Men’s Masters World Records: Outdoors

TIME ATHLETE AGE CTZ AGE GROUP LOCATION DATE
3:57.91 Bernard Lagat 40 USA 40-44 London, GBR 07/25/15
4:10.30 Davide Raineri 46 ITA 45-49 Milan, ITA 09/05/20
4:19.59 Brad Barton 53 USA 50-54 Nashville, TN USA 05/31/19
4:35.04 Keith Bateman 55 AUS 55-59 Sydney, AUS 12/18/10
4:51.45 Dan King 62 USA 60-64 Mission Viejo, CA USA 07/18/21
4:56.4 Derek Turnbull 65 NZL 65-69 -- 02/29/92
5:19.75 Joop Rüter 70 NED 70-74 Rotterdam, NED 07/11/03
5:41.80 Ed Whitlock 75 CAN 75-79 Windsor, CAN 07/28/06
6:22.69 Manuel Alonso Domingo 81 ESP 80-84 Alicante, ESP 05/27/17
7:16.7 David Carr 85 AUS 85-89 Perth, AUS 07/17/17
9:42.99 Gunnar Linde 90 USA 90-94 Santa Ana, CA USA 02/09/19
11:56.04 Antonio Nacca 95 ITA 95-99 Novara, ITA 04/07/19
11:53.45 Fauja Singh 100 GBR 100-plus Toronto, CAN 10/13/11

Women’s Masters World Records: Outdoors

TIME ATHLETE AGE CTZ AGE GROUP LOCATION DATE
4:23.78 Yekatarina Podkopayeva 40 URS 40-44 Rome, ITA 09/06/93
4:48.42 Yekatarina Podkopayeva 45 URS 45-49 Fukuoka, JPN 09/13/97
4:57.83 Nicole Weijling-Dissel 50 NED 50-54 Lisse, NED 08/27/17
5:08.47 Anne Gilshinan 55 IRL 55-59 Dublin, IRL 08/07/19
5:28.02 Sue Patterson-McDonald 60 USA 60-64 Pomona, CA USA 06/03/23
5:54.59 Angela Copson 68 GBR 65-69 Solihull, GBR 07/19/15
6:38.30 Sharon Gerl 70 USA 70-74 Eugene, OR USA 05/06/18
6:58.44 Jeanne Daprano 75 USA 75-79 Pasadena, CA USA 07/21/12
7:34.74 Yolande Marchal 80 FRA 80-84 La Seyne, FRA 10/12/19
10:55.25 Blanche Cummings 85 USA 85-89 Norwalk, CA USA 06/20/15
12:48.59 Heather Lee 93 AUS 90-94 Wollongong, AUS 01/11/20
13:46.13 Colleen Milliman 95 USA 95-99 Eugene, OR USA 05/07/22

Last update: June 2023 – SOURCE: World Masters Athletics (WMA)

U.S. Men’s Masters Records: Outdoors

TIME ATHLETE AGE STATE AGE GROUP LOCATION DATE
3:57.91* Bernard Lagat 40 AZ 40-44 London, GBR 07/25/15
4:16.09 Tony Young 46 WA 45-49 Gresham, OR 05/31/08
4:19.59* Brad Barton 53 UT 50-54 Nashville, TN 05/31/19
4:36.94 Richard Burns 55 CA 55-59 Portland, OR 06/12/10
4:51.45* Dan King 62 CO 60-64 Mission Viejo, CA 07/18/21
4:53.01 Nolan Shaheed 62 CA 60-64 Portland, OR 06/09/12
5:11.74 Tom Bernhard 65 CA 65-69 San Francisco, CA 06/23/16
5:35.03 Gary Patton 70 IA 70-74 Norwalk, CA 06/18/16
5:57.20 Scotty Carter 75 CT 75-79 Dedham, MA 07/12/92
7:09.60 Joseph King 82 CA 80-84 Eugene, OR 08/02/08
8:13.49 Gunnar Linde 85 CA 85-89 Santa Ana, CA 02/16/14
9:42.99* Gunnar Linde 90 CA 90-94 Santa Ana, CA 02/09/19
14:48.20 Herb Kirk 95 WA 95-99 Bozeman, MT 10/06/90

* = world record

U.S. Women’s Masters Records: Outdoors

TIME ATHLETE AGE STATE AGE GROUP LOCATION DATE
4:45.68 Sonja Friend-Uhl 44  TN 40-44 Nashville, TN 06/06/15
4:56.28 Kris Paaso 45  CA 45-49 San Francisco, CA 04/02/16
5:15.55 Kathryn Martin 50  NY 50-54 Alexandria, VA 09/01/02
5:27.09 Marisa Sutera Strange 56  NY 55-59 Clifton Park, NY 07/12/19
5:28.02* Sue Patterson-McDonald 60 CA 60-64 Pomona, CA 06/03/23
5:55.99 Kathryn Martin 65  NY 65-69 Grass Valley, CA 05/20/17
6:38.30* Sharon Gerl 70  OR 70-74 Eugene, OR 05/06/18
6:58.44* Jeanne Daprano 75  GA 75-79 Pasadena, CA 07/21/12
8:35.04 Jeanne Daprano 80  GA 80-84 Greenville, SC 06/03/17
10:55.25* Blanche Cummings 85  CA 85-89 Norwalk, CA 06/20/15
13:26.46 Colleen Milliman 90  OR 90-94 Eugene, OR 04/30/17
13:46.13* Colleen Milliman 95  OR 95-99 Eugene, OR 05/07/22

* = world record

Last update: June 2023 – SOURCE: USA Track & Field and others

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