Games Records

HEAVY RECORDS

Light Hammer 16lbs	Event No.1
Best Known Authentic Record	156’ 8½ “	B Aitken, Achenblae at Aboyne, 2000
Halkirk Record, Open	154’ 11½”	M Sandford, Australia, 1998
Confined to Caithness	150’ 2”	A Gunn, Halkirk, 1996

Heavy Hammer 22lbs	Event No.2
Best Known Authentic Record	129’ 10½”	M Sandford, Australia at Halkirk, 1998
Halkirk Record, Open	129’ 10½“	M Sandford, Australia, 1998
Confined to Caithness	122’ 5”	A Gunn, Halkirk, 1996

Throwing 56lb Weight for Distance	Event No.6
Best Known Authentic Record	47’ 5”	F Brebner, Peterhead at Tomintoul, 1996
Halkirk Record, Open	46’ 7”	L Brock, USA, 2008
Confined to Caithness	40’ 9½”	A Gunn, Halkirk, 1995

Throwing 28lb Weight for Distance	Event No.5
Best Known Authentic Record	95’ 10”	Gregor Edmunds, Glasgow at Markinch, 2011
Halkirk Record, Open	90’ 6 “	S Betz, USA, 2008
Confined to Caithness	82’ 4”	A Gunn, Halkirk, 1995

Heavy Stone (22lbs)	Event No.4	New event in 2016
Best Known Authentic Record	N/A
Halkirk Record, Open	46’ 4.5″	S Rider, Kent, 2016
Confined to Caithness	41’6″	J Gunn, Halkirk, 2023
Light Ball (16lbs)	Event No.3
Best Known Authentic Record	65’ 3”	G Capes, Spalding at Oxton, 1982
Halkirk Record, Open	58’ 1.5’’	S Rider, Kent 2016
Confined to Caithness	53’ ½”	A Gunn, Halkirk, 1999
Throwing 56lb Weight for Height	Event No.7
Best Known Authentic Record	17’ 4“	V Tulacek, Czech Republic at Drumtochty 2024
Halkirk Record, Open	17’ 0“	V Tulacek, Czech Republic, 2019
Confined to Caithness	15’ 6”	A Gunn, Halkirk, 1999
Farmer’s walk open	68’3″	V Tulacek, Czech Republic 2023
Farmer’s walk confined to Caithness	19’9″	S O’Kane, Halkirk 2022

TRACK & FIELD RECORDS

Track Events (noted from 1990)
Open Running
85m	9.03s	A Hamilton, Edinburgh, 2022
200m	22.32s	A Daffurn, Coatbridge, 2010
400m	51.00s	P Walker, Edinburgh, 1999
800m	1m 58.70s	P Walker, Edinburgh, 1999
1600m	4m 32s	L Davidson, Inverness, 2022
85m female	11.68s	A Harrison, Inverness, 2023
Field Events (noted from 1987)
High Jump
All Comers Record	2.41m 7’ 11”	J Sotomayor, Cuba at Crystal Palace, 1994
Scottish Record	1.99m 6’ 6.5”	A Macdonald, Lossiemouth at Grantown on Spey, 2008
Halkirk Record	1.90m 6’ 2.3″ 1.44m	A Smith, Edinburgh, 2019 A Harrison, Inverness, 2023
Confined to Caithness	1.75m 5’ 9”	B Atkins, Lybster, 2001
Long Jump
All Comers Record	25’ 6”	H Hines, at Crystal Palace, 1975
Scottish Record	25’ 3.5″	T Daffurn, Wishaw at Mull, 2019
Halkirk Record (Male)	23’ 1”	A Hamilton, Edinburgh, 2018
Confined to Caithness (Male)	20” 5.5”	A Raeburn, Thurso, 2011
Halkirk record – female	15′ 9″	A Harrison, Inverness, 2023
Confined to Caithness (Female)	11’8″	S Eyers, Halkirk, 2018
Hop, Step & Leap
All Comers Record	58’ 6”	J Edwards, at Crystal Palace, 1995
Scottish Record	50’1.5″	A Hamilton, Edinburgh at Mull in 2016
Halkirk Record (Male)	47’ 5“	A Hamilton, Edinburgh, 2019
Confined to Caithness (Male) Female	45’ 5.5“ 25’10”	A Raeburn, Thurso, 2011 S Eyers, Halkirk, 2018
Halkirk record – female	33′ 2″	A Harrison, Inverness, 2023
Track & Field (Open 14 yrs and under 16yrs noted from 1997)
200m	24.86s	S MacDonald, Dingwall, 2002
400m	55.97s	C Robertson, Logierait, 2002
Long Jump	19’ 1”	A Raeburn, Thurso, 2006
High Jump	1.71m 5’ 7.5”	S O’Kane, Halkirk, 2008
85m	11.22s	R Boyd, Thurso, 2023
Cycling (Open noted from 1990, under 16 yrs noted from 1997) – Scratch
800m (Open)	1m 15.6s	E Oliphant, Wick, 2004
800m (Open, under 16)	1m 21.0s	E Oliphant, Wick, 1997