List of New Zealand records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in New Zealand. Those maintained by New Zealand's national athletics federation, Athletics New Zealand (ANZ), are the official records.[ 1] This list also includes those listed by the IAAF but not recognised by ANZ as well as the best performances from lists maintained by other individuals and organisations.
Outdoor
Key to tables :
Awaiting ratification
Record not kept by ANZ
Not ratified or later rescinded by ANZ
+ = en route to a longer distance
h = hand timing
A = affected by altitude
NWI = no wind information
OT = oversized track (> 200m in circumference)
Men
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref.
100 m
10.08 (−0.3 m/s )
Eddie Osei-Nketia
15 July 2022
World Championships
Eugene , United States
[ 2]
200 m
20.37 (+0.1 m/s )
Joseph Millar
19 March 2017
New Zealand Championships
Hamilton , New Zealand
[ 3]
400 m
46.09
Shaun Farrell
7 March 1998
Wanganui , New Zealand
800 m
1:44.04
James Preston
25 May 2024
Pfungstadt , Germany
[ 4]
1000 m
2:16.57
John Walker
1 July 1980
Bislett Games
Oslo , Norway
1500 m
3:29.66
Nick Willis
17 July 2015
Herculis
Fontvieille , Monaco
[ 5]
Mile
3:49.08
John Walker
7 July 1982
Bislett Games
Oslo , Norway
2000 m
4:51.4[ a]
John Walker
30 June 1976
Bislett Games
Oslo , Norway
3000 m
7:36.91
Nick Willis
17 June 2014
Golden Spike Ostrava
Ostrava , Czech Republic
[ 6]
5000 m
13:10.19
Adrian Blincoe
20 July 2008
KBC Night of Athletics
Heusden-Zolder , Belgium
5 km (road)
13:36
Geordie Beamish
16 April 2022
B.A.A. 5K
Boston , United States
[ 7]
10,000 m
27:30.90
Jake Robertson
13 April 2018
Commonwealth Games
Gold Coast , Australia
[ 8]
10 km (road)
27:28
Zane Robertson
9 October 2016
Grand 10 Berlin
Berlin , Germany
[ 9]
27:28
Jake Robertson
31 March 2018 [ b]
Crescent City Classic
New Orleans , United States
[ 10]
15 km (road)
42:17+
Zane Robertson
1 February 2015
Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon
Marugame , Japan
[ 11]
20,000 m (track)
59:28.6+
Bill Baillie
24 August 1963
Auckland , New Zealand
20 km (road)
56:40+
Zane Robertson
1 February 2015
Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon
Marugame , Japan
[ 12]
One hour
20190 m
Bill Baillie
24 August 1963
Auckland , New Zealand
Half marathon
59:47
Zane Robertson
1 February 2015
Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon
Marugame , Japan
[ 11]
25,000 m (track)
1:16:29+
Jack Foster
15 August 1971
Hamilton , New Zealand
25 km (road)
1:15:12+
Zane Robertson
7 July 2019
Gold Coast Marathon
Gold Coast , Australia
[ 13]
30,000 m (track)
1:32:18.6
Jack Foster
15 August 1971
Hamilton , New Zealand
30 km (road)
1:30:08+
Jake Robertson
21 October 2018
Toronto Marathon
Toronto , Canada
Marathon
2:08:19
Zane Robertson
7 July 2019
Gold Coast Marathon
Gold Coast , Australia
[ 14]
100 km
6:38:00
Russell Prince
27 October 1990
Duluth , United States
110 m hurdles
13.67 (+0.2 m/s )
Joshua Hawkins
2 April 2023
Australian Championships
Brisbane , Australia
[ 15]
400 m hurdles
49.33
Cameron French
27 January 2018
AACT Championships
Canberra , Australia
[ 16]
2000 m steeplechase
5:24.06
Peter Renner
19 July 1986
Birmingham , United Kingdom
[ 17]
3000 m steeplechase
8:09.64
Geordie Beamish
7 July 2024
Meeting de Paris
Paris , France
[ 18]
High jump
2.36 m
Hamish Kerr
10 August 2024
Olympic Games
Paris , France
[ 19]
Pole vault
5.51 m
Paul Gibbons
25 January 1992 9 July 1997
North Shore City , New ZealandBlackburn , United Kingdom
Long jump
8.05 m
Bob Thomas
20 January 1968
Whangārei , New Zealand
Triple jump
17.01 m A (±0.0 m/s )
Ethan Olivier
25 May 2024
ACNW League 10
Potchefstroom , South Africa
[ 20]
Shot put
22.90 m
Tom Walsh
5 October 2019
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 21]
Discus throw
68.10 m
Connor Bell
14 April 2024
Oklahoma Throws Series World Invitational
Ramona , United States
[ 22]
Hammer throw
73.10 m
Angus Cooper
23 January 1994
Hamilton , New Zealand
73.96 m
17 June 1989
Cleveland , United States
[ 23] [ 24]
Javelin throw
88.20 m
Gavin Lovegrove
5 July 1996
Bislett Games
Oslo , Norway
Decathlon
8359 pts h [ c]
Simon Poelman
21–22 March 1987
Christchurch , New Zealand
10.87 (100 m) , 7.34 m (long jump) , 15.11 m (shot put) , 2.06 m (high jump) , 49.54 (400 m) / 14.1 (110 m hurdles) , 46.66 m (discus) , 4.95 m (pole vault) , 56.94 m (javelin) , 4:27.2 (1500 m)
3000 m walk (track)
11:15.20
Quentin Rew
23 January 2015
Capital Classic Meeting
Wellington , New Zealand
[ 25]
5000 m walk (track)
19:21.26
Scott Nelson
8 March 1997
Auckland , New Zealand
20,000 m walk (track)
1:25:53.8
Craig Barrett
19 July 1998
North Shore City , New Zealand
20 km walk (road)
1:21:12 [ d]
Quentin Rew
19 February 2017
Oceania Race Walking Championships
Adelaide , Australia
[ 26]
Two hours walk (track)
27820 m+
Craig Barrett
19 July 1998
North Shore City , New Zealand
30,000 m walk (track)
2:09:20.4
Craig Barrett
19 July 1998
North Shore City , New Zealand
50,000 m walk (track)
3:52:35.55
Craig Barrett
17 March 2002
Christchurch , New Zealand
50 km walk (road)
3:46:29
Quentin Rew
13 August 2017
World Championships
London , United Kingdom
[ 27]
2 Hours walk
27820 m
Craig Barrett
19 July 1998
North Shore City , New Zealand
4 × 100 m relay
38.99
New ZealandDallas Roberts David FalealiliJames Dolphin Chris Donaldson
19 November 2005[ e]
Sydney , Australia
4 × 200 m relay
1:23.82
Donald McDonaldDallas Roberts Gene Pateman Craig Bearda
25 January 2004
North Shore City , New Zealand
4 × 400 m relay
3:05.84
New ZealandShaun Farrell Nick Cowan Darren DaleMark Keddell
21 August 1993
World Championships
Stuttgart , Germany
4 × 800 m relay
7:27.2 h
Stephen Lunn Dick Tayler Stuart Melville Bruce Hunter
17 March 1971
Dunedin , New Zealand
4 × 1500 m relay
14:50.2 h
Stuart Melville Rod Dixon Dick Quax John Walker
17 May 1975
Auckland , New Zealand
14:40.4 h
New ZealandTony Polhill 3:42.9John Walker 3:40.4Rod Dixon 3:41.2Dick Quax 3:35.9
22 August 1973
Bislett Games
Oslo , Norway
4 × mile relay
15:59.57
Tony Rogers John Bowden Mike Gilchrist John Walker
2 March 1983
Auckland , New Zealand
Ekiden relay
2:00:56
New ZealandPeter Renner David Rush Paul Smith Kerry Rodger Rex Wilson
15 December 1991
International Chiba Ekiden
Chiba , Japan
Women
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref.
100 y
10.11+ (+0.5 m/s )
Zoe Hobbs
11 March 2023
Sydney Track Classic
Sydney , Australia
[ 28]
100 m
10.96 (+2.0 m/s )
Zoe Hobbs
2 July 2023
Resisprint International
La Chaux-de-Fonds , Switzerland
[ 29]
200 m
22.81 (+1.8 m/s )
Rosie Elliott
19 February 2023
Christchurch , New Zealand
[ 30]
400 m
51.60
Kim Robertson
19 January 1980
Christchurch , New Zealand
600 m
1:26.72
Angie Smit
5 July 2012
Meeting de la Province de Liège
Liège , Belgium
[ 31]
800 m
1:58.25
Toni Hodgkinson
27 July 1996
Olympic Games
Atlanta , United States
1000 m
2:37.28
Angela Petty
15 August 2015
Juntendo Track Meet
Inzai , Japan
[ 32]
1500 m
4:02.20
Maia Ramsden
8 August 2024
Olympic Games
Paris , France
[ 33]
Mile
4:24.79
Maia Ramsden
21 August 2024
Folksam GP
Borås , Sweden
[ 34]
2000 m
5:44.67
Anne Hare
11 July 1986
Crystal Palace , United Kingdom
3000 m
8:35.31
Kim Smith
25 July 2007
Herculis
Fontvieille , Monaco
5000 m
14:45.93[ 35]
Kim Smith
11 July 2008
Golden Gala
Rome , Italy
5 km (road)
14:48
Kim Smith
13 March 2013
Westfield, United States
10,000 m
30:35.54
Kim Smith
4 May 2008
Stanford , United States
10 km (road)
31:33
Anne Hannam
22 October 1988
Bowling Green , United States
[ 36]
15 km (road)
48:14
Anne Hannam
29 October 1988
Tulsa , United States
10 miles (road)
51:04+
Kim Smith
18 September 2011
Philadelphia Half Marathon
Philadelphia , United States
[ 37]
20 km (road)
1:03:58+
Kim Smith
18 September 2011
Philadelphia Half Marathon
Philadelphia , United States
[ 37]
Half marathon
1:07:11
Kim Smith
18 September 2011
Philadelphia Half Marathon
Philadelphia , United States
[ 37]
25 km (road)
1:24:15+
Kim Smith
25 April 2010
London Marathon
London , United Kingdom
[ 38]
30 km (road)
1:41:43+
Kim Smith
25 April 2010
London Marathon
London , United Kingdom
[ 38]
Marathon
2:25:21
Kim Smith
25 April 2010
London Marathon
London , United Kingdom
[ 38]
100 km (road)
8:02:15
Wynnie Cosgrove
15 May 1999
Chavagnes-en-Paillers , France
100 m hurdles
13.10 (+1.0 m/s )
Andrea Miller
6 June 2009
Geneva , Switzerland
13.10 (+0.8 m/s )
4 July 2009
Oordegem , Belgium
Rochelle Coster
3 April 2016
Australian Championships
Sydney , Australia
[ 39]
400 m hurdles
55.44
Portia Bing
5 March 2022
New Zealand Championships
Hastings, New Zealand
[ 40]
3000 m steeplechase
9:32.54
Kate McIlroy
22 July 2006
KBC Night of Athletics
Heusden-Zolder , Belgium
High jump
1.92 m
Tania Dixon
26 January 1991
Dunedin , New Zealand
Pole vault
4.94 m
Eliza McCartney
17 July 2018
Jockgrim , Germany
[ 41]
Long jump
6.68 m (+1.0 m/s ) 6.68 m (+0.7 m/s )
Chantal Brunner
1 March 1997 25 March 2001
Melbourne Track Classic -
Melbourne , Australia Brisbane , Australia
Triple jump
13.91 m (±0.0 m/s )
Nneka Okpala
2 April 2016
Australian Championships
Sydney , Australia
[ 42]
Shot put
21.24 m
Valerie Adams
29 August 2011
World Championships
Daegu , South Korea
[ 43]
Discus throw
68.52 m
Beatrice Faumuina
4 July 1997
Bislett Games
Oslo , Norway
Hammer throw
74.61 m
Lauren Bruce
20 May 2021
Tucson Elite Classic
Tucson , United States
[ 44]
Javelin throw
63.26 m
Tori Peeters
21 May 2023
Golden Grand Prix
Yokohama , Japan
[ 45]
Heptathlon
6278 pts
Joanne Henry
29 February – 1 March 1992
Auckland , New Zealand
13.93 (100 m hurdles) , 1.75 m (high jump) , 12.91 m (shot put) , 24.60w (200 m) / 6.51 m (long jump) , 43.56 m (javelin) , 2:08.72 (800 m)
3000 m walk (track)
12:25.4 h
Anne Judkins
1 June 1992
Auckland , New Zealand
5000 m walk (track)
20:59.7
Anne Judkins
1 July 1992
Brunflo , Sweden
10,000 m walk (track)
43:01.60[ 46]
Anne Judkins
4 July 1992
Örnsköldsvik , Sweden
10 km walk (road)
45:28
Anne Judkins
3 August 1992
Olympic Games
Barcelona , Spain
20,000 m walk (track)
1:39:54.2
Linn Murphy
21 November 1993
Auckland , New Zealand
20 km walk (road)
1:31:32
Alana Barber
5 May 2018
IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships
Taicang , China
[ 47]
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay
43.79
New ZealandAnna Percy Zoe Hobbs Georgia Hulls Livvy Wilson
4 June 2022
Pre-Oceania Mackay Meeting
Mackay , Australia
[ 48]
4 × 400 m relay
3:34.62
New ZealandPortia Bing Zoe Ballantyne Brooke Cull Louise Jones
1 August 2014
Commonwealth Games
Glasgow , Great Britain
[ 49]
Ekiden relay
2:15:49
New ZealandMarguerite Buist / 5 kmJacqueline Goodman / 10 kmAnne Hannam / 5 kmSonia Barry / 10 kmLesley Ryan / 5 kmLorraine Moller / 7.195 km
18 December 1988
International Chiba Ekiden
Chiba , Japan
Mixed
Indoor
Men
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref.
50 m
5.6 h
Craig Daley
2 October 1971
Invercargill , New Zealand
55 m
6.22
Dean Wise
7 February 1998
Norman, United States
60 m
6.59
Augustine Nketia
10 March 1995
World Championships
Barcelona , Spain
200 m
21.01
Chris Donaldson
5 March 1999
World Championships
Maebashi , Japan
400 m
47.62
Bailey Stewart
28 February 2016
The American Championships
Birmingham , United States
[ 51]
47.19 OT
Nic O'Brien
8 March 2003
South Bend , United States
500 m
1:04.54
Richard Jones
22 January 2005
Boston , United States
600 m
1:18.29
Björn Jansen
1998
United States
800 m
1:47.59
James Preston
1 March 2024
World Championships
Glasgow , United Kingdom
[ 52]
1000 m
2:20.86
John Walker
8 February 1986
East Rutherford , United States
1500 m
3:34.72
Sam Tanner
13 February 2021
New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
Staten Island , United States
[ 53]
Mile
3:51.06
Nick Willis
20 February 2016
Millrose Games
New York City , United States
[ 54]
2000 m
5:03.8 h
John Walker
7 February 1981
Louisville , United States
3000 m
7:36.22
Geordie Beamish
11 February 2023
Millrose Games
New York City , United States
[ 55]
7:34.88+
Geordie Beamish
11 February 2024
Millrose Games
New York City , United States
[ 56]
Two miles
8:05.73
Geordie Beamish
11 February 2024
Millrose Games
New York City , United States
[ 57]
5000 m
13:04.33
Geordie Beamish
26 January 2024
BU John Thomas Terrier Classic
Boston , United States
[ 58]
50 m hurdles
6.7 h
Anthony Wright
2 October 1971
Napier , New Zealand
60 m hurdles
8.20
Cody Thomas
11 February 2017
MSSU Lion Invitational
Joplin , United States
[ 59]
High jump
2.36 m
Hamish Kerr
3 March 2024
World Championships
Glasgow , United Kingdom
[ 60]
Pole vault
5.25 m
Nick Southgate
21 May 2016
Jamor , Portugal
Long jump
7.77 m
Grant Birkinshaw
29 December 1970
Seattle , United States
Triple jump
15.59 m
Welrè Olivier
8 January 2022
Gene Edmonds Invitational
West Lafayette , United States
[ 61]
Shot put
22.31 m
Tom Walsh
3 March 2018
World Championships
Birmingham , United Kingdom
[ 62]
19 March 2022
World Championships
Štark Arena, Belgrade, Serbia
[ 63]
Weight throw
20.56 m
Angus Cooper
11 March 1988
Oklahoma City , United States
Heptathlon
5819 pts
Aaron Booth
25–26 January 2019
Razorback Invitational
Fayetteville , United States
[ 64]
60m
Long jump
Shot put
High jump
60m H
Pole vault
1000m
7.11
7.39 m
14.28 m
2.01 m
8.52
4.75 m
2:44.85
3000 m walk
11:17.66
Quentin Rew
5 January 2014
Sheffield , United Kingdom
5000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay
Women
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref.
50 m
6.4 h
Jan Lothian
2 October 1971
Napier , New Zealand
55 m
7.16
Rowena Welford-Morton
17 January 1998
Lubbock , United States
Janette Wise
24 January 1998
Ames , United States
7.0 h
Nadia Smith
22 February 1997
Houston , United States
60 m
7.06
Zoe Hobbs
2 March 2024
World Championships
Glasgow , United Kingdom
[ 65]
200 m
23.69
Kim Robertson
18 January 1985
World Indoor Games
Paris , France
400 m
53.91 A
Annalies Kalma
24 February 2024
Mountain West Championships
Albuquerque , United States
[ 66]
500 m
1:12.42
Justine Craig
25 January 1986
Fayetteville , United States
600 m
1:36.52
Kerry White
18 January 2014
Border War Dual
Gillette , United States
[ 67]
800 m
2:00.36
Toni Hodgkinson
9 March 1997
World Championships
Paris , France
1000 m
2:36.96
Toni Hodgkinson
6 February 2000
Roxbury , United States
1500 m
4:06.51
Maia Ramsden
1 March 2024
World Championships
Glasgow , United Kingdom
[ 68]
Mile
4:24.14
Kim Smith
9 February 2008 [ f]
BU Valentine Invitational
Roxbury , United States
2000 m
5:47.62
Lucy van Dalen
8 February 2014
New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
Roxbury , United States
[ 69]
3000 m
8:38.14
Kim Smith
27 January 2007
Roxbury , United States
Two miles
9:13.94
Kim Smith
26 January 2008
Roxbury , United States
5000 m
14:39.89
Kim Smith
27 February 2009
New York City , United States
50 m hurdles
7.2 h
Jan Mack
2 October 1971
Napier , New Zealand
Karen Page
17 February 1979
Logan , United States
55 m hurdles
7.88
Rowena Welford-Morton
13 February 1999
Lubbock , United States
60 m hurdles
8.61
Carmel Corbett
25 February 1995
Ann Arbor , United States
High jump
1.86 m
Tania Dixon
28 February 1991
Seville , Spain
1.86 m
Josie Taylor
19 February 2022
Conference USA Championships.
Birmingham , United States
[ 70]
Pole vault
4.84 m
Eliza McCartney
10 February 2024
Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais
Liévin , France
[ 71]
Long jump
6.34 m
Chantal Brunner
8 March 1997
World Championships
Paris , France
Triple jump
12.84 m
Kayla Goodwin
11 March 2023
NCAA Division II Championships
Virginia Beach , United States
[ 72]
Shot put
20.98 m
Valerie Adams
28 August 2013
Weltklasse Zürich
Zürich , Switzerland
[ 73]
Weight throw
20.45 m
Julia Ratcliffe
25 February 2017
Ivy League Championships
New York City , United States
[ 74]
Pentathlon
4148 pts
Carmel Corbett
25 February 1994
West Lafayette , United States
8.82 (60 m hurdles) , 1.81 m (high jump) , 12.47 m (shot put) , 5.61 m (long jump) , 2:22.86 (800 m)
Mile walk
7:01.87
Amanda Gorst
18 January 2006
Findlay , United States
3000 m walk
14:21.21 OT [ g]
Amanda Gorst
9 February 2006
Boone , United States
4 × 400 m relay
Notes
General
Specific
^ by federation source; 4:51.52 by IAAF source
^ 1 April 2018 by IAAF profile, probably false
^ by IAAF source, with additional hand-timing for 100m (10.6) and 400m (49.4) Poelman scored 8366 pts, which is recognised by federation
^ by official result source; 1:21:21 by federation, probably mistake
^ by federation source; 20 November 2005 by IAAF source
^ by World Athletics source; 8 February 2008 by Athletics New Zealand source
^ because mark was set on oversized track IAAF recognises Alana Barbers time of 14:49.34 on 14 February 2016 in Birmingham as record
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