List of Tongan records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in Tonga maintained by Tonga's national athletics federation: Tonga Athletic Association (TAA).

Outdoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
100 m	10.56 (+1.7 m/s)	Toluta'u Koula	29 November 1996	Oceania Championships	Townsville, Australia	[1]
	10.4 (ht)		23 May 1998		Port Vila, Vanuatu	[1]
200 m	21.71	Peni'akau Loloa	14 February 1987		Sydney, Australia	[1]
	21.4 (ht)	Toluta'u Koula	5 August 1994		San Francisco, United States	[1]
400 m	48.31	Henele Taliai	1 March 1997		Melbourne, Australia	[1]
800 m	1:56.8	Henele Taliai	26 November 1998		Melbourne, Australia	[1]
1000 m	2:31.05	Paea Funaki	19 August 1994		Victoria, Australia	[1]
1500 m	4:03.1	Tui'ese Ngaluafe	28 April 1979		Nuku'alofa, Tonga	[1]
3000 m	9:02.01	Atui Ngalu	4 June 1993		Nuku'alofa, Tonga	[1]
5000 m	17:07.6	Peau'afi Houkinima	13 September 1971	South Pacific Games	Pirae, French Polynesia	[1]
10000 m	37:33.6 a	Peau'afi Houkinima	30 August 1979	South Pacific Games	Suva, Fiji	[1]
Half Marathon	1:25.08	Matthew Kaea	6 February 2006		San Francisco, California, United States	[1]
Marathon	2:58:51	Matthew Kaea	7 March 2010	Napa Valley Marathon	Napa Valley, United States	[1]
110 m hurdles	14.49 (+1.4 m/s)	Sanitesi Latu	25 January 1975		Christchurch, New Zealand	[1]
	14.4 (ht)		9 March 1974		Melbourne, Australia	[1]
			15 February 1975			[1]
400 m hurdles	52.02	Paea Kokohu	5 May 1996		Sacramento, United States	[1][2][3]
3000 m steeplechase	10:31.95	Paeu'afi Haukinima	1 September 1979	South Pacific Games	Suva, Fiji	[1]
High jump	2.01 m	Kumimo'ui ‘Uhila	7 April 2005		Nuku'alofa, Tonga	[1]
Pole vault	4.90 m	'Aisea Tukutau	7 August 1996		Wollongong, Australia	[1]
Long jump	7.27 m	Tokaikolo Latapu	7–10 April 2000		Nuku'alofa, Tonga	[1]
Triple jump	14.18 m	Viliame Vaki	April 1997		Nuku'alofa, Tonga	[1]
	14.18 m	Tokaikolo Latapu	7–10 April 2000		Nuku'alofa, Tonga	[1]
Shot put	15.84 m	Sanitesi Latu	3 August 1985	South Pacific Mini Games	Avarua, Cook Islands	[1]
Discus throw	56.42 m	Tevita Puloka	4 May 2002		Arlington, Texas, United States	[1]
Hammer throw	59.78 m	Sanitesi Mataele	20 April 1985		Tucson, United States	[1]
Javelin throw	59.03 m	Homelo Vi	16 January 1993		Adelaide, Australia	[1]
Decathlon	7062 pts	Sanitesi Latu	26–27 January 1974		Christchurch, New Zealand	[1]
	11.34 (100 m), 7.00 m (long jump), 13.34 m (shot put), 1.91 m (high jump), 50.62 (400 m) / 14.77 (110 m hurdles), 39.44 m (discus), 3.60 m (pole vault), 56.78 m (javelin), 5:04.38 (1500 m)
20 km walk (road)
50 km walk (road)
4x100 m relay	41.20	Tonga Tolota'u Koula Tevita Faunonuku Mateaki Mafi Peauope Suli	21 September 1991	South Pacific Games	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	[1]
4x400 m relay	3:19.48	Tonga Siale Vaha'i Mateaki Mafi Peauope Suli Paea Kokohu	21 September 1991	South Pacific Games	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	[1]

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
100 m	12.19	Latai Sikuvea	9 December 2004		Cairns, Australia	[1]
	11.6 (ht)		9 December 2002		Ballarat, Australia	[1]
200 m	24.51	Latai Sikuvea	11 December 2004		Cairns, Australia	[1]
400 m	57.98	Vasa Tulahe	30 January 1994		Sydney, Australia	[1]
800 m	2:14.07	Vasa Tulahe	22 August 1995	South Pacific Games	/ Pirae, French Polynesia	[1]
	2:14.0 (ht)		11 March 1995		Canberra, Australia	[1]
1500 m	4:40.33	Vasa Tulahe	17 February 1996		Sydney, Australia	[1]
3000 m	10:47.2	Vasa Tulahe	23 January 1996		Canberra, Australia	[1]
	10:30.6 (ht) #		23 January 1996		Canberra, Australia	[1]
5000 m	19:34.12	Vasa Tulahe	30 November 1996	Oceania Championships	Townsville Australia	[1]
	18:37.0	Pauline Vea^†	3 January 1992		Wellington, New Zealand	[1]
10000 m	38:08.41	Pauline Vea^†	11 December 1993	South Pacific Mini Games	Port Vila, Vanuatu	[1]
Marathon	5:09.41	Falamoe Fau’ese Weber	25 September 2011		Berlin, Germany	[1]
	2:54.02	Pauline Vea^†	24 August 1995	South Pacific Games	/ Pirae, French Polynesia	[1]
100 m hurdles	14.35 (+2.0 m/s)	Siulolo Liku	2 March 1997		Melbourne, Australia	[1]
	14.35 (-0.5 m/s)		7 June 1999	South Pacific Games	Santa Rita, Guam	[1]
	13.8 (+1.8 m/s) (ht)		18 August 1997	South Pacific Mini Games	Tafuna, American Samoa	[1]
400 m hurdles	1:07.72	Lata Manoa	28 August 1998	Oceania Championships	Nuku'alofa, Tonga	[1]
3000 m steeplechase
High jump	1.80 m	Melesia Mafile'o	April 2004		Nuku'alofa, Tonga	[1]
Pole vault	2.50 m	Melesia Mafile'o	22 February 2003		Auckland, New Zealand	[1]
Long jump	6.23 m (-1.0 m/s)	Siulolo Liku	11 February 1995		Sydney, Australia	[1]
Triple jump	12.57 m (+2.4 m/s)?[4]	Melesia Mafile'o	19 May 2007	National Junior College Athletic Association Championships	Coffeyville, Kansas, United States	[1]
Shot put	18.03 m	Ana Po'uhila	18 July 2008		Albertville, France	[1]
Discus throw	53.82 m	Melehifo Uhi	28 January 2006		Christchurch, New Zealand	[1]
Hammer throw	53.53 m	Ana Po'uhila	2 July 2009		Aix-les-Bains, France	[1]
Javelin throw	45.25 m	Ana Po'uhila	3 May 2008		Mont-Dore, France	[1]
Heptathlon	4403 pts	Melesia Mafile'o	8–9 March 2003		Palmerston North, New Zealand	[1]
	(100 m hurdles), (high jump), (shot put), (200 m) / (long jump), (javelin), (800 m)
20 km walk (road)
4x100 m relay	48.61	Tonga Patiola Pahulu Latai Sikuvea Mele To'a Vasi Feke	26 September 2009	Pacific Mini Games	Nikao, Cook Islands	[1]
4x400 m relay	3:59.75	Tonga Malia Makisi T. Tapu Tina Tupou Sandra 'Aho	30 August 1989	South Pacific Mini Games	Nuku'alofa, Tonga	[1]

^†: UK citizen married to Tongan.

Indoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
60 m	7.08	Siueni Filimone	18 March 2016	World Championships	Portland, United States	[5]
200 m
400 m
800 m
1500 m
3000 m
60 m hurdles	9.06	Inoke Finau	12 March 2010	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[6]
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put	15.86	Tevita Puloka	25/26 February 2000		Boston, United States
Weight throw	14.42 m	Tevita Puloka	February 1999		Boston, United States
Heptathlon
	(60 m), (long jump), (shot put), (high jump), (60 m hurdles), (pole vault), (1000 m)
5000 m walk
4x400 m relay

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
60 m	8.45	Belinda Talakai	10 March 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[7]
200 m
400 m
800 m	2:52.36 OT	Melesia Mafile'o	3 March 2007		Lubbock, United States
1500 m
3000 m
55 m hurdles	8.76	Melesia Mafile'o	4 February 2006		Lubbock, United States
60 m hurdles	9.40 A	Melesia Mafile'o	28 January 2006		Albuquerque, United States
High jump	1.68 m	Melesia Mafile'o	4 February 2006		Lubbock, United States
Pole vault
Long jump	5.41 m	Melesia Mafile'o	18 February 2006		Norman, United States
Triple jump	12.19 m	Melesia Mafile'o	18 February 2006		Norman, United States
Shot put	13.69 m	Melesia Mafile'o	6 February 2010		Lubbock, United States
Weight throw	15.34 m	Melesia Mafile'o	22 January 2010		Lubbock, United States
Pentathlon	2918 pts A	Melesia Mafileʼo	28 January 2005		Albuquerque, United States
	(60 m hurdles), (high jump), (shot put), (long jump), (800 m)
	3361 pts OT	Melesia Mafileʼo	3 March 2007		Lubbock, United States
	9.46 (60 m hurdles), 1.66 m (high jump), 12.16 m (shot put), 5.25 m (long jump), 2:52.36 (800 m)
3000 m walk
4×400 m relay

a = aided road course according to IAAF rule 260.28
OT = oversized track

References

1. Oceania Member Federation National Records (July 2013) - TONGA NATIONAL RECORDS (PDF), Oceania Athletics Association, July 2013, pp. 37–38, retrieved February 9, 2014
2. Snow, Bob (July–August 1996), Pacific Islands Athletics Statistics #5/96 - July/August 1996 - The Olympic Issue - National Records, Athletics Papua New Guinea, p. 4, retrieved February 9, 2014
3. Sacramento City College Panthers - Men's Track Field Top 10 List - 400 Hurdles (PDF), p. 2, retrieved February 9, 2014
4. National Junior College Athletic Association Championships - Coffeyville USA 17 - 19 May, retrieved February 9, 2014
5. "60m Round 1 Results" (PDF). IAAF. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
6. "60 Metres Hurdles Heats Results" (PDF). IAAF. 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
7. "60 Metres Round 1 Results". IAAF. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.

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