List of Barbadian records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Barbados maintained by its national athletics federation: Athletics Association of Barbados (AAB).
Outdoor
Key to tables :
Awaiting ratification
Record not kept by AAB
Not ratified or later rescinded by AAB
Men
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref.
100 y
9.42+ (−0.4 m/s )
Ramon Gittens
20 May 2016
Golden Spike Ostrava
Ostrava , Czech Republic
100 m
9.87 (−0.2 m/s )
Obadele Thompson
11 September 1998
World Cup
Johannesburg , South Africa
200 m
19.97 (−0.9 m/s )
Obadele Thompson
9 September 2000
Yokohama , Japan
400 m
44.43
Jonathan Jones
15 May 2022
Big 12 Conference Championships
Lubbock , United States
[ 1]
800 m
1:45.83
Jonathan Jones
24 March 2022
Texas Relays
Austin , United States
[ 2]
1500 m
3:47.82
Leo Garnes
4 April 1991
Texas Relays
Austin , United States
3000 m
8:33.97
Kenrick Sealy
16 May 1998
Palo Alto , United States
5000 m
14:20.2
Leo Garnes
5 June 1992
Bridgetown , Barbados
10,000 m
30:44.30
Leo Garnes
22 April 1993
Albany , United States
Marathon
2:29:40
Reuben McColin
4 December 1988
Bridgetown , Barbados
110 m hurdles
13.14 (+0.1 m/s )
Ryan Brathwaite
20 August 2009
World Championships
Berlin , Germany
[ 3]
13.14 (±0.0 m/s )
6 July 2013
Meeting Areva
Saint-Denis , France
[ 4]
400 m hurdles
49.21
Victor Houston
19 September 1998
Commonwealth Games
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
3000 m steeplechase
9:07.3
Leo Garnes
7 June 1992
Bridgetown , Barbados
High jump
2.25 m
Henderson Dottin
12 April 2008
El Paso , United States
Pole vault
3.70 m
Clifford Brooks
13 August 1977
London , United Kingdom
Victor Houston
7 April 1994
Texas Relays
Austin , United States
4.49 m
Aaron Worrell
18 March 2023
Ross and Sharon Irwin Meet
San Diego , United States
[ 5]
4.50 m[ a]
Aaron Worrell
14 April 2023
Bryan Clay Invitational
Azusa , United States
[ 6]
Long jump
7.88 m (+1.0 m/s )
Charles Greaves
24 May 2018
NCAA Division II Championships
Charlotte , United States
[ 7]
Triple jump
16.70 m
Alvin Haynes
17 May 1992
Starkville United States
Shot put
19.05 m
Triston Gibbons
15 May 2021
AAC Championships
Tampa , United States
[ 8]
Discus throw
55.64 m
Triston Gibbons
18 March 2021
Cougar Spring Break
Houston , United States
[ 9]
Hammer throw
49.82 m
Dequan Lovell
31 March 2017
San Marcos , United States
52.04 m
Dequan Lovell
8 April 2017
SBU Bearcat Invitational
Bolivar , United States
[ 10]
54.68 m[ b]
Dequan Lovell
4 May 2018
GMAC Championships
Hillsdale , United States
[ 11]
Javelin throw
78.71 m
Janeil Craigg
8 April 2017
Grenada Invitational
St. George's , Grenada
[ 12]
Decathlon
7777 pts
Victor Houston
5–6 August 1997
World Championships
Athens , Greece
10.72 (+0.2 m/s ) (100 m) , 7.57 m (+0.3 m/s ) (long jump) , 12.82 m (shot put) , 2.03 m (high jump) , 47.91 (400 m) / 13.92 (+0.8 m/s ) (110 m hurdles) , 33.56 m (discus) , 3.50 m (pole vault) , 62.10 m (javelin) , 4:32.30 (1500 m)
20 km walk (road)
1:43:25
Eon Mitchell
25 June 1999
Bridgetown , Barbados
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay
38.41
BarbadosShane Brathwaite Mario Burke Burkheart Ellis Jaquone Hoyte
2 August 2018
CAC Games
Barranquilla , Colombia
[ 13]
4 × 200 m relay
1:21.88
BarbadosRamon Gittens Levi Cadogan Andrew Hinds Fallon Forde
24 May 2014
IAAF World Relays
Nassau , Bahamas
[ 14]
4 × 400 m relay
3:01.60
BarbadosRichard Louis David Peltier Clyde Edwards Elvis Forde
11 August 1984
Olympic Games
Los Angeles , United States
Women
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref.
100 m
11.14 (+2.0 m/s )
Tristan Evelyn
16 May 2021
AAC Championships
Tampa , United States
[ 15]
200 m
22.61 (+1.6 m/s )
Sada Williams
18 March 2016
Powerade Secondary Schools' Championships
Bridgetown , Barbados
[ 16]
400 m
49.58
Sada Williams
21 August 2023
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 17]
800 m
2:02.23
Sade Sealy
7 August 2019
Pan American Games
Lima , Peru
[ 18]
1500 m
4:25.61
Sade Sealy
22 February 2020
Louis Lynch Championships
Bridgetown , Barbados
[ 19]
3000 m
10:36.37
Layla Haynes
23 February 2020
Louis Lynch Championships
Bridgetown , Barbados
10:18.48
Elizabeth Williams
27 March 2016
CARIFTA Games
St. George's , Grenada
[ 20]
10:16.07[ c]
Carlie Pipe
20 February 2020
Bridgetown , Barbados
5000 m
18:40.00
Yvette Mayers
17 April 1998
New Orleans , United States
10,000 m
Half marathon
1:32:58
Carlie Pipe
29 March 2014
World Half Marathon Championships
Copenhagen , Denmark
[ 21]
Marathon
3:06:07
Caroline Moorat
7 June 1987
Port of Spain , Trinidad and Tobago
100 m hurdles
12.88 (−1.0 m/s )
Kierre Beckles
27 August 2015
World Championships
Beijing , China
[ 22]
200 m hurdles (straight)
26.48 (−0.2 m/s )
Kierre Beckles
4 June 2017
Boost Boston Games
Boston , United States
[ 23]
400 m hurdles
53.36
Andrea Blackett
25 August 1999
World Championships
Seville , Spain
3000 m steeplechase
High jump
1.95 m[ 24]
Akela Jones
13 April 2016
Mt. SAC Relays
Azusa , United States
[ 25]
Pole vault
Long jump
6.80 m (+0.2 m/s )
Akela Jones
29 May 2021
Chula Vista Field Festival
Chula Vista , United States
[ 26]
Triple jump
13.35 m (+0.2 m/s )
Seidre Forde
4 April 2008
Texas Relays
Austin , United States
Shot put
17.14 m
Shernelle Nicholls
13 May 2007
Lincoln , United States
Discus throw
52.00 m
Shernelle Nicholls
29 March 2008
Columbia United States
Hammer throw
58.21 m
Shernelle Nicholls
19 April 2007
Lawrence , United States
Javelin throw
47.00 m
Deandra Dottin
24 March 2008
CARIFTA Games
Basseterre , Saint Kitts and Nevis
Heptathlon
6371 pts
Akela Jones
10–11 June 2015
NCAA Division I Championships
Eugene , United States
[ 27]
13.10 (+0.9 m/s ) (100 m hurdles) , 1.84 m (high jump) , 14.85 m (shot put) , 23.45w (+3.2 m/s ) (200 m) / 6.53 m w (+3.3 m/s ) (long jump) , 38.13 m (javelin) , 2:29.43 (800 m)
20 km walk (road)
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay
44.34
BarbadosLyn-Marie Cox Genna Williams Jade Bailey Luan Weekes
1 August 2004
Sherbrooke , Canada
4 × 400 m relay
3:30.72
BarbadosJoanne Durant Andrea Blackett Melissa Straker Tanya Oxley
30 July 1999
Pan American Games
Winnipeg , Canada
Indoor
Men
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref.
55 m
5.99 A [WB]
Obadele Thompson
22 February 1997
Colorado Springs , United States
[ 28]
60 m
6.51
Ramon Gittens
18 March 2016
World Championships
Portland , United States
[ 29]
200 m
20.26
Obadele Thompson
6 March 1999
World Championships
Maebashi , Japan
400 m
45.38
Jonathan Jones
9 February 2019
Texas Tech Shootout
Lubbock , United States
[ 30]
600 y
1:06.68 OT
Jonathan Jones
26 February 2022
Big 12 Championships
Ames , United States
[ 31]
600 m
1:15.12 A
Jonathan Jones
4 February 2022
New Mexico Collegiate Classic
Albuquerque , United States
[ 32]
800 m
1:49.09
Ronald Thorne
4 February 1995
Fairfax , United States
1000 m
2:29.86 OT
Presley Cherubin
26 January 2002
Ames , United States
1500 m
3000 m
55 m hurdles
7.15
Shane Brathwaite
12 January 2013
Texas Tech Open
Lubbock , United States
[ 33]
60 m hurdles
7.54
Greggmar Swift
14 February 2015
Millrose Games
New York City , United States
[ 34]
High jump
2.23 m
Henderson Dottin
28 February 2003
Nampa , United States
Pole vault
3.60 m
Clifford Brooks
8 January 1977
London , United Kingdom
3.71 m[ d]
Aaron Worrell
5 February 2022
Bearcat Invite
Maryville , United States
[ 35]
3.91 m[ e]
Aaron Worrell
5 February 2022
Bearcat Invite
Maryville , United States
[ 36]
4.01 m[ f]
Aaron Worrell
5 February 2022
Bearcat Invite
Maryville , United States
[ 37]
4.55 m[ g]
Aaron Worrell
11 March 2023
NCAA Division II Championships
Virginia Beach , United States
[ 38]
Long jump
7.85 m[ h]
Kevin Bartlett
12 January 2002
Joplin , United States
Triple jump
16.20 m
Alvin Haynes
18 January 1992
Carbondale United States
Shot put
18.73 m
Triston Gibbons
30 January 2021
H-Town SpeedCity Series II
Houston , United States
[ 39]
Weight throw
16.46 m
Tristan Whitehall
7 February 2016
University of South Alabama Jaguar Invitational
Birmingham , United States
[ 40]
Heptathlon
4502 pts h
Clifford Brooks
17–18 February 1979
Cosford , United Kingdom
7.4 (60 m) , 6.60 m (long jump) , 12.77 m (shot put) , 1.75 m (high jump) / 8.9 (60 m hurdles) , 3.40 m (pole vault) , 2:56.0 (1000 m)
5604 pts
Aaron Worrell
10–11 March 2023
NCAA Division II Championships
Virginia Beach , United States
[ 41]
60m
Long jump
Shot put
High jump
60m H
Pole vault
1000m
7.05
7.22 m
12.48 m
2.05 m
8.50
4.55 m
2:51.31
5000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay
Women
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref.
60 m
7.29
Ashley Marshall
12 February 2016
Husky Classic
Seattle , United States
[ 42]
7.21
Tristan Evelyn
27 January 2023
Indoor Meeting Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe , Germany
[ 43]
7.14
Tristan Evelyn
10 February 2023
ISTAF Indoor
Berlin , Germany
[ 44]
150 m
18.45
Amber Cumberbatch
12 January 2002
Champaign , United States
200 m
23.16
Tristan Evelyn
29 February 2020
AAC Championships
Birmingham , United States
[ 45]
300 m
39.31 OT
Althia Maximilien
6 December 2013
ISU Holiday Preview
Ames , United States
[ 46]
400 m
53.06
Althia Maximilien
1 March 2013
Arkansas Final Qualifier
Fayetteville , United States
[ 47]
800 m
2:06.5
Lorna Forde
28 January 1977
Millrose Games
New York City , United States
2:05.45 OT
Sheena Gooding
14 February 2004
Ames , United States
2:05.47 OT
Sonia Gaskin
11 February 2017
Iowa State Classic
Ames , United States
[ 48]
1500 m
3000 m
55 m hurdles
7.55
Kierre Beckles
18 February 2012
Gamecock Invitational
Columbia , United States
[ 49]
60 m hurdles
8.00
Akela Jones
27 February 2016
Big 12 Championships
Ames , United States
[ 50]
High jump
1.98 m[ i] [ j]
Akela Jones
11 March 2016
NCAA Division I Championships
Birmingham , United States
[ 51]
Pole vault
Long jump
6.80 m[ 52] [ 53]
Akela Jones
11 March 2016
NCAA Division I Championships
Birmingham , United States
[ 51]
6.80 m
Akela Inatta-Jones
11 February 2022
Tiger Paw Invitational
Clemson , United States
[ 54]
Triple jump
13.24 m
Seidre Forde
15 March 2008
NCAA Division I Championships
Fayetteville , United States
Shot put
16.71 m
Shernelle Nicholls
15 March 2008
NCAA Division I Championships
Fayetteville , United States
Pentathlon
4643 pts
Akela Jones
22 January 2016
DeLoss Dodds Invitational
Manhattan , United States
[ 55]
8.25 (60 m hurdles) , 1.85 m (high jump) , 12.99 m (shot put) , 6.64 m (long jump) , 2:25.63 (800 m)
3000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay
Notes
^ record set during decathlon competition
^ not ratified by AAB but recognised by World Athletics
^ not ratified by AAB but recognised by World Athletics
^ record set during heptathlon competition
^ record set during heptathlon competition
^ record set during heptathlon competition
^ record set during heptathlon competition
^ outdoor mark ratified as absolute record
^ record set during pentathlon competition
^ outdoor mark ratified as absolute record
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