Masters records from consummate pro Peter Matthews
On the world athletics scene, statman Peter Matthews is considered a god. His annual compilation of results, records and seasonal lists — Athletics: The International Track and Field Annual — is the Bible for track statisticians. So every year, I ask him to update me on what he considers the best over-35 and over-40 marks. I always hold my breath to see if his list agrees with my own. This year, thank goodness, we’re both on the same page. New in 2006, are Allen Johnson‘s 12.96 for 110 hurdles for M35, Jan Zelezny’s 92.80 javelin for M35 and Edith Masai’s14:33.84 for 5000 at W40. Check, check, check. Got ’em all.
Here’s what Peter lists:
WORLD VETERANS/MASTERS RECORDS
MEN – Aged 35 or over
100 metres 9.97A Linford Christie (2.4.60) GBR Johannesburg 23 Sep 1995
200 metres 20.11 Linford Christie (2.4.60) GBR Villeneuve d’Ascq 25 Jun 1995
400 metres 45.76 Ibrahima Wade (6.9.68) FRA Saint-Denis 23 Jul 2004
800 metres 1:43.36 Johnny Gray (19.6.60) USA Zürich 16 Aug 1995
1000 metres 2:18.8+ William Tanui (22.2.64) KEN Rome 7 Jul 1999
1500 metres 3:32.45 William Tanui (22.2.64) KEN AthÃna 16 Jun 1999
1 mile 3:52.04 Marcus O’Sullivan (22.12.61) IRL Berlin 26 Aug 1997
2000 metres 4:58.3+ e William Tanui (22.2.64 KEN Monaco 4 Aug 1999
4:57.31i William Tanui Sindelfingen 28 Feb 1999
3000 metres 7:37.23 John Kibowen (21.4.69) KEN Doha 14 May 2004
5000 metres 13:01.32 John Kibowen (21.4.69) KEN Roma 2 Jul 2004
10000 metres 27:17.48 Carlos Lopes (18.2.47) POR Stockholm 2 Jul 1984
20000 metres 57:44.4 Gaston Roelants (5.2.37) BEL Bruxelles 20 Sep 1972
1 Hour 20,784m Gaston Roelants (5.2.37) BEL Bruxelles 20 Sep 1972
Marathon 2:07:12 Carlos Lopes (18.2.47) POR Rotterdam 20 Apr 1985
3000m steeple 8:04.95 Simon Vroemen (11.5.69) NED Helsinki 26 Aug 2005
110m hurdles 12.96 Allen Johnson (1.3.71) USA AthÃna 17 Sep 2006
400m hurdles 48.93 Nat Page (26.1.57) USA London (CP) 10 Jul 1992
High jump 2.30i Charles Austin (19.12.67) USA Boston 2 Mar 2003
2.27 Charles Austin (19.12.67) USA Austin 5 Apr 2003
Pole vault 5.88i Jeff Hartwig (25.9.67) USA Jonesboro 22 Feb 2004
5.81 Jeff Hartwig USA Zaragoza 8 Jun 2004
Long jump 8.50 Larry Myricks (10.3.56) USA New York 15 Jun 1991
8.50 Carl Lewis (1.7.61) USA Atlanta 29 Jul 1996
Triple jump 17.92 Jonathan Edwards (10.5.66) GBR Edmonton 6 Aug 2001
Shot 22.67 Kevin Toth ¶ (29.12.67) USA Lawrence 19 Apr 2003
Discus 71.26 John Powell ((25.6.47) USA San Jose 9 Jun 1984
71.26 Rickard Bruch (2.7.46) SWE Malmö 15 Nov 1984
Hammer 83.62 Igor Astapkovich (4.1.63) BLR Staiki 20 Jun 1998
Javelin 92.80 Jan Zelezny (16.6.66) CZE Edmonton 12 Aug 2001
Decathlon 8241 Kip Janvrin (8.7.65) USA Eugene 22 Jun 2001
(10.98, 7.01, 14.21, 1.89, 48.41, 14.72, 45.59, 5.20, 60.41, 4:14.96)
20 km 1:18:44 Vladimir Andreyev (7.9.66) RUS Cheboksary 12 Jun 2004
20000m t walk 1:20:55.4 Maurizio Damilano (6.4.57) ITA Cuneo 3 Oct 1992
50 km 3:36:03 Robert Korzeniowski (30.7.68) POL Saint-Denis 27 Aug 2003
50000m t walk 3:49:29.7 Alain Lemercier (11.1.57) FRA Franconville 3 Apr 1994
MEN – Aged 40 or over
100 metres 10.29 Troy Douglas (30.11.62) NED Leiden 7 Jun 2003
200 metres 20.64 Troy Douglas (30.11.62) NED Utrecht 9 Aug 2003
400 metres 47.82 Enrico Saraceni (19.5.64) ITA Ã…rhus 25 Jul 2004
47.5u Lee Evans (25.2.47) USA Apr 1989
800 metres 1:50.69 Colm Rothery (28.1.60) IRL Stretford 5 Sep 2000
1:48.81i Johnny Gray (19.6.60) USA Atlanta 3 Mar 2001
1000 metres 2:26.71i Eamonn Coghlan (21.11.52) IRL Gainesville 21 Jan 1994
1500 metres 3:44.89 Luiz José Gonçalves (4.12.58) BRA Rio de Janeiro 4 Jun 1999
1 mile 4:02.53 David Moorcroft (10.4.53) GBR Belfast 19 Jun 1993
3:58.15i Eamonn Coghlan (21.11.52) IRL Boston 20 Feb 1994
3000 metres 8:05.08 Martti Vainio (30.12.50) FIN Mikkeli 12 Jun 1991
5000 metres 13:43.15 Mohamed Ezzher (26.4.60) FRA Sotteville 3 Jul 2000
10000 metres 28:30.88 Martti Vainio (30.12.50) FIN Hengelo 25 Jun 1991
1 Hour 19.710k Steve Moneghetti (26.9.62) AUS Geelong 17 Dec 2005
Marathon 2:08:46 Andrés Espinosa (4.2.63) MEX Berlin 28 Sep 2003
3000m steeple 8:38.40 Angelo Carosi (20.1.64) ITA Firenze 11 Jul 2004
110m hurdles 14.16 Carlos Sala (20.3.60) ESP Castellón 16 Aug 2000
13.79 ? Roger Kingdom (26.8.62) USA Slippery Rock 23 Jun 2004
400m hurdles 52.62 Antônio Eusébio Dias Ferreira (2.3.60) BRA Rio de Janeiro 23 Jul 2000
High jump 2.15 Glen Conley (9.1.57) USA Troy, New York 2 Aug 1997
Pole vault 5.50A ? Larry Jessee (31.3.52) USA El Paso 24 Aug 1996
Long jump 7.68A Aaron Simpson (20.9.61) USA Cedar City, UT 21 Jun 2002
7.57 Hans Schicker (3.10.47) FRG Kitzingen 16 Jul 1989
Triple jump 16.58 Ray Kimble (19.4.53) USA Edinburgh 2 Jul 1993
Shot 21.41 Brian Oldfield (1.6.45) USA Innsbruck 22 Aug 1985
Discus 69.46 Al Oerter (19.9.36) USA Wichita 31 May 1980
Hammer 82.23 Igor Astapkovich (4.1.63) BLR Minsk 10 Jul 2004
Javelin 85.92 Jan Zelezny (16.6.66) CZE Göteborg 9 Aug 2006
Pentathlon 3510 pts Werner Schallau (8.9.38) FRG Gelsenkirchen 24 Sep 1978
6.74, 59.20, 23.0, 43.76, 5:05.7
Decathlon 7525 pts Kip Janvrin (8.7.65) USA San Sebastián 24 Aug 2005
11.56, 6.78, 14.01, 1.80, 49.46, 15.40, 42.70, 4.70, 58.43, 4:25.87
20 km walk 1:21:36 Willi Sawall (7.11.41) AUS Melbourne 4 Jul 1982
20000m t walk 1:24:58.8 Marcel Jobin (3.1.42) CAN Sept Isles 12 May 1984
50 km walk 3:49:06 José MarÃn (21.1.50) ESP Badalona 22 Mar 1992
50000m t walk 3:51:54.5 José MarÃn (21.1.50) ESP Manresa 7 Apr 1990
4x100m 42.20 SpeedWest TC USA Irvine 2 May 2004
(Frank Strong, Cornell Stephenson, Kettrell Berry, Willie Gault)
4x400m 3:20.83 S Allah, K Morning, E Gonera, R Blackwell USA Philadelphia 27 Apr 2001
WOMEN – aged 35 or more
100 metres 10.74 Merlene Ottey (10.5.60) JAM Milano 7 Sep 1996
200 metres 21.93 Merlene Ottey (10.5.60) JAM Bruxelles 25 Aug 1995
400 metres 50.27 Jearl Miles Clark (4.9.66) USA Madrid 20 Sep 2002
800 metres 1:56.53 Lyubov Gurina (6.8.57) RUS Hechtel 30 Jul 1994
1000 metres 2:31.5 Maricica Puica (29.7.50) ROM Poiana Brasov 1 Jun 1986
1500 metres 3:57.73 Maricica Puica (29.7.50) ROM Bruxelles 30 Aug 1985
1 mile 4:17.33 Maricica Puica (29.7.50) ROM Zürich 21 Aug 1985
2000 metres 5:28.69 Maricica Puica (29.7.50) ROM London 11 Jul 1986
3000 metres 8:23.23 Edith Masai (4.4.67) KEN Monaco 19 Jul 2002
5000 metres 14:33.84 Edith Masai (4.4.67) KEN Oslo 2 Jun 2006
10000 metres 30:30.26 Edith Masai (4.4.67) KEN Helsinki 6 Aug 2005
Marathon 2:21:29 Lyudmila Petrova (7.10.68) RUS London 23 Apr 2006
3000m steeple 9:50.29 Natalya Cherepanova (9.3.67) RUS Tula 10 Aug 2003
100m hurdles 12.40 Gail Devers (19.11.66) USA Lausanne 2 Jul 2002
400m hurdles 52.94 Marina Styepanova (1.5.50) RUS Tashkent 17 Sep 1986
High jump 2.01 Inga Babakova (27.6.67) UKR Oslo 27 Jun 2003
Pole vault 4.22 Gabriela Mihalcea (27.1.64) ROM Dreux 11 Jun 1999
4.25i Gabriela Mihalcea (27.1.64) ROM Pireas 13 Feb 1999
Long jump 6.99 Heike Drechsler (16.12.64) GER Sydney 29 Sep 2000
Triple jump 14.42 Inessa Kravets (5.10.66) UKR Waszawa 15 Jun 2003
14.44i Inessa Kravets (5.10.66) UKR Moskva 30 Jan 2003
Shot 21.46 Larisa Peleshenko (29.2.64) RUS Moskva 26 Aug 2000
21.47i Helena Fibingerová (13.7.49) CZE Jablonec 9 Feb 1985
Discus 69.60 Faina Melnik (9.7.45) RUS Donetsk 9 Sep 1980
Hammer 69.17 Alla Davydova (21.5.66) RUS Valencia 24 May 2003
Javelin 66.00 Tatyana Shikolenko (10.5.68) RUS Tula 10 Aug 2003
(old) 67.00 Tuula Laaksalo (21.4.53) FIN Lappeenranta 10 Sep 1988
Heptathlon 6533 pts Jane Frederick (7.4.52) USA Talence 27 Sep 1987
13.60, 1.82, 15.50, 24.73; 6.29, 49.70, 2:14.88
5000m walk 20:12.41 Elisabetta Perrone (9.7.68) ITA Rieti 2 Aug 2003
10km walk 42:42+ Tamara Kovalenko (5.6.64) RUS Moskva 19 May 2000
10000m t walk 43:26.5 Elisabetta Perrone (9.7.68) ITA Saluzzo 4 Aug 2004
20km walk 1:25:59 Tamara Kovalenko (5.6.64) RUS Moskva 19 May 2000
20000m t walk 1:27:49.3 Yelena Nikolayeva (1.2.66) RUS Brisbane 6 Sep 2001
4x100m 48.63 Desmier, Sulter, Andreas, Apavou FRA Eugene 8 Jun 1989
4x400m 3:50.80 Mitchell, Mathews, Beadnall, Gabriel GBR Gateshead 8 Aug 1999
WOMEN – aged 40 or more
100 metres 10.99 Merlene Ottey (10.5.60) JAM Thessaloniki 30 Aug 2000
200 metres 22.72 Merlene Ottey (10.5.60) SLO AthÃna 23 Aug 2004
400 metres 53.05A MarÃa Figueirêdo (11.11.63) BRA Bogotá 10 Jul 2004
53.14 MarÃa Figueirêdo (11.11.63) BRA San Carlos, VEN 19 Jun 2004
800 metres 1:59.25 Yekaterina Podkopayeva (11.6.52) RUS Luxembourg 30 Jun 1994
1000 metres 2:36.16 Yekaterina Podkopayeva (11.6.52) RUS Nancy 14 Sep 1994
2:36.08i Yekaterina Podkopayeva (11.6.52 RUS Liévin 13 Feb 1993
1500 metres 3:59.78 Yekaterina Podkopayeva (11.6.52) RUS Nice 18 Jul 1994
1 mile 4:23.78 Yekaterina Podkopayeva (11.6.52) RUS Roma 9 Jun 1993
3000 metres 9:11.2 Joyce Smith (26.10.37) GBR London 30 Apr 1978
9:02.83i Lyubov Kremlyova (21.12.61) RUS Moskva 22 Jan 2002
5000 metres 15:20.59 Elena Fidatov (24.7.60) ROM Bucuresti 7 Aug 2000
10000 metres 32:12.07 Nicole Lévêque (27.1.51) FRA Helsinki 13 Aug 1994
Marathon 2:26:51 Priscilla Welch (22.11.44) GBR London 10 May 1987
3000m steeple 10:38.98 Soraya Telles (15.9.58) BRA Rio de Janeiro 5 Jun 1999
100 m hurdles 13.55 Clova Court (10.2.60) GBR Bedford 19 Aug 2000
400 m hurdles 58.3 Gowry Retchakan (21.6.60) GBR Hoo 3 Sep 2000
58.88 Maria José dos Santos (12.9.59) BRA Americana 3 Jun 2000
High jump 1.76 Debbie Brill (10.3.53) W45 record CAN Gateshead 6 Aug 1999
Pole vault 3.60 Larissa Lowe (19.8.63) NED Kingston 24 Apr 2004
3.60i Carla Forcellini (7.11.59) ITA Sindelfingen 12 Mar 2004
3.60i Larissa Lowe (19.8.63) NED Sindelfingen 12 Mar 2004
Long jump 6.41 Vera Olenchenko (21.3.59) RUS Rostov-na-Donu 26 Jun 2000
Triple jump 12.49 Dana Urnánková (8.4.62) CZE Turnov 19 May 2002
Shot 19.05 Antonina Ivanova (25.12.32) RUS Oryol 28 Aug 1973
19.16i Antonina Ivanova RUS Moskva 24 Feb 1974
Discus 67.10 Ellina Zvereva (16.11.60) BLR Edmonton 11 Aug 2001
Hammer 59.29 Oneithea Lewis (11.6.60) USA Princeton 10 May 2003
Javelin 61.96 Laverne Eve (16.6.65) BAH Monaco 9 Sep 2005
(old) 64.06 Tessa Sanderson (14.3.56) GBR London (CP) 12 Jul 1996
Heptathlon 4359 pts Conceição Geremias (23.7.56) BRA São Caetano do Sul 7 Sep 1997
15.61, 1.57, 12.14, 28.26, 5.49, 32.08, 2:56.10
5000m walk 22:49.06 Suzanne Griesbach (22.4.45) FRA Annecy 9 Aug 1987
10km walk 45:09+ Kerry Saxby-Junna (2.6.61) AUS Edmonton 9 Aug 2001
20km walk 1:33:04 Graciela Mendoza (23.3.63) MEX Lima 7 May 2005
20000m t walk 1:33:28.15t Teresa Vaill (20.11.62) USA Carson 25 Jun 2005
4x100m 50.07 Horwedel, Fritsche, Grissmer, Stopka GER Gateshead 8 Aug 1999
4x400m 3:58.70 Foreman, Thompson, Board, Libal GBR Eugene 24 Aug 1996
4 Responses
How can four American athletes have a WR 4×400 in the 40-49 age 3:20.83 2001 Phila,Pa and not have the American record?? Can anyone explain that? Everytime you look at the American records listed by USATF you see 3:25.40 1983 Phila,PA. & 3:21.54 Eugene,Ore. . After 24 years and 18 years respectively it is time to remove the obsolete records! With all due respect to all the runner’s in the past who ran those great times and I know all of them personally it is now time time to get them off the web site! “USATF Masters American” records and put the men who rightfully deserve to be on the listings! And they would be Sal Allah, Ray Blackwell, Ed Gonera,& Kevin Morning USA 4×400 3:20.83 Phila,Pa. 27th April 2001
Do the right thing USATF masters Records Committe.
Rizz SFA 70
Yes Rich I can explain it…stupidity..quite simple.
What is the 2000 meter mark for M40+ outdoors? You would think someone was capable of 5:10
This website has the Pole Maminski running 5:28.24 at age 36 for the Mens 35+ 2K steeple record
http://www.gbrathletics.com/wrecm.htm
However it is listed here #195 as being run in Madrid in 86′
http://www.alltime-athletics.com/m2000hok.htm
Here is the list for the flat 2000
http://www.alltime-athletics.com/m_2000ok.htm
It will take a little time to scan through here to see if any 40+ athletes are on it
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