Masters M75 80 metres hurdles world record progression explained

This is the progression of world record improvements of the 80 metres hurdles M75 division of Masters athletics.^[1]

Key:

Hand	Auto	Wind	Athlete	Nationality	Birthdate	Location	Date
	13.62		James Stookey		20.01.1930	McLean	04.09.2005
	13.77	1.7	James Stookey		20.01.1930	Eugene	18.06.2005
	13.68	0.2	Melvin Larsen		12.06.1924	Orlando	29.08.1999
	14.13		Albertus Van Zyl		13.08.1922	Bloemfontein	10.10.1998
	14.74		Tanaka Juji		18.04.1923		1998
	14.84	-0.1	Reino Taskinen		18.01.1916	Athens	12.06.1994
15.1			Frank Finger		16.04.1915		01.09.1990
	15.37	-1.0	Herbert Miller		1916		1991^[2]
	15.40		Robert Reckwardt		01.04.1913	Verona	28.06.1988

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://www.mastersathletics.net/fileadmin/html/Rankings/All_Time/shorthurdlesmen.htm short hurdles list Short Hurdles List]. 16 May 2014.
2. Note: Since this was set at the Masters Athletics World Championships, we will assume the best practices were used to determine age eligibility. The date of the performance can be tracked as well