Wellington Athletes with International Honours

2026 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow GBR –  July      

• James Preston – Scottish (800m),
  James ran his season best of 1:45.07 at the Adelaide Classic in mid-march after his national Championships win in 1.46.58 ana 1.46.38 at the Marri Plant in Melbourne. In the last week in the has opened his European campaign with 1.51.72 in Marseille and 3 day later a 1.47.86 in Nice as he heads to his  first Commonwealth Games
• Samasoni Hewitt – Upper Hutt (High Jump)  has been named for teh Cook Islands team 

 2026 World Athletics Road Running Championships , Copenhagen, DEN – September

• Toby Gualter – Olympic (Half Marathon)

Tony has continued his fine form with winning the Dorne Cup in emphatic style on Saturday . Toby cemented his place by winning the NZ Half marathon in Christchurch in 63.15 one week prior to taking out the NZ Mt Run Championships

• Alison Andrews Paul – Athletics Wairarapa (Road Mile)
  Since her 2.01. 38 World Indoor performances last week ran 2:02.33  at the Adrian Martinez Classic at Concord USA,  and previously the week prior clocked   a 1500m 4:17.66 at Bob Vigars Classic, London, CAN  with a 2:02.44 at the  Desert Heat Classic Tucson USA on 2nd May

2026 World Athletics Under 20  Championships – Eugene,  USA   August

• Joe Martin – Scottish (800m)
  Joe was was named in the first team selection
• Poppy Healy former Athletics Wellington member recently added to the 800m with final team announcement

 Other notable international Results by Wellington athletes 

Will Anthony  ran 10,000m 28:52.96 (9H1) at the NCAA Div 1 East finals in Lexington, Kentucky and Will then placed 19^th in the NCAA Championships final running 28.43.34

Emma Douglass recent best result over 800m 2:04.62 was at Duke Twilight Durham NC USA,    

Imogen Skelton has competed 4 times over the last month since the Oceania Championships  jumping 1.82m on two occasions in Germany and Italy

 Oceania Athletic Championships, Arafura Stadium, Darwin, 18-22 May 2026
Wellington Athlete Results:
Seniors

• Toby Gualter 5000m 14:29.83 (1^st)
• Kosta Mills 800m 1:52.61 (6^th).
• Hugo Jones High Jump 2.00m (5^th)
• Mylo Guthrie-Thiel High Jump 1.95m (7^th)
• Imogen Skelton Senior High Jump 1.80m (2^nd),
• Naomi Waite High Jump 1.75m (4^th),
• Elizabeth Hewitt Hammer 60.55m (4^th),
• Rebecca Bailey Javelin 46.73m (5^th)
• Nathaniel Sulupo (Samoa) Shot 15.97m (7^th)
• Mikayla Sola (Samoa) Discus 42.06m PB (6^th), Shot 11.34m (8^th).

Under 18

• Alex Macbeth 800m 1:52.15 (3^rd), 1500m 4:10.14 (2^nd)
• Alex Ross  Javelin 49.08m (8^th)
• Mia Thomson  3000m 9:58.54 (3^rd ),  
• Ella Mear  Triple Jump   72m +0.8 (6^th).
• Conor Sharkey Hammer 49.19m (8^th).

Para Athletes

• Daniel Kits T37 400m 1:06.89 (7^th)q final 1:08.03 (7), 800m 2:31.00 (4^th ),1500m 5:25.39 (3^rd)

Masters

• Bronwen Sola 50-54 Discus 16.75m (10^th), HT 24.21 (7^th), Weight Throw 9.28m (3^rd), W50 Pentathlon 3^rd
• Shaka Sola (Samoa) Hammer 31.29m (1^st), M45 Pentathlon 1^st Shot 11.20m,  Discus 35.06m, Weight Throw 9.79m, Javelin Throw 28.29m
• Joshua Sharkey  M50  Discus 28.11m (6^th)