List of Welsh records in athletics

The Welsh records in athletics are ratified by Welsh Athletics, Wales' governing body for the sport of athletics. A Welsh National Record can be set by any athlete with Welsh Qualification in worldwide competition. ^[1]

Key to tables

Key:  Pending ratification  Record not kept by Welsh Athletics  Not ratified or later rescinded by Welsh Athletics

h = hand timing

Outdoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
100 m	10.11 (-0.2 m/s)	Christian Malcolm	5 August 2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada
	10.08 (+0.3 m/s)	Jeremiah Azu	8 July 2023	British Championship	Manchester, England	[2]
	10.04 (+1.0 m/s)	Jeremiah Azu	13 July 2023	European U23 Championships	Espoo, Finland	[3]
150 m (straight)	15.28 (+1.5 m/s)	Christian Malcolm	15 May 2011	Great Manchester City Games	Manchester, England
200 m	20.08 (+1.0 m/s)	Christian Malcolm	5 August 2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada
300 m	32.06	Jamie Baulch	31 May 1997	BMC Cardiff	Cardiff, Wales
400 m	44.36	Iwan Thomas	13 July 1997	British Championship	Birmingham, England
500 m	63.55	Sean Price	12 August 1990	Electric Games	Haringey, England
600 m	1:17.2	Joe Thomas	5 May 2008	Brewer Games Open Graded	Cheltenham, England
800 m	1:44.98	Gareth Warburton	7 June 2012	Bislett Games	Oslo, Norway
1000 m	2:17.36	Neil Horsfield	9 August 1991	Pearl Assurance	Gateshead, England
1500 m	3:31.08	Jake Heyward	5 August 2022	Commonwealth Games	Birmingham, United Kingdom	[4]
Mile	3:51.99	Jake Heyward	28 May 2022	Prefontaine Classic	Eugene, United States	[5]
2000 m	4:57.61	Piers Copeland	19 August 2020	Irena Szewińska Memorial	Bydgoszcz, Poland
3000 m	7:46.40	Ian Hamer	20 January 1990	CGWU	Auckland, New Zealand
Two miles	8:20.28	David James	27 June 1980	Talbot International Games	Crystal Palace, England
5000 m	13:09.80	Ian Hamer	9 June 1992	Golden Gala	Rome, Italy
5 km (road)	13:40	Roger Hackney	27 March 1985		Newcastle, England
10000 m	27:39.14	Steve Jones	9 July 1983	Bislett Games	Oslo, Norway
10 km (road)	27:59	Steve Jones	23 April 1984	AAA's 10 km	Birmingham, England
Half marathon	1:00:59	Steve Jones	8 June 1986	GNR/AAA	Newcastle, England
One hour
Marathon	2:07:13	Steve Jones	20 October 1985	Chicago Marathon	Chicago, United States
110 m hurdles	12.91 (+0.5 m/s)	Colin Jackson	20 August 1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany
300 m hurdles	37.1 h	Phil Harries	29 April 1993		Burton-on-Trent, England
400 m hurdles	47.83	Dai Greene	6 July 2012	Diamond League	Paris, France
2000 m steeplechase	8:30.50	Roger Hackney	22 August 1987	DCrest	Crystal Palace, England
3000 m steeplechase	8:18.91	Roger Hackney	30 July 1988		Hechtel, Belgium
High jump	2.25 m	Rob Mitchell	28 July 2001	AAA Combined Events Championships	Bedford, England
Pole vault	5.60 m	Neil Winter	19 August 2995	British Athletics League Division 1	Enfield, England
Long jump	8.23 m (+2.0 m/s)	Lynn Davis	30 June 1968		Bern, Switzerland
Triple jump	17.61 m (+1.7 m/s)	Steven Shalders	3 September 2005	UK Challenge Final	Manchester, England
Shot put	20.45 m	Shaun Pickering	17 August 1997	The SPAR British Challenge UK Athletics	Crystal Palace, England
Discus throw	66.84 m	Brett Morse	30 June 2013	Welsh Championships	Cardiff, Wales
Hammer throw	73.89 m	Osian Jones	25 August 2019	British Championships	Birmingham, England
Javelin throw	81.70 m (Current design)	Nigel Bevan	28 June 1992	AAA Championships	Birmingham, England
Decathlon	7882 pts	Ben Gregory	13–14 April 2016	Mt SAC Relays	Azusa, United States
	100m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400m 110H (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m 11.14 (+1.8 m/s) 7.34 m (+2.7 m/s) 13.51 m 1.90 m 50.23 14.60 (+0.9 m/s) 40.77 m 5.00 m 54.78 m 4:23.09

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
100 m	11.39 (+1.5 m/s)	Sallyanne Short	12 July 1992	Welsh Championship	Cwmbran, Wales
	11.39 (+2.0 m/s)	Elaine O'Neil	4 July 2010	Résisprint International	La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
	11.39 (-0.6 m/s)	Hannah Brier	16 July 2015	World Youth Championships	Cali, Colombia
	11.39 (+2.0 m/s)	Hannah Brier	21 July 2016	World U20 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland
	11.33 (+1.7 m/s)	Hannah Brier	24 June 2022	British Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom	[6]
150 m (straight)	17.61 (-0.3 m/s)	Catherine Murphy	11 August 1996	Performance Games	Crystal Palace, England
200 m	22.80 (+0.5 m/s)	Michelle Scutt	12 June 1982	UK Championships	Cwmbran, Wales	[7]
400 m	50.63	Michelle Scutt	31 May 1982		Cwmbran, Wales
800 m	1:57.42	Kirsty Wade	24 June 1985	UlsG	Belfast, Ireland
1000 m	2:33.70	Kirsty Wade	9 August 1985	Kodak 1 Mile	Gateshead, England
1500 m	3:59.95	Hayley Tullett	31 August 2003	IAAF World Championships	Paris, France
	3:58.01	Melissa Courtney-Bryant	16 July 2023	Kamila Skolimowska Memorial	Chorzów, Poland	[8]
Mile	4:19.41	Kirsty Wade	27 July 1985	Bislett Games	Oslo, Norway
	4:16.38	Melissa Courtney-Bryant	21 July 2023	Herculis	Fontvieille	[9]
2000 m	5:50.17 [lower-alpha 1]	Susan Tooby	13 July 1984	PTG	Crystal Palace, England
3000 m	8:39.20 [lower-alpha 2]	Melissa Courtney-Bryant	18 August 2018	Müller Grand Prix	Birmingham, England
Two miles	9:49.73	Hayley Tullett	23 May 1999	Loughborough International Match	Loughborough, England
5000 m	14:53.82	Melissa Courtney-Bryant	30 May 2019	BAUHAUS-galan	Stockholm, Sweden
5 km (road)	15:29	Charlotte Arter	29 August 2021	Cardiff 5 km – Race for Victory	Cardiff, Wales	[10]
	15:26	Charlotte Arter	3 October 2021	Österreichischer Frauenlauf 5K	Vienna, Austria
10000 m	31:55.30	Angela Tooby	4 September 1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy
10 km (road)	31:30	Charlotte Arter	24 October 2021	Age UK Leeds Abbey Dash 10K	Leeds, England
	31:26	Charlotte Arter	6 March 2022	Trafford 10K	Trafford, England	[11]
15 km (road)	51:52+	Clara Evans	3 December 2023	Valencia Marathon	Valencia, Spain	[12]
Half marathon	1:09:40	Charlotte Arter	10 February 2019	Barcelona Half Marathon	Barcelona, Spain
25 km (road)	1:26:26+	Clara Evans	3 December 2023	Valencia Marathon	Valencia, Spain	[13]
30 km (road)	1:43:46+	Clara Evans	3 December 2023	Valencia Marathon	Valencia, Spain	[14]
Marathon	2:30:03	Natasha Cockram	26 March 2021	British Olympic Marathon Trials	Kew Gardens, England
	2:25:04	Clara Evans	3 December 2023	Valencia Marathon	Valencia, Spain	[15]
100 m hurdles	12.91 (+1.8 m/s)	Kay Morley	2 February 1990	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand
300 m hurdles
400 m hurdles	56.43	Alyson Layzell	16 June 1996	AAA Championships	Birmingham, England
2000 m steeplechase	6:38.76	Jade Williams	13 May 2017	BMC Grand Prix	Solihull, England
3000 m steeplechase	10:11.06	Kate Seary	26 June 2021	British Championships	Sportcity, England
	9:55.96	Kate Seary	25 March 2022	Raleigh Relays	Raleigh, United States	[16]
High jump	1.89 m [lower-alpha 3]	Julie Crane	15 August 2004	Scottish Championships	Glasgow, Scotland
Pole vault	4.40 m [lower-alpha 4]	Sally Peake	12 July 2014	Glasgow Grand Prix	Glasgow, Scotland
			21 April 2016	Chula Vista Throws/Vault	Chula Vista, United States
Long jump	6.54 m (+0.7 m/s)	Rebecca Chapman	2 July 2017	British Championships	Birmingham, England
Triple jump	13.44 m (-0.9 m/s)	Hannah Frankson	26 June 2011	Aviva U20/U23 Championships	Bedford, England
Shot put	18.93 m [lower-alpha 5]	Venissa Head	13 May 1984		Haverfordwest, Wales
Discus throw	64.68 m	Venissa Head	18 July 1983	WAL vs. GRE	Athens, Greece
Hammer throw	66.80 m	Carys Parry	15 July 2014	Welsh Athletics International	Cardiff, Wales
	68.13 m	Amber Simpson	28 April 2023	Memphis Tiger Invitational	Memphis, United States	[17]
Javelin throw	52.78 m(Current design)	Tesni Ward	29 May 2011	CAU Inter Counties Championships	Bedford, England
35 km walk (road)	2:58:48	Bethan Davies	23 April 2022	Dudinská Päťdesiatka	Dudince, Slovakia	[18]

Indoor

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  Colin Jackson's European and world record in the 60 metre hurdles remains unbeaten.
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  Christian Malcolm's multiple Welsh records. Welsh sprinting legend representing Wales and Great Britain in the World Championship and Olympic Games.
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  Lynn Davies, indoor and outdoor Welsh record holder in the long jump with leaps of 8.23 outdoors and 7.97 indoors respectively. Lynn remains as the only athlete to win Olympic gold in track and field since his win in the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo. He remains the only Welsh jumper to leap over 8 metres, and his Welsh records has remained unbeaten for 54 years.

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
50 m	5.81	Christian Malcolm	24 February 2002	Meeting Gaz de France	Lievin, France
60 m	6.49	Colin Jackson	11 March 1994	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France
200 m	20.54	Christian Malcolm	26 February 2001	European Indoor Championships	Ghent, Belgium
400 m	45.39	Jamie Baulch	8 February 1997	World Championship Trials	Birmingham, England
800 m	1:46.33	Joe Thomas	23 February 2012	XL Galan	Stockholm, Sweden
1000 m	2:21.25	Tom Marshall	4 February 2018	Non-Thomas Open	Cardiff, Wales
1500 m	3:38.55	Piers Copeland	13 February 2021	Bryggen Sports Invitational	Watford, England
	3:36.12	Piers Copeland	19 February 2022	Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix	Birmingham, United Kingdom	[19]
Mile	3:57.71	James Thie	15 February 2003		New York, United States
	3:53.25	Jake Heyward	28 January 2022	UW Invitational	Seattle, United States	[20]
3000 m	7:51.49	Ian Hamer	14 March 1992		Birmingham, England
	7:48.83	Jake Heyward	11 February 2022	Lilac Grand Prix	Spokane, United States	[21]
5000 m	13:44.70	Adam Bitchell	13 December 2013	Hoosier Open	Bloomington, United States
50 m hurdles	6.40	Colin Jackson	5 February 1999	HIGP	Budapest, Hungary
60 m hurdles	7.30	Colin Jackson	6 March 1994		Sindelfingen, Germany
High jump	2.24 m	Rob Mitchell	24 January 2009	Welsh Championships	Cardiff, Wales
Pole vault	5.45 m	Paul Walker	2 March 2014	Cardiff Invitation Pole Vault	Cardiff, Wales
Long jump	7.97 m	Lynn Davies	12 February 1966		Los Angeles, United States
Triple jump	15.92 m	Steven Shalders	27 February 2005	BUSA Championships	Sheffield, England
Shot put	19.47 m	Paul Edwards	6 February 1994	England vs Austria vs Czech	Vienna, Austria
Heptathlon	5834 pts	Ben Gregory	4-5 March 2017	Scottish National Combined Events	Glasgow, Scotland
	60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 7.29 7.30m 13.22m 1.99m 8.22 4.97m 2:40.92
4 × 200 m relay	1:30.5		3 February 2007	Celtic Indoor Cup	Cardiff, Wales
4 × 400 m relay	3:16.71		21 February 2010	Celtic International	Cardiff, Wales
4 × 800 m relay

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
50 m
60 m	7.24	Rachel Johncock	21 February 2015	Sainsbury's Grand Prix	Birmingham, England
200 m	23.35	Catherine Murphy	28 January 2001	AAA Championships	Birmingham, England
400 m	51.60	Seren Bundy-Davies	30 January 2016	Vienna Indoor	Vienna, Austria
800 m	2.01.52	Hayley Tullett	15 February 1998	BUPA Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix	Birmingham, England
1000 m	2:38.95	Kirsty Wade	1 February 1987	Sparkassen Cup World Meeting	Stuttgart, Germany
1500 m	4:04.79	Melissa Courtney-Bryant	9 February 2021	Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais	Liévin, France
Mile	4:23.86	Kirsty Wade	5 February 1988	Millrose Games	New York City, United States
2000 m	5:45.81	Kirsty Wade	13 March 1987	ENG vs. USA	Cosford, England
3000 m	8:38.22	Melissa Courtney-Bryant	1 March 2019	European Championships	Glasgow, Scotland
5000 m	15:19.22	Jennifer Nesbitt	11 February 2022	BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational	Boston, United States	[22]
50 m hurdles
60 m hurdles	8.11	Sam Farquharson	13 March 1994	European Championships	Paris, France
High jump	1.90 m	Julie Crane	19 February 2005	Loughborough Open	Loughborough, England
			28 February 2004		Otterberg, Germany
Pole vault	4.42 m	Sally Peake	18 February 2012	Finale du Perche Elite Tour	Nevers, France
Long jump	6.51 m	Ruth Howell	23 February 1974	WAL vs. NED vs. ESP	Cosford, England
Triple jump	13.02 m	Hannah Frankson	12 February 2011	Aviva European Trials & UK Championships	Sheffield, England
Shot put	19.03 m	Venissa Head	7 April 1984	Welsh Championships	St. Athan, Wales
Pentathlon	4082 pts	Katia Hazell	28 January 2007	Senior Combined Events International	Zaragoza, Spain
	60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m
4 × 200 m relay
4 × 400 m relay
4 × 800 m relay

Mixed

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
4 × 400 m relay	3:27.58	Wales Mark Cottam Rhiannon Linnington-Payne Reece Middleton Ffion Roberts	5 February 2022	Dynamic New Athletics Indoor Match	Glasgow, United Kingdom	[23]

Notes

1. outdoor best; indoor mark ratified as absolute record
2. outdoor best; indoor mark ratified as absolute record
3. outdoor best; indoor mark ratified as absolute record
4. outdoor best; indoor mark ratified as absolute record
5. outdoor best; indoor mark ratified as absolute record

References

General

• Welsh Outdoor Records – Men 31 December 2022 updated
• Welsh Outdoor Records – Women 31 October 2021 updated
• Welsh Road, Long Distance Track and Walking Records 27 April 2018 updated
• Welsh Ultra Distance Records 9 September 2012 updated
• Welsh Walking Records – Men 30 June 2021 updated
• Welsh Walking Records – Women 30 June 2021 updated
• Welsh Indoor Records – Men 30 April 2020 updated
• Welsh Indoor Records – Women 30 April 2020 updated

Specific

1. "Welsh Outdoor Records and Best Performances" (PDF). Welsh Athletics. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
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6. Owen Morgan (25 June 2022). "Hannah's Manor . . . Brier Confirmed As The Queen Of Welsh Sprinting With New Record". dai-sport.com. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
7. Williams, Clive (October 2013). "Michelle Scutt". www.welshathletics.org. Welsh Athletics Ltd. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
8. "Ingebrigtsen, Rojas and Barshim break meeting records in Silesia". World Athletics. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
9. "Mile Run Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
10. "Keely Hodgkinson Runs 400m PB At National Athletics League – Weekly Round-Up". mydmcsports.com. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
11. "2022 Trafford 10K Results". runbritainrankings.com. 6 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
12. "Clara Evans Valencia Marathon 2023 Result". valenciaciudaddelrunning.com. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
13. "Clara Evans Valencia Marathon 2023 Result". valenciaciudaddelrunning.com. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
14. "Clara Evans Valencia Marathon 2023 Result". valenciaciudaddelrunning.com. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
15. "Clara Evans Valencia Marathon 2023 Result". valenciaciudaddelrunning.com. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
16. "Hall Win Highlights Friday T&F Competition". cyclones.com. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
17. "Hammer Throw Results". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 28 April 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
18. "2022 Dudinská Päťdesiatka Results" (PDF). dudinska50.sk. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
19. "1500m Results" (PDF). results.britishathletics.org.uk. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
20. Gill Bland (30 January 2022). "PBs in Spain and US whilst Regional XC Champs take place at home". fastrunning.com. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
21. "3000m Result". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 11 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
22. Owen Morgan (14 February 2022). "Jenny Nesbitt And Jake Heyward Running Into Top Form In Commonwealth Games Year". dai-sport.com. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
23. "2022 Dynamic New Athletics Indoor Match Results". World Athletics. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.

External links

• Welsh Athletics