The following are the national records in athletics in the Cook Islands maintained by the Cook Island's national athletics federation: Athletics Cook Islands (ACI).

Outdoor

Key to tables: + = en route to a longer distance
ht = hand timing
NWI = no wind measurement

Men

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100 m 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

, 10.97 , rowspan=2, Mark Sherwin , 4 December 1993 , , rowspan=2, Brisbane, Australia , , - , 10.6 , 19 November 1993 , , , - , rowspan=2,

200 m The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

, 22.46 (+0.8 m/s) , Teinakore Teiti , 25 August 2000 ,

Oceania Championships An Oceania Championship is a top level international sports competition between Oceania athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. List of Championships * 49er & 49er FX Oceania Championships ...

, Adelaide, Australia , , - , 22.1 ,

Alex Beddoes Alex Beddoes (born 9 July 1995) is a runner and athlete from the Cook Islands who has represented the Cook Islands at the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, Pacific Games, and Pacific Mini Games. Career Beddoes first participated in the Ocean ...

, 13 October 2020 , , Nikao, Cook Islands , , - ,

400 m The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is o ...

, 49.19 ,

, 1 March 2019 , , Melbourne, Australia , , - , rowspan=2,

800 m The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...

, 1:50.16 ,

, 21 March 2019 , , Melbourne, Australia , , -bgcolor=#CEF6F5 , 1:47.26 ,

, 30 July 2021 , Olympic Games , Tokyo, Japan , , -style="background:#f6F5CE;" ,

1000 m The 1000 metres is an uncommon middle-distance running event in track and field competitions. The 1000 yards, an imperial alternative, was sometimes also contested. All-time top 25 *h = hand timed *i = indoor performance *A = affected by ...

, 3:20.05 , Harmon Harmon , 15 December 2006 ,

, Apia, Samoa , , - ,

1500 m The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

, 4:03.13 ,

, 17 July 2019 , , Apia, Samoa , , - ,

Mile The mile, sometimes the international mile or statute mile to distinguish it from other miles, is a British imperial unit and United States customary unit of distance; both are based on the older English unit of length equal to 5,280 English ...

, 5:07.1 , Alan Jordon , 1960 , , , , - ,

2000 m The 2000 metres or 2000-metre run is a track running event where five laps are completed around an outdoor 400 m track, or ten laps around a 200 m indoor track - the distance is 11.68 meters short of 1¼ miles. The global governing body World Ath ...

, 6:23.3 , Moetu Tangitamaita , 3 May 1995 , , Tereora, Cook Islands , , - ,

3000 m The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...

, 9:39.3 , Muriaroa Ngaro , 1979 , ,

Rarotonga Rarotonga is the largest and most populous of the Cook Islands. The island is volcanic, with an area of , and is home to almost 75% of the country's population, with 13,007 of a total population of 17,434. The Cook Islands' Parliament buildings a ...

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5000 m The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stand ...

, 16:41.7 , Jubilee Reu , 12 June 1971 , ,

Avarua Avarua (meaning "Two Harbours" in Cook Islands Māori) is a town and district in the north of the island of Rarotonga, and is the national capital of the Cook Islands. The town is served by Rarotonga International Airport (IATA Airport Code: R ...

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10000 m The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship level events. The race ...

, 35:23.0 , Muriaroa Ngaro , 30 August 1979 , South Pacific Games ,

Suva Suva () is the capital and largest city of Fiji. It is the home of the country's largest metropolitan area and serves as its major port. The city is located on the southeast coast of the island of Viti Levu, in Rewa Province, Central Divi ...

, Fiji , , - , rowspan=2, Half marathon , 1:27:36 , Olfred Maiteao , 14 October 1989 , ,

, Cook Islands , , -style="background:pink" , 1:27:04 , Olfred Maiteao , 11 October 1983 , ,

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Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

, 2:51:26 , Muriaroa Ngaro , 3 May 1980 , ,

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110 m hurdles The 110 metres hurdles, or 110-metre hurdles, is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is included in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metres hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurd ...

, 16.44 , Akanoa William , 15 December 1987 , South Pacific Games , Nouméa, New Caledonia , , - ,

400 m hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women. On a standard outdoor track, 400 metres is the length of the inside lane, once ar ...

, 1:31.07 , Casper Mateariki , 25 October 2004 , ,

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3000 m steeplechase The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually abbreviated as ) is the most common distance for the steeplechase in track and field. It is an obstacle race over the distance of the 3000 metres, which derives its name from the h ...

, 10:51.71 , Uaongo Areai , 3 August 1985 ,

South Pacific Mini Games The Pacific Mini Games is a continental multi-sport event contested by countries and territories located in Oceania. The event has been held every four years since the inaugural games in Honiara, Solomon Islands in 1981. It was known as the Sout ...

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High jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...

, 1.89 m , Turuariki George Baxter , 25 September 2009 ,

Pacific Mini Games The Pacific Mini Games is a continental multi-sport event contested by countries and territories located in Oceania. The event has been held every four years since the inaugural games in Honiara, Solomon Islands in 1981. It was known as the Sou ...

, Nikao, Cook Islands , , - , Pole vault , 3.10 m , Akanoa William , 18 December 1987 , South Pacific Games , Nouméa, New Caledonia , , - , Long jump , 7.16 m , Harmon Harmon , 2 June 2003 , , Tereora, Cook Islands , , - , Triple jump , 13.63 m , Harmon Harmon , 16 October 2001 , , Tereora, Cook Islands , , - ,

Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

, 13.85 m , Mau George , 25 September 2009 ,

, Nikao, Cook Islands , , - , Discus throw , 44.96 m ,

Robert McNabb The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

, 14 February 1999 , , Brisbane, Australia , , - , Hammer throw , 48.92 m , Vainga Tonga , 5 June 1995 , ,

, Cook Islands , , - , Javelin throw , 57.18 m ,

Daniel Tutai Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength"), ...

, 24 September 2009 ,

, Nikao, Cook Islands , , - , rowspan=2,

Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in Athletics (sport), athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek language, Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ...

, 5244 pts , Akanoa William , 17–18 December 1987 , South Pacific Games , Nouméa, New Caledonia , , - , colspan=5, 12.01 ''(100 m)'', 6.37 m ''(long jump)'', 9.18 m ''(shot put)'', 1.67 m ''(high jump)'', 53.55 ''(400 m)'' /
16.95 ''(110 m hurdles)'', 27.68 m ''(discus)'', 3.10 m ''(pole vault)'', 43.30 m ''(javelin)'', 5:31.19 ''(1500 m)'' , , - , 3000 m walk (track) , 15:56.0 , Uaongo Areai , July 1985 , , Tereora, Cook Islands , , - ,

10 km walk The 10 kilometres race walk, or 10-kilometer racewalk, is a racewalking event. The event is competed as a road race. Athletes must always keep in contact with the ground and the supporting leg must remain straight until the raised leg passes it ...

(road) , 57:27.0 , Uaongo Areai , 1 May 1980 , ,

, Cook Islands , , - , 20 km walk (road) , 1:52:33 , Uaongo Areai , 1 May 1980 , ,

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50 km walk The 50 kilometre race walk was an Olympic athletics event that first appeared in 1932 and made its final Olympic appearance in 2021. The racewalking event is competed as a road race. Athletes must always keep in contact with the ground and the ...

(road) , 5:37:31 , Uaongo Areai , June 1980 , , Ōkato, New Zealand , , - ,

4 × 100 m relay 4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest c ...

, 44.80 ,
Teokotai Simiona
Tenoa Puna
Michael Tinirau
Victor Ioane , 2 August 1985 ,

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4 × 400 m relay 4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest c ...

, 3:34.5 , , 13 October 2020 , , Nikao, Cook Islands ,

Women

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, 11.97 (+1.5 m/s) ,

Patricia Taea Patricia Nooroa Taea (born 25 May 1993) is a Cook Island female sprinter who competed in the 100 metres event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.Brisbane, Australia , , - ,

, 24.16 (+0.3 m/s) ,

Patricia Taea Patricia Nooroa Taea (born 25 May 1993) is a Cook Island female sprinter who competed in the 100 metres event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.Pacific Mini Games The Pacific Mini Games is a continental multi-sport event contested by countries and territories located in Oceania. The event has been held every four years since the inaugural games in Honiara, Solomon Islands in 1981. It was known as the Sou ...

, Port Vila, Vanuatu , , - , rowspan=3,

, 1:01.65 , rowspan=2, Attina Sawtell , 13 September 1983 , South Pacific Games , Apia, Western Samoa , , - , 1:00.4 , 12 September 1983 , South Pacific Games , Apia, Western Samoa , , -bgcolor=#CEF6F5 , 59.41 ,

Patricia Taea Patricia Nooroa Taea (born 25 May 1993) is a Cook Island female sprinter who competed in the 100 metres event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.Brisbane, Australia , , - ,

, 2:17.06 , Attina Sawtell , 3 August 1985 ,

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, 3:14.8 , Akakoromaki Matepi , 30 June 1979 , , Mangaia, Cook Islands , , - ,

, 4:49.21 , Attina Sawtell , 9 August 1985 ,

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, 11:06.03 , Akakoromaki Matepi , 1 September 1979 , South Pacific Games ,

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, 20:57.39 , Serena Francis , 12 December 2001 ,

, Middlegate, Norfolk Island , , - ,

, , , , , , , - , Half marathon , 1:51:31 , Lily Ngaata , 21 October 1984 , ,

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, 3:32:33 , Kiki Atonia , 3 May 1980 , ,

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100 m hurdles The 100 metres hurdles, or 100-meter hurdles, is a track and field event run mainly by women (the male counterpart is the 110 metres hurdles). For the race, ten hurdles of a height of are placed along a straight course of . The first hurdle is ...

, 16.54 , Suzanne Estall , 10 March 1988 , ,

Hamilton Hamilton may refer to: People * Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname ** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland ** Lord Hamilt ...

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2000 m steeplechase The 2000 meter steeplechase is a rarely run senior athletics and a standard youth athletics event for the steeplechase in track and field. The event is part of the athletics programme for boys and girls at the IAAF World Youth Championships in At ...

, 9:00.2 , Jennie George , 2010 , , Pirae, French Polynesia , , - ,

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, 1.67 m , Vicki Keil , 3 June 1991 , ,

, Cook Islands , , - , Pole vault , , , , , , , - , Long jump , 5.37 m ,

Erin Tierney Erin Tierney (born June 29, 1970) is a sprint athlete, who competed for the Cook Islands. Tierney was the first female competitor to represent the Cook Islands at the Olympics when she competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the 100 metres and th ...

, 23 June 1988 , , Dunedin, New Zealand , , - , Triple jump , 10.73 m ,

, 24 June 1993 , ,

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, 14.96 m ,

Tereapii Tapoki Tereapii Tapoki (born 9 April 1984 in Mauke) is a female discus thrower from the Cook Islands. At age twenty, Tapoki made her official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she competed in the women's discus throw. She placed fo ...

, 11 October 2006 , ,

, Cook Islands , , - , Discus throw , 57.61 m ,

, 11 November 2006 , , Auckland, New Zealand , , - , rowspan=2, Hammer throw , 46.70 m ,

Siniva Marsters Siniva Marsters (born 7 October 1980) is a former Cook Islander female athlete who competed in discus throw, hammer throw and shot put. Marsters was educated at Tereora College, and subsequently trained in New Zealand, Australia, and Europe. She ...

, 22 May 2001 , , Nikao, Cook Islands , , -style="background:pink" , 48.47 m ,

, 2 June 2003 , , Tereora, Cook Islands , , - , Javelin throw , 46.23 m , Judy Tuara , 9 December 2006 , , Christchurch, New Zealand , , - , rowspan=2,

Heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek επτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a hept ...

, 3333 pts , Maki Samantha Lockington , 24–25 September 2009 ,

, Nikao, Cook Islands , , - , colspan=5, 19.30 (+1.2 m/s) ''(100 m hurdles)'', 1.35 m ''(high jump)'', 9.92 m ''(shot put)'', 28.08 (+1.3 m/s) ''(200 m)'' /
4.88 m (+1.3 m/s) ''(long jump)'', 32.73 m ''(javelin)'', 3:06.63 ''(800 m)'' , , - , 20 km walk (road) , , , , , , , - , rowspan=2,

, 53.86 ,

Julia Tipokoroa
Tangianau Vogel
Kura Drollet , 9 August 1985 ,

, Cook Islands , , - , 53.6 , , 12 October 2020 , , Nikao, Cook Islands , , - ,

, 4:21.72 ,
Attina Sawtell

Lily Ngaata
Tangianau Vogel , 9 August 1985 ,

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Indoor

Men

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60 m 60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior ath ...

, 7.23 , Harmon Harmon , 5 March 2004 , World Championships , Budapest, Hungary , , - ,

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5000 m walk The 5000 metres race walk is a racewalking event. The event is competed as a track race and was part of the athletics programme for men at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics until 1993. It is also an event in the World Masters Athle ...

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Women

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Patricia Taea Patricia Nooroa Taea (born 25 May 1993) is a Cook Island female sprinter who competed in the 100 metres event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.World Championships , Birmingham, United Kingdom , , - ,

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, 13.39 m , Tereapii O Jean Ki Nz Tapoki , 20 September 2017 ,

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games The Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (abbreviated as AIMAG) is a pancontinental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. It is organised by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and consists of Indoor and martial ...

, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan , , - , rowspan=2,

Pentathlon A pentathlon is a contest featuring five events. The name is derived from Greek: combining the words ''pente'' (five) and -''athlon'' (competition) ( gr, πένταθλον). The first pentathlon was documented in Ancient Greece and was part of t ...

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Notes

References

;General *OAA
National Records Oceania
''5 November 2020 updated'' ;Specific

External links

{{National records in athletics Cook Islands Records Athletics