3000m Record Tables

3000m Records

The 3000m is an unusual event as it has not been included as part of the National Championship from 1981 to 2016. Athletics NZ have recently reinstated it as a separate event. It has not been contested at the Olympics since 1924 for men. It was an Olympic distance for women from 1984 to 1992 and was dropped when women's distances were standardised to be the same as for men.

It has been run in every IAAF World Indoor Championships and every World Masters Indoor Championships.

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.

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.

	Wellington	North Island Champs	South Island Champs	NZMA Champs	NZ National	NZ Indoor	World	World Indoor
M35	8:34.20 Rowan Hooper (2017)	8:59.86 Nick Horspool (2018)	10:01.25 Dwight Grieve (2015)	12:03.03 David O'Sullivan (2019)	8:34.20 Rowan Hooper (2017)	no record	7:29.00 Bernard Lagat USA (2010)	7:34.71 Bernard Lagat USA (2013)
M40	8:39.39 Ted McLachlan	8:54.58 Levente Timar(2018)	8:59.04 Brett Tingay(2023) 2022 Champs held in calendar year 2023	9:13.14 Mattew Parsonage (2021)	8:28.09 Richard Bennett (2007)	no record	7:42.75 Bernard Lagat USA (2015)	7:37.92 Bernard Lagat USA (2015)
M45	9:03.21 Dan Clendon (2022)	9:31.55 Andrew Davenport (2014)	9:51.91 Craig Iversen (2020)	9:13.41 Dan Clendon (2022)	8:40.48 Richard Bennett (2010)	9:37.95 Jason Cameron (2017)	8:15.58 Vyacheslav Shavunin RUS (2015)	8:22.54 Davide Raineri ITA (2021)
M50	9:14.08 Dallas McCallum (2015)	9:32.24 Robin Grant (2010)	9:57.96 Joe Ford (2011)	9:16.02 Wim Luijpers (2021)	9:07.40 Tony McManus (2002)	9:44.14 Michael Wray (2017)	8:37.94 Antoni Bernado Planas AND (2018)	8:37.73 Juan Antonio Cuadrillero Barranco ESP (2021)
M55	9:50.63 Richard Brent (2008)	9:55.57 Ian Calder (2013)	9:47.39 Greg Lautenslager (2012)	9:50.85 Peter Stevens (2021)	8:57.28 Ron Robertson (1997)	no record	8:56.80 Keith Bateman AUS (2010)	8:58.7 Gunther Hasselmann GER (1980)
M60	10:14.74 Richard Brent (2011)	10:41.8 Anson Clapcott (2004)	11.10.22 Peter Richards (2023) 2022 Champs held in calendar year 2023	10:50.68 Peter Richards(2021)	9:42.97 Tony McManus (2012)	11:04.79 Tony Price (2017)	9:21.38 Yoshitsugu Iwanaga JPN (2020)	9:31.40 Hakan Eriksson SWE (2022)
M65	12:37.01 Michael Browne	10:24.18 Ian Calder (2023) 2022 Champs held in calendar year 2023	11:37.79 Ian Carter (2019)	11:40.62 Ian Carter (2020)	9:47.30 Derek Turnbull (1992)	no record	9:47.4 Derek Turnbull NZL (1992)	9:59.02 Alastair Walker GBR (2022)
M70	11:59.89 Keith Chapman (2022)	12:04.64 Keith Chapman (2023) 2022 Champs held in calendar year 2023	12.25.26 Michael Bond (2014)	12:06.26 Keith Chapman (2022)	11:30.28 Ian Carter (2021)	no record	10:42.40 Siem Herlaar NED (1999)	10:41.80 Cees Stolwijk NED (20120
M75	13:55.72 Brian Hayes (2022)	14:23.93 Patrick Mills (2009)	12:41.4 Ron Stevens (2009)	13:32.52 Anson Clapcott (2020)	12:19.68 Ron Stevens (2010)	no record	11:10.43 Ed Whitlock CAN (2006)	11:17.21 Ed Whitlock CAN (2007)
M80	15:13.42 Roger Robinson (2023)	15:13.42 Roger Robinson(2023) 2022 Champs held in calendar year 2023	16:32.0 Stan Gawler (2009)	16:12.68 Roger Robinson (2022)	15:13.42 Roger Robinson (2023)	no record	11:56.25 Jose Vicente Rioseco Lopez ESP (2021)	12:00.88 Ed Whitlock CAN (2011)
M85	no record	17:17.58 Eric de Lautour (2007)	no record	no record	17:17.58 Eric de Lautour (2007)	no record	14:13.4 Julian Bernal Medina ESP (2005)	13:41.96 Ed Whitlock CAN (2016)
M90	no record	no record	no record	no record	no record	no record	16:20.96 David Carr AUS (2022)	18:06.97 Antonio Nacca ITA (2014)
M95	no record	no record	no record	no record	no record	no record	22:46.4 Antonio Nacca ITA (2018)	22:52.15 Antonio Nacca ITA (2019)
	Wellington	North Island Champs	South Island Champs	NZMA Champs	NZ National	NZ Indoor	World	World Indoor

	Wellington	North Island Champs	South Island Champs	NZMA Champs	NZ National	NZ Indoor	World	World Indoor
W35	10:14.87 Vicki Humphries	10:55.1 S Taylor (1993)	10:48.5 G Talbot (1987)	10:10.6 B Shingles (1976)	9:22.09 Mary O’Connor (1993)	no record	8:27.83 Maricica Puica ROM (1985)	8:39.14 Regina Jacobs USA (1999)
W40	9:53.94 Nyla Caroll	10:49.0 Judith Stewart (1989)	10:24.9 P Taylor (1987)	10:35.8 R Haymes (1979)	9:42.45 Mary O’Connor (1996)	no record	9:03.40 Nuria Fernandez ESP (2017)	8:58.20 Nuria Fernandez ESP (2017)
W45	10:22.69 Gabrielle O'Rourke (2013)	9:55.08 Sally Gibbs (2012)	11:23.1 Margaret Orman (1990)	11:42.3 J Miles (1980)	9:47.47 Heather Matthews (1992)	11:10.00 Andrea Harris (2017)	9:17.27 Yekatarina Podkopayeva URS (1997)	9:11.67 Nicole Leveque FRA (1996)
W50	11:01.68 Victoria Humphries (2016)	11:43.47 Meghann Stewart (2015)	11:23.0 Maria Hillier (2003)	10:19.02 Sally Gibbs (2018)	9:54.83 Sally Gibbs (2015)	no record	9:47.20 Gitte Karlshöj DEN (2009)	9:56.39 Fiona Matheson GBR (2011)
W55	10:38.7 Bernie Portenski (2005)	10:44.32 Sally Gibbs (2023) 2022 Champs held in calendar year 2023	11:22.4 Loris Reed (2004)	10:39.97 Sally Gibbs (2020)	10:20.55 Sally Gibbs (2019)	no record	10:03.90 Silke Schmidt GER (2015)	10:13.40 Clare Elms GBR (2019)
W60	11:10.10 Bernie Portenski (2011)	12:52.2 P Hewitt (1996)	12:22.7 Loris Reed (2007)	12:09.97 Christine Adamson (2018)	11:10.10 Bernie Portenski (2011)	12:07.38 Christine Adamson (2019)	10:28.94 Silke Schmidt GER (2019)	10:48.13 Fiona Matheson GBR (2022)
W65	12:27.51 Michele Allison (2022)	15:08.0 A Jones (2006)	13:29.37 Barbara Patrick (2012)	12:27.51 Michele Allison (2022)	12:27.51 Michele Allison (2022)	no record	11:42.8 Katryn Martin USA (2017)	11:35.98 Katryn Martin USA (2017)
W70	no record	16:24.0 Nan Little (1998) 1997 Champs held in calendar year 1998	13:41.60 Loris Reed (2017)	14:26.98 Judith Stewart (2019)	13:41.60 Loris Reed (2017)	no record	12:13.12 Angela Copson GBR (2018)	12:37.45 Angela Copson GBR (2018)
W75	no record	no record	16:19.25 Barbara Patrick (2023) 2022 Champs held in calendar year 2023	20:00.00 Julie Roots (2019)	14:47.97 Myrtle Rough (2015)	no record	13:55.58 Yoko Nakano JPN (2012)	13:55.58 Elfriede Hodapp GER (2012)
W80	no record	no record	no record	no record	17:00.94 Myrtle Rough (2021)	no record	14:27.49 Yoko Nakano JPN (2017)	15:57.73 Helly Visser CAN (2014)
W85	no record	no record	24:19.9 Edith Mercier (2008)	no record	24:19.9 Edith Mercier (2008)	no record	16:39.15 Yoko Nakano JPN (2021)	18:38.76 Melitta Czerwenka-Nagel GER (2016)
	Wellington	North Island Champs	South Island Champs	NZMA Champs	NZ National	NZ Indoor	World	World Indoor

World Records from World Masters Athletics as at 3 February 2023.

Oceania Championship Records from Oceania Athletics as at September 2019.

NZ Records from NZ Masters Athletics as at 16 February 2023.

NZMA Championship Records from NZ Masters Athletics as at 16 February 2023.

South Island Championship Records from NZ Masters Athletics as at February 2023.

North Island Championship Records from NZ Masters Athletics as at January 2023.

Wellington Records as at 7 May 2023.