List of Sierra Leonean records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Sierra Leone maintained by its national athletics federation: Sierra Leone Amateur Athletic Association (SLAAA).
Outdoor
Key to tables :
Awaiting ratification
Record not kept by SLAAA
Not ratified or later rescinded by SLAAA
+ = en route to a longer distance
h = hand timing
X = annulled due to doping violation
NWI = no wind information
Men
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref.
100 m
10.09 (+1.9 m/s )
Gibrilla Pato Bangura
29 July 2009
Loughborough , United Kingdom
200 m
20.75 (+1.4 m/s )
Josephus Thomas
16 August 1997
London , United Kingdom
400 m
46.04
Felix Sandy
9 April 1988
Fresno , United States
800 m
1:51.23
Prince Amara
9 July 1995
Cwmbran , United Kingdom
1500 m
3:52.29
Victor Sesay
11 January 1973
All-Africa Games
Lagos , Nigeria
3000 m
8:52.24
Darrel Gooding
12 April 2014
TCNJ Invitational
Ewing , United States
[ 1]
5000 m
14:20.9
Hilton Gooding
22 March 1985
Freetown , Sierra Leone
10,000 m
31:06.29
Alifu Massaquoi
18 July 1970
British Commonwealth Games
Edinburgh , United Kingdom
15 km (road)
51:15+
Idrissa Kargbo
13 April 2014
London Marathon
London , United Kingdom
[ 2]
20 km (road)
1:08:38+
Idrissa Kargbo
13 April 2014
London Marathon
London , United Kingdom
[ 3]
Half marathon
1:11:26
Mickael Motori Charles
11 March 2007
Paris Half Marathon
Paris , France
25 km (road)
1:25:11+ [ a]
Idrissa Kargbo
13 April 2014
London Marathon
London , United Kingdom
[ 4]
30 km (road)
1:43:28+ [ b]
Idrissa Kargbo
13 April 2014
London Marathon
London , United Kingdom
[ 5]
Marathon
2:32:52[ c]
Idrissa Kargbo
13 April 2014
London Marathon
London , United Kingdom
[ 6]
110 m hurdles
14.06 (+1.1 m/s )
Benjamin Grant
25 May 1992
Corby , United Kingdom
400 m hurdles
52.18[ d]
Benjamin Grant
31 May 1992
Birmingham , United Kingdom
3000 m steeplechase
9:15.61
Modupeh Jonah
1 November 1989
Kuwait City , Kuwait
High jump
2.07 m
Quintin Saliah Konteh
24 December 1999
Freetown , Sierra Leone
Pole vault
3.60 m
Sam Sillah
19 September 2009
British Athletics League Qualifier
Abingdon , United Kingdom
[ 7]
8 June 2013
Abingdon , United Kingdom
6 July 2013
Kingston , United Kingdom
Long jump
7.84 m NWI
Thomas Ganda
9 May 1992
London , United Kingdom
Triple jump
15.81 m (+0.5 m/s )
Osman Cline-Thomas
29 August 1995
Universiade
Fukuoka , Japan
Shot put
16.01 m
Tony Soalla-Bell
30 July 2002
Commonwealth Games
Manchester , United Kingdom
Discus throw
44.75 m
Tony Soalla-Bell
26 July 2002
Commonwealth Games
Manchester , United Kingdom
Hammer throw
31.66 m
W. Y. Kanu
26 December 1980
Freetown , Sierra Leone
53.75 m
Kevin Fofanah
18 April 2019
Aggie Invitational
Greensboro , United States
[ 8]
58.87 m
Kenya Sei [ e]
10 May 2024
West Georgia vs Life U Throws
Marietta , United States
[ 9]
Javelin throw
49.60 m
Alfred Sesay
26 December 1991
Freetown , Sierra Leone
Decathlon
6288 pts
Sam Sillah
27–28 September 2008
Bedford , United Kingdom
11.28 (100 m) , 6.70 m (long jump) , 10.35 m (shot put) , 1.97 m (high jump) , 53.53 (400 m) / 15.56 (110 m hurdles) , 30.07 m (discus) , 3.40 m (pole vault) , 46.36 m (javelin) , 4:59.36 (1500 m)
20 km walk (road)
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay
38.91
Sierra LeonePierre Lisk Tom Ganda Josephus Thomas Sanusi Turay
2 August 1996
Olympic Games
Atlanta , United States
4 × 400 m relay
3:10.47
Sierra LeoneHorace Dove-Edwin Felix Sandy Benjamin Grant David Sawyer
30 September 1988
Olympic Games
Seoul , South Korea
Women
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref.
100 m
11.40 (+1.0 m/s )
Maggie Barrie
6 July 2019
Montverde , United States
200 m
23.27 (+0.4 m/s )
Maggie Barrie
21 April 2018
Jessie Owens Track Classic
Columbus , United States
[ 10]
400 m
51.36
Maggie Barrie
13 May 2018
Big Ten Championships
Bloomington , United States
[ 11]
800 m
2:07.53
Agness Mansaray
29 May 2016
Shippensburg , United States
1500 m
4:46.03
Melrose Mansaray
11 August 1990
World Junior Championships
Plovdiv , Bulgaria
3000 m
10:10.9 h
Hannah Bantamoi
26 December 1981
Freetown , Sierra Leone
5000 m
10,000 m
10 km (road)
36:14+
Mamie Konneh-Lahun
13 April 2014
London Marathon
London , United Kingdom
[ 12]
15 km (road)
54:54+
Mamie Konneh-Lahun
13 April 2014
London Marathon
London , United Kingdom
[ 13]
20 km (road)
1:14:34+
Mamie Konneh-Lahun
13 April 2014
London Marathon
London , United Kingdom
[ 14]
Half marathon
1:19:03+
Mamie Konneh-Lahun
13 April 2014
London Marathon
London , United Kingdom
[ 15]
25 km (road)
1:34:47+
Mamie Konneh-Lahun
13 April 2014
London Marathon
London , United Kingdom
[ 16]
30 km (road)
1:55:07+
Mamie Konneh-Lahun
13 April 2014
London Marathon
London , United Kingdom
[ 17]
Marathon
2:46:20
Mamie Konneh-Lahun
13 April 2014
London Marathon
London , United Kingdom
[ 18]
100 m hurdles
13.38
Eunice Barber [ 19]
14 September 1996
Talence , France
400 m hurdles
57.84
Aisha Naibe-Wey
15 May 2016
ACC Championships
Chapel Hill , United States
[ 20]
57.26[ f]
Aisha Naibe-Wey
25 May 2015
Lokeren , Belgium
3000 m steeplechase
High jump
1.83 m
Eunice Barber [ g]
1 May 1997
Lamballe , France
Pole vault
Long jump
6.75 m (+1.0 m/s )
Eunice Barber [ 21]
5 June 1998
Pierre-Bénite , France
Triple jump
Shot put
12.87 m
Eunice Barber [ 22]
27 July 1996
Olympic Games
Atlanta , United States
Discus throw
33.45 m
Onike Jones
1966
Freetown , Sierra Leone
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
Heptathlon
6416 pts
Eunice Barber [ h]
14-15 September 1996
Talence , France
13.38 (+0.8 m/s ) (100 m hurdles) , 1.79 m (high jump) , 12.23 m (shot put) , 24.75 (+0.6 m/s ) (200 m) , 6.48 m (−0.2 m/s ) (long jump) , 49.92 m (javelin) , 2:11.94 (800 m)
20 km walk (road)
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay
47.45
Sierra LeoneFatmata Bash-Koroma Ekundayo Williams Tennah Kargbo Aminata Kargbo
31 July 2002
Commonwealth Games
Manchester , United Kingdom
4 × 400 m relay
3:57.20
Sierra LeoneSarah Bona Fatmata Bash-Koroma Fatoumata Camara ?
12 May 2001
Bakau , The Gambia
Mixed
Indoor
Men
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref.
60 m
6.65
Ibrahim Kabia
13 March 2010
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 24]
200 m
21.43
Foday Sillah
21 February 1993
Liévin , France
400 m
53.48
Rashid Moiwa
1 March 2024
World Championships
Glasgow , United Kingdom
[ 25]
800 m
2:00.67
Salieu Jalloh
7 February 2015
Ghent , Belgium
1000 m
2:33.92
Darrel Gooding
22 January 2016
NYC Gotham Cup
Staten Island , United States
[ 26]
1500 m
Mile
4:20.34
Darrel Gooding
30 January 2014
Metropolitan Championships
New York City , United States
[ 27]
3000 m
8:34.04[ 28]
Darrel Gooding
30 January 2016
John Thomas Terrier Invitational
Boston , United States
[ 29]
60 m hurdles
7.90
Benjamin Grant
9 January 1993
Birmingham , United Kingdom
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
7.41 m
Thomas Ganda
16 February 1992
AVIVA Indoor Grand Prix
Birmingham , United Kingdom
Triple jump
15.15 m
Francis Keita
February 1991
London , United Kingdom
Shot put
15.51 m
Tony Soalla-Bell
7 February 2004
Sheffield , United Kingdom
Weight throw
18.49 m
Kenya Sei [ i]
24/25 February 2024
UAA Indoor Championships
New York , United States
[ 30]
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.
60 m
7.48
Ngozi Musa
22 January 2016
Lexington , United States
7.32
Fatmata Bangura
30 January 2010
London Games
London , United Kingdom
[ 31]
200 m
23.83
Maggie Barrie
26 February 2016
Big 10 Championships
Geneva , United States
[ 32]
300 m
38.17
Maggie Barrie
17 February 2017
Ohio State College/University Tune-up Invitational
Columbus , United States
[ 33]
400 m
55.15
Maggie Barrie
16 January 2016
Kentucky Invitational
Lexington , United States
[ 34]
800 m
2:17.60
Eunice Barber [ j]
25 February 1996
Nogent-sur-Oise , France
1500 m
3000 m
60 m hurdles
8.32
Eunice Barber [ k]
9 January 1997
Liévin , France
High jump
1.80 m
Eunice Barber [ l]
7 March 1997
World Championships
Paris , France
Pole vault
Long jump
6.86 m[ m]
Eunice Barber [ n]
15 February 1998
Bordeaux , France
Triple jump
Shot put
13.05 m[ o]
Eunice Barber [ p]
7 March 1997
World Championships
Paris , France
Pentathlon
4558 pts
Eunice Barber [ q]
7 March 1997
World Championships
Paris , France
8.39 (60 m hurdles) , 1.80 m (high jump) , 13.05 m (shot put) , 6.35 m (long jump) , 2:18.17 (800 m)
3000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay
Notes
^ by official result source; 1:25:58 by other sources
^ by official result source; 1:44:15 by other sources
^ by official result source; 2:33:38 by World Athletics source
^ at the 1988 Olympics, Grant was credited with 51.73 - actually this was only 52.73
^ eligibility unclear, US citizenship by World Athletics source
^ before Aisha Naibe-Wey opted for Sierra Leone
^ Eunice Barber transferred to France in 1999
^ Eunice Barber transferred to France in 1999
^ eligibility unclear, US citizenship by World Athletics source
^ Eunice Barber transferred to France in 1999
^ Eunice Barber transferred to France in 1999
^ Eunice Barber transferred to France in 1999
^ outdoor mark ratified as absolute record
^ Eunice Barber transferred to France in 1999
^ outdoor mark ratified as absolute record
^ Eunice Barber transferred to France in 1999
^ Eunice Barber transferred to France in 1999
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