List of Cook Islands records in athletics

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:   Awaiting ratification  Record not kept by ACI

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

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
100 m	10.97	Mark Sherwin	4 December 1993		Brisbane, Australia	[1]
	10.6 h		19 November 1993			[1]
200 m	22.46 (+0.8 m/s)	Teinakore Teiti	25 August 2000	Oceania Championships	Adelaide, Australia	[1]
	22.1 h	Alex Beddoes	13 October 2020		Nikao, Cook Islands
400 m	49.19	Alex Beddoes	1 March 2019		Melbourne, Australia
800 m	1:50.16	Alex Beddoes	21 March 2019		Melbourne, Australia
	1:47.26	Alex Beddoes	30 July 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	[2]
1000 m	3:20.05 [lower-alpha 1]	Harmon Harmon	15 December 2006	Oceania Championships	Apia, Samoa	[1]
1500 m	4:03.13	Alex Beddoes	17 July 2019		Apia, Samoa
Mile	5:07.1 h	Alan Jordon	1960			[1]
2000 m	6:23.3 h	Moetu Tangitamaita	3 May 1995		Tereora, Cook Islands	[1]
3000 m	9:39.3 h	Muriaroa Ngaro	1979		Rarotonga, Cook Islands	[1]
5000 m	16:41.7 h	Jubilee Reu	12 June 1971		Avarua, Cook Islands	[1]
10000 m	35:23.0 h	Muriaroa Ngaro	30 August 1979	South Pacific Games	Suva, Fiji	[1]
Half marathon	1:27:36	Olfred Maiteao	14 October 1989		Rarotonga, Cook Islands
	1:27:04	Olfred Maiteao	11 October 1983		Rarotonga, Cook Islands	[1]
Marathon	2:51:26	Muriaroa Ngaro	3 May 1980		Avarua, Cook Islands	[1]
110 m hurdles	16.44	Akanoa William	15 December 1987	South Pacific Games	Nouméa, New Caledonia	[1]
400 m hurdles	1:31.07	Casper Mateariki	25 October 2004		Rarotonga, Cook Islands	[1]
3000 m steeplechase	10:51.71	Uaongo Areai	3 August 1985	South Pacific Mini Games	Avarua, Cook Islands	[1]
High jump	1.89 m	Turuariki George Baxter	25 September 2009	Pacific Mini Games	Nikao, Cook Islands	[1] [3]
Pole vault	3.10 m	Akanoa William	18 December 1987	South Pacific Games	Nouméa, New Caledonia	[1]
Long jump	7.16 m	Harmon Harmon	2 June 2003		Tereora, Cook Islands	[1]
Triple jump	13.63 m	Harmon Harmon	16 October 2001		Tereora, Cook Islands	[1]
Shot put	13.85 m	Mau George	25 September 2009	Pacific Mini Games	Nikao, Cook Islands	[1] [4]
Discus throw	44.96 m	Robert McNabb	14 February 1999		Brisbane, Australia	[1]
Hammer throw	48.92 m	Vainga Tonga	5 June 1995		Avarua, Cook Islands	[1]
Javelin throw	57.18 m	Daniel Tutai	24 September 2009	Pacific Mini Games	Nikao, Cook Islands	[1] [5]
Decathlon	5244 pts	Akanoa William	17–18 December 1987	South Pacific Games	Nouméa, New Caledonia	[1]
	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	[1]
10 km walk (road)	57:27.0+	Uaongo Areai	1 May 1980		Avarua, Cook Islands	[1]
20 km walk (road)	1:52:33	Uaongo Areai	1 May 1980		Avarua, Cook Islands	[1]
50 km walk (road)	5:37:31	Uaongo Areai	June 1980		Ōkato, New Zealand	[1]
4 × 100 m relay	44.80	Cook Islands Teokotai Simiona Tenoa Puna Michael Tinirau Victor Ioane	2 August 1985	South Pacific Mini Games	{Avarua, Cook Islands	[1]
4 × 400 m relay	3:34.5		13 October 2020		Nikao, Cook Islands

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
100 m	11.97 (+1.5 m/s)	Patricia Taea	3 December 2017		Brisbane, Australia
200 m	24.16 (+0.3 m/s)	Patricia Taea	14 December 2017	Pacific Mini Games	Port Vila, Vanuatu	[6]
400 m	1:01.65	Attina Sawtell	13 September 1983	South Pacific Games	Apia, Western Samoa	[1]
	1:00.4 h		12 September 1983	South Pacific Games	Apia, Western Samoa	[1]
	59.41	Patricia Taea	5 November 2016		Brisbane, Australia
800 m	2:17.06	Attina Sawtell	3 August 1985	South Pacific Mini Games	Avarua, Cook Islands	[1]
1000 m	3:14.8 h	Akakoromaki Matepi	30 June 1979		Mangaia, Cook Islands	[1]
1500 m	4:49.21	Attina Sawtell	9 August 1985	South Pacific Mini Games	Avarua, Cook Islands	[1]
3000 m	11:06.03	Akakoromaki Matepi	1 September 1979	South Pacific Games	Suva, Fiji	[1]
5000 m	20:57.39	Serena Francis	12 December 2001	South Pacific Mini Games	Middlegate, Norfolk Island	[1]
10000 m
Half marathon	1:51:31	Lily Ngaata	21 October 1984		Avarua, Cook Islands	[1]
Marathon	3:32:33	Kiki Atonia	3 May 1980		Avarua, Cook Islands	[1]
100 m hurdles	16.54	Suzanne Estall	10 March 1988		Hamilton, New Zealand	[1]
400 m hurdles
2000 m steeplechase	9:00.2 h	Jennie George	2010		Pirae, French Polynesia	[1]
3000 m steeplechase
High jump	1.67 m	Vicki Keil	3 June 1991		Avarua, Cook Islands	[1]
Pole vault
Long jump	5.37 m	Erin Tierney	23 June 1988		Dunedin, New Zealand	[1]
Triple jump	10.73 m	Erin Tierney	24 June 1993		Suva, Fiji	[1]
Shot put	14.96 m	Tereapii Tapoki	11 October 2006		Rarotonga, Cook Islands	[1]
Discus throw	57.61 m	Tereapii Tapoki	11 November 2006		Auckland, New Zealand	[1]
Hammer throw	46.70 m	Siniva Marsters	22 May 2001		Nikao, Cook Islands
	48.47 m [lower-alpha 2]	Siniva Marsters	2 June 2003		Tereora, Cook Islands
Javelin throw	46.23 m	Judy Tuara	9 December 2006		Christchurch, New Zealand	[1]
Heptathlon	3333 pts	Maki Samantha Lockington	24–25 September 2009	Pacific Mini Games	Nikao, Cook Islands	[1] [7] [8]
	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)
4 × 100 m relay	53.86	Cook Islands Erin Tierney Julia Tipokoroa Tangianau Vogel Kura Drollet	9 August 1985	South Pacific Mini Games	Avarua, Cook Islands	[1]
	53.6 h		12 October 2020		Nikao, Cook Islands
4 × 400 m relay	4:21.72	Cook Islands Attina Sawtell Erin Tierney Lily Ngaata Tangianau Vogel	9 August 1985	South Pacific Mini Games	Avarua, Cook Islands	[1]

Indoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
60 m	7.23	Harmon Harmon	5 March 2004	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[9]
	7.23	Daniel Tolosa	1 March 2024	World Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	[10]
200 m
400 m
800 m
1500 m
3000 m
60 m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
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	7.90	Patricia Taea	2 March 2018	World Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	[11]
200 m
400 m
800 m
1500 m
3000 m
60 m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put	13.39 m	Tereapii O Jean Ki Nz Tapoki	20 September 2017	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	[12]
Pentathlon
	60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m
3000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay

Notes

1. record set during octathlon competition
2. mark was obtained using an oversize circle

References

General

• OAA: National Records Oceania 5 November 2020 updated

Specific

1. Oceania Member Federation National Records (July 2013) - COOK ISLANDS NATIONAL RECORDS (PDF), Oceania Athletics Association, July 2013, pp. 5–6, archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2013, retrieved January 31, 2014
2. "Men's 800m Round 1 Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 30 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
3. "Pacific Mini Games 2009 Day 4 Results". OAA. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
4. "Pacific Mini Games 2009 Day 4 Results". OAA. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
5. "Pacific Mini Games 2009 Day 3 Results". OAA. 24 September 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
6. "Pacific Mini Games 2017 – Day 4 Results" (PDF). OAA. 17 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
7. "Pacific Mini Games 2009 Day 3 Results". OAA. 24 September 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
8. "Pacific Mini Games 2009 Day 4 Results". OAA. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
9. "60 Metres Heats Results". IAAF. 2004-03-05. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
10. "60m Heats Results Summary" (PDF). World Athletics. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
11. "Women's 60m Heats Results" (PDF). IAAF. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
12. "Shot Put Results" (PDF). ashgabat2017.com. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.