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Greene Strikes Back To Take Eye-catching 1500m Win
Sunday, 12 February 2023, 6:42 am | Athletics New Zealand
Saturday 11 February 2023 Rebekah Greene reversed the finishing order with Laura Nagel from eight days ago at the New Zealand 3000m Championships to secure an eye-catching victory today in the feature women’s 1500m at the Porritt Classic in Hamilton. ... More >>
Adams Turns Up The Heat At Sola Power Event
Saturday, 4 February 2023, 8:14 pm | Athletics New Zealand
Paralympic champion Lisa Adams ignited the Sola Power Throwers Meet in Lower Hutt today by unleashing her longest throw for two years with a mighty hurl of 15.18m The 32-year-old superstar athlete gave a clear demonstration of her world-class gifts ... More >>
Nagel And Oakley Claim Back-to-back National 3000m Crowns
Saturday, 4 February 2023, 7:35 am | Athletics New Zealand
Laura Nagel and Julian Oakley retained their national 3000m titles in convincing fashion at the Team Ledger Harcourts Capital Classic meeting in Wellington today (3 February). Nagel came from behind with a devastating last lap to overhaul national ... More >>
Tanner Regains New Zealand Mile Crown With Blistering PB
Sunday, 29 January 2023, 6:10 am | Athletics New Zealand
Sam Tanner provided a thrilling climax to the Pak’nSave Cooks Classic in Whanganui by regaining the national title over the classic distance in a PB of 3:54.56. The Commonwealth Games 1500m sixth-place finisher and all-time New Zealand 1500m number ... More >>
World Heritage Plaque To Be Unveiled At Pak’nSave Cooks Classic
Friday, 27 January 2023, 10:09 am | Athletics New Zealand
The World Heritage Plaque bestowed by World Athletics to jointly commemorate the 60th anniversary of the first world mile record set by Sir Peter Snell and to recognise the historic Cooks Gardens in Whanganui will be officially unveiled at the venue ... More >>
Hamish Kerr Enjoys Winning Start To His Season At Jumps To Music
Thursday, 26 January 2023, 6:17 am | Athletics New Zealand
On a sun-drenched evening in Taranaki, Commonwealth high jump champion Hamish Kerr opened his 2023 campaign with victory in the tenth anniversary edition of Jumps to Music in Hawera, soaring clear at 2.21m. The 26-year-old Christchurch-based athlete ... More >>
Tiaan Whelpton Twice Equals The National Men’s 100m New Zealand Resident Record
Sunday, 22 January 2023, 5:23 am | Athletics New Zealand
21 January Sprinter Tiaan Whelpton ignited the track at Mitre 10 Park to twice equal his joint ownership of the New Zealand resident record for the men’s 100m at the Potts Classic in Hastings today, registering 10.18 in the heats before matching that ... More >>
Connor Bell Smashes New Zealand Men’s Discus Record
Wednesday, 18 January 2023, 8:46 pm | Athletics New Zealand
Connor Bell tonight set a New Zealand senior men’s discus record* of 66.14m at the Pre-Potts meeting in Hastings to surpass the 21-year-old mark of Ian Winchester (65.03m). The 21-year-old Aucklander, who on New Year’s Day in Tauranga added 2cm ... More >>
Hammer Ace Julia Ratcliffe Calls Time On Her Distinguished Career
Friday, 13 January 2023, 9:33 am | Athletics New Zealand
Three-time Commonwealth Games hammer medallist Julia Ratcliffe has announced her retirement from the sport. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2301/027cb4d8aedaa88bfbe3.jpeg" width="720" height="480"> The 29-year-old, who memorably ... More >>
1,000 Athletes Get Set For Colgate Games
Wednesday, 4 January 2023, 7:57 pm | Athletics New Zealand
More than 1,000 young athletes are preparing to run, jump and throw their way to glory at the North Island Colgate Games in Whanganui later this week (6-8 January). Families will descend on the historic Cooks Gardens – the same venue where Kiwi ... More >>
Athletics Icon Sir Murray Halberg Dies
Thursday, 1 December 2022, 6:34 pm | Athletics New Zealand
Athletics NZ is deeply saddened to learn of the death of former Olympic 5000m champion and Halberg Foundation founder Sir Murray Halberg. One of the most iconic names in New Zealand sport passed away on the evening of Wednesday November 30 at the age ... More >>
Rickerby Earns Best Kiwi Finish On Final Day In Chiang Mai
Sunday, 6 November 2022, 7:54 pm | Athletics New Zealand
New Zealand climaxed their challenge at the inaugural World Mountain and Trail Running Championships with two further top 50 finishes at a roasting Chiang Mai in Thailand. Benjamin Rickerby (Auckland City Athletics) sustained cuts and bruises following ... More >>
Weston Hill Produces Brave Global Performance On The Trails
Sunday, 6 November 2022, 5:40 am | Athletics New Zealand
Competing in oppressive heat and sweat-inducing humidity the three Kiwi runners who hit the trails on day two of the inaugural World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand all acquitted themselves with pride. Leading the challenge ... More >>
“Brutal” Course And Conditions Make For Tough First Day In Thailand
Friday, 4 November 2022, 8:07 pm | Athletics New Zealand
The five competing New Zealand athletes on the opening day of the inaugural World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand battled with pride in oppressive heat and humidity in the men’s and women’s uphill mountain races, ... More >>
Favourites Excel In National Road Relays
Saturday, 1 October 2022, 5:57 pm | Athletics New Zealand
Pre-event favourites University of Canterbury AC and North Harbour Bays lived up to their billing to deliver decisive victories and successfully retain their senior men’s and senior women’s titles at the New Zealand Road Relay Championships at ... More >>
Michael Voss Claims Historic Rotorua Marathon Three-peat
Saturday, 17 September 2022, 4:56 pm | Athletics New Zealand
Michael Voss Local athlete Michael Voss defied a bout of cramp to create Rotorua Marathon history today and secure an unprecedented hat-trick of men’s titles, clocking a time of 2:29:21. The 25-year-old of the local Lake City AC produced a dominant ... More >>
Tori Peeters Places Fifth In The Women's Javelin
Monday, 8 August 2022, 6:32 am | Athletics New Zealand
Tori places fifth to wrap up the Kiwi challenge in Birmingham New Zealand record-holder Tori Peeters, the last Kiwi athlete to compete inside a pulsating Alexandra Stadium at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, placed fifth in a high-class women’s ... More >>
Julia Banks Hammer Silver To Climb Another Commonwealth Podium
Sunday, 7 August 2022, 7:14 pm | Athletics New Zealand
Julia Ratcliffe. Julia Ratcliffe lit up the penultimate day of action at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games banking hammer silver with a best of 69.63m to claim a third successive Commonwealth medal following silver in Glasgow 2014 and gold in Gold Coast ... More >>
Sam And Keeley Set Dazzling PB’s To Earn Top Six Spots
Sunday, 7 August 2022, 6:28 am | Athletics New Zealand
The growing strength and depth of New Zealand athletics was clearly demonstrated as middle-distance star Sam Tanner and high jumper Keeley O’Hagan smashed their respective PB’s to earn top six finishes in their respective events. Sam enjoyed ... More >>
New Zealand Bank Historic Shot One-two In Birmingham
Saturday, 6 August 2022, 12:11 pm | Athletics New Zealand
The rock stars of the shot put circle served up a heavy metal performance to remember as Tom Walsh and Jacko Gill secured the first one two for New Zealand in an athletics event for 60 years on a memorable night at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. ... More >>
