M70 Record Tables

M70 Records

Where Centre records are better performances than National or World records, this likely indicates that the athlete either failed to apply for the record within the application window or was unable to meet the stricter paperwork requirements. More recent records could still be in the processing stage at World or National level.

For distances in excess of 400m, electronic times are preferred but not required, with the proviso that hand times require three watch readings. Where it is not readily evident that a historical hand timed record or electronic time is faster, both will be listed. [I believe any time given with a single decimal is hand timed but unless marked it is not explicitly expressed.] Lap scoring sheets are required to be submitted with record applications for events 3000m and above.

Note: Athletes move. Wellington records applicable to athletes registered to Wellington at time of performance. Island championship records applicable to athletes registered to that island at time of performance. NZ records applicable to athletes registered appropriately to NZMA at time of performance. Oceania championship records applicable to athletes registered to OMA at time of performance. World records quote national affiliation of athlete at time of performance.

Prior to the September 2016 agreement on shared membership between Athletics New Zealand and New Zealand Masters Athletics, only those masters athletes who had joined NZMA were eligible to claim records. Now domestic Masters Records can be claimed by both ANZ and NZMA members.

Sprints
	Wellington	North Island Champs	South Island Champs	NZMA Champs	NZ National	NZ Indoor	Oceania Champs	World	World Indoor
50m	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable	7.61 Tony Deleiros (2016)	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable
60m	10.47 Ross McBeth (2017)	8.83 Trevor Guptil (2016)	9.27 Ian Sim (2017)	8.70 Laurie Malcolmson (2020)	8.70 Laurie Malcolmson (2020)	8.67 Trevor Guptill (2019)	8.73 Trevor Guptil NZL (2019)	not applicable	8.09 Glyn Sutton GBR (2016)
100m	15.60 H Robinson	14.39 Trevor Guptill (2016)	14.83 Vincent Paddam (2020)	13.96 Trevor Guptill (2018)	13.78 Trevor Guptill (2018)	not applicable	13.85 Hugh Coogan AUS (2006)	12.77 Bobby Whilden USA (2005)	not applicable
200m	32.25 Bill Nicholson	29.72 John Lester (2012)	31.21 Vincent Paddam (2020)	29.25 Alan Dougall (2020)	27.98 Trevor Guptill (2016)	28.58 Trevor Guptill (2019)	28.10 Hugh Coogan AUS (2006)	25.75 Chares Allie USA (2018)	26.11 Chares Allie USA (2019)
400m	1:15.31 Richard Brent (2021)	1:11.02 Hector Mein (2000)	1:11.4 Max Wood (2003)	1:08.95 Ian Carter (2021)	1:06.29 Max Wood (2003)	1:08.48 A Deleiros (2017)	1:02.28 Hugh Coogan AUS (2006)	57.26 Charles Allie USA (2018)	59.43 Charles Allie USA (2018)
	Wellington	North Island Champs	South Island Champs	NZMA Champs	NZ National	NZ Indoor	Oceania Champs	World	World Indoor

Middle Distance
	Wellington	North Island Champs	South Island Champs	NZMA Champs	NZ National	NZ Indoor	Oceania Champs	World	World Indoor
800m	2:51.28 Ellis Goodyear	2:51.7 Eric de Lautour (1994)	2:54.20 Michael Bond (2015)	2:34.60 Ian Carter (2021)	2:27.94 John Downey (2001)	no record	2:36.33 Kevin Solomon AUS (2018)	2:20.52 Earl Fee CAN (1999)	2:20.45 Earl Fee CAN (1999)
1500m	5:46.07 Keith Chapman (2022)	5:26.02 John Downey (2000)	5:35.9 Derek Turnbull (1998)	5:20.44 Ian Carter (2021)	4:52.95 Ron Robertson (2011)	no record	5:23.64 Peter Sandery AUS (2012)	4:52.95 Ron Robertson NZL (2011)	4:53.53 Cees Stolwijk NED (2020)
Mile	6:11.22 Keith Chapman (2022)	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable	5:55.47 Ian Carter (2022)	not applicable	not applicable	5:19.75 Joop Ruter NED (2003)	5:29.81 Gary Patton USA (2017)
3000m	11:59.89 Keith Chapman (2022)	12:06.77 Anson Clapcott (2015)	12.25.26 Michael Bond (2014)	13:03.60 Graeme Adams (2020)	11:30.28 Ian Carter (2021)	no record	not applicable	10:42.40 Siem Herlaar NED (1999)	10:41.80 Cees Stolwijk NED (20120
5000m	21:09.88 Keith Chapman (2022)	20:09.97 Len Wigham (2001)	20:30.3 Derek Turnbull (1998)	19:37.11 Win Nelmes (1986)	18:15.53 Ron Robertson (2011)	not applicable	19:24.62 Peter Sandery AUS (2012)	18:15.53 Ron Robertson NZL (2011)	not applicable
	Wellington	North Island Champs	South Island Champs	NZMA Champs	NZ National	NZ Indoor	Oceania Champs	World	World Indoor

Long Distance
	Wellington	North Island Champs	South Island Champs	NZMA Champs	NZ National	NZ Indoor	Oceania Champs	World	World Indoor
10000m	43:23.77 John Eccles (1996)	not applicable	not applicable	40:36.3 Selwyn Opie (1997)	39:43.67 Derek Turnbull (1997)	not applicable	not applicable	38:04.13 Ed Whitlock CAN (2001)	not applicable
10km	not applicable	41:03 Len Wigham (2001)	not applicable	not applicable	42:11 Anson Clapcott (2014)	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable
Half	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable	1:26:49 Selwyn Opie (1996)	not applicable	1:31.58 Colin McLeod AUS (2008)	not applicable	not applicable
Marathon	3:28:32 Ellis Goodyear	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable	3:15:58 Derek Turnbull (1997)	not applicable	not applicable	2:54:48 Ed Whitlock CAN (2004)	not applicable
	Wellington	North Island Champs	South Island Champs	NZMA Champs	NZ National	NZ Indoor	Oceania Champs	World	World Indoor

Relays
	Wellington	North Island Champs	South Island Champs	NZMA Champs	NZ National	NZ Indoor	Oceania Champs	World	World Indoor
4x100m	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable	no record	not applicable	not applicable	51.96 Sims Bennett Colbert Lida USA (2008)	not applicable
4x200m	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable	no record	not applicable	not applicable	1:54.05 Colbert Rizzo Camp Lida USA (2007)
4x400m	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable	no record	not applicable	not applicable	4:17.47 Scheidt Nehren Klaus Muller FIN (2009)	4:26.15 Perlis Pierce Cash Allie USA (2018)
4x800m	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable	10:51.08 Wigger Cash Talib Patton USA (2018)	10:57.99 Shaheed Wigger Cash Patton USA (2020)
	Wellington	North Island Champs	South Island Champs	NZMA Champs	NZ National	NZ Indoor	Oceania Champs	World	World Indoor

Walks
	Wellington	North Island Champs	South Island Champs	NZMA Champs	NZ National	NZ Indoor	Oceania Champs	World	World Indoor
1500mW	8:44.68 Clive McGovern (2022)	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable
3000mW	17:29.04 Peter Baillie (2018)	17:29.04 Peter Baillie (2018)	18:53.3 Len Watkins (1990)	17:26.2 Len Watkins (1990)	17:17.0 L Watkins (1990)	no record	16:41.63 George White AUS (2015)	15:07.43 Ian Richards GBR (2018)	15:19.64 Ian Richards GBR (2019)
5000mW	29:46.28 Clive McGovern (2021)	30:39.13 Peter Bailiie (2018)	35:46.63 Tom Cockerill (2017)	37:40.27 Geoff Iremonger (2019)	29:46.28 Clive McGovern (2021)	not applicable	28:22.0 Tom Daintry AUS (1984)	25:48.50 Ian Richards GBR (2018)	not applicable
10000mW	1:03:42.63 Clive McGovern (2020)	no record	not applicable	not applicable	1:03:42.63 Clive McGovern (2020)	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable
10km RW	1:02:21 Clive McGovern (2022)	1:05:47.0 K Sanders (1994)	not applicable	1:00:28.0 Len Watkins (1990)	1:00:18 Eric Saxby (2007)	not applicable	59:24 Ralph Bennett AUS (2014)	53:17 Andrew Jamieson AUS (2016)	not applicable
20km RW	no record	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable	no record	not applicable	not applicable	1:52:36 Andrew Jamieson AUS (2016)	not applicable
50km RW	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable	6:56:47.0 D Harris (1998)	not applicable	not applicable	5:15:40 Arthur Thomson GBR (2007)	not applicable
	Wellington	North Island Champs	South Island Champs	NZMA Champs	NZ National	NZ Indoor	Oceania Champs	World	World Indoor

Barriers
	Wellington	North Island Champs	South Island Champs	NZMA Champs	NZ National	NZ Indoor	Oceania Champs	World	World Indoor
50mH	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable	10.04 David Anstiss (2018)	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable
60mH	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable	no record	not applicable	not applicable	9.44 Ty Brown USA (2015)
80mH (7m)	15.73 W MacIntyre (1999)	16.08 David Anstiss (2015)	no record	15.75 Laurie Malcolmson (2020)	14.52 Alan Dougall (2020)	not applicable	14.81 Donald Chambers AUS (2010)	12.61 Ty Brown USA (2015)	not applicable
300mH	1:02.30 Peter Hanson (2010)	59.02 Stewart Foster (2009)	59.06 Keith Hutton (2019)	57.29 Stewart Foster (2009)	53.32 Alan Dougall (2019)	not applicable	53.32 Alan Dougall NZL (2019)	45.24 Guido Muller GER (2000)	not applicable
2000mSC	8:39.20 John Eccles	8:18.69 John Downey (2000)	8.56.04 Michael Bond (2014)	8:22.04 John Downey (2001)	7:10.03 Ron Robertson (2011)	not applicable	8:25.78 Peter Sandery AUS (2012)	7:10.03 Ron Robertson NZL (2011)	not applicable
	Wellington	North Island Champs	South Island Champs	NZMA Champs	NZ National	NZ Indoor	Oceania Champs	World	World Indoor

Jumps
	Wellington	North Island Champs	South Island Champs	NZMA Champs	NZ National	NZ Indoor	Oceania Champs	World	World Indoor
Long	3.88 Bill Nicholson	4.10 Ian Sim (2018)	4.06 Ian Sim (2017)	3.95 C Deacon (2002)	4.06 Tony Tolhurst (2003)	no record	4.59 Graeme Noden AUS (2008)	5.19 Melvin Larsen USA (1994)	5.22 Vladmir Popov RUS (2004)
Triple	8.59 William MacIntyre (1999)	9.16 David Anstiss (2015)	8.44 Ian Sim (2017)	8.94 David Anstiss (2018)	9.16 David Anstiss (2015)	8.99 David Anstiss (2017)	9.07 Ian Sim NZL (2018)	10.75 Lamberto Boranga ITA (2012)	10.88 Pertti Ahomaki FIN (2016)
High	1.31 Jim Blair	1.28 David Anstiss (2018)	1.16 Colin O’Brien (2001) William Newton (2001) Lance Smith (2014)	1.37 Murray Andersen (2020)	1.37 Murray Andersen (2020) David Anstiss (2017)	1.31 David Anstiss (2019)	1.36 David Anstiss NZL (2018)	1.60 Dusan Prezeli SLO (2020)	1.59 Carl-Erik Sarndal SWE (2009)
Pole Vault	1.40 Bill Nicholson (1995)	2.40 Ron Johnson (2002)	1.75 Colin O’Brien (2001) William Newton (2001) Brian Senior (2010)	2.70 Murray Andersen (2020)	2.70 Murray Andersen (2020)	2.40 David Anstiss (2018)	2.50 Jim Poulter AUS (2014)	3.49 John Altendorf USA (2016)	3.35 Arthur Parry USA (2016)
	Wellington	North Island Champs	South Island Champs	NZMA Champs	NZ National	NZ Indoor	Oceania Champs	World	World Indoor

Throws
	Wellington	North Island Champs	South Island Champs	NZMA Champs	NZ National	NZ Indoor	Oceania Champs	World	World Indoor
Shot 4.0kg	11.40 Richard Harris	11.50 Dave Scratton (1991)	11.86 Graeme Lawless (2000)	11.72 Peter Crawford (2017)	12.10 Peter Crawford (2017)	11.22 Peter Crawford (2016)	12.72 Rudi Hochreiter AUS (1998)	16.33 Quenton Torbert USA (2022)	15.39 Gerald Vaugn USA (2006)
Javelin 500g	37.08 Fred Goodall (2008)	33.69 Dave Scratton (1989)	37.17 Arthur Grayburn (1998)	36.94 Arthur Grayburn (1997)	38.93 Arthur Grayburn (1998)	not applicable	36.51 Guy Quartermain AUS (2012)	54.47 Esa Kiuru FIN (2021)	not applicable
Discus 1.0kg	37.40 P Popa	35.19 Peter Crawford (2018)	35.70 Graeme Lawless (2002)	36.72 Robin Ball (2006)	38.20 S Johnson (1992)	not applicable	39.54 Keith James AUS (2012)	55.27 Carmelo Rado ITA (2007)	not applicable
Hammer 4.0kg	26.37 Richard Harris	42.76 Max Carr (1992)	38.56 Trevor Bent (2000)	44.22 Laurie Devlin (2006)	44.54 Laurie Devlin (2006)	not applicable	44.54 Laurie Devlin NZL (2006)	59.04 Edward Burke USA (2010)	not applicable
Weight 7.26kg	9.68 Graham Cook (2018)	12.12 Phillip Cox (2016)	15.56 Graeme Lawless (2000)	17.19 Laurie Devlin (2006)	18.06 Laurie Devlin (2006)	no record	18.06 Laurie Devlin NZL (2006)	23.15 Arild Busterud NOR(2015)	21.08 Lawrence Hart USA (2017)
	Wellington	North Island Champs	South Island Champs	NZMA Champs	NZ National	NZ Indoor	Oceania Champs	World	World Indoor

Combined Events
	Wellington	North Island Champs	South Island Champs	NZMA Champs	NZ National	NZ Indoor	Oceania Champs	World	World Indoor
Pentathlon	2915* Bill Nicholson	2645 David Anstiss (2017)	2336 Gary Kirkman (2021)	2511 David Anstiss (2017)	2645 David Anstiss (2017)	not applicable	3084 Ken Daniels AUS (2008)	3806 Sherwood Sagedahl USA (2012)	not applicable
Indoor Pentathlon	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable	no record	not applicable	not applicable	4575 Valdis Cela LAT (2018)
Throws Pentathlon	2512 Richard Harris (2006)	2474 Phillip Cox (2017)	3377 Brian Senior (2011)	3400 Brian Senior (2011)	3400 Brian Senior (2011)	not applicable	4356* Sam Johnson NZL (1992)	5067 Arild Busterud NOR (2018)	not applicable
Decathlon	4142* Bill Nicholson	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable	5716 David Anstiss (2016	not applicable	5995 Ken Daniels AUS (2008)	8142 Valdis Cela(2018)	not applicable
	Wellington	North Island Champs	South Island Champs	NZMA Champs	NZ National	NZ Indoor	Oceania Champs	World	World Indoor

World Records from World Masters Athletics as at 25 June 2022.

Oceania Championship Records from Oceania Athletics as at September 2019.

NZ Records from NZ Masters Athletics as at 12 November 2022.

NZMA Championship Records from NZ Masters Athletics as at 24 March 2021.

South Island Championship Records from NZ Masters Athletics as at February 2022.

North Island Championship Records from NZ Masters Athletics as at December 2019.

Wellington Records as at 12 November 2022.