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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 ...
For track and combined events the term "indoor world records" were changed to "world records short track". In some field events, including long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault and shot put indoor world records were eliminated. These changes coming into effect since 1 November 2023. Men
Huntsman World Senior Games 95-99 0.99 m (3 ft 2 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) Donald Pellmann: 1915-Aug-15 95 Palo Alto, California 2011-Mar-27 Bay Area Senior Games 100-104 0.90 m (2 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) Donald Pellmann: 1915-Aug-15 100 San Diego, California 2015-Sep-20 San Diego Senior Olympics
The world records for this age group are ratified by World Masters Athletics, the global sports body for masters track and field. 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.
Masters athletics. Masters Athletics managed by World Masters Athletics is a class of the sport of athletics for athletes of 35 years of age and over organized by World Masters Athletics. The events include track and field, road running and cross country running. Competitors are bracketed into five-year age groups (which promotes fair competition).
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 ...
Kathy Bergen (born December 24, 1939) is an American Masters athletics track and field athlete. She is the current world record holder in the W70 100 meters and the high jump. [1] She also holds the Indoor World records for the W65 high jump, the W70 60 meters, 200 meters and high jump. [2] And she holds the American record for the W70 200 ...
The following table shows the world record progression in the men's 200 metres, as ratified by the IAAF. The current record of 19.19 seconds was set by Usain Bolt at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics . The IAAF maintained separate records for 200 m over a straight track and over a curved track until 1976, when records for the former ...