Masters M85 marathon world record progression is the progression of world record improvements of the marathon M85 division of Masters athletics. Records must be set in properly conducted, official competitions under the standing IAAF rules unless modified by World Masters Athletics.
The M85 division consists of male athletes who have reached the age of 85 but have not yet reached the age of 90, so exactly from their 85th birthday to the day before their 90th birthday. Marathon running is not normally seeded into age divisions so all of these records were set in marathon race open to most other age groups.
Key
TimeAthleteNationalityBirthdateLocationDateRef3:56:38Ed Whitlock6 March 1931Toronto16 October 20164:34:55Robert Horman1 May 1918Gold Coast4 July 20044:47:50Josef Galia20 February 1898Rodenbach6 October 19845:40:10Ivor Welch19 January 1895Weott3 May 19815:55:11Ivor Welch19 January 1895San Mateo1 June 19805:57:01Ivor Welch19 January 1895Weott4 May 1980
References
Masters Athletics Marathon list