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Not ratified or later rescinded by Welsh Athletics
Outdoor
Men
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref.
100 m
9.97 (+1.4 m/s )
Jeremiah Azu
25 May 2024
True Athletes Classics
Leverkusen , Germany
[ 2]
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
[ 3]
Mile
3:51.99
Jake Heyward
28 May 2022
Prefontaine Classic
Eugene , United States
[ 4]
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
10,000 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
47.84
Dai Greene
6 July 2012
Diamond League
Paris , France
2000 m steeplechase
5:53.6 h
Roger Hackney
10 June 1982
Birmingham , 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
16.71 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
100 m (wind)
Long jump (wind)
Shot put
High jump
400 m
110 m h (wind)
Discus
Pole vault
Javelin
1500 m
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
4 × 100 m relay
38.73
Kevin Williams Doug Turner Christian Malcolm Jamie Henthorn
21 September 1998
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
Women
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref.
100 m
11.33 (+1.7 m/s )
Hannah Brier
24 June 2022
British Championships
Manchester , United Kingdom
[ 5]
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
[ 6]
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
3:58.01
Melissa Courtney-Bryant
16 July 2023
Kamila Skolimowska Memorial
Chorzów , Poland
[ 7]
Mile
4:16.38
Melissa Courtney-Bryant
21 July 2023
Herculis
Fontvieille
[ 8]
2000 m
5:50.17[ a]
Susan Tooby
13 July 1984
PTG
Crystal Palace , England
5:26.08
Melissa Courtney-Bryant
12 July 2024
Herculis
Fontvieille , Monaco
[ 9]
3000 m
8:39.20[ b]
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)
15:26
Charlotte Arter
3 October 2021
Österreichischer Frauenlauf 5K
Vienna , Austria
10,000 m
31:55.30
Angela Tooby
4 September 1987
World Championships
Rome , Italy
10 km (road)
31:26[ c]
Charlotte Arter
6 March 2022
Trafford 10K
Trafford [ d] , England
[ 10]
15 km (road)
51:52+
Clara Evans
3 December 2023
Valencia Marathon
Valencia , Spain
[ 11]
Half marathon
1:09:41
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
[ 12]
30 km (road)
1:43:46+
Clara Evans
3 December 2023
Valencia Marathon
Valencia , Spain
[ 13]
Marathon
2:25:04
Clara Evans
3 December 2023
Valencia Marathon
Valencia , Spain
[ 14]
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
9:55.96
Kate Seary
25 March 2022
Raleigh Relays
Raleigh , United States
[ 15]
High jump
1.89 m[ e]
Julie Crane
15 August 2004
Scottish Championships
Glasgow , Scotland
Pole vault
4.40 m[ f]
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[ g]
Venissa Head
13 May 1984
Haverfordwest , Wales
Discus throw
64.68 m
Venissa Head
18 July 1983
WAL vs. GRE
Athens , Greece
Hammer throw
68.13 m
Amber Simpson
28 April 2023
Memphis Tiger Invitational
Memphis , United States
[ 16]
70.21 m
Amber Simpson
13 April 2024
Gary Wieneke Memorial
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
Colin Jackson 's European and world record in the
60 metre hurdles remains unbeaten.
Christian Malcolm 's multiple Welsh records. Welsh sprinting legend representing Wales and Great Britain in the World Championship and Olympic Games.
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
300 m
32.7+ h
Jamie Baulch
23 February 2017
Birmingham , England
400 m
45.39
Jamie Baulch
8 February 1997
World Championship Trials
Birmingham , England
600 m
1:17.70
Bob Adams
20 December 1969
Cosford , 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
3:36.12
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
Age group records
U20
U17
Event
Record
Athlete
Club
Date
Place
100 m
10.70 (+1.8 m/s )
Joseph Berry
Newport Harries
12 June 2022
Cardiff
10.70
Joseph Berry
Newport Harries
10 June 2023
Cardiff
10.65 (+0.6 m/s )
Jeremiah Azu
Cardiff AAC
26 August 2017
Bedford
10.68 (−0.3 m/s )
Max Evans
Maldwyn Harries
27 July 2024
Birmingham
200 m
21.19 (+1.6 m/s )
Tim Benjamin
Cardiff AAC
31 July 1998
Belgrave
400 m
47.85
Bruce Tasker
Swansea Harries
15 August 2004
Birmingham
800 m
1:51.6 h
Neil Horsfield
Newport Harriers
31 August 1983
Cwmbran
1:51.05
Mal Edwards
Wolverhampton & Bilston
20 September 1974
Crystal Palace
1500 m
3:50.19
Ben Reynolds
Cardiff AAC
20 August 2019
Stretford
3:46.24
Angus Maclean
Team Southampton
29 August 1997
Catania, Italy
3000 m
8:23.64
Osian Perrin
Menai
20 July 2019
Swansea
110 m hurdles
12.94
David Guest
Bridgend AC
21 July 2007
Newport
400 m hurdles
53.30
Mark Rowlands
Swansea Harriers
31 July 1994
Birmingham
1500 m steeplechase
4:25.04
Tristan Cumberland
Brecon AC
3 September 2022
Loughborough
High jump
2.15m
Chuka Enih-Snell
Swansea Harriers
10 September 2000
Abingdon
Pole vault
5.20m
Neil Winter
Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers
2 September 1990
Birmingham
Long jump
7.15m (−0.7 m/s )
Luca Phillips
Cardiff Archers
15 July 2023
Grangemouth
Triple jump
15.14m (+1.5 m/s )
Steven Shalders
Cardiff AAC
18 July 1998
Ayr
Shot put
17.76
Dafydd Pawlett
Pembrokeshire Harriers
18 August 2021
Sportscity
Discus throw
59.13
James Tomlinson
Pembrokeshire Harriers
31 July 2016
Swansea
Hammer throw
73.27
Thomas Williams
Wrexham AC
24 March 2024
Tullamore, Ireland
Javelin throw
74.06
Tom Hewson
Andover AC
5 August 2017
Dublin, Ireland
Decathlon
100 m (wind)
Long jump (wind)
Shot put
High jump
400 m
110 m h (wind)
Discus
Pole vault
Javelin
1500 m
4 × 100 m relay
4 × 400 m relay
U15
U13 (Boys)
Event
Record
Athlete
Club
Date
Place
100 m
12.04 (+1.1 m/s )
Regan McCarthy
Cardiff AAC
13 August 2022
Newport
200 m
24.71 (+0.1 m/s )
Jacob Barnes
Cardiff AAC
11 August 2024
Swansea
600 m
1:34.4 h
Roman Hodgson
Deeside AC
19 July 2017
Cheltenham
800 m
2:11.91
Nikita Neary
Carmarthen Harries
26 June 2010
Newport
2:10.0 h [ h]
Osian Jones
Menai
9 July 2005
Connah's Quay
1500 m
4:31.3 h
David Powell
Wolverhampton
26 July 1977
Stretford
75 m hurdles
11.90
Harry hillman
Cardiff AAC
23 July 2011
Cardiff
High jump
1.67 m
Jamie Dalton
Preseli Harries
1992
Pole vault
3.40 m
Neil Winter
Shaftesbury Barnet
27 July 1986
Yeovil
Long jump
5.31 m
Clive Woolmer
Milford Haven School
1982
Shot put (3.00 kg)
12.92 m
Salem Mbimu-Kiambi
Cardiff AAC
25 August 2019
Swansea
Discus throw
38.92 m
Chris Hughes
Swansea Harries
1991
Javelin throw (400 g)
44.80 m
Tom Norton
Cwmbran Harries
2 September 2007
Aberdare
4 × 100 m relay
U13 (Girls)
Event
Record
Athlete
Club
Date
Place
100 m
12.34 (+0.4 m/s )
Nell Desir
Cardiff Archers
11 August 2020
Worthing
200 m
25.66 (−1.4 m/s )
Aliyah Afolabi
Cardiff Archers
28 August 2022
Bedford
25.58
Aliyah Afolabi
Cardiff Archers
30 April 2022
London
600 m
1:37.3 h
Lisa Lanini
Wrexham AAC
19 March 2000
Wigan
800 m
2:16.1 h
Lisa Lanini
Wrexham AAC
5 August 2000
Wrexham
1500 m
4:44.35
Libby Hale
Swansea Harriers
31 July 2021
Newport
70 m hurdles
11.13 (−1.5 m/s )
Carys Poole
Swansea Harriers
16 July 2016
Newport
High jump
1.68 m
Julia Charlton
Carmarthen Harriers
6 August 1978
Dublin, Ireland
Pole vault
2.40 m
Carys Jones
Carmarthen Harries
3 August 2011
Stoke Gifford
Rhianydd Llewellyn
Bridgend AC
27 August 2006
Cardiff
Long jump
5.18 m NWI
Olivia Schrimshaw
Deeside AAC
25 September 2021
Stretford
5.43 m NWI
Katriel Udoh
Swansea Harriers
19 May 2024
Gloucester
Shot put (2.72 kg)
11.81 m
Adele Nicoll
Oswestry Olympians
31 August 2009
Birmingham
Discus throw (0.75 kg)
31.68 m
Adele Nicoll
Oswestry Olympians
5 September 2009
Colwyn bay
Javelin throw (400 g)
37.38 m
Bethan Rees
Cannock & Staffs
8 September 2012
Bedford
4 × 100 m relay
Notes
^ outdoor best; indoor mark ratified as absolute record
^ outdoor best; indoor mark ratified as absolute record
^ by official result source;31:28 by WA source
^ by official result source; Leeds by WA source, probably a typo
^ outdoor best; indoor mark ratified as absolute record
^ outdoor best; indoor mark ratified as absolute record
^ outdoor best; indoor mark ratified as absolute record
^ Not ratified because this race had both male and female athletes racing together.
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