It is fair to say that Northland's Bob Thomas is the Peter Snell of field events.
Thomas, a long-jumper from Kawakawa, holds the longest standing field event record in New Zealand history.
In Whangarei on January 20, 1968, Thomas leapt 8.05m.
The record still stands.
Peter Snell, who set the New Zealand 800m record in 1962, is one of two other track athletes who hold unbroken records, for longer. No one in field events can hold a candle to Bob though.