Masters shot put world record progression explained

Progression records for shot put must be set in properly conducted, official competitions under the standing IAAF rules unless modified by World Masters Athletics. Divisions are based upon the age of the athlete, with the category giving a minimum and implying a maximum age (5 years higher than the minimum). So, for example, the M35 division consists of male athletes who have reached the age of 35 but have not yet reached the age of 40, so exactly from their 35th birthday to the day before their 40th birthday.^[1]

Weights thrown vary with the division in the following way:^[1]

Division	Weight thrown
M35	16 lb/7.260 kg
M40	16 lb/7.260 kg
M45	16 lb/7.260 kg
M50	6 kg
M55	6 kg
M60	5 kg
M65	5 kg
M70	4 kg
M75	4 kg
M80	3 kg
M85	3 kg

The youngest divisions throw exactly the same 16 lb/7.260 kg implement as the Open division. The records are as follows.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Key:

M35

Oldfield improved the record three times during his series on his 35th birthday in Berkeley, California. His 22.19 was just 3 cm short of the standing official world record, though he had thrown 22.86 five years earlier, but that throw had been disallowed because Oldfield was a professional, against the rules at that time.

Distance	Athlete	Nationality	Birthdate	Location	Date
22.67	Kevin Toth		29 December 1967	Lawrence	19 April 2003
22.19	Brian Oldfield		1 June 1945	San Jose	26 May 1984
22.02	Brian Oldfield		1 June 1945	Modesto	16 May 1981
21.82	Brian Oldfield		1 June 1945	Walnut	15 June 1980
21.63 (4th throw)	Brian Oldfield		1 June 1945	Berkeley	1 June 1980
21.23 (3rd throw)	Brian Oldfield		1 June 1945	Berkeley	1 June 1980
20.90 (1st throw)	Brian Oldfield		1 June 1945	Berkeley	1 June 1980
20.84	Matti Yrjölä		26 March 1938	Kokemäki	6 July 1976
20.49	Matti Yrjölä		26 March 1938	Lohja	19 August 1973
20.17	Vilmos Varjú		10 June 1937	Budapest	1 July 1972
19.94	Seppo Simola		27 July 1936	Wuppertal	22 September 1971
19.77	Pierre Colnard		18 February 1929	Paris	19 July 1970
19.70	Pierre Colnard		18 February 1929	Paris	8 July 1970
19.57	Pierre Colnard		18 February 1929	Oulu	28 June 1970
19.57	Pierre Colnard		18 February 1929	Mexico City	13 October 1968
19.41	Pierre Colnard		18 February 1929	Poitiers	4 August 1968
19.31	Pierre Colnard		18 February 1929	Paris	28 July 1968
19.28	Pierre Colnard		18 February 1929	Paris	23 June 1968
19.19	Pierre Colnard		18 February 1929	Saint-Maur-des-Fossés	5 June 1968
19.01	Parry O'Brien		28 January 1932	Portland	28 January 1967
18.42	Jiri Skobla		16 April 1930	Nantes	27 May 1965
18.01	Jiri Skobla		16 April 1930	Karlovy Vary	2 May 1965

M40

Distance	Athlete	Nationality	Birthdate	Location	Date
21.41	Brian Oldfield		1 June 1945	Innsbruck	22 August 1985
21.21	Brian Oldfield		1 June 1945	Los Angeles	8 June 1985
20.44	Ivan Ivancic		6 December 1937	Beograd	5 July 1980
20.14i	Ivan Ivancic		6 December 1937	Bucharest	17 February 1980
20.12i	Ivan Ivancic		6 December 1937	Beograd	12 February 1980
19.77	Pierre Colnard		18 February 1929	Colombes	18 July 1970
19.70			18 February 1929	Paris	8 July 1970
19.57			18 February 1929	Oulu	28 June 1970
19.06			18 February 1929	Athens	18 September 1969
19.01			18 February 1929	Paris	5 July 1969
18.87			18 February 1929	Paris	12 June 1969
18.48	Gudmundur Hermannsson		28 July 1925	Reykjavík	28 May 1969
18.48	Gudmundur Hermannsson		28 July 1925	Reykjavík	31 May 1968
18.21	Gudmundur Hermannsson		28 July 1925	Reykjavík	24 May 1968
17.83	Gudmundur Hermannsson		28 July 1925	Reykjavík	11 August 1967
17.42	Gudmundur Hermannsson		28 July 1925	Reykjavík	25 June 1967

M45

Distance	Athlete	Nationality	Birthdate	Location	Date
20.77	Ivan Ivancic		6 December 1937	Coblenz	31 August 1983
20.40i	Ivan Ivancic		6 December 1937	Budapest	20 February 1983
20.26	Ivan Ivancic		6 December 1937	Genova	2 February 1983
18.22	Gudmundur Hermannsson		28 July 1925	Voss	28 August 1970
17.69	Gudmundur Hermannsson		28 July 1925	Oslo	20 August 1970
15.34	Mieczyslaw Lomowski		19 September 1914	Gdańsk	1960

M50

Distance	Athlete	Nationality	Birthdate	Location	Date
18.63	Stuart Gyngell		25 November 63	Wollongong	25 January 14
18.45	Klaus Liedtke		5 January 1941	Turku	20 July 1991
16.62	Hermann Hombrecher		17 July 1925	Wesel	18 September 1975
17.72 kg 5.5	Parry O'Brien		18 January 1932	Los Angeles	1 July 1984
17.56 kg 5.5	Hermann Hombrecher		17 July 1925	Toronto	14 August 1975
16.62 kg 5.5	George Ker		15 January 1923	Costa Mesa	10 June 1974

M55

Distance	Athlete	Nationality	Birthdate	Location	Date
17.57	Klaus Liedtke		5 January 1941	Schwerte-Ergste	20 May 2000
17.50	Klaus Liedtke		5 January 1941	Malmö	21 July 1996
17.38	Klaus Liedtke		5 January 1941	Gelsenkirchen	22 June 1996
15.95	Peter Speckens		28 May 1935	Budapest	11 July 1990
15.77 kg 5.5	Hermann Hombrecher		17 July 1925	Helsinki	6 August 1980
15.75 kg 5.5	George Ker		15 January 1923	Van Nuys	13 May 1978
14.88 kg 5.5	Nathaniel Heard		1 October 1917	Westwood	23 June 1973

Note: Liedtke's ratified mark by World Masters Athletics is 17.50, but other reports say he threw 17.77 that day

M60

Distance	Athlete	Nationality	Birthdate	Location	Date
18.37	Klaus Liedtke		5 January 1941	Cologne	23 June 2001
17.22	Franz Ratzer		9 January 1939	Linz	26 June 1999
16.46	Joe Keshmiri		25 March 1938	Eugene	27 June 1998
16.25	Peter Speckens		28 May 1935	Stolberg	17 June 1995
15.83 i	Reino Laino		8 February 1935	Oulu	19 March 1995
15.60	Torsten Von Wachenfeldt		24 December 1927	Lund	30 August 1990
15.41 i	Clifford Blair		20 October 1929	New Jersey	25 February 1990
15.40	Aloysius Sibidol		20 June 1920	Singapore	15 October 1981

M65

Distance	Athlete	Nationality	Birthdate	Location	Date
16.66	Quenton Tolbert		2 December 1951	Eugene	30 April 2017
15.90	Kurt Goldschmidt		9 March 1943	Hamburg	25 June 2009
15.78	Kurt Goldschmidt		9 March 1943	Schweinfurt	12 July 2008
15.55	Klaus Liedtke		5 January 1941	Witten	18 August 2007
15.42	Klaus Liedtke		5 January 1941	Bad Salzuflen	1 May 2007
15.29	Wolfgang Hamel		7 July 1941	Potsdam	30 September 2006
15.23	Karl Heinz Marg		20 May 1938	Oldenburg	30 June 2004
15.12	Hal Smith		7 December 1936	Glendora	19 January 2002
14.87 i	Reino Laine		8 February 1935	Gothenburg	11 March 2000
14.71	Torsten Von Wachenfeldt		24 December 1927	Buffalo	18 July 1995
14.43	Torsten Von Wachenfeldt		24 December 1927		15 October 1993
14.70 4 kg	Reino Nokelainen		19 February 1920	Helsingborg	3 August 1985
13.96	Mike Castaneda			Santa Ana	30 June 1984

M70

Distance	Athlete	Nationality	Birthdate	Age	Location	Date
16.33 m	Quenton Tolbert		2 December 1951		Eugene	7 May 2022
15.89 m	Karl Heinz Marg		20 May 1938		Schweinfurt	11 July 2008
15.42 m	Gerald Vaughn		17 November 1935		Atlanta	9 June 2007
15.39 m	Gerald Vaughn		17 November 1935		Colorado Springs	26 February 2006
14.80 m	Torsten Von Wachenfeldt		24 December 1927		Helsingborg	29 April 2000
14.77 m	Arnie Gaynor		19 January 1928		Fullerton	10 July 1998
14.55 m	Arnold Randma		24 August 1924		Tartu	8 December 1995
14.32 m	Arnold Randma		24 August 1924	70		1995
14.05 m	Voitto Elo		8 January 1915		Rome	23 June 1985

M75

Distance	Athlete	Nationality	Birthdate	Location	Date
14.48 m	Karl Heinz Marg		20 May 1938	Budapest	26 March 2014
14.24 m	Karl Heinz Marg		20 May 1938	Mönchengladbach	12 July 2013
14.13 m	Karl Heinz Marg		20 May 1938	Wilhelmshaven	8 June 2013
13.84	Heiner Will		22 October 1926	Lübeck	13 April 2002
13.11	Erik Eriksson		14 August 1923	Odense	4 September 1999
13.00	Erik Eriksson		14 August 1923	Gateshead	1 August 1999
12.85	Elof Hohan Wiklund		13 February 1921	Visby	24 August 1996
12.80	Voitto Elo		8 January 1915	Vihti	27 May 1990
12.88	Voitto Elo		8 January 1915	Kuortane	3 March 1990
12.64	Ross Carter		10 March 1914	Boulder	3 September 1989
12.45	Ross Carter		10 March 1914	Eugene	29 July 1989
12.41	Ross Carter		10 March 1914	San Diego	20 July 1989
12.11	Gerhard Schepe		26 August 1911	Melbourne	28 November 1987
12.71 8 lb	Vernon Cheadle		6 February 1910	Goleta	4 May 1985

M80

Distance	Athlete	Nationality	Birthdate	Location	Date
13.98	Leo Saarinen		27 June 1929	Kangasala	15 August 2009
13.86	Leo Saarinen		27 June 1929	Orivesi	21 July 2009
13.85	Leo Saarinen		27 June 1929	Jyväskylä	12 July 2009
13.74	Arnie Gaynor		19 January 1928	Cerritos	17 January 2009
12.90	Heiner Will		22 October 1926	Rendsburg	30 October 2006
12.40	Erik Eriksson		14 August 1923	Vihti	28 May 2006
12.29	Erik Eriksson		14 August 1923	Salo	6 May 2006
12.27	Ross Carter		10 March 1914	Eugene	25 June 1994
12.02	Gerhard Schepe		26 August 1911	Miyazaki	16 October 1993
11.20	Osmo Renvall		10 November 1910	Vantaa	16 June 1991

M85

Distance	Athlete	Nationality	Birthdate	Location	Date
12.38	Roland Heiler		20 December 1938	Erding	14 June 2024
12.50	Osten Edlund		26 November 1934	Satra	11 January 2020
11.94	Bernhard Karlsson		18 November 1933	Valö	21 September 2019
11.82	Leo Saarinen		27 June 1929	Kuhmoinen	2 August 2014
11.61	Leo Saarinen		27 June 1929	Töysä	23 July 2014
11.53	Erik Eriksson		14 August 1923	Valkeakoski	16 May 2009
11.38	Erik Eriksson		14 August 1923	Salo	9 May 2009
11.05	Erik Eriksson		14 August 1923	Pori	16 August 2008
10.82	Helmer Heinonen		6 September 1920	Turku	11 June 2006
10.62	Helmer Heinonen		6 September 1920	Helsinki	4 June 2006
10.49	Helmer Heinonen		6 September 1920	Vihti	28 May 2006
10.90	Helmer Heinonen		6 September 1920	Helsinki	19 February 2006
10.87	Helmer Heinonen		6 September 1920	Vierumäki	5 February 2006
10.42	Ross Carter		10 March 1914	Eugene	19 June 1999
9.68	Ross Carter		10 March 1914	Boston	26 March 1999
9.17	Lamberto Cicconi		7 November 1904	Benevento	12 September 1991
8.49	Lamberto Cicconi		7 November 1904	Budapest	3 July 1990

See also

• Shot put
• Masters athletics

External links

• Masters Athletics Shot Put list
• All Time Athletics

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. Web site: Masters Athletics Track and Field – World Records. Masters Athletics. 16 August 2014.
3. Web site: Larsson. Peter. All-time men's best shot put. Alltime Athletics. 16 August 2014.
4. http://www.alltime-athletics.com/mshotok.htm All Time Athletics