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

Key to tables:   Awaiting ratification  Record not kept by TAA

# = not recognised by federation

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 h		23 May 1998		Port Vila, Vanuatu	[1]
200 m	21.71	Peni'akau Loloa	14 February 1987		Sydney, Australia	[1]
	21.4 h	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 h	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 h	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 h	Peau'afi Houkinima	13 September 1971	South Pacific Games	Pirae, French Polynesia	[1]
10,000 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 h		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	2.06 m	Mosese Foliaki	16 July 2019	Pacific Games	Apia, Samoa	[4]
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	19.03 m	Joshua Uikilifi	27 February 2016	Johnny Mathis Invitational	San Francisco, United States	[5]
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)
4 × 100 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]
4 × 400 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 h		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 h		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 h #		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]
10,000 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)? [6]	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)
4 × 100 m relay	48.61	Tonga Patiola Pahulu Latai Sikuvea Mele To'a Vasi Feke	26 September 2009	Pacific Mini Games	Nikao, Cook Islands	[1]
4 × 400 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	[7]
200 m
400 m
800 m
1500 m
3000 m
60 m hurdles	9.06	Inoke Finau	12 March 2010	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[8]
	8.51	Mosese Foliaki	2 March 2024	World Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	[9]
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put	15.86	Tevita Puloka	25/26 February 2000		Boston, United States
Weight throw	18.41 m	Jobi Finau	19 February 2018	Sun Belt Indoor Track & Field Championships	Birmingham, United States	[10]
Heptathlon
	60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m
5000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
60 m	8.45	Belinda Talakai	10 March 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[11]
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
	60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m
	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

References

General

• World Athletics Statistic Handbook 2022: National Outdoor Records
• World Athletics Statistic Handbook 2022: National Indoor Records
• OAA: National Records Oceania 5 November 2020 updated

Specific

1. Oceania Member Federation National Records (July 2013) - TONGA NATIONAL RECORDS (PDF), Oceania Athletics Association, July 2013, pp. 37–38, archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2013, 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. "Tonga claim gold in nail-biting men's high jump". pina.com.fj. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
5. "Johnny Mathis Invitational 2016 Results". redcaptiming.com. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
6. National Junior College Athletic Association Championships - Coffeyville USA 17–19 May, archived from the original on February 22, 2014, retrieved February 9, 2014
7. "60m Round 1 Results" (PDF). IAAF. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
8. "60 Metres Hurdles Heats Results" (PDF). IAAF. 2010-03-12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
9. "60m Hurdles Round 1 Results Summary" (PDF). World Athletics. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
10. "Weight Throw Results". tfrrs.org. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
11. "60 Metres Round 1 Results". IAAF. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.