Decathlon & Heptathlon Record Tables

Decathlon & Heptathlon Records

The decathlon consists of 100m, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400m, short hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin and 1500m. It was first contested at the Olympics in 1912 and has been a regular event since.

The heptathlon consists of short hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200m, long jump, javelin and 800m. It has been a part of the Olympics since 1984.

Both have been a part of the World Masters Athletics Champs since 1989.

To be valid for a record, the events for which wind readings are required must produce an average (sum of readings divided by the number of those events) wind reading of +2.0 or less.

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.

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.

Note 1: age factor points tables were updated by World Masters in 2010, revised again in 2015 and 2023. Points quoted in results are the original scores.

Note 2: The javelin was redesigned for men in April 1986 and women in 1999 to reduce the distances the implement could travel. Additionally, in 2014 the W60-70 javelin underwent a change from 400gm to 500gm. These changes necessitated the segregation of previous records. Modifications in design (using holes, rough paint or dimples to increase tail draft) were outlawed at the end of 1991 and related records reset.

Note 3: Records marked + require recalculation to 2015 factors. Records marked * require the individual event performances to be located to allow the recalculation to 2015 factors.

Note: World Masters Athletics have recalculated the points totals to reflect the latest combined event scoring tables. Wellington Masters, New Zealand Masters and Oceania Masters have not yet undertaken this task.

	Wellington	NZ National	Oceania Champs	World
M35	4553* Mark Macfarlane	3917 Victor Lusis (2021)	6122 Geoff Gibbons AUS (2012)	8500 Lev Lobodin RUS (2004 )
M40	4975* Mark Macfarlane	6155 David Hansen (2021)	4854 Peter Ranginui NZL (2012)	8451 Kip Janvrin USA (2005)
M45	5777* Kelvin Berryman	5905 Wayne Doyle (2012)	5905 Wayne Doyle NZL (2012)	7719 Paul Jeffrey AUS (2019)
M50	no record	7018 Wayne Doyle (2016)	5954 Andrew Brooker AUS (2019)	7973 Jean Luc Duez FRA (2015)
M55	no record	6740 Wayne Doyle (2019)	6193 Andrew Millerd AUS (2019)	8158 Thomas Stewens GER (2021)
M60	4771* J Powell	5420 P Davies(2022)	5984 Mark McLean AUS (2019)	7735 Wolfgang Ritte GER (2014)
M65	no record	4691 Warren Green (2018)	4691 Warren Green NZL (2018)	7740 Klemens Grissmer GER (2017)
M70	4142* Bill Nicholson	5716 David Anstiss (2016	5995 Ken Daniels AUS (2008)	7501 Valdis Cela(2018)
M75	4704* Bill Nicholson	5900 David Anstiss (2022)	4608 Donald Chambers AUS (2014)	7752 Rolf Geese GER (2019)
M80	no record	no record	3082 Rad Leovic AUS (2012)	7052 Robert Hewitt USA (2013)
M85	no record	5513 Ron Johnson (2018)	5513 Ron Johnson NZL (2018)	5732 Ted Rowan CAN (2018)
M90	no record	no record	no record	5320 Ralph Maxwell USA (2011)
	Wellington	NZ National	Oceania Champs	World

	Wellington	NZ National	Oceania Champs	World
W35	no record	no record	4192+ Lynette Smith AUS (2008)	6622 Sabine Braun GER (2002)
W40	no record	3095 A Beamish-White (2017)	4068 Lee-Ann Grosvenor AUS (2014)	5706 Sonia Del Prete FRA (2010)
W45	no record	4062 Carolyn Wills (2019)	4019 Carolyn Wills NZL (2018)	5856 Tatjana Schilling GER (2019)
W50	no record	no record	5831 Marie Kay AUS (2010)	6114 Barbara Gähling GER (2015)
W55	no record	3651 Jill Hayman (2017)	4770 Vicki Townsend AUS (2019)	6282 Barbara Gähling GER (2022)
W60	no record	no record	2525 Carol Bowman AUS (2018)	5815 Maria Rosa Escribano Checa ESP (2019)
W65	no record	5598 Gail Kirkman (2018)	5598 Gail Kirkman NZL (2018)	5603 Weia Reinboud NED (2015)
W70	no record	4117 Margaret Crooke (2018)	5022 Marge Allison AUS (2015)	5444 Carol Davis AUS (2021)
W75	3442 Judy Hammond (2015)	3442 Judy Hammond (2015)	3442 Judy Hammond NZL (2015)	5436 Riet Jonkers-Slegers NED (2019)
W80	4246 Judy Hammond (2018)	4246 Judy Hammond (2018)	no record	4142 Irene Obera USA (2016)
W85	no record	no record	no record	3631 Christa Bortignon CAN (2022)
	Wellington	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.