List of masters athletes

This is a list of notable people who have participated in masters athletics. Most have achieved their primary notability through athletic endeavors except when noted.

Open Athletes

These are athletes who have not competed as a Masters athlete, but by age qualify for and hold Masters records set in elite open level competition.

  • Yamilé Aldama  Cuba  Sudan  United Kingdom Holds Masters W35 and W40 Record achieved as an Open competitor[7]
  • Virgilijus Alekna  Lithuania Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[5]
  • Igor Astapkovich  Belarus has not competed in a Masters event but holds two Masters World Records[5]
  • Inha Babakova  Ukraine Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[7]
  • Abdellah Béhar  France Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[5]
  • Mike Boit  Kenya Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[5]
  • Sabine Braun  Germany Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[7]
  • Chris Brown  Bahamas Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[5]
  • Amber Campbell  United States Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[7]
  • Linford Christie  United Kingdom Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[5]
  • Jearl Miles Clark  United States Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[7]
  • Kim Collins  Saint Kitts and Nevis Holds pending Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[5]
  • Maurizio Damilano  Italy Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[8]
  • Yohann Diniz  France Has multiple pending Masters records
  • Troy Douglas  Netherlands has not competed in a Masters event but holds two Masters World Records[5]
  • Joanne Dow  United States Holds Masters W40 and W45 Records achieved as an Open competitor[9]
  • Stacy Dragila  United States Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[7]
  • Heike Drechsler  Germany Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[7]
  • Jonathan Edwards  United Kingdom Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[5]
  • Ludmila Engquist  Sweden Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[7]
  • Haile Gebrselassie  Ethiopia Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[5]
  • Lyubov Gurina  Russia Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[7]
  • Alvin Harrison  United States  Dominican Republic Holds a pending Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[5]
  • Jeff Hartwig  United States Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[5]
  • Colin Jackson  United Kingdom Held Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[5]
  • Allen Johnson  United States Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor, set while winning IAAF World Cup
  • Meb Keflezighi  United States American M40 Marathon record holder, ran in 2016 Olympics at age 41
  • Mary Jepkosgei Keitany  Kenya Pending marathon record set as open competitor
  • Robert Korzeniowski  Poland Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[8]
  • Inessa Kravets  Ukraine Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[7]
  • Olga Kuzenkova  Russia Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[7]
  • A. G. Kruger  United States Holds Masters M35 Record in Throws Pentathlon as Open competitor
  • Bernard Lagat  United States Holds multiple Masters M35 Records achieved as an Open competitor[5]
  • Carl Lewis  United States Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[5]
  • Lev Lobodin  Russia Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[5]
  • Carlos Lopes  Portugal Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[5]
  • Edith Masai  Kenya Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[7]
  • Josef Matoušek  Czech Republic  Czechoslovakia Set M35 Javelin record en route to 1960 Olympics
  • Danny McFarlane  Jamaica Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[5]
  • Faina Melnik  Soviet Union Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[7]
  • Irina Mikitenko  Germany Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[5]
  • Kathryn Mitchell  Australia Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[7]
  • Steffi Nerius  Germany Held Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[7]
  • Merlene Ottey  Slovenia has not competed in a Masters event but holds several Masters World Records[7]
  • Björn Otto  Germany Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[5]
  • Joanne Pavey  United Kingdom Holds multiple Masters Records achieved as an Open competitor[7]
  • Larisa Peleshenko  Russia Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[7]
  • Aurelia Pentón  Cuba Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[7]
  • Elisabetta Perrone  Italy Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[10]
  • Yekaterina Podkopayeva  Russia has not competed in a Masters event but holds several Masters World Records[7]
  • Maricica Puică  Romania has not competed in a Masters event but holds several Masters World Records[7]
  • Félix Sánchez  Dominican Republic ran a superior time to M35 World record in the World Championships
  • Kerry Saxby-Junna  Australia Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[10]
  • Marina Stepanova  Soviet Union Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[7]
  • Jenn Suhr  United States Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[7]
  • William Tanui  Kenya Ran a 1500m superior to the M35 record in Open competition
  • Dragutin Topić  Serbia Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[5]
  • Kevin Toth Threw shot put further than M35 World Record just before being banned for doping
  • Simon Vroemen  Netherlands Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[5]
  • Ibrahima Wade  France Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[5]
  • John Walker  New Zealand Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor[5]
  • Jan Železný  Czech Republic has not competed in a Masters event but holds two Masters World Records[5]

See also

References

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  2. ^ http://www.trackinfo.org/scaresults2001.html 2001 Southern California Championships
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2010-08-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ a b c d e f "All Time World Rankings – 100 metres Dash". Mastersathletics.net. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa "Records Outdoor Men". Archived from the original on 2012-08-03. Retrieved 2012-08-03. WMA World Records
  6. ^ a b c d https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YysHj9iz2M Millrose Masters Mile 1988
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Records Outdoor Women". Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2010-02-07. WMA World Records
  8. ^ a b "Records Racewalk Men". Archived from the original on 2009-10-16. Retrieved 2010-01-21. WMA World Records
  9. ^ "5000 meter Race Walk ALL-TIME Rankings".
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