Discus Record Tables

Discus Records

The discus has been contested in the Olympics since 1896 for men and 1928 women.

At the World Masters Athletics Champs, the event only became available to women from 1977.

The men start with a discus of 2kg, which drops to 1.5kg at age 50.It reduces further to 1kg at age 60. The women start with a 1kg discus that is reduced to 750g at age 75.

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.

	Wellington	North Island Champs	South Island Champs	NZMA Champs	NZ National	Oceania Champs	World
M35 2.0kg	47.24 H Smith (1994)	39.89 D Wagner (2006)	38.86 Tony Anderson (2003)	47.24 H Smith (1994)	48.61 K Nelson (2017)	43.84 Jamie Muscat AUS (2014)	71.56 Virgiljus Alekna LTU (2007)
M40 2.0kg	39.32 R Louis	38.81 Rene Otto (2006)	37.39 Joden Pratten (2023) 2022 Champs held in calendar year 2023	43.44 R Williams (1975)	43.44 R Williams (1975)	43.88 Merve Kemp AUS (1984)	70.28 Virgiljus Alekna LTU (2012)
M45 2.0kg	39.76 Robin Ball (1984)	35.50 W Sinclair (1991)	37.81 Mark Flaus (2008)	39.85 Malcolm Clarke (2017)	43.12 R Williams (1981)	44.56 Todd Davey AUS (2015)	66.12 Al Oerter USA (1982)
M50 1.5kg	46.82 Adrian Stockill (2018)	42.84 Adrian Stockill (2016)	43.05 Mark Flaus (2000)	44.80 Robin Ball (1986)	46.82 Adrian Stockill (2018)	49.65 Stuart Gyngell AUS (2014)	68.40 Klaus Weiffenbach GER (1997)
M55 1.5kg	38.28 Richard Harris	37.08 Adrian Stockill (2023) 2022 Champs held in calendar year 2023	42.46 Graeme Lawless (1985)	40.86 Graeme Lawless (1986)	45.28 Graeme Lawless (1986)	41.65 Ray Green AUS (2002)	64.58 Klaus Liedtke GER (2000)
M60 1.0kg	42.10 Richard Harris	46.77 Robin Ball (1998) 1997 Champs held in calendar year 1998	45.32 Graeme Lawless (1990)	48.66 Robin Ball (1996)	48.66 Robin Ball (1996)	50.27 Ray Green AUS (2006)	66.36 Klaus Liedtke GER (2001)
M65 1.0kg	43.38 P Popa	38.22 P Popa (1987)	36.41 Richard Davison (2014)	39.67 Robin Ball (2004)	44.47 Robin Ball (2001)	45.93 Tom Hancock AUS (2002)	59.75 Klaus Liedtke GER (2007)
M70 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)	39.54 Keith James AUS (2012)	55.27 Carmelo Rado ITA (2007)
M75 1.0kg	31.92 P Popa	31.12 John Mowat ‐Wilson (1991)	31.62 Graeme Lawless (2005)	34.23 Peter Crawford (2019)	34.23 Peter Crawford (2019)	34.60 Rudi Hochreiter AUS (2002)	49.21 Carmelo Rado ITA (2008)
M80 1.0kg	22.62 Jim Blair (2012)	26.87 Ron Johnson (2013)	26.24 Brian Senior(2023) 2022 Champs held in calendar year 2023	27.70 Dave Scratton (2000)	28.98 Brian Senior (2021)	26.96 Feliks Jekabsons AUS (2006)	41.13 Östen Edlund SWE (2016)
M85 1.0kg	18.87 Jim Blair (2018)	19.87 Dave Scratton (2004)	17.58 Jim Blair (2020)	20.54 Ron Johnson (2018)	22.90 Ron Johnson (2018)	22.90 Ron Johnson NZL (2018)	35.92 Carmelo Rado ITA (2019)
M90 1.0kg	13.06 Peter Tearle (2018)	12.34 Peter Tearle (2018)	16.34 Jim Blair (2021)	15.70 Jim Blair (2022)	18.16 Jim Blair (2022)	12.91 Peter Tearle NZL (2018)	28.49 Ian Reed USA (2017)
M95 1.0kg	no record	no record	no record	no record	no record	no record	18.92 Donald Pellmann USA (2011)
M100 1.0kg	no record	no record	no record	no record	no record	no record	14.86 Donald Pellmann USA (2015)
M105 1.0kg	no record	no record	no record	no record	no record	no record	7.50 Stanistaw Kowalski POL (2015)
	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 1.0kg	37.31 Nicole Macquet	40.16 Vivienne Hill (1998)	40.22 S Mene (1987)	43.44 Vivienne Hill (1996)	44.14 Vivienne Hill (1996)	47.86 Chris Schultz AUS (1986)	69.60 Faina Myelnik URS (1980)
W40 1.0kg	34.98 Nicole Macquet (2017)	35.25 Chris McCahill (2008)	33.66 Raylene Bates (2008)	36.77 Vivienne Hill (2001)	43.48 Val Young (1981)	42.52 Chris Schultz AUS (1994)	67.89 Iryna Yatchenko BLR (2008)
W45 1.0kg	26.99 Michelle Scriven (2015)	35.29 Chris McCahill (2012)	31.37 Janice Maxwell (2004)	35.56 Marie Ramshaw (1975)	35.56 Marie Ramshaw (1975)	42.66 Chris Schultz AUS (1998)	64.09 Zdenka Silhava CZE (1999)
W50 1.0kg	25.01 Michelle Scriven (2021)	28.30 Tina Ryan (2014)	28.94 Val Hood (1993)	39.40 Val Young (1988)	43.82 Val Young (1988)	38.23 Chris Schultz AUS (2002)	46.11 Olga Cherniavskaia RUS (2015)
W55 1.0kg	21.86 Colleena Blair	21.74 Tui Ashe (2009)	27.44 Val Hood (1995)	29.45 Bev Savage (2001)	30.76 Miriam Stanley (1989)	33.54 Chris Schultz AUS (2006)	43.36 Tamara Danilova RUS (1996)
W60 1.0kg	22.20 Colleena Blair	22.57 Elizabeth Hamilton (2012)	23.83 Val Hood (2000)	28.86 Miriam Stanley (1994)	29.64 Miriam Stanley (1994)	29.73 Helen Searle AUS (2002)	40.76 Carol Finsrud USA (2017)
W65 1.0kg	21.98 Heather May	24.58 Bev Savage (2012)	20.03 Glen Watts (2006)	21.38 Bev Savage (2015)	24.58 Bev Savage (2012)	27.53 Helen Searle AUS (2006)	37.62 Tamara Danilova RUS (2005)
W70 1.0kg	20.30 Heather May (1993)	19.02 Annette Parlane (2017)	19.61 Glen Watts (2010)	18.76 Glen Watts (2012)	20.30 Heather May (1993)	22.03 Mary Thomas AUS (2015)	33.55 Tamara Danilova RUS (2010)
W75 0.75kg	15.59 Colleena Blair	21.55 Annette Parlane (2023) 2022 Champs held in calendar year 2023	19.79 Glen Watts (2017)	19.99 Bev Savage (2021)	21.55 Annette Parlane (2023)	22.75 Mary Thomas AUS (2019)	31.56 Tamara Danilova RUS (2015)
W80 0.75kg	12.98 Colleena Blair (2011)	14.82 Colleen Brunker (2012)	17.68 Glen Watts (2021)	17.64 Glen Watts (2021)	18.55 Glen Watts (2021)	20.30 Heather Doherty AUS (2014)	26.53 Anne Chatrine Ruhlow GER (2017)
W85 0.75kg	no record	11.14 Pauline Purser (2008)	8.35 Rona Smith (2005)	10.52 Pauline Purser (2010)	11.28 Pauline Purser (2009)	13.84 Heather Doherty AUS (2010)	19.49 Rachel Hanssens BEL (2014)
W90 0.75kg	no record	9.36 Dulcie Howells (2008)	no record	8.86 Pauline Purser (2013)	9.36 Dulcie Howells (2008)	10.89 Ruth Frith AUS (2002)	14.80 Olga Kotelko CAN (2009)
W95 0.75kg	no record	no record	no record	no record	no record	10.90 Ruth Frith AUS (2006)	12.86 Gabre Gabric ITA (2010)
W100 0.75kg	no record	no record	no record	no record	no record	no record	9.30 Ruth Frith AUS (2011)
	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.