At the weekend the 76-year-old Wānaka man won seven golds and one bronze at the New Zealand Masters Games in Dunedin.
The former schoolteacher claimed gold in javelin, shot put, discus, heavy weight, hammer throw, high jump and pentathlon and took a bronze in the 200m sprint.
Training from his backyard and local facilities every second day throughout the year, Mr Hutton said one of the most important parts of training was to listen to your body.
"I don’t have a tight schedule, I just listen to my body.
"I’m just quite pleased I can still do these things."
After competing in the Games for about 30 years, Mr Hutton said his results this year were his best yet.
"It’s not about the medals, it’s about reaching my goals and doing my best or better than I have previously.
"It’s about performing to the best of your ability."
Having been involved in athletics since childhood, Mr Hutton said he was always involved at appropriate levels.
"I had polymyalgia, so I’m just really getting back into sprinting again, which is really my love — sprinting and sprint hurdles."
Mr Hutton was told to stop sprinting to protect his hips, so instead he picked up more throwing events.
"I went from my shot and my javelin, which I’d done for a hundred years, into doing discus ... heavy weight, and hammer a bit more."
He hoped other people of his age would start participating in the Games as well.
"When they see me, a 76-year-old, competing, I hope people will think to themselves ‘if he can do it, so can I’.
"I want people to think about sports they used to be good at and try them again at this level."
The Masters Games were also an amazing social event, he said.
"You get to know the other competitors.
"There is great camaraderie through the whole event, it’s a whole lot of fun."
