List of European records in masters athletics

These are the current European records in the various age groups of Masters athletics, maintained by European Masters Athletics (EMA), the European Association of Masters Athletes. 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:

Men

100 metres Age groupRecord AthleteNationalityBirthdateAgeDatePlaceMeetVideo M 35 10.00 Linford Christie 2 April 1960 35 15 September 1995 Tokyo, Japan Toto International Super Meeting 9.97 Linford Christie 2 April 1960 35 23 September 1995 Johannesburg, South Africa AAA Johannesburg M 40 10.29 Troy Douglas 30 November 1962 40 7 June 2003 Leiden, Netherlands Leiden Gouden Spike M 45 10.72 Lion Martinez 26 January 1978 45 19 August 2023 Regensdorf, Switzerland Abendmeeting Regensdorf M 50 11.13 Mario Longo 21 August 1964 51 2 June 2016 Rome, Italy Golden Gala M 55 11.46 Darren Scott 7 March 1969 55 8 September 2024 Stratford, United Kingdom Stratford Speed GP M 60 11.66 Mario Longo 21 August 1964 60 5 July 2025 Nocera Inferiore, Italy Regional Masters Championships M 65 12.03 John Wright 15 June 1959 67 23 August 2026 Daegu, South Korea World Masters Championships M 70 12.60 Juan Carlos Rodriguez Diaz 8 October 1954 71 11 July 2026 A Coruña, Spain Spain Final Masters Clubs Championships M 75 13.54 Bruno Kimmel 3 March 1934 75 11 July 2009 Vaterstetten, Germany Germany Masters Championships II M 80 14.31 Hartmut Kraemer 19 March 1942 80 30 June 2022 Tampere, Finland World Masters Championships M 85 15.89 Karl Schmid 23 January 1938 85 29 June 2024 Aichach, Germany Bavarian Masters Championships M 90 17.82 Ugo Sansonetti 10 January 1919 90 1 August 2009 Lahti, Finland World Masters Championships M 95 21.44 Friedrich Mahlo 5 June 1912 95 7 September 2007 Riccione, Italy World Masters Championships M 100 32.79 Stanislaw Kowalski 14 April 1910 104 10 May 2014 Wrocław, Poland M 105 34.50 Stanislaw Kowalski 14 April 1910 105 27 June 2015 Toruń, Poland National Masters Championships

200 metres Age groupRecord AthleteNationalityBirthdateAgeDatePlaceMeet M 35 20.11 Linford Christie 2 April 1960 35 25 June 1995 Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France European Cup M 40 20.64 Troy Douglas 30 November 1962 40 27 August 2003 Paris, France World Championships 20.64 Troy Douglas 30 November 1962 40 9 August 2003 Utrecht, Netherlands Druppers Meeting M 45 21.65 Alexander Kosenkow 14 March 1977 45 23 July 2022 Minden, Germany National Athletics Meeting M 50 22.58 Stephen Peters 5 July 1953 50 6 July 2003 San Juan, Puerto Rico World Masters Championships M 55 23.04 Darren Scott 7 March 1969 55 8 September 2024 Stratford, United Kingdom Stratford Speed GP M 60 24.00 Ronald Taylor 4 December 1933 60 10 June 1994 Athens, Greece European Masters Championships M 65 24.47 John Wright 15 June 1959 66 23 August 2025 Sheffield, United Kingdom Masters Grand Prix & Open M 70 25.87 Gerhard Zorn 12 August 1956 70 15 August 2026 Dachau, Germany Landesoffene Volksfest M 75 27.97 Wolfgang Reuter 12 August 1929 75 17 July 2005 Vaterstetten, Germany Germany Masters Championships II M 80 30.02 Friedhelm Adorf 25 September 1943 82 16 October 2025 Madeira, Portugal European Masters Championships M 85 34.24 Ugo Sansonetti 10 January 1919 85 20 June 2004 Caorle, Italy Italy Masters Championships M 90 39.14 Otto Eric Nawrocki 29 April 1923 90 22 October 2013 Porto Alegre, Brazil World Masters Championships M 95 48.69 Friederich Ernst Mahlo 5 June 1912 95 10 September 2007 Riccione, Italy World Masters Championships M 100

400 metres Age groupRecord AthleteNationalityBirthdateAgeDatePlaceMeet M 35 44.88 Liemarvin Bonevacia 5 April 1989 35 10 June 2024 Rome, Italy European Championships M 40 47.81 Enrico Saraceni 19 May 1964 40 28 July 2004 Aarhus, Denmark European Masters Championships M 45 48.55 Ricardo Menendez Gonzalez 26 August 1978 45 6 July 2024 Alcobendas, Spain Spain Masters Championships M 50 50.51 Juan Luis Lopez Anaya 14 May 1970 51 16 July 2021 Granada, Spain Control Extraordinario Granada M 55 51.86 Juan Luis Lopez Anaya 14 May 1970 55 28 June 2025 Nerja, Spain Andalusian Championships M 60 53.93 Roland Groeger 7 August 1964 60 24 August 2024 Gothenburg, Sweden World Masters Championships M 65 56.22 John Wright 15 June 1959 65 24 August 2024 Gothenburg, Sweden World Masters Championships M 70 59.34 Guido Müller 22 December 1938 70 7 August 2009 Lahti, Finland World Masters Championships 59.07 Gerhard Zorn 12 August 1956 70 1 September 2026 Daegu, South Korea World Masters Championships M 75 1:02.40 Guido Müller 22 December 1938 75 28 June 2014 Elsenfeld, Germany Bayern Regional ChampionshipsM 80 1:14.74 Jean Louis Esnault 19 January 1940 82 8 July 2022 Tampere, Finland World Masters Championships 1:11.01 Roberto Paesani 9 August 1946 80 1 September 2026 Daegu, South Korea World Masters Championships M 85 1:18.28 Jean Louis Esnault 19 January 1940 85 11 October 2025 Madeira, Portugal European Masters Championships M 90 1:35.04 Ugo Sansonetti 10 January 1919 90 7 August 2009 Lahti, Finland World Masters Championships M 95 2:21.46 Charles Eugster 26 July 1919 96 7 October 2015 Nice, France European Masters Games

800 metres Age groupRecord AthleteNationalityBirthdateAgeDatePlaceMeet M 35 1:47.05 Manuel Olmedo 17 May 1983 38 3 June 2021 Huelva, Spain 16th Meeting Iberoamericano M 40 1:48.05 Anthony Whiteman 13 November 1971 42 12 July 2014 Stretford, United Kingdom BMC Stretford Grand Prix M 45 1:49.86 Anthony Whiteman 13 November 1971 45 19 August 2017 Stretford, United Kingdom BMC Stretford Grand Prix M 50 1:57.55 José Antonio Alcaraz Pérez 24 November 1975 50 8 February 2026 Alhama de Murcia, Spain Region of Murcia Championships 1:57.06 José Antonio Alcaraz Pérez 24 November 1975 50 17 June 2026 Valencia, Spain 1° Meeting 42K M 55 2:02.53 Andrew Larasen 23 September 1970 55 18 October 2025 Madeira, Portugal European Masters Championships M 60 2:06.67 Andrew Ridley 24 July 1964 61 20 May 2026 Winchester, United Kingdom WADAC Spring Evening Open M 65 2:13.74 Paul Forbes 20 November 1956 66 29 September 2023 Pescara, Italy European Masters Championships M 70 2:21.54 Peteris Arents 27 October 1953 70 28 July 2024 Valmiera, Latvia Baltic Masters Championships M 75 2:30.59 Jose Vicente Rioseco Lopez 30 April 1941 75 18 June 2016 Vilagarcía, Spain Galicia Masters Championships M 80 2:41.59 Jose Vicente Rioseco Lopez 30 April 1941 80 30 April 2021 A Coruña, Spain Galicia Control de marcas M 85 2:59.50 Jean Louis Esnault 19 January 1940 85 5 July 2025 Issy Les Moulineaux, France 3° Meeting d'Issy Les Moulineaux M 90 4:04.85 Holger Josefsson 4 October 1918 90 2 August 2009 Lahti, Finland World Masters Championships 3:36.83 Manuel Alonso Domingo 21 March 1936 90 28 June 2026 Madrid, Spain Spanish Masters Championships M 95 4:51.44 Antonio Nacca 16 December 1923 95 9 June 2019 Asti, Italy Italian Masters Clubs Championships Regional

1500 metres Age groupRecord AthleteNationalityBirthdateAgeDatePlaceMeet M35 3:32.96 Raphael Pallitsch 18 December 1989 35 24 June 2025 Ostrava, Czech Republic Golden Spike Ostrava M40 3:42.02 Anthony Whiteman 13 November 1971 40 7 July 2012 Stretford, United Kingdom BMC Grand Prix M 45 3:48.72 Anthony Whiteman 13 November 1971 45 8 July 2017 Loughborough, United Kingdom BMC Grand Prix M 50 3:58.26 David Heath 22 May 1965 50 21 June 2015 Castres, France Regional Championships M 55 4:14.33 Günter Heßelmann 3 August 1925 56 23 June 1981 Essen, Germany M 60 4:21.21 Andrew Ridley 24 July 1964 61 13 August 2025 Guilford, United Kingdom Guildford Middle Distance Open M 65 4:39.15 Paul Forbes 20 November 1956 66 28 July 2023 Glasgow, United Kingdom GAA Miler Meeting M 70 4:54.8 Peteris Arents 27 October 1953 70 27 July 2024 Valmiera, Latvia Baltic Masters Championships 4:53.53 Cees Stolwijk 10 January 1950 70 1 February 2020 Apeldoorn, Netherlands M 75 5:11.05 Cees Stolwijk 10 January 1950 75 25 March 2025 Amersfoort, Netherlands Keistad Baancompetitie 1500m M 80 5:30.89 Jose Vicente Rioseco Lopez 30 April 1941 80 19 June 2021 Málaga, Spain Spanish Masters Championships M 85 6:08.61 Manuel Alonso Domingo 21 March 1936 85 19 June 2021 Málaga, Spain Spanish Masters Championships M 90 7:12.71 Manuel Alonso Domingo 21 March 1936 90 11 July 2026 A Coruña, Spain Spain Final Masters Clubs Championships M 95 10:14.31 Antonio Nacca 16 December 1923 95 8 June 2019 Asti, Italy Italian Masters Clubs Championships Regional

3000 metres Age groupRecord AthleteNationalityBirthdateAgeDatePlaceMeet M 35 7:38.28 Abdellah Béhar 5 July 1963 35 29 July 1998 Paris, France Meeting Gaz M 40 8:02.12 Janis Razgalis 26 May 1985 40 16 August 2025 Leuven, Belgium Meeting voor Mon M 45 8:15.58 Vyacheslav Shabunin 27 September 1969 45 15 July 2015 Moscow, Russia Memorial Kuts M 50 8:37.94 Antoni Bernadó 9 December 1966 51 14 July 2018 Granollers, Spain XLIII Campeonato de España de Federaciones Autonómicas 8:37.73 Juan Antonio Cuadrillero 6 October 1971 50 26 November 2021 Ourense, Spain National Spain Masters indoor Championships M 55 8:55.93 Peter Van Der Velden 29 November 1968 55 27 July 2024 Leuven, Belgium Meeting voor Mon 8:47.71 Shane Healy 5 October 1968 55 6 January 2024 Dublin, Ireland National Indoor League R1 M 60 9:29.47 Adriaan Heijdens 17 November 1938 61 27 June 2000 Etten-Leur, Netherlands M 65 9:49.5 Siem Herlaar 28 June 1929 65 21 July 1994 Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands M 70 10:36.54 Lucien Heyde 11 April 1956 70 7 August 2026 Gentbrugge, Belgium Vakantie Meeting 10:38.15 Luciano Moser 28 January 1953 70 5 March 2023 Padua, Italy Regional Masters Indoor Championships M 75 10:58.7 Cees Stolwijk 10 January 1950 75 28 August 2025 Breda, Netherlands Ad Oomen Classic M 80 11:56.25 Jose Vicente Rioseco Lopez 30 April 1941 80 4 September 2021 Pontevedra, Spain Galicia Control de marcas M 85 14:09.66 Jean Louis Esnault 19 January 1940 85 9 July 2025 Chartres, France Meeting Régional de Chartres M 90 18:36.0 Petter Green 24 March 1912 90 19 June 2002 Stjørdal, Norway 18:07.84 Francesco Paderno 24 March 1935 90 6 April 2025 Vercelli, Italy Meeting di Primavera M 95 22:46.4 Antonio Nacca 16 December 1923 95 16 December 2018 Novara, Italy 'Tre miglia d'oro' Meeting

5000 metres