Amath Faye
.jpg) Faye in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 February 1996 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Long jump, Triple jump |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Triple Jump: 16.79m (2026) Long Jump: 7.88m (2023) |
Medal record | |
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Amath Faye (born 3 February 1996) is a Senegalese athlete who competes in the long jump and triple jump.[1]
Career
He won a bronze medal in the long jump at the 2022 African Championships in St Pierre, Mauritius.[2][3][4] He set a personal best in the long jump of 7.88 metres on 10 June 2023 at the Meeting National de Pierre-Bénite in France.[5]
He won the silver medal in the triple jump with a best jump of 16.61 metres at the 2023 Francophone Games in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.[6][7] He won the silver medal in the triple jump at the delayed 2023 African Games, held in Accra, Ghana, in March 2024 with a jump of 16.24 metres.[8][9] He had a fifth place finish in the triple jump at the 2024 African Championships in Douala, Cameroon.[10]
He set a new personal best in the triple jump of 16.69 metres in Dakar on 24 May 2025.[11] In September 2025, he competed at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[12][13]
On 30 January 2026, Faye increased his triple jump personal best with 16.79m to win the Elite Indoor Miramas Meeting, a World Athletics Indoor Tour silver meeting, in Miramas.[14]
References
- ^ "Amath Faye". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 Sep 2025.
- ^ "African Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ "Athletics – African Senior Championship: Amath Faye gives Senegal its first medal". Pressafrik.com. Retrieved 17 Sep 2025.
- ^ "Athletics: African Senior Championships: Amath Faye gives Senegal its first medal". wiwsport. Jun 10, 2022. Retrieved 17 Sep 2025.
- ^ "Meeting National de Pierre-Bénite". World Athletics. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ "Jeux de la Francophonie". World Athletics. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ "Francophone Games: Women's basketball players reach the final, Amath Faye wins silver in the triple jump". Lequotidien.sn. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 17 Sep 2025.
- ^ "African Games". World Athletics. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ "2023 African Games – Triple Jump: Amath Faye finishes in 2nd place behind the reigning world champion!". Kewoulo.info. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 17 Sep 2025.
- ^ "African Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ "Meeting International de Dakar". World Athletics. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 18 Sep 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ^ "TOKYO WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS - SENEGALESE ATHLETES CALL FOR LACK OF SUPPORT". rts.sn. September 8, 2025. Retrieved 17 Sep 2025.
- ^ Trapnell, Jasmine (30 Jan 2026). "Upsets galore as Dumas and Lagtiy Chaoudar surprise in Miramas". European Athletics. Retrieved 31 Jan 2026.