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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 (formerly IAAF) to conduct the worldwide sport of Masters ...
The world records for this age group are ratified by World Masters Athletics, the global sports body for masters track and field. [1] National bodies, such as the USA Masters division of USATF, may also retain national records for the best performances in athletics events recorded by athletes aged 100 and over. [2]
Hayward Track Classic 40+ Club 8:09.46 Central Park TC: Neil Fitzgerald Anselm LeBourne Chris Potter Gladstone Jones 1968-May-08 1959-Apr-20: New York City 2009-Jul-11 45+ 9:24.15 USA : Barry Phelps David White Kirt Iverson Tom Legan San Mateo, California 2019-Jun-09 USATF Pacific Masters Track & Field Championships 50+ 8:40.32 USA : Stephen ...
In the sport of athletics, centenarian competitors were recorded in the early 20th century, and have become increasingly common in the 21st century. This has occurred during a period of population ageing and increased longevity in wealthy countries, alongside a corresponding development of masters track and field competitions, such as the Senior Olympics and the World Masters Athletics ...
For track and combined events, the term "indoor world records" were changed to "short track world records". In some field events, including long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault, and shot put, indoor world records were eliminated. These changes came into effect on 1 November 2023.
World; National and Regional records are maintained for each age group. In India the Masters Athletics Federation of India conducts National Masters Athletics Championships every year. In the United States, USATF (USA Track & Field) hosts various Masters events including National Championships for Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field and Cross ...
1.1 Track events. 1.2 Field events. 1.3 Road events. 2 European records. 3 See also. ... IAAF Statistics Book 2009 – World record progressions ...
Indoor championships (World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships, World Masters Athletics Championships Indoor, or WMACi) started at Sindelfingen, Germany, March 10–14, 2004. [5] The 2020 edition was scheduled to take place at the York Lions Stadium and Varsity Stadium in Toronto, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [6]