The 5000m track walk is an event that has never appeared at the Olympics. Track walking as a whole has only made sporadic appearances at that level, with 3000m 3500m and 10000m distances appearing up to 1924. After that all walking events were held out of stadia, on road.
An indoor track walk, 3000m or 5000m, was held in the IAAF World Indoor Championships until 1993, after which it was discontinued.
The 5000mW is a recent addition to the Wellington Champs. It was held at the North Island Champs in 2016 and sporadically prior to that. From 2018, it was added to the NZMA Champs to offset the difficulty in establishing a course on which to hold a 10km Road Walk. This event has become the de facto replacement to programme for the 10km Road Walk, though there has also been the occasional 10000m Track Walk.
| Wellington | North Island Champs | South Island Champs | NZMA Champs | NZ National | Oceania Champs | World | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M35 | no record | no record | no record | 25:08.0 D Cameron (1980*) *1981 Champs held in calendar year 1980 | 23:12.58 Kevin Taylor (1990) | 23:12.6 Kevin Taylor NZL (1990) | 18:30.43 Maurizio Damilano ITA (1992) |
| M40 | 27:46.0 Robert Bennett | 25:48.54 Andris Lei (2009) | 29:38.35 T McCashin (2012) | 27:03.8 R Nxon (1980*) *1981 Champs held in calendar year 1980 | 24:19.4 Robert Green (1993) | 22:37.0 Frank Clark AUS (1984) | 19:45.65 Willi Sawall AUS (1984) |
| M45 | 28:38.90 Sean Lake (2016) | 28:38.90 Sean Lake (2016) | 27:14.1 S Farquhar (2008) | 24:21.0 Maurice Hinton (1980*) *1981 Champs held in calendar year 1980 | 20:54.4 Gary Little (1991) | 22:32.0 John Smith AUS (1984) | 20:28.28 Alex Florez Studer (2017) |
| M50 | 29:31.1 Robert Bennett | 33:07.87 Joseph Antcliff (2018) | no record | 27:14.90 Lyndon Hohaia (2018) | 21:01.0 Gary Little (1992) | 24:31.9 Michael Harte NZL (2006) | 21:01.0 Gary Little NZL (1992) |
| M55 | 26:16.3 Peter Baillie (2007) | 25:43.7 Eric Kemsley (2006) | 30:35.7 P Hague (2008) | 36:57.08 Mark Gray (2020) | 22:14.93 Gary Little (1998) | 22:14.9 Gary Little NZL (1998) | 22:11.5 Willi Sawall AUS (1997) |
| M60 | 28:55.3 Peter Tearle | 28:48.58 Peter Fox (2016) | 30:39.43 R Denton (2012) | 28:26.96 Mike Parker (2018) | 23:44.09 Gary Little (2002) | 25:48.0 Theo Orr AUS (1984) | 22:38.7 Andrew Jamieson AUS (2007) |
| M65 | 29:15.95 Peter Bailiie (2018) | 30:52.23 Clive McGovern (2018) | 32:41.58 Peter Hague (2019) | 29:59.76 Peter Baillie (2018) | 26:53.78 Eric Kemsley (2016) | 26:47.54 George White AUS (2010) | 24:13.10 Ian Richards GBR (2013 |
| M70 | 29:46.28 Clive McGovern (2021) | 30:39.13 Peter Bailiie (2018) | 35:46.63 Tom Cockerill (2017) | 31:48.11 Clive McGovern (2022) | 29:46.28 Clive McGovern (2021) | 28:22.0 Tom Daintry AUS (1984) | 25:48.50 Ian Richards GBR (2018) |
| M75 | 40:38.5 Bernie Kaiser (2008) | no record | 41:31.61 Tom Cockerill (2020) | no record | 37:54.5 George Currie (1993) | 30:33.0 Tom Daintry AUS (1990) | 27:40.0 James Grimwade GBR (1987) |
| M80 | 42:38.59 John Hines (2018) | no record | no record | no record | 38:25.81 Ron Johnson (2015) | 33:57.0 Tom Daintry AUS (1992) | 29:24.1 James Grimwade GBR (1992) |
| M85 | no record | no record | no record | no record | no record | 33:53.0 Gus Theobald AUS (1984) | 33:15.0 Gus Theobald AUS (1982) |
| M90 | 48:56.81 Peter Tearle (2016) | no record | no record | no record | 48:56.81 Peter Tearle (2016) | no record | 35:10.0 Gus Theobald AUS (1987) |
| Wellington | North Island Champs | South Island Champs | NZMA Champs | NZ National | Oceania Champs | World | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W35 | no record | 37:49.31 Vicky Jones (2016) | 27:58.14 Wendy Healey (2012) | no record | 23:04.72 Gabrielle Gorst (2003) | 23:49.0 Gabrielle Gorst NZL (2002) | 20:12.41 Perronne ITA (2003) |
| W40 | 27:08.10 Amelia De Lorenzo | 41:35.02 Vicky Jones (2023*) *2022 Champs held in calendar year 2023 | 27.39.86 Julie Edmunds (2014) | 37.15.00 Vicky Jones (2021) | 24:50.85 Jane Jackson (1987) | 27:00.5 Annette Major AUS (2006) | 21:57.40 Kelly Ruddick AUS (2013) |
| W45 | 33:48.0 A Bowles | 34:49.08 Arlene Wong-Tung (2018) | 31:23.0 Y Shaw (2008) | no record | 26:40.36 N Amyes (2001) | 27:03.1 Pam Tindall AUS (2008) | 22:47.17 Kelly Ruddick AUS (2022) |
| W50 | 29:54.22 Terri Grimmett (2012) | 27:05.31 Corinne Smith (2016) | 33:17.46 Gillian MacDougall (2012) | 27:18.83 Corinne Smith (2018) | 27:05.31 Corinne Smith (2016) | 27:15.97 Ann Staunton-Jugovic AUS (2014) | 23:37.78 Lynette Ventris AUS (2007) |
| W55 | 32:40.71 Terri Grimmett (2016) | 29:52.70 Sue Hoskin (2009) | no record | 31.08.22 Serena Coombes (2021) | 29:52.70 Sue Hoskin (2009) | 26:21.4 Heather Carr AUS (2006) | 23:57.58 Siw Karlstrom SWE (2012) |
| W60 | 32:45.77 Barbara Tucker | 34:00.56 Terri Grimmett (2018) | 36.45.93 Claire McKenzie (2018) | 34:05.66 Theresa Large (2018) | 30:59h Sue Hoskin (2012) | 27:18.93 Heather Carr AUS (2010) | 25:41.58 Lynette Ventris AUS (2018) |
| W65 | 31:38.35 Sue Hoskin (2016) | 35:35.39 Terri Grimmett (2023*) *2022 Champs held in calendar year 2023 | 37.33.24 Shirley Ralston (2018) | no record | 31:38.35 Sue Hoskin (2016) | 28:57.97 Heather Carr AUS (2015) | 27:19.1 Brenda Riley AUS (2006) |
| W70 | 31:43.15 Jacqueline Wilson (2016) | 31:49.87 Jacqueline Wilson (2016) | 38:14.81 Ann Henderson (2010) | 32:09.63 Jacqueline Wilson (2018) | 31:43.15 Jacqueline Wilson (2016) | 31:45.1 Jean Albury AUS (2002) | 29:16.0 Britta Tibbling SWE (1989) |
| W75 | 31:58.65 Jacqueline Wilson (2021) | 34:31.89 Jacqueline Wilson(2023*) *2022 Champs held in calendar year 2023 | no record | 31:58.65 Jacqueline Wilson (2021) | 31:58.65 Jacqueline Wilson (2021) | 36:41.40 Daphne Jones NZL (2018) | 31:58.65 Jacqueline Wilson NZL (2021) |
| W80 | 40:13.00 Daphne Jones (2023) | 40:55.80 Daphne Jones(2023*) *2022 Champs held in calendar year 2023 | no record | 41:27.15 Daphne Jones (2022) | 40:37.10 Daphne Jones (2022) | 39:24.83 Christianne Duaphinet AUS (2008) | 34:48.49 Britta Tibbling SWE (1999) |
| W85 | no record | no record | no record | no record | no record | no record | 40:06.96 Heather Lee AUS (2012) |
| W90 | no record | no record | no record | no record | no record | no record | 41:04.87 Heather Lee AUS (2018) |