NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1887 – 2020 - SUPERLATIVES (Compiled by Murray McKinnon)
Most New Zealand titles won Valerie Young 37 Craig Barrett 32 Phil Costley 32 Peter Munro 29 Dave Norris 28 Les Mills 25 Yvette Williams 21 Beatrice Faumuina 21 Melissa Moon 21 Simon Poelman 21 Kim Robertson 20 Philip Jensen 20 Brent Newdick 20 Robin Tait 19 Norm Read 18 Jane Arnott 18 Barbara Poulsen/Beable 17 Chantal Brunner 17 Dame Valerie Adams 17 Marise Chamberlain 16 Peter Renner 16 Nyla Carroll 16 Stuart Farquhar 16 George Smith 15 Bill Savidan 15 Ross Pownall 15 Bill Baillie 15 Mary O’Connor 15 Sir John Walker 15 Roy Williams 14 Terry Yaxley/Genge 14 Shireen Crumpton 13 Melina Hamilton 13 Scott Nelson 13 Henry Smith 12 Monique Williams 12 Patrick Hellier 12 Tom Walsh 12 Angie Petty 12 John ‘Dutch’ Holland 11 Shirley Hardman/Peterson 11 Sir Murray Halberg 11 Jeff Julian 11 Roger Te Puni 11 Jonathan Wyatt 11 Sarah Cowley 11 Camille Buscomb 11
Most titles in the same event
Philip Jensen Hammer Throw 20 Dave Norris Triple Jump 18 Valerie Young Discus Throw 18 Valerie Young Shot Put 17 Beatrice Faumuina Discus Throw 17
Most consecutive titles
Philip Jensen Hammer Throw 17 Dave Norris Triple Jump 15 Stuart Farquhar Javelin Throw 15 Ross Pownall 110m hurdles 12 Valerie Young Shot Put 11 Dame Valerie Adams Shot Put 11
Longest span between years won of titles in the same event
Philip Jensen 26 years Hammer Throw 1988-2014. Valerie Young 25 years in two events; Shot Put 1956-1981 and Discus Throw 1957-1982
Longest span between years won of a title in any event
Mike Parker 38 years, 20km race walk 1978, 10km race walk 2016.
Youngest New Zealand Champion:
Karen Whimp 15y 53d High Jump 1976. Dave Norris 17y 85d Triple Jump 1957.
Oldest New Zealand Champion in a track event
Mike Parker 61y 319d 3000m race walk 2015. Sally Gibbs 54y 264d 10000m 2018
Oldest New Zealand Champion in a field event
Jack McHolm 51y 114d Hammer Throw 1930. Valerie Young 44y 208d Discus Throw 1982.
Oldest New Zealand Championship Best Performance
Dave Norris Triple Jump 15.94m 1965 John Walker 800m 1:47.44 1977 Kim Robertson 400m 52.18 1980 Peter Renner 3000m Steeplechase 8:28.80 1982 John Walker 1500m 3:38.17 1983
Oldest New Zealand Resident Records: (by a New Zealander in New Zealand)
Male Track Peter Snell 800m 1:44.3 3 February 1962 Christchurch Male Field Dave Norris Triple Jump 15.94m 6 March 1965 Palmerston North Female Track Kim Robertson 400m 51.60s 19 January 1980 Christchurch Women Field Tania Murray High Jump 1.92m 26 January 1991 Dunedin