Hammer Record Tables

Hammer Records

The hammer throw has its formal origins in the Scottish Highland games. It is one of the last events to recognise women at the Olympic level, having been contested since 1900 for men but not until 2000 for women.

At the World Masters Athletics Champs, the event only became available to women from 1987.

The weight of the hammer varies by age and gender. Men start with 7.26kg. They drop to 6kg at age 50, 5kg at age 60, 4kg at age 70 and 3kg at age 80. Women start with 4kg, drop to 3kg at age 50 and 2kg 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 7.26kg	52.72 W Nicol	43.58 Mark Cumming (2002)	40.47 Michael Scholten (2013)	48.32 T Fleming (1983)	48.62 Mark Cumming (2002)	59.00 Ricard Meiring AUS (2014)	83.62 Igor Astapkovich BLR (1998)
M40 7.26kg	62.53 Phil Jensen (2010)	50.49 Arno van der Westhuizen (2019)	45.70 T Fleming (1986)	52.03 Arno van der Westhuizen (2020)	62.53 Phil Jensen (2010)	50.14 Frederic Cassier NCL (1992)	82.23 Igor Astapkovich BLR (2004)
M45 7.26kg	53.40 Phil Jensen (2013)	50.62 Arno van der Westhuizen (2023) 2022 Champs held in calendar year 2023	35.92 Mark Flaus (2008)	52.27 Arno van der Westhuizen(2022)	54.37 Arno van der Westhuizen(2022)	46.97 Mark Cumming NZL (2012)	79.42 Aleksandr Dryhol UKR (2012)
M50 6.0kg	40.76 Robin Ball	52.07 Mark Cumming (2012)	39.32 Toby Brown (1993)	56.03 Mark Cumming (2013)	56.58 Mark Cumming (2013)	48.62 Ken Readwin AUS (1994)	73.70 Aleksandr Dryhol ISR (2018)
M55 6.0kg	34.97 Adrian Stockill (2021)	45.43 Mark Cumming (2019)	41.86 Richard Davison (2006)	46.85 Mark Cumming (2018)	52.87 Mark Cumming (2017)	49.52 Mark Cumming NZL (2018)	67.27 Jud Logan USA (2014)
M60 5.0kg	30.32 Vic Marks	48.46 Laurie Devlin (1996)	46.59 Richard Davison (2009)	48.36 Laurie Devlin (1997) 1998 Champs held in calendar year 1997	50.82 Laurie Devlin (1997)	46.74 Kevin Bradley NZL (2008)	63.32 Arild Busterud NOR (2008)
M65 5.0kg	26.58 E Drummond	44.36 Laurie Devlin (2000)	39.03 Richard Davison (2014)	43.48 Laurie Devlin (2003)	46.53 Laurie Devlin (2001)	45.33 Laurie Devlin NZL (2002)	60.65 Arild Busterud NOR (2013)
M70 4.0kg	26.37 Richard Harris	42.76 Max Carr (1992)	38.56 Trevor Bent (2000)	44.22 Laurie Devlin (2006)	44.54 Laurie Devlin (2006)	44.54 Laurie Devlin NZL (2006)	59.04 Edward Burke USA (2010)
M75 4.0kg	20.63 Jim Blair (2007)	31.87 Max Carr (1999)	33.49 Brian Senior (2019)	35.10 M Carr (1997) 1998 Champs held in calendar year 1997	37.40 Max Carr (1997)	34.72 Kevin Bradley NZL (2019)	51.52 Jerzy Jablonski POL (2020)
M80 3.0kg	22.92 Jim Blair (2013)	28.13 Ron Johnson (2012)	33.98 Norman Hawke (1992)	35.64 Bill Stannius (2009)	37.95 Brian Senior (2020)	36.47 Wim Van Weenen AUS (2014)	50.69 Hermann Albrecht GER (2020)
M85 3.0kg	21.29 Jim Blair (2019)	21.72 Dave Scratton (2006)	19.54 David Leech (2013)	23.93 Ron Johnson (2018)	25.39 Ron Johnson (2018)	25.07 Ron Johnson NZL (2018)	39.89 Jose Maria Sanza Agreda ESP (2022)
M90 3.0kg	13.84 Peter Tearle (2019)	12.68 Peter Tearle (2018)	17.57 Jim Blair (2021)	17.23 Jim Blair (2022)	19.64 Jim Blair (2022)	18.36 Max MacKay AUS (2014)	27.82 Harvey Lewellen USA (2019)
M95 3.0kg	no record	no record	no record	no record	no record	no record	22.01 Antonio Fonseca BRA (2011)
M100 3.0kg	no record	no record	no record	no record	no record	no record	11.32 Trent Lane USA (2011)
	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 4.0kg	27.75 Nicole Macquet (2013)	41.40 Chris McCahill (2001)	42.55 Anna Lynch (2023) 2022 Champs held in calendar year 2023	45.43 Chris McCahill (2002)	49.97 Deborah McCaw (2015)	41.87 Jayne Hardy AUS (2002)	78.48 Anita Włodarczyk POL (2021)
W40 4.0kg	29.91 Michelle Ward (2015)	37.59 Chris McCahill (2006)	40.64 Debbie McCaw (2021)	42.73 Chris McCahill (2006)	42.73 Chris McCahill (2006)	43.52 Jayne Hardy AUS (2006)	67.57 Iryna Sekachova UKR (2017)
W45 4.0kg	28.38 Michelle Scriven (2017)	39.68 Chris McCahill (2010)	34.54 Raylene Bates (2014)	40.95 Chris McCahill (2010)	42.38 Chris McCahill (2011)	41.80 Althea Mackie AUS (2015)	56.21 Oneithea Lewis USA (2005)
W50 3.0kg	29.51 Michelle Scriven (2021)	39.18 Brenda Davis (2023) 2022 Champs held in calendar year 2023	36.64 Val Hood (1993)	42.09 Raylene Bates (2016)	42.90 Raylene Bates (2016)	45.70 Sharon Gibbins AUS (2008)	55.46 Oneithea Lewis USA (2010)
W55 3.0kg	24.20 Veronica Gould (2007)	30.36 Val Babe (1994)	36.71 Raylene Bates (2021)	41.89 Bev Savage (2001)	41.89 Bev Savage (2001)	45.98 Helen Searle AUS (1996)	51.30 Marja-Leena Parviainen AUS (2002)
W60 3.0kg	19.30 Veronica Gould (2013)	32.78 Bev Savage (2008)	32.63 Winifred Harding (2015)	30.76 Miriam Stanley (1994)	37.84 Anne Goulter (2022)	42.20 Jan Davies AUS (2002)	47.17 Mirja Kokko FIN (2022)
W65 3.0kg	28.60 Heather May	30.37 Bev Savage (2013)	28.60 Glen Watts (2007)	33.18 Bev Savage (2012)	34.86 Bev Savage (2012)	39.51 Helen Searle AUS (2006)	44.38 Jutta Schafer GER (1997)
W70 3.0kg	27.30 Heather May (1993)	27.29 Barbara Austin (2017)	25.75 Glen Watts (2011)	25.93 Barbara Austin (2015)	29.27 Bev Savage (2016)	33.07 Helen Searle AUS (2012)	39.24 Eva Nohl GER (2019)
W75 2.0kg	19.46 Heather May	26.12 Annette Parlane (2023) 2022 Champs held in calendar year 2023	30.63 Glen Watts (2015)	30.16 Bev Savage (2021)	31.99 Bev Savage (2021)	32.02 Jan Banens AUS (2018)	39.64 Evaun Williams GBR (2013)
W80 2.0kg	13.65 Colleena Blair (2011)	24.49 Colleen Brunker (2012)	24.57 Glen Watts (2021)	23.97 Glen Watts (2021)	25.61 Glen Watts (2021)	27.03 Helen Searle AUS (2019)	37.85 Evaun Williams GBR (2018)
W85 2.0kg	no record	13.88 Pam Spiers (2012)	12.19 Rona Smith (2004)	16.80 Marcia Petley (2015)	17.29 Clasina van der Veeken (2016)	16.82 Heather Doherty AUS (2019)	26.80 Rachel Hanssens BEL (2014)
W90 2.0kg	no record	13.01 Marcia Petley (2019)	no record	12.28 Pauline Purser (2014)	13.01 Marcia Petley (2019)	11.85 Ruth Frith AUS (2002)	19.62 Julia Huapaya PER (2018)
W95 2.0kg	no record	no record	no record	no record	no record	11.16 Ruth Frith AUS (2006)	14.92 Olga Kotelko CAN (2014)
W100 2.0kg	no record	no record	no record	no record	no record	9.64 Ruth Frith AUS (2012)	11.30 Ruth Frith AUS (2010)
	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.