List of Tongan records in athletics explained

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:

ht = hand timing

1. = not recognised by federation

A = affected by altitude
a = aided road course according to IAAF rule 260.28
OT = oversized track (> 200m in circumference)

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
	10.4 (ht)		23 May 1998		Port Vila, Vanuatu
200 m	21.71	Peni'akau Loloa	14 February 1987		Sydney, Australia
	21.4 (ht)	Toluta'u Koula	5 August 1994		San Francisco, United States
400 m	48.31	Henele Taliai	1 March 1997		Melbourne, Australia
800 m	1:56.8	Henele Taliai	26 November 1998		Melbourne, Australia
1000 m	2:31.05	Paea Funaki	19 August 1994		Victoria, Australia
	4:03.1	Tui'ese Ngaluafe	28 April 1979		Nuku'alofa, Tonga
	9:02.01	Atui Ngalu	4 June 1993		Nuku'alofa, Tonga
5000 m	17:07.6	Peau'afi Houkinima	13 September 1971	South Pacific Games	Pirae, French Polynesia
	37:33.6 a	Peau'afi Houkinima	30 August 1979	South Pacific Games	Suva, Fiji
Half Marathon	1:25.08	Matthew Kaea	6 February 2006		San Francisco, California, United States
	2:58:51	Matthew Kaea	7 March 2010	Napa Valley Marathon	Napa Valley, United States
	14.49 (+1.4 m/s)	Sanitesi Latu	25 January 1975		Christchurch, New Zealand
	14.4 (ht)		9 March 1974		Melbourne, Australia
			15 February 1975
	52.02	Paea Kokohu	5 May 1996		Sacramento, United States
	10:31.95	Paeu'afi Haukinima	1 September 1979	South Pacific Games	Suva, Fiji
	2.06 m	Mosese Foliaki	16 July 2019	Pacific Games	Apia, Samoa	^[1]
	4.90 m	'Aisea Tukutau	7 August 1996		Wollongong, Australia
	7.27 m	Tokaikolo Latapu	7–10 April 2000		Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Triple jump	14.18 m	Viliame Vaki	April 1997		Nuku'alofa, Tonga
	14.18 m	Tokaikolo Latapu	7–10 April 2000		Nuku'alofa, Tonga
	19.03 m	Joshua Uikilifi	27 February 2016	Johnny Mathis Invitational	San Francisco, United States	^[2]
	56.42 m	Tevita Puloka	4 May 2002		Arlington, Texas, United States
	59.78 m	Sanitesi Mataele	20 April 1985		Tucson, United States
	59.03 m	Homelo Vi	16 January 1993		Adelaide, Australia
Decathlon	7062 pts	Sanitesi Latu	26–27 January 1974		Christchurch, New Zealand
	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	Tolota'u Koula Tevita Faunonuku Mateaki Mafi Peauope Suli	21 September 1991	South Pacific Games	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
4x400 m relay	3:19.48	Siale Vaha'i Mateaki Mafi Peauope Suli Paea Kokohu	21 September 1991	South Pacific Games	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Women

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

^†: 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	^[3]
200 m
400 m
800 m
1500 m
3000 m
60 m hurdles	9.06	Inoke Finau	12 March 2010	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	^[4]
	8.51	Mosese Foliaki	2 March 2024	World Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	^[5]
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	^[6]
Heptathlon
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	^[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

References

General

• World Athletics Statistic Handbook 2022: National Outdoor Records
• World Athletics Statistic Handbook 2022: National Indoor Records

Specific

Notes and References

1. News: Tonga claim gold in nail-biting men's high jump. pina.com.fj. 15 July 2019. 28 July 2019.
2. Web site: Johnny Mathis Invitational 2016 Results. redcaptiming.com. 27 February 2016. 4 January 2017.
3. Web site: 60m Round 1 Results. IAAF. 18 March 2016. 18 March 2016.
4. Web site: 60 Metres Hurdles Heats Results. IAAF. 2010-03-12. 2010-12-05. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110604185106/http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4144/AT-60H-M-h----.RS4.pdf. 2011-06-04.
5. Web site: 60m Hurdles Round 1 Results Summary. World Athletics. 2 March 2024. 2 March 2024.
6. Web site: Weight Throw Results. tfrrs.org. 19 February 2018. 7 March 2018.
7. Web site: 60 Metres Round 1 Results. IAAF. 10 March 2012. 10 February 2013.