The Guam Track and Field Association (GTFA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in

Guam Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States (reckoned from the geographic cent ...

History

The history of running in Guam is well described. The participation of athletes from Guam at the

1966 South Pacific Games The 1966 South Pacific Games, held at Nouméa in New Caledonia from 8–18 December 1966, was the second edition of the South Pacific Games. Participating countries Fourteen Pacific nations or territories participated in the Games: Sports Twel ...

is documented. The foundation of GTFA is reported for 1976, aa well as its affiliation to the

IAAF World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation (from 1912 to 2001) and International Association of Athletics Federations (from 2001 to 2019, both abbreviated as the IAAF) is the international governing body for ...

in the year 1986. Between 2001-2004, former marathon runner Fred Schumann served as president. In 2005, Franklin Tangalin was elected president. Jay Antonio served as president from May 2009 - December 2014. Current president is

Derek Mandell Derek Mandell (born September 18, 1986, in Tamuning, Guam) is a Guamanian middle-distance runner. He took part in the 2008 Oceania Athletics Championships, winning bronze, and 2008 Summer Olympics, where he broke a personal men's 800m record e ...

. He was elected in April 2017 for the period 2017-2021. Mandell was re-elected president in August 2021 for the period of 2021-2025.

Affiliations

International Association of Athletics Federations World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation (from 1912 to 2001) and International Association of Athletics Federations (from 2001 to 2019, both abbreviated as the IAAF) is the international governing body for ...

(IAAF) *

Oceania Athletics Association The Oceania Athletics Association (OAA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Oceania. The OAA head office is located in Varsity Lakes, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. History The OAA was founded as Oceania Amateur Athletic Orga ...

(OAA) Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations: *

Guam National Olympic Committee Guam National Olympic Committee (IOC code: GUM) is the National Olympic Committee representing Guam. References Guam Guam at the Olympics Oly Oly may refer to: * Oly, informal name for Olympia, Washington, United States * OLY (: ), po ...

(GNOC) GTFA was suspended by the GNOC in November 2013, but was reinstated as an associate member in June 2018. GTFA was reinstated as a full-member of GNOC in February 2021.

National records

GTFA maintains the

Guamanian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Guam maintained by its national athletics federation: Guam Track and Field Association (GTFA). Outdoor Key to tables: ht = hand timing y = denotes one mile A = affected by altitude # = ...

References

External links

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Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competiti ...

Athletics in Guam National governing bodies for athletics Sports organizations established in 1976 1976 establishments in Guam