5000m Track Walk Record Tables

5000m Track Walk Records

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.

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 or no 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	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

	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)
	Wellington	North Island Champs	South Island Champs	NZMA Champs	NZ National	Oceania Champs	World

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.