Amath Faye

Amath Faye
Faye in 2022
Personal information
Born (1996-02-03) 3 February 1996 (age 30)
Sport
SportAthletics
Events
Long jump, Triple jump
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsTriple Jump: 17.00m (2026)
Long Jump: 7.88m (2023)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Senegal
African Games
Silver medal – second place2023 AccraTriple jump
African Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 AccraTriple jump
Bronze medal – third place2022 MauritiusLong jump
Bronze medal – third place2026 AccraLong jump
Jeux de la Francophonie
Silver medal – second place2023 KinshasaTriple jump

Amath Faye (born 3 February 1996) is a Senegalese athlete who competes in the long jump and triple jump. He has represented Senegal at multiple major championships, winning the gold medal in the triple jump at the 2026 African Championships in Athletics and the silver medal in the triple jump at the 2023 African Games.

Biography

He won a bronze medal in the long jump at the 2022 African Championships in St Pierre, Mauritius. 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.

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. 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. He had a fifth place finish in the triple jump at the 2024 African Championships in Douala, Cameroon.

He set a new personal best in the triple jump of 16.69 metres in Dakar on 24 May 2025. In September 2025, he competed at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.

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. He placed eighth at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland, with a best jump of 16.76 metres. In May 2026, he won the bronze medal in the long jump at the 2026 African Championships in Athletics in Accra. He then won the triple jump gold medal with a personal best jump of 17.00m on his final attempt at the championships.

References

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  2. ↑ "African Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
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  5. ↑ "Meeting National de Pierre-Bénite". World Athletics. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Jeux de la Francophonie". World Athletics. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "African Games". World Athletics. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "African Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  11. ↑ "Meeting International de Dakar". World Athletics. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  12. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 18 Sep 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  13. ↑ "TOKYO WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS - SENEGALESE ATHLETES CALL FOR LACK OF SUPPORT". rts.sn. September 8, 2025. Retrieved 17 Sep 2025.
  14. ↑ Trapnell, Jasmine (30 Jan 2026). "Upsets galore as Dumas and Lagtiy Chaoudar surprise in Miramas". European Athletics. Retrieved 31 Jan 2026.
  15. ↑ "World Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 20 March 2026. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  16. ↑ "Historic firsts define opening days of African Championships in Accra". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  17. ↑ "Relay breakthroughs and surprise performances at African Championships in Accra". World Athletics. 17 May 2026. Retrieved 17 May 2026.