Masters M60 hammer throw world record progression explained

Masters M60 hammer throw world record progression is the progression of world record improvements of the hammer throw M60 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 M60 division consists of male athletes who have reached the age of 60 but have not yet reached the age of 65, so exactly from their 60th birthday to the day before their 65th birthday. The M60 division throws a 5 kg implement.^[1]

Key:

Distance	Athlete	Nationality	Birthdate	Location	Date
63.32	Arild Busterud		26.01.1948	Ljubljana	24.07.2008
61.96^[2]	Boris Zaychuk		28.08.1947	Riccione	09.09.2007
61.76	Tom Gage		16.05.1943	Reading	14.08.2004
61.70	Eugen Von Waltercrantz		25.06.1939	Helsingborg	25.09.1999
61.19	Arne Lothe		22.05.1938	Knarvik	13.03.1999
59.72	Hans Pötsch		02.03.1933	Szombathely	31.07.1993
58.00	Pentti Saarikoski		13.01.1926	Rauma	26.08.1987

References

Masters Athletics Hammer Throw list

Notes and References

1. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-05-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120122064124/http://www.world-masters-athletics.org/files/laws_rules/Appendix-A-K.pdf . 2012-01-22 .
2. http://www.mastershistory.org/International-Results/riccione2007.pdf

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