Sunayna Wahi	9 May 2017	RMAC Outdoor Championships	Gunnison, United States	[9]
200 m	23.47 (+0.7 m/s)	Kirsten Nieuwendam	4 May 2012	Jim Thorpe Open	State College, United States	[10]
400 m	52.01	Letitia Vriesde	12 July 1997		Arnhem, Netherlands
600 m	1:27.01	Letitia Vriesde	2 September 2003		Liège, France
800 m	1:56.68	Letitia Vriesde	13 August 1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden
1000 m	2:32.25	Letitia Vriesde	10 September 1991	ISTAF	Berlin, Germany
1500 m	4:05.67	Letitia Vriesde	31 August 1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan
Mile	4:30.45	Letitia Vriesde	8 July 1992	Athletissima	Lausanne, Switzerland
3000 m	9:15.64	Letitia Vriesde	11 May 1991		Leiden, Netherlands
5000 m	19:01.53	Ilsida Toemere	22 July 2011		Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
10,000 m
Marathon	3:57:59	Irene Tijndal	21 November 2009		Paramaribo, Suriname
100 m hurdles	15.48	Yvette Bonapart	24 May 1992		Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
400 m hurdles
3000 m steeplechase	11:44.33	Letitia Vriesde	26 May 2006		Utrecht, Netherlands
High jump	1.66 m	Deborah Gallon	5 May 2015		Paramaribo, Suriname
Pole vault
Long jump	5.77 m	Lilian Tholen	7 October 1979		Georgetown, Guyana
Triple jump	12.54 m (NWI)	Deborah Galon	30 March 2019		Kourou, French Guiana
Shot put	14.38 m	Helen Weidum	5 July 1992		Mol, Belgium
Discus throw	40.52 m	Orlanda Lynch	7 March 1976		Paramaribo, Suriname
Hammer throw
Javelin throw	36.94 m	Charissa Douglas	10 February 2013		Paramaribo, Suriname
Heptathlon
	100m H High jump Shot put 200m Long jump Javelin 800m
20 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay	48.9 h	Suriname Damaris Alberg Danielle Clark S'miralda Lynch Ramona van der Vloot	27 March 2010	Jeux inter Guyanes	Cayenne, French Guiana
4 × 400 m relay	4:00.5 h	Suriname Genelva Diko Danielle Clark Ilsida Toemere Ramona van der Vloot	28 March 2010	Jeux inter Guyanes	Cayenne, French Guiana

Junior Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
100 m
200 m
400 m
800 m
1500 m
3000 m	9:14.89	Rochini Vorswijk	24 April 2011	CARIFTA Games	Montego Bay, Jamaica	[4]
10,000 m
Marathon
110 m hurdles
400 m hurdles
3000 m steeplechase
High jump	2.03 m	Miguel van Assen	31 March 2013		Nassau, Bahamas
Pole vault	3.65 m[11]	Gayell Engeso	23 June 2013	NAAA Sagicor General/NGC National Championships	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Long jump
Triple jump	16.33 m (+2.0 m/s)	Miguel Van Assen	19 April 2014	CARIFTA Games	Fort-de-France, Martinique	[12]
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw	53.99 m	Quincy Sempai	23 June 2013	NAAA Sagicor General/NGC National Championships	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Decathlon	5984 pts	Gayell Engeso	22–23 June 2013	NAAA Sagicor General/NGC National Championships	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
	100m Long jump Shot put High jump 400m 110m H Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m 11.72 (+1.1 m/s) 6.45 m (+1.8 m/s) 10.50 m 1.81 m 54.70 15.99 (−0.2 m/s) 32.35 m 3.65 m 43.79 m 4:59.22
20 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay
4 × 400 m relay	3:23.9	Suriname E. Wijnstein D. Grot S. Cruden L. Valentijn	24 May 1986		Cayenne, French Guiana

Junior Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Age	Ref.
100 m	11.42 (±0.0 m/s)	Sunayna Wahi[e]	9 May 2017	RMAC Outdoor Championships	Gunnison, United States	26 years, 268 days	[9]
200 m
400 m
800 m
1500 m
3000 m
5000 m
10,000 m
Marathon
100 m hurdles
400 m hurdles
3000 m steeplechase
High jump	1.60 m	Deborah Galon	10 March 2013		Willemstad, Curaçao
			1 April 2013	CARIFTA Games	Nassau, Bahamas	[13]
Pole vault
Long jump	5.77 m	Lilian Tholen	7 October 1979		Georgetown, Guyana
Triple jump	12.42 m (−0.5 m/s)	Deborah Galon	2013	CARIFTA Games	Nassau, Bahamas	[13]
Shot put	14.38 m	Helen Weidum	5 July 1992		Mol, Belgium
Discus throw	40.52 m	Orlanda Lynch[f]	7 March 1976		Paramaribo, Suriname	29 years, 38 days
Hammer throw
Javelin throw	36.94 m	Charissa Douglas	10 February 2013		Paramaribo, Suriname
Heptathlon
	100m H High jump Shot put 200m Long jump Javelin 800m
20 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay	48.9 h	Suriname Damaris Alberg Danielle Clark Smiralda. Lynch Ramona van der Vloot	27 March 2010	Jeux inter Guyanes	Cayenne, French Guiana
4 × 400 m relay	4:00.5 h	Suriname Genelva Diko Danielle Clark Ilsida Toemere Ramona van der Vloot	28 March 2010	Jeux inter Guyanes	Cayenne, French Guiana

Indoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
55 m	6.33	Ifrish Alberg	21 January 2011	Mountaineer Indoor Open Track Meet	Blacksburg, United States	[14]
60 m	6.65	Jurgen Themen	27 February 2016	Rocky Mountain Conference Championships	Chadron, United States	[15]
	6.5 h	Sammy Monsels	20 March 1971		Leiden, Netherlands
200 m	21.83	Wendell Faria	15 March 1993		Syracuse, United States
400 m	51.67 A	Jurgen Themen	6 February 2016	Grizzly Buffalo Clash	Alamosa, United States	[16]
800 m	1:49.14	Tommy Asinga	11 March 1994		Indianapolis, United States
	1:47.4 OT		1 February 1992		South Bend, United States
1500 m
3000 m
60 m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump	7.25 m A	Miguel van Assen	1 February 2020	South American Championships	Cochabamba, Bolivia	[17]
Triple jump	15.13 m	Greg Lede	15 February 1992		The Hague, Netherlands
Shot put
Heptathlon
	60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m
5000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
55 m	7.15	Kirsten Nieuwendam	30 January 2010	Jimmy Carnes Indoor Invitational	Gainesville, United States	[18]
60 m	7.43	Sunayna Wahi	3 February 2017	Grizzly Buffalo Clash	Alamosa, United States	[19]
200 m	23.67	Sunayna Wahi	11 March 2017	NCAA Division II Championships	Birmingham, United States	[20]
300 m	38.76	Kirsten Nieuwendam	15 December 2012	Penn State Blue & White Challenge	State College, United States
400 m	53.56	Letitia Vriesde	19 February 1995		The Hague, Netherlands
800 m	1:59.21	Letitia Vriesde	23 February 1997	AVIVA Indoor Grand Prix	Birmingham, United Kingdom
1000 m	2:38.30	Letitia Vriesde	25 February 1999	GE Galan	Stockholm, Sweden
1500 m	4:14.05	Letitia Vriesde	12 February 1992		Budapest, Hungary
3000 m	9:07.08[g]	Letitia Vriesde	31 January 1993		The Hague, Netherlands
60 m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put	14.58 m[h]	Helen Weidum	15 December 1987		Leuven, Belgium
Pentathlon
	60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m
3000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay

Junior Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Age	Ref.
60 m	6.5 h	Sammy Monsels	20 March 1971		Leiden, Netherlands	17 years, 230 days
200 m	21.83	Wendell Faria	15 March 1993		Syracuse, United States
400 m
800 m
1500 m
3000 m
60 m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump	15.13 m	Greg Lede	15 February 1992		The Hague, Netherlands
Shot put
Heptathlon
	60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m
5000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay

Junior Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Age	Ref.
60 m	7.43	Sunayna Wahi[i]	3 February 2017	Grizzly Buffalo Clash	Alamosa, United States	26 years, 173 days	[19]
200 m	23.67	Sunayna Wahi[j]	11 March 2017	NCAA Division II Championships	Birmingham, United States	26 years, 209 days	[20]
400 m
800 m
1500 m
3000 m
60 m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put	14.58 m	Helen Weidum	15 December 1987		Leuven, Belgium
Pentathlon
	60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m
3000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay

Notes

1. later disqualified by World Athletics due to a doping offence
2. by World Athletics source; 2:31:44 by SAB source
3. record set during decathlon competition
4. not recognised by federation, though actually before he got Dutch citizenship
5. obviously a typo because of age
6. obviously a typo because of age
7. outdoor mark ratified as absolute record
8. outdoor mark ratified as absolute record
9. unclear, no junior at this time
10. unclear, no junior at this time