List of Papua New Guinean records in athletics

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Men

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Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
60 m	6.64 (+1.6 m/s)	Pais Wisil	25 January 2025	ACT Open Championships	Canberra, Australia	[1]
100 m	10.24 (+1.2 m/s)	Pais Wisil	15 March 2025	Queensland State Championships	Brisbane, Australia	[2][3]
	10.24 (−3.0 m/s)	Tovetuna Tuna	1 May 2025	Texas Tech Corky/Crofoot Shootout	Lubbock, United States	[4][5]
150 m	15.84	Peter Pulu	14 August 1995	National Championships	Pirae, French Polynesia	[6]
200 m	20.64 (+1.4 m/s)	Tovetuna Tuna	1 May 2025	Texas Tech Corky/Crofoot Shootout	Lubbock, United States	[7][8]
300 m	33.99	Nelson Stone	26 June 2010		Queensland, Australia	[6]
	33.9 h	Baobo Neuendorf	28 January 1993		Brisbane, Australia	[6]
		Subul Babo	14 August 1995		Pirae, French Polynesia	[6]
		Geoffrey Bai	1 April 1999		Lae, Papua New Guinea	[6]
		Peter Pulu	15 January 2003		Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	[6]
400 m	46.70	Nelson Stone	8 October 2010	Commonwealth Games	Delhi, India	[9][10]
600 m	1:21.63	Paulson Gebo	25 May 2007		Brisbane, Australia	[6]
800 m	1:48.29	Clement Abai	20 April 2002	LSU Invitational	Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States	[9]
1000 m	2:27.36	Sebastine Sena	14 August 1995		Pirae, French Polynesia	[9]
1500 m	3:59.02	Aquila Turalom	30 November 2023	Pacific Games	Honiara, Solomon Islands	[11][12]
Mile	4:19.14	Jiuteis Robinson	29 July 2026	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	[13][14]
2000 m	5:45.13	Sapolai Yao	22 July 2007		Brisbane, Australia	[9]
3000 m	8:45.55	Sapolai Yao	10 March 2006		Brisbane, Australia	[9]
5000 m	14:43.4 h	John Kokinai	10 September 1972		Rabaul, Papua New Guinea	[9]
10,000 m	31:21.4 h	Tau John Tokwepota	1976		Lae, Papua New Guinea	[9]
Half marathon	1:11:16	Sapolai Yao	4 July 2010	Gold Coast Half Marathon	Gold Coast, Australia	[9][15]
Marathon	2:28:13	Tau John Tokwepota	7 December 1980	Honolulu Marathon	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States	[9]
110 m hurdles	14.04 (+1.9 m/s)	Wala Gime	23 May 2014	NCAA Division II Championships	Allendale, United States	[16]
200 m hurdles	25.56	Wala Gime	21 August 2011		Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia	[9][6]
300 m hurdles	37.06	Ivan Wakit	14 August 1995		Pirae, French Polynesia	[6]
400 m hurdles	50.37	Mowen Boino	21 March 2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	[9]
3000 m steeplechase	9:25.8 h	John Kokinai	27 August 1971		Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	[9]
	9:25.8 h[a]	Tau John Tokwepota	9 March 1978		Brisbane, Australia
	9:22.06	Aquila Turalom	14 March 2024	Queensland Championships	Brisbane, Australia	[17]
High jump	2.06 m	Hapo Maliaki	29 September 1996		Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	[9]
		Sandy Katusele	10 July 2003	South Pacific Games	Suva, Fiji	[9]
Pole vault	4.20 m	Erich Momberger	6 August 1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	[9]
Long jump	7.26 m (±0.0 m/s)	Peniel Richard	8 May 2021	Lone Star Championships	Canyon, United States	[18]
	7.32 m	Idau Michael Asigau	17 July 2015	Pacific Games	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	[19]
Triple jump	15.66 m (+1.1 m/s)	Peniel Richard	15 May 2022	WT Last Chance Meet	Canyon, United States	[20]
Shot put	15.64 m	De'bono Paraka	30 June 2017	Oceania Championships	Suva, Fiji
Discus throw	52.60 m	De'bono Paraka	13 April 2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	[21]
	53.33 m	De'bono Paraka	8 June 2022	Oceania Championships	Mackay, Australia	[22]
Hammer throw	39.45 m	De'bono Paraka	10 December 2017		Suva, Fiji
Javelin throw	72.26 m	Lakona Gerega	21 May 2026	Oceania Championships	Darwin, Australia	[23][24]
Decathlon	7178 pts	Erich Momberger	27–28 June 1992		Emmitsburg, United States	[9]
	100m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400m 110m H (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m 11.07 (±0.0 m/s) 6.91 m (±0.0 m/s) 13.48 m 1.93 m 50.10 15.63 (±0.0 m/s) 38.64 m 4.00 m 52.20 m 4:46.04
3000 m walk (track)	16:35.4 h	Joe Kaikai	4 July 1993		Goroka, Papua New Guinea	[9]
5000 m walk (track)	27:33.8 h	Jerry Sai	3 July 1994		Lae, Papua New Guinea	[9]
20 km walk (road)	2:12:13	Joe Kaikai	14 September 1991	South Pacific Games	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	[9]
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay	40.23	Papua New Guinea Pais Wisil Johnny Bai Emmanuel Anis Tovetuna Tuna	7 July 2025	Pacific Mini Games	Koror, Palau	[25][26]
4 × 200 m relay	1:26.96	Papua New Guinea Emmanuel Wanga Nazmie-Lee Marai Shadrick Tansi Daniel Baul	12 May 2019	IAAF World Relays	Yokohama, Japan	[27]
4 × 400 m relay	3:09.55	Papua New Guinea Takale Tuna Baobo Neuendorf Kaminiel Selot Subul Babo	21 September 1991	South Pacific Games	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	[9]
Distance medley relay	10:50.63	Papua New Guinea Andipas Georasi (1200 m) Paul Pokana (400 m) Kevin Kapmatana (800 m) George Yamak (1600 m)	3 May 2015	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	[28]

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Women

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Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
60 m	7.46 NWI	Toea Wisil	March 2014		Gold Coast, Australia	[29]
100 m	11.29 (+1.9 m/s)	Toea Wisil	9 July 2016	Melanesian Championships	Suva, Fiji	[30]
	11.29 (+2.0 m/s)		18 February 2017	Capital Territory Championships	Canberra, Australia	[31]
150 m	18.34	Mae Koime	8 June 2008		Brisbane, Australia	[32]
200 m	23.13 (+1.5 m/s)	Toea Wisil	11 March 2017	Summer of Aths Meeting	Canberra, Australia	[33]
300 m	38.54	Mae Koime	25 May 2007		Brisbane, Australia	[32]
400 m	53.19	Toea Wisil	14 August 2010		Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia	[9]
600 m	1:32.44	Salome Dell	9 December 2010		Melbourne, Australia	[32]
800 m	2:03.53	Salome Dell	10 October 2010	Commonwealth Games	Delhi, India	[9][34]
1000 m	3:02.7 h	Rosemary Turare	6 August 1994		Abbotsford, Canada	[9][35]
1500 m	4:27.77	Salome Dell	11 February 2011	Brisbane Track Classic	Brisbane, Australia	[9][36]
Mile	5:08.36	Salome Dell	24 March 2007		Auckland, New Zealand	[9]
2000 m	6:42.9 h	Rosemary Turare	19 August 1994	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	[9]
3000 m	10:12.7 h	Rosemary Turare	2 August 1993		Exeter, United Kingdom	[9][37]
5000 m	18:18.1 h	Rosemary Turare	30 June 1995	PNG National Championships	Lae, Papua New Guinea	[9][38]
	18:09.30 Mx #		26 July 1995		Flein, Germany	[9]
10,000 m	38:01.73	Rosemary Turare	11 December 1993	South Pacific Mini Games	Port Vila, Vanuatu	[9]
Half marathon	1:27:20	Rosemary Turare	5 June 1994		Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
	1:27:21	Rosemary Turare	30 June 1995		Lae, Papua New Guinea	[9][39]
Marathon	3:41:14	Rosemary Turare	13 November 1994		Goroka, Papua New Guinea	[9]
100 m hurdles	13.46 (+1.5 m/s)	Adrine Monagi	14 April 2024	Australian National Championships	Adelaide, Australia	[40]
300 m hurdles	44.05	Afure Adah	24 May 2015		Bismarck, United States	[41]
	43.29 mx	Donna Koniel	20 June 2015		Gold Coast, Australia	[41]
400 m hurdles	58.02	Betty Burua	29 March 2015	Australian Championships	Brisbane, Australia	[42]
2000 m steeplechase	7:13.18	Rama Kumilgo	8 May 2015	Oceania Championships	Cairns, Australia	[43]
3000 m steeplechase	11:10.48	Rama Kumilgo	10 May 2015	Oceania Championships	Cairns, Australia	[44]
High jump	1.77 m	Rellie Kaputin	14 July 2015	Pacific Games	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	[45]
Pole vault	2.30 m	Delilah Kami	14 June 2015		Brisbane, Australia	[41]
Long jump	6.50 m (+0.9 m/s)	Rellie Kaputin	25 June 2019	Oceania Championships	Townsville, Australia	[46]
Triple jump	13.28 m (+1.4 m/s)	Rellie Kaputin	27 May 2017	NCAA Division II Championships	Bradenton, United States	[47]
Shot put	13.50 m	Iammogapi Launa	17 September 1991	South Pacific Games	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	[9]
Discus throw	38.96 m	Sharon Toako	November 2020		Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	[48]
Hammer throw	47.99 m	Jacklyn Travertz	16 July 2019	Pacific Games	Apia, Samoa
Javelin throw	49.18 m (new design)	Sharon Toako	25 May 2019		Kingsville, United States
	51.96 m (old design)	Iammo Launa	20 May 1995		Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	[9]
Heptathlon	5221 pts	Adrine Monagi	15–16 March 2017	Angelo State Spring Break Multi Meet	San Angelo, United States	[49]
	100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m 14.31 (±0.0 m/s) 1.55 m 11.04 m 25.19 (+2.0 m/s) 5.65 m (+2.6 m/s) 38.58 m 2:25.01
20 km walk (road)
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay	45.38	Papua New Guinea Adrine Monagi Toea Wisil Isila Apkup Leonie Beu	6 August 2022	Commonwealth Games	Birmingham, United Kingdom	[50]
4 × 200 m relay	1:43.85	Papua New Guinea Leonie Beu Isila Apkup Edna Boafob Adrine Monagi	12 May 2019	IAAF World Relays	Yokohama, Japan	[51]
4 × 400 m relay	3:40.40	Papua New Guinea Betty Burua Salome Dell Toea Wisil Helen Philemon	11 October 2010	Commonwealth Games	Delhi, India	[9][52]

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Mixed

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Event	Record	Athletes	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
4 × 100 m relay	43.05	Papua New Guinea Adrine Monagi Leroy Kamau Leonie Beu Pais Wisil	24 June 2023	Oceania Cup	Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands	[53]
4 × 400 m relay	3:28.48	Papua New Guinea Benjamin Aliel Leonie Beu Daniel Baul Isila Apkup	7 June 2024	Oceania Championships	Suva, Fiji	[54]
2×2×400 m relay	4:04.73	Papua New Guinea Daniel Baul Donna Koniel	11 May 2019	IAAF World Relays	Yokohama, Japan	[55]
Shuttle hurdle relay	1:07.32	Papua New Guinea Adrine Monagi Mowen Boino Donna Koniel Daniel Baul	11 May 2019	IAAF World Relays	Yokohama, Japan	[56][57]

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