Why aren't western African nations strong in distance running?

Rosie and jimmy wrote:

That is where all the sprinters are from.

I suppose you also think that sprinters are born and not made?

@#$ wrote:

Dan Williams wrote:

You seldom see individuals from Nigeria, Botswana, Ghana, and other countries from the

western African continent doing well in events from 800 to the marathon. Why is this so?

Why aren't eastern Africans strong in sprints?

The reason why Jamaica is strong in the sprints is they have had many role models and their country

puts what money they have into sprinting. In Kenya where many role models have existed for distance

running they have little equipment for any other events. Therefore you will not see many high jumpers

or pole vaulters. Do you seriously think they do not have people talented enough to do those events?

Most western African countries are trying to survive and they do not have much money for athletics. Even

many sprinters miss opportunities to improve because facilities are lacking or even non-existent. But Nigeria

has had some great sprinters so a few do survive and you see them at the Olympics.

Dan Williams wrote:

Seriously mate? wrote:

Try distance running in Ghana. Seriously, just try to do it and get back to us.

Nobody is going to say it's not hot in the western African countries. It would be like saying

San Diego never gets hot. Australia averages 86 degrees, New Zealand 77 degrees, and Britain 70 degrees

during their hottest months. Gee have those places produced any good distance runners?

There is so much racism on LRC it makes you sick. How about Kansas, it seems like once upon a

decade or so they had champion milers?

In Jamaica they laugh at you if you try distance running.

Dan Williams wrote:

You seldom see individuals from Nigeria, Botswana, Ghana, and other countries from the

western African continent doing well in events from 800 to the marathon. Why is this so?

Reasons:

1. No role models

2. No money

3. Many people are fighting for survival, and do not even have the energy to sprint.

Those are really the only reasons.

Bump

Seriously mate? wrote:

Try distance running in Ghana. Seriously, just try to do it and get back to us.

I work with a bunch of Western African immigrants from countries including Ghana, Cameroon, and Senegal. They always have the thermostat in the back of the store turned to 80+ Fahrenheit. I'm probably burning more calories per hour taking orders in that kind of heat versus running in milder temperatures. Fortunately all food is free for employees on the clock. And I get paid $9 an hour for being a cashier. So I'm not complaining.

NnNnNnNnNn wrote:

@#$ wrote:

Why aren't eastern Africans strong in sprints?

For the same reasons Jamaica is strong in the sprints. In Jamaica there have been many role models in

the last 60 years for sprinting, therefore the country puts money into that event. In Kenya and Ethiopia their role

models have been in the distance races. So the countries put money where they can gain advantage.

West Africa has no money because the rest of the world drains that area of minerals and resources, and

they give nothing back to those areas. Track & Field gets no money. Even though there is great sprinting talent

in Nigeria there is no money for many of these people.

This is nonsense. The biggest sport, by far, in Kenya is soccer.

Dan Williams wrote:

Dan Williams wrote:

You seldom see individuals from Nigeria, Botswana, Ghana, and other countries from the

western African continent doing well in events from 800 to the marathon. Why is this so?

Reasons:

1. No role models

2. No money

3. Many people are fighting for survival, and do not even have the energy to sprint.

Those are really the only reasons.

Dan, it's considered bad form to try to wrap up moran of the year so early on. Try to space things out a bit.

Thanks! The MOTY Committee.

Why are there no good distance runners in Mombasa or Nairobi?

I am surprised to learn from the OP that Botswana is in West Africa.

Dan Williams wrote:

Seriously mate? wrote:

Try distance running in Ghana. Seriously, just try to do it and get back to us.

Nobody is going to say it's not hot in the western African countries. It would be like saying

San Diego never gets hot. Australia averages 86 degrees, New Zealand 77 degrees, and Britain 70 degrees

during their hottest months. Gee have those places produced any good distance runners?

There is so much racism on LRC it makes you sick. How about Kansas, it seems like once upon a

decade or so they had champion milers?

It's racist to point out that Ghana's climate is a lot hotter than any place you mentioned?

National athletic records in west African countries:

Which defined by Wikipedia is the following countries:

West Africa has been defined as including 17 countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, the island nation of Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, the islands of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.[7]

Benin:

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref

100 m 10.31 (+1.1 m/s) Souhalia Alamou 5 June 2004 International Meeting Switzerland Lugano, Switzerland

200 m 20.95 Souhalia Alamou 16 May 2004 Benin Cotonou, Benin

400 m 45.82 Mathieu Gnanligo 30 June 2012 African Championships Benin Porto-Novo, Benin

800 m 1:50.89 Akim Balogoun 21 May 1999 Nigeria Lagos, Nigeria

1500 m 3:54.12 Ibrahim Ofangobi 16 May 2004 Benin Cotonou, Benin

3000 m 8:38.53 Imorou Zato 22 August 1998 African Championships Senegal Dakar, Senegal

5000 m 14:49.1 Imorou Zato 31 May 1998 Niger Niamey, Niger

10000 m 31:24.6 Imorou Zato 18 July 1997 Benin Cotonou, Benin

Half marathon 1:09:44 Paulin Agbodji 22 February 2003 Senegal Dakar, Senegal

Marathon 2:24:53 Patrice Lompo 11 February 2012 Benin Parakou, Benin

2:24:50 Daouda Korongou 11 February 2017

Nigeria:

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref

100 m 9.85 (+1.7 m/s) Olusoji Fasuba 12 May 2006 Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix Qatar Doha, Qatar

200 m 19.84 (+1.7 m/s) Francis Obikwelu 25 August 1999 World Championships Spain Seville, Spain

400 m 44.17 Innocent Egbunike 19 August 1987 Weltklasse Zürich Switzerland Zürich, Switzerland

800 m 1:45.91 Ado Maude 9 September 1992 Italy Bologna, Italy

1500 m 3:42.85 Ado Maude 19 July 1991 Italy Cesenatico, Italy

3000 m 8:13.01 Ibrahim Kabir 13 June 1986 West Germany Lage, West Germany

5000 m 14:15.50 Timon Gunem 19 June 1993 Nigeria Lagos, Nigeria

10000 m 29:04.5 Itsifamus Choolon 7 June 1998 Nigeria Lagos, Nigeria

Half marathon 1:10:43 Umaru Mohammed 5 May 2002 Belgium Brussels, Belgium

Marathon 2:16:06 Mohamed Abbas 11 November 1990 Nigeria Lagos, Nigeria

Ghana:

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref

100 y 9.40 (nw) Kofi Okyir 12 April 1974 United States Austin, United States

100 m 9.98 (+1.6 m/s) Leonard Myles-Mills 5 June 1999 United States Boise, United States

200 m 20.15 (+0.1 m/s) Emmanuel Tuffour 24 September 1995 South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa

400 m 45.13 Ibrahim Hassan 21 April 1996 Mt. SAC Relays United States Walnut, United States

800 m 1:44.80 Alex Amankwah 19 May 2017 Meet of Champions United States Marietta, United States [1]

1500 m 3:43.34 Sampson Laari 26 May 2016 NCAA Division I East Preliminary United States Jacksonville, United States [2]

3000 m 8:41.83 Frederick Adongo 10 May 1998 United States Marietta, United States

5000 m 14:02.22 Sampson Laari 15 April 2016 Mt. SAC Relays United States Norwalk, United States [3]

10000 m 29:07.39 # Godwin Adukpo 11 June 2016 National Circuit Championships Ghana Cape Coast, Ghana [4]

30:10.2 Alhaji Alhassan 30 September 1989 Ghana Accra, Ghana

Half marathon 1:07:12 David Zigah 22 February 2003 Senegal Dakar, Senegal

Marathon 2:18:43 Emanuel Amoo 11 November 1990 Nigeria Lagos, Nigeria

Niger:

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref

100 m 10.52 Yacouba Bello 29 May 2005 Niger Niamey, Niger

200 m 21.24 Yacouba Bello 29 May 2005 Niger Niamey, Niger

400 m 48.06 Issa Bello 27 May 2005 Niger Niamey, Niger

800 m 1:50.8 Moussa Daweye 13 July 1983 France Saint-Maur, France

1500 m 3:52.55 Adamou Dogo 13 April 2008 Mali Bamako, Mali

3000 m 8:15.0 Oumarou Souley 13 May 2000 Niger Niamey, Niger

5000 m 14:21.4 Inni Aboubacar 6 July 1983 France Saint-Maur, France

10000 m 30:18.5 Inni Aboubacar 11 July 1980 France Grasse, France

Half marathon 1:06:28 Souley Oumarou 17 December 1995 Niger Niamey, Niger

Marathon 2:25:05 Abdou Manzo 2 October 1988 Olympic Games South Korea Seoul, South Korea

Mali:

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref Video

100 m 10.10 (+1.2 m/s) Ousmane Diarra 4 May 1996 United States Athens, United States

200 m 20.92 (+1.8 m/s) Sadio Diallo 8 June 2013 Star Athletics Sprint Series Meet #2 United States Montverde, United States [1]

400 m 46.14 Yaya Seyba 20 July 1988 Germany Bad Blankenburg, Germany

800 m 1:46.37 Moussa Camara 27 August 2011 World Championships South Korea Daegu, South Korea [2] [1]

1500 m 3:52.29 Abébé Moussa Ali 13 April 2008 Mali Bamako, Mali

3000 m 8:44.0 Youssouf Diallo 27 March 2002 Mali Bamako, Mali

5000 m 14:23.2 Youssouf Diallo 20 July 1997 Benin Cotonou, Benin

10000 m 30:47.98 Youssouf Diallo 20 July 1994 Portugal Lisbon, Portugal

Half marathon 1:06:35 Youssouf Diallo 19 March 2001 Senegal Dakar, Senegal

Marathon 2:34:16 Siaka Sangaré 23 January 2011 Bamako Marathon Mali Bamako, Mali

Togo:

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref

100 m 10.30 (+1.5 m/s) Franck Amégnigan 8 June 1996 France Versailles, France

200 m 20.87 (+1.7 m/s) Casimir Kossi Akoto 23 June 1996 France Bondoufle, France

400 m 46.92 Casimir Kossi Akoto 16 July 1995 France Viry-Châtillon, France

800 m 1:52.09 Roger Kangni 31 August 1972 Olympic Games West Germany Munich, West Germany

1500 m 3:55.0 Roger Kangni 1972

3000 m 8:35.17 Yawo Kloutse 20 July 2005 France Paris, France

5000 m 14:41.8 Malaba Tchendo 14 July 2012 Championats Nationaux Togo Lomé, Togo

10000 m 30:13.81 Kama Pakoula Lekadé 15 September 1995 Italy Rome, Italy

Half marathon 1:06:25 Clement Lamboni 19 March 2001 Senegal Dakar, Senegal

Marathon 2:30:17 Outcha Améwouho 11 November 1990 Togo Lomé, Togo

Sierra Leone

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref

100 m 10.09 (+1.9 m/s) Gibrilla Pato Bangura 29 July 2009 United Kingdom Loughborough, United Kingdom

200 m 20.75 (+1.4 m/s) Josephus Thomas 16 August 1997 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom

400 m 46.04 Felix Sandy 9 April 1988 United States Fresno, United States

800 m 1:51.23 Prince Amara 9 July 1995 United Kingdom Cwmbran, United Kingdom

1500 m 3:52.29 Victor Sesay 11 January 1973 All-Africa Games Nigeria Lagos, Nigeria

3000 m 8:52.24 Darrel Gooding 12 April 2014 TCNJ Invitational United States Ewing, United States [1]

5000 m 14:20.9 Hilton Gooding 22 March 1985 Sierra Leone Freetown, Sierra Leone

10000 m 31:06.29 Alifu Massaquoi 18 July 1970 British Commonwealth Games United Kingdom Edinburgh, United Kingdom

15 km (road) 51:15+ Idrissa Kargbo 13 April 2014 London Marathon United Kingdom London, United Kingdom [2]

20 km (road) 1:08:38+ Idrissa Kargbo 13 April 2014 London Marathon United Kingdom London, United Kingdom [3]

Half marathon 1:11:26 Mickael Motori Charles 11 March 2007 Paris Half Marathon France Paris, France

25 km (road) 2:25:58+ Idrissa Kargbo 13 April 2014 London Marathon United Kingdom London, United Kingdom [4]

30 km (road) 1:44:15+ Idrissa Kargbo 13 April 2014 London Marathon United Kingdom London, United Kingdom [5]

35 km (road) 2:03:30+ Idrissa Kargbo 13 April 2014 London Marathon United Kingdom London, United Kingdom [6]

40 km (road) 2:23:52+ Idrissa Kargbo 13 April 2014 London Marathon United Kingdom London, United Kingdom [7]

Marathon 2:33:38 Idrissa Kargbo 13 April 2014 London Marathon United Kingdom London, United Kingdom [

Senegal

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref

100 m 10.17 (-0.4 m/s) Oumar Loum 27 March 2002 Mali Bamako, Mali

200 m 20.21 (+0.6 m/s) A Oumar Loum 1 July 2000 Mexico Mexico City, Mexico

300 m 33.09 Oumar Loum 16 September 2003 France Nancy, France

400 m 45.01 A Amadou Gakou 18 October 1968 Olympic Games Mexico Mexico City, Mexico

600 m 1:15.7 (ht) Assane Diallo 25 Januar 1999 Senegal Dakar, Senegal

800 m 1:44.06 Moussa Fall 17 August 1988 Weltklasse Zürich Switzerland Zürich, Switzerland

1000 m 2:18.06 Babacar Niang 18 August 1983 Italy Grosseto, Italy

1500 m 3:40.31 Mor Seck 19 September 2010 Meeting di Bari Italy Bari, Italy [1]

3000 m 8:12.65 Cheik Ameth Tidiane Boye 16 June 1995 France Sotteville, France

5000 m 14:29.7 Moussa Bâ 4 April 1991 Senegal Dakar, Senegal

10000 m 30:15.17 Ibrahima Gning 22 June 2007 Senegal Dakar, Senegal

Half marathon 1:06:48 Cheikh Ndiaye 13 March 2004 Senegal Dakar, Senegal [2]

Marathon 2:25:01 Samba Faye 14 February 2016 Senegal Dakar, Senegal

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha: no Wikipedia page on their athletic records.

Liberia

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref

100 m 10.14 (+1.1 m/s) Emmanuel Matadi 18 March 2016 Redlands Invitational United States Redlands, United States [1]

200 m 20.49 (+0.3 m/s) Emmanuel Matadi 16 August 2016 Olympic Games Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [2]

20.44 (+0.9 m/s) # Emmanuel Matadi 16 April 2016 Mt. SAC Relays United States Norwalk, United States [3]

400 m 45.77 Siraj Williams 9 June 2008 United States Sacramento, United States

800 m 1:47.04 Bobby True 29 April 2000 Drake Relays United States Des Moines, United States

1500 m 4:01.56 Bill Rogers 27 June 2004 Benin Cotonou, Benin

3000 m 9:29.52 Toartou Kargou 29 March 2003 United States Houston, United States

5000 m 15:28.5 Faraj Anis 14 May 2017 West Africa Championships Guinea Conakry, Guinea [4]

10000 m 33:04.0 Nimley Twegbe September 1984 Liberia Monrovia, Liberia

Marathon 3:08:22 Nimley Twegbe 19 May 1985 Liberia Monrovia, Liberia

Mauritania

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref

100 m 10.74 (+0.7 m/s) Cheikh Diagana 11 July 2006 France Antony, France

200 m 21.40 (+1.6 m/s) Cheikh Diagana 24 June 2006 France Hérouville, France

400 m 47.87 Ould Mohamed Youba 4 August 2001 World Championships Canada Edmonton, Canada [1]

800 m 1:55.65 Souleymane Ould Chebel 3 June 2007 Guinea-Bissau Bissau, Guinea-Bissau

1500 m 3:50.25 Mohamed Elbendir [2] 6 July 2005 Spain Salamanca, Spain

3000 m 8:17.14 Mohamed Beirouk 7 June 2014 Belgium Duffel, Belgium

5000 m 14:05.58 Mohamed Elbendir Kathari 28 May 2005 Spain Avilés, Spain

10000 m 33:04.49 Ismaël Ould Adermaz 5 August 1995 World Championships Sweden Gothenburg, Sweden

Half marathon 1:19:03 Chérif Ahmed Ould Taleb 5 March 2010 Nouakchott Half Marathon Mauritania Nouakchott, Mauritania

Marathon 2:43:10 Majid Toure 13 April 2008 Rotterdam Marathon Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands

Cape Verde

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref

100 m 10.75 (NWI) Denielsan Martins 23 January 2014 Lusophony Games India Bambolim, India [1]

10.2 (ht) Eskilson Nascimento 13 May 2017 CAA Region 2 African Championships Guinea Conakry, Guinea [2]

10.4 (ht) [3]

200 m 21.65 (-2.2 m/s) Eskilson Nascimento 26 July 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie Ivory Coast Abidjan, Ivory Coast [4]

21.5 (ht) (+0.7 m/s) [5] # Ronaldinho Oliveira 1 July 2015 Portugal Lisbon, Portugal

400 m 47.96 Salvador Lopes Goncalves 10 September 2000 Luxembourg Esch-sur-Alzette Luxembourg

800 m 1:49.94 Samuel Freire 17 June 2017 Portugal Lisbon, Portugal

1500 m 3:45.94 Samuel Freire 24 June 2017 Spain Bilbao, Spain

3000 m 8:14.5 Leão Carvalho 30 May 2001 Portugal Lisbon, Portugal

Two miles 8:56.53 Ruben Sança 10 April 2010 George Davis Invitational United States Lowell, United States [6]

5000 m 14:05.39 Ruben Sança 16 April 2010 [7] Mt. SAC Relays United States Walnut, United States [8]

10000 m 29:09.51 Nelson Cruz 28 June 2008 Portugal Lisbon, Portugal

5 km (road) 14:10.35 Ruben Sança 27 February 2010 Armagh International Road Race United Kingdom Armagh, United Kingdom [9]

10 km (road) 29:27 Euclides Varela 31 December 2010 São Silvestre da Amadora Portugal Lisbon, Portugal [10]

Half marathon 1:04:16 Nelson Cruz 27 July 2008 Portugal Pombal, Portugal

Marathon 2:18:47 Ruben Sança 10 April 2011 Rotterdam Marathon Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands [11]

2:17:39 # [12] Nelson Cruz 16 April 2006

Burkina Faso

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref

100 m 10.14 (+1.6 m/s) Idrissa Sanou 13 July 2002 France Saint-Étienne, France

200 m 20.69 (+1.5 m/s) Innocent Bologo 25 May 2013 Meeting de l'Amitié Senegal Dakar, Senegal [1]

400 m 46.89 Bienvenu Sawadogo 26 July 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie Ivory Coast Abidjan, Ivory Coast [2]

800 m 1:52.1 (ht) Kondia Ouoba 13 April 1974 Ivory Coast Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

1500 m 3:53.15 Jean-Bernard Yaro 12 July 1995 Burkina Faso Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

3000 m 9:12.0 Boukary Ouédraogo 4 August 1985 Burkina Faso Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

5000 m 14:51.8 Charles Néboua 15 April 1995 Ivory Coast Abidjan, Ivory Coast

10000 m 31:31.0 Charles Néboua 20 April 1996 Burkina Faso Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Marathon 2:36:29 Charles Néboua 26 November 2005 Burkina Faso Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Gambia

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref

100 m 10.16 (+1.1 m/s) Suwaibou Sanneh 30 May 2013 Twilight Series #3 United States New York City, United States [1]

150 m 16.31 (+0.6 m/s) Lamin Camara 8 May 2016 26. Internationales Läufermeeting Germany Pliezhausen, Germany [2]

200 m 20.45 (+1.8 m/s) Adama Jammeh 26 June 2016 African Championships South Africa Durban, South Africa [3]

400 m 45.48 Dawda Jallow 3 April 1993 United States Atlanta, United States

800 m 1:48.1 Ebrima Ceesay 12 May 2000 Ivory Coast Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

1:48.24 Lamin Keita 16 April 2016 Senegal Dakar, Senegal

1500 m 3:50.77 Ansu Sowe 25 August 2007 World Championships Japan Osaka, Japan [4]

3000 m 8:32.8 (ht) Nfamara Njie 18 April 2015 Italy Lecce, Italy

5000 m 14:16.42 Nfamara Njie 1 June 2017 Italy Ponzano Veneto, Italy [5]

10000 m 30:03.77 Nfamara Njie 14 May 2016 Italy Rome, Italy

10 km (road) 33:21 Nfamara Njie 12 September 2015 Italy Trecastagni, Italy [6]

Half marathon 1:11:23 Lamin Sanneh 12 May 2013 Sheffield Half Marathon United Kingdom Sheffield, United Kingdom [7]

Marathon 2:23:10 Baba Njie 12 December 1993

Ivory Coast

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref

100 m 9.96 (+0.2 m/s) Ben Youssef Meité 14 August 2016 Olympic Games Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [1]

9.96 (-0.1 m/s) 27 August 2016 Meeting Areva France Saint-Denis, France [2]

9.94 (-0.2 m/s) Arthur Gue Cissé 16 June 2018 Bayer Classics Germany Leverkusen, Germany [3]

200 m 20.25 (−0.8 m/s) Hua Wilfried Koffi 14 August 2014 African Championships Morocco Marrakech, Morocco [4]

300 m 31.74 Gabriel Tiacoh 6 August 1986 Spain A Coruña, Spain

400 m 44.30 Gabriel Tiacoh 7 June 1986 United States Indianapolis, United States

800 m 1:47.09 Siahka Bamba 6 August 2003 France Castres, France

1500 m 3:39.60 Siahka Bamba 23 August 2001 France Nantes, France

3000 m 8:31.08 Alain Kra Kouadio 8 April 1994 Ivory Coast Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire

5000 m 14:28.6 Pierre Kouabénan 23 April 1988 Ivory Coast Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

10000 m 31:35.2 Bassirima Soro 5 March 1994 Ivory Coast Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Marathon 2:22:19 Bassirima Soro 2 February 2003 Miami Marathon United States Miami, United States

2:18:32 # [5] Bassirima Soro 3 December 2000 United States Tucson, United States

Guinea-Bissau

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref

100 m 10.36 (+0.5 m/s) Holder da Silva 8 July 2009 Spain Salamanca, Spain

10.36 (+1.7 m/s) 12 July 2009 Lusophony Games Portugal Lisbon, Portugal

10.36 (0.0 m/s) Ancuiam Lopes 12 June 2013 Trofeo Caja Duero Spain Salamanca, Spain

200 m 21.01 (+1.4 m/s) Holder da Silva 8 July 2009 Spain Salamanca, Spain

400 m 47.70 Edivaldo Monteiro 17 July 1996 Portugal Lisbon, Portugal

800 m 1:50.50 Danilson Riciulli 29 June 2002 Madeira Funchal, Madeira

1500 m 4:00.41 Alfaba Bah 8 June 2007 Switzerland Uster, Switzerland

3000 m 8:50.82 Mussa Djau [1] 25 May 2014 Portugal Beja, Portugal

5000 m 15:45.45 Mussa Djau [2] 19 June 2013 Portugal Beja, Portugal

10000 m 33:04.04 Aruna Dabo 18 July 1989 Jeux de la Francophonie Morocco Casablanca, Morocco

Marathon 2:29:04 Joaquim Moreira da Silva 8 November 1987 Portugal Lisbon, Portugal

Guinea

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref

100 m 10.56 Joseph Loua 1 May 1997 France L'Aigle, France

200 m 20.54 (-2.2 m/s) Joseph Loua 5 September 1997 Madagascar Antananarivo, Madagascar

400 m 47.60 Alpha Amadou Sy Savané 14 September 1995 All-Africa Games Zimbabwe Harare, Zimbabwe

800m 1:51.80 Mohamed Malal Sy Savané 1 August 1992 Olympic Games Spain Barcelona, Spain

1500 m 3:51.96 Mohamed Malal Sy Savané 1 August 1992 Olympic Games Spain Barcelona, Spain

3000 m 8:58.95 Abdourahamane Sow 19 July 2008 Spain Valencia, Spain

5000 m 14:50.49 Abdoul Gadirou Bah 1 June 1985 Soviet Union Riga, Soviet Union

10000 m 32:27.5 Mohamed Malal Sy Savané 28/29 June 1989 Guinea Conakry, Guinea

10 km (road) 31:40+ Alhassane Bangoura 24 September 2017 Berlin Marathon Germany Berlin, Germany [1]

15 km (road) 47:41+ Alhassane Bangoura 24 September 2017 Berlin Marathon Germany Berlin, Germany [2]

20 km (road) 1:04:09+ Alhassane Bangoura 24 September 2017 Berlin Marathon Germany Berlin, Germany [3]

Half marathon 1:16:20 Aboubacar Missika Diallo 2 December 1995 Semi-Marathon de la Ville d'Abidjan Ivory Coast Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

1:07:45+ Alhassane Bangoura 24 September 2017 Berlin Marathon Germany Berlin, Germany [4]

25 km (road) 1:20:30+ Alhassane Bangoura 24 September 2017 Berlin Marathon Germany Berlin, Germany [5]

30 km (road) 1:37:03+ Alhassane Bangoura 24 September 2017 Berlin Marathon Germany Berlin, Germany [6]

Marathon 2:19:05 Alhassane Bangoura 24 September 2017 Berlin Marathon Germany Berlin, Germany