The following are the national records in athletics in Tuvalu maintained by its national athletics federation: Tuvalu Athletics Association.
Key to tables: Awaiting ratification Record not kept by Tuvalu Athletics Association
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref. | |||||||||||||
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100 m | 13.48 (−0.2 m/s) | Asenate Manoa | 3 August 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | [9] | |||||||||||||
200 m | 28.75 (−1.1 m/s) | Asenate Manoa | 25 September 2009 | Pacific Mini Games | Nikao, Cook Islands | [2] [10] | |||||||||||||
400 m | 1:11.71 | Asenate Manoa | 4 September 2013 | Pacific Mini Games | Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna | [11] | |||||||||||||
1:01.8 h | Lapuam Tuau | [2] | |||||||||||||||||
800 m | 2:43.4 | Milineta Lepeni [12] | 8 July 2005 | Suva, Fiji | [2] | ||||||||||||||
1500 m | 6:14.8† | Eleni Taulealea | 13 September 1971 | South Pacific Games | Pirae, French Polynesia | ||||||||||||||
3000 m | 15:32.2 | Florida Jiro | 8 April 2011 | Vaitupu, Tuvalu | [2] | ||||||||||||||
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High jump | 1.485 m | Tepua [b] | 2011 | Funafuti, Tuvalu | [2] | ||||||||||||||
Fanaufou [c] | |||||||||||||||||||
Tofi | |||||||||||||||||||
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Long jump | 4.99 m (−0.1 m/s) | Asenate Manoa | 4 September 2013 | Pacific Mini Games | Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna | [13] | |||||||||||||
Triple jump | 10.29 m (+1.0 m/s) | Asenate Manoa | 25 September 2009 | Pacific Mini Games | Nikao, Cook Islands | [2] [10] | |||||||||||||
Shot put | 10.41 m | Inara Sione | 2012 | Funafuti, Tuvalu | [2] | ||||||||||||||
Discus throw | 26.71 m | Moliga Sioni | 30 June 2012 | Funafuti, Tuvalu | [2] | ||||||||||||||
Hammer throw | |||||||||||||||||||
Javelin throw | 31.66 m | Inara Sioni | 23 June 2012 | Funafuti, Tuvalu | [2] | ||||||||||||||
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20 km walk (road) | |||||||||||||||||||
4 × 100 m relay | 1:01.0 | Tuvalu Milineta Lepeni Fuamalo Puaita Futinai | 4 May 2005 | Funafuti, Tuvalu | [2] | ||||||||||||||
4 × 400 m relay | 5:20.9 | 8 April 2011 | Vaitupu, Tuvalu | [2] |
†: the result is not found in the complete result list of the games. [14] Achieved on 4 May 2005 in Funafuti, Tuvalu, by another source. [2]
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref. | ||||||||||||
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60 m | 7.47 | Karalo Maibuca | 3 March 2018 | World Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | [15] | ||||||||||||
7.27 | Karalo Maibuca | 1 March 2024 | World Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [16] | |||||||||||||
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5000 m walk | ||||||||||||||||||
4 × 400 m relay |
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref. | ||||||||
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60 m | 8.69 | Asenate Manoa | 19 September 2017 | Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | [17] | ||||||||
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4 × 400 m relay |
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