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.
| 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 | 40.43 Adrian Stockill (2024) | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |