Performance

National Records

The official Athletics Cook Islands national records, current at 1 August 2026. 51 standing Open records, and 3 still open for the taking.

Athletics Cook Islands national records, current at 1 August 2026
Age group Men or women Event Record Athlete Where When
Open Men 60m indoor 7.09 Daniel Tolosa Auckland
Open Women 60m indoor 7.90 Patricia Taea Birmingham, UK, World Championships
Open Men 100m 10.97 Mark Sherwin Brisbane
Open Women 100m 11.97 +1.5 Patricia Taea Brisbane
Open Men 100m (hand timed) 10.6 Mark Sherwin Brisbane
Open Men 200m 22.27 +1.6 Vern Toaolamai-Holden Darwin, Oceania Championships
Open Women 200m 24.16 +0.3 Patricia Taea Port Vila, Pacific Mini Games
Open Men 200m (hand timed) 22.1 Alex Beddoes Tereora, CIG
Open Men 400m 49.19 Alex Beddoes Melbourne
Open Women 400m 59.41 Patricia Taea Brisbane
Open Men 800m 1:47.26 Alex Beddoes Tokyo, Olympic Games
Open Women 800m 2:17.06 Atina Sawtell Tereora, Mini South Pacific Games
Open Men 4x100m Relay 43.13 National Team Darwin, Oceania Championships
Open Women 4x100m Relay 53.86 National Team Tereora, Mini South Pacific Games
Open Men 4x400m Relay 3:28.74 National Team Honiara, Pacific Games
Open Women 4x400m Relay 4:21.72 National Team Tereora, Mini South Pacific Games
Open Men 60m Hurdles indoor 9.25 Max Teuruaa Hastings, NZ Short Track Championships
Open Women 100m Hurdles 16.54 Suzanne Estall Hamilton, NZ Championships
Open Men 110m Hurdles 15.34 Max Teuruaa Auckland, NZ Track & Field Championships
Open Men 400m Hurdles — Record open
Open Men High Jump 2.00 Samasoni Hewitt Koror, Pacific Mini Games
Open Women High Jump 1.67 Vicky Keil Tereora, KS
Open Men Pole Vault 4.00 Max Teuruaa Hastings
Open Women Pole Vault — Record open
Open Men Long Jump 7.16 Harmon Harmon Tereora, KS
Open Women Long Jump 5.37 Erin Tierney Dunedin, SISSC
Open Men Triple Jump 13.63 Harmon Harmon Tereora, NAGC
Open Women Triple Jump 10.73 Erin Tierney Suva
Open Men Shot Put 14.92 Elijah Poila Tereora, NAGC
Open Women Shot Put indoor 13.39 Tereapii Tapoki Ashgabat, TKM, Asian Indoor Games
Open Women Shot Put 14.96 Tereapii Tapoki Tereora, NAGC
Open Men Discus Throw 45.00 Metuaviivii Tepai Tereora, CIG
Open Women Discus Throw 57.61 Tereapii Tapoki Auckland
Open Men Javelin Throw 57.18 Daniel Tutai Tereora, Mini Pacific Games
Open Women Javelin Throw 46.23 Judy Tuara Christchurch, NZ Secondary Schools
Open Men Hammer Throw 48.92 Vainga Tonga Tereora, KS
Open Women Hammer Throw 46.70 Siniva Marsters Tereora, WDA
Open Women Heptathlon 3333 pts Maki Samantha Lockington Tereora, Mini Pacific Games
Open Men Decathlon 6434 pts Max Teuruaa Glasgow, Commonwealth Games
Open Men 1500m 3:56.88 Alex Beddoes Honiara, Pacific Games
Open Women 1500m 4:49.21 Atina Sawtell Tereora, Mini South Pacific Games
Open Women 2000m Steeplechase 9:00.21 Jennie George Pirae, Oceania Championships
Open Women 3000m 11:06.03 Akakoromaki Matepi Suva, South Pacific Games
Open Men 3000m Steeplechase 10:51.71 Uaongo Areai Tereora, Mini South Pacific Games
Open Men 5000m 16:41.7 Jubilee Reu Tereora
Open Women 5000m 19:53.9 Brooke Ross Tereora
Open Men 10,000m 35:23.0 Muriaroa Ngaro Suva, South Pacific Games
Open Women 10,000m 41:14.3 Brooke Ross Tereora
Open Men Half Marathon 1:24:10 Andrew Logan Gold Coast
Open Women Half Marathon — Record open
Open Men Marathon 2:51:26 Muriaroa Ngaro Avarua
Open Women Marathon 3:32:33 Kiki Antonia Avarua
Open Men 20km Walk 2:01:29 Uaongo Areai Tereora, Mini South Pacific Games
Open Men 50km Walk 5:37:31 Uaongo Areai Okata, NZ
U20 Men 200m derived 22.27 +1.6 Vern Toaolamai-Holden Darwin, Oceania Championships
U20 Women 100m Hurdles derived 16.54 Suzanne Estall Hamilton, NZ Championships
U20 Men High Jump derived 2.00 Samasoni Hewitt Koror, Pacific Mini Games
U20 Women High Jump derived 1.67 Vicky Keil Tereora, KS
U20 Women Long Jump derived 5.37 Erin Tierney Dunedin, SISSC
U20 Men Javelin Throw derived 57.18 Daniel Tutai Tereora, Mini Pacific Games
U20 Women Javelin Throw derived 46.23 Judy Tuara Christchurch, NZ Secondary Schools
U20 Women Heptathlon derived 3333 pts Maki Samantha Lockington Tereora, Mini Pacific Games
U20 Women 3000m derived 11:06.03 Akakoromaki Matepi Suva, South Pacific Games
U20 Men 5000m derived 16:41.7 Jubilee Reu Tereora
U20 Men 10,000m derived 35:23.0 Muriaroa Ngaro Suva, South Pacific Games
U20 Men Marathon derived 2:51:26 Muriaroa Ngaro Avarua
U20 Men 50km Walk derived 5:37:31 Uaongo Areai Okata, NZ
U18 Men 200m derived 22.27 +1.6 Vern Toaolamai-Holden Darwin, Oceania Championships
U18 Men Javelin Throw derived 57.18 Daniel Tutai Tereora, Mini Pacific Games
U18 Women Javelin Throw derived 46.23 Judy Tuara Christchurch, NZ Secondary Schools
U18 Women 3000m derived 11:06.03 Akakoromaki Matepi Suva, South Pacific Games
U18 Men 5000m derived 16:41.7 Jubilee Reu Tereora
U18 Men 10,000m derived 35:23.0 Muriaroa Ngaro Suva, South Pacific Games
U16 Men 200m derived 22.27 +1.6 Vern Toaolamai-Holden Darwin, Oceania Championships
U16 Women 3000m derived 11:06.03 Akakoromaki Matepi Suva, South Pacific Games

Records still open

Three national records have never been set. Any Cook Islands athlete who completes a legal performance in one of these becomes the national record holder outright.

  • Men's 400m Hurdles
  • Women's Half Marathon
  • Women's Pole Vault

Age group records

21 of the entries above are marked derived. Those follow from the Open records rather than from a separate list: if a mark is the national record outright then no Cook Islands athlete has ever bettered it, so it also stands as the record for whichever age group the athlete was in at the time.

Vern Toaolamai-Holden's 200m is the clearest example. He was 15 when he ran 22.27 in Darwin, so the same run is the U16, U18, U20 and Open record at once. Hover a derived entry to see the reasoning behind it.

The age group entries are not yet confirmed.

The Open records come from ACI's official list of 1 August 2026, with two corrections confirmed against World Athletics. The age group entries are derived from those Open records and have not been ratified by Athletics Cook Islands. The full U16, U18 and U20 lists are still being compiled.

Source: Athletics Cook Islands national records list, 1 August 2026. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.