List of world records in masters athletics


Masters athletics is a class of the sport of athletics for athletes of over 35 years of age. The events include track and field, road running and cross country running. These are the current world records in various five-year-groups, maintained by WMA, the World Association of Masters Athletes, which is designated by the World Athletics to conduct the worldwide sport of Masters Athletics. Starting at age 35, each age group starts on the athlete's birthday in years that are evenly divisible by 5 and extends until the next such occurrence. For record purposes, older athletes are not included in younger age groups, except in the case of relay team members. A relay team's age group is determined by the age of the youngest member.
Some Masters events have modified specifications. The combined events use an age-graded result applied against the standard scoring table.
'''Key to tables below:'''

Men

5000 metres

400 metres hurdles

High jump

progression of masters high jump records
Age groupRecordAthleteNationalityBirthdateAgeDatePlaceMeetVideo
M 35
2.31Dragutin Topić12 March 19713828 July 2009Kragujevac, SerbiaSerbian Senior meet
M 35
2.31Jamie NietoUnited StatesSRB

Triple jump

progression of masters triple jump records
Age groupRecordAthleteNationalityBirthdateAgeDatePlaceMeet
M 35
17.92 Jonathan Edwards10 May 1966356 August 2001Edmonton World Championships
M 40
16.93 Fabrizio Donato14 August 1976406 September 2016Rovereto Palio della Quercia
M 40
17.13 Fabrizio Donato14 August 1976405 March 2017Belgrade European Championships
M 40
17.32 Fabrizio Donato14 August 1976409 June 2017Pierre-Bénite, FranceJumps Meet
M 45
15.13 Wolfgang Knabe12 July 19594522 May 2005Garbsen, GermanyFHDW Jumps Meet
M 45
15.60 Ray Kimble19 April 19534619 May 1999Modesto, United StatesModesto Relays
M 50
14.44 Wolfgang Knabe12 July 19595018 July 2009Lübeck, GermanyNorddeutsche Meisterschaften
M 55
14.13 Wolfgang Knabe12 July 19595528 August 2014İzmir, TurkeyEuropean Masters Championships
M 60
12.82 Wolfgang Knabe12 July 19596110 July 2021Garbsen, GermanyNLV Jumps Cup
M 65
12.16 Wolfgang KnabeGermanywind|+1.0

Decathlon

Note: per 1-1-2023 new scorings are in use, scorings from 2010/2014 are given between brackets.

Throws Pentathlon

Note: per 1-1-2023 new scorings are in use, scorings from 2010/2014 are given between brackets.

Women

5000 metres Women

2000 metres steeplechase Women

Hammer throw Women

Javelin throw Women

Effective the 2014 season, WMA increased the weight of the javelin for women 60–75. Until the records of the lighter implements are surpassed, two records are officially kept.
Age groupRecordAthleteNationalityBirthdateAgeDatePlaceMeet
W 35
68.92Kathryn Mitchell10 July 19823511 April 2018Gold Coast, AustraliaCommonwealth Games
W 40
63.08Barbora Špotáková30 June 1981409 July 2021MonacoHerculis
W 45
50.47Elisabeth Wahlander14 March 19604521 August 2005Helsingborg, SwedenSwedish Championships
W 45
53.88Laverne Eve16 June 19654526 June 2010Nassau, BahamasBahamas National Championships
W 45
53.89Indrė Jakubaitytė24 January 19764516 May 2021Jelgava, LatviaJanis Lusis Cup
W 45
54.56Indrė Jakubaitytė24 January 19764520 May 2021Birštonas, LithuaniaThrows Meeting
W 45
55.69Indrė Jakubaitytė24 January 19764612 June 2022Klaipėda, LithuaniaMasters Cup Competition
W 50
47.53Felicia Ureche29 September 19675024 March 2018Madrid, SpainEuropean Masters Championships
W 55
44.44Natasa Bezjak25 November 19455621 August 2002Potsdam, GermanyEuropean Masters Championships
W 60
500g
41.14Genowefa Patla17 October 19626029 March 2023Toruń, PolandWorld Masters Indoor Championships
W 60
400g
41.28Gertraud SchönauerAustria

Throws Pentathlon Women

Note: per 1-1-2023 new scorings are in use, scorings from 2010/2014 are given between brackets. Effective the 2014 season, WMA had increased the weight of the javelin for women 60–75. Per 2023 records with old implements are no longer official.

Heptathlon Women

Note: per 1-1-2023 new scorings are in use, scorings from 2010/2014 are given between brackets. Effective the 2014 season, WMA had increased the weight of the javelin for women 60–75. Per 2023 records with old implements are no longer official.