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. Competitors are bracketed into five-year age groups (which promotes fair comp ...
is a class of the sport of
athletics
Athletics may refer to:
Sports
* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
* Athletics (physical culture), competi ...
for athletes of over 35 years of age. The events include
track and field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...
,
road running
Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road. This differs from track and field on a regular track and cross country running over natural terrain.
These events are usually classified as long-distance ...
and
cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open cou ...
. 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
World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation (from 1912 to 2001) and International Association of Athletics Federations (from 2001 to 2019, both abbreviated as the IAAF) is the international governing body fo ...
(formerly IAAF) to conduct the worldwide sport of Masters (Veterans) Athletics (Track and Field).
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 (hurdles, throwing implements) have modified specifications. The
combined events use an age-graded result applied against the standard scoring table.
Key to tables below:
Men
100 metres
200 metres
400 metres
800 metres
1500 metres
Mile
3000 metres
5000 metres
10000 metres
Marathon
80 metres hurdles
100 metres hurdles
110 metres hurdles
200 metres hurdles
300 metres hurdles
400 metres hurdles
2000 metres steeplechase
3000 metres steeplechase
High jump
progression of masters high jump records
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
progression of masters triple jump records
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
Weight throw
Decathlon
Throws Pentathlon
4×100 metres relay
4×400 metres relay
4×800 metres relay
5000 metres race walk
Women
100 metres
200 metres
400 metres
800 metres
1500 metres
Mile
3000 metres
5000 metres
10000 metres
Marathon
80 metres hurdles
100 metres hurdles
200 metres hurdles
300 metres hurdles
400 metres hurdles
2000 metres steeplechase
3000 metres steeplechase
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
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.
Weight throw
Throws Pentathlon
Effective the 2014 season,
WMA increased the weight of the javelin for women 60–75. Until the records of pentathlons using the lighter implements are surpassed, two records are officially kept.
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Heptathlon
Effective the 2014 season, WMA increased the weight of the javelin for women 60–75. Until the records of heptathlons using the lighter implements are surpassed, two records are officially kept.
4×100 metres relay
4×400 metres relay
4×800 metres relay
3000 metres race walk
5000 metres race walk
See also
*List of Masters records in Road Running
This is a list of world records for Masters athletics, Masters age groups in the sport of road running. The world governing body for masters athletics is World Masters Athletics (WMA). WMA conducts various world championships in what are called "n ...
* List of centenarian masters track and field records
* List of European records in masters athletics
*United States records in masters athletics
These are the current records in the various age groups of masters athletics for United States competitors. 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 su ...
Notes
References
Sources
WMA records – Men Outdoor
''12 December 2022 updated''
WMA records – Women Outdoor
''12 December 2022 updated''
WMA Decathlon records
''1 November 2021 updated''
WMA Heptathlon records
''4 October 2022 updated''
WMA Throws Pentathlon records – Men
''1 October 2020 updated''
WMA Throws Pentathlon records – Women
''1 October 2019 updated''
WMA records non stadia – Men
''4 October 2022 updated''
WMA records non stadia – Women
''12 August 2022 updated''
WMA records – Men Indoor
''24 June 2022 updated''
WMA records – Women Indoor
''1 June 2022 updated''
External links
World Masters Athletics - RecordsMasters Athletics All Time World Rankings (unofficial)American Masters Outdoor Track & Field RecordsVeterans Decathlon Records
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*World records