List of world records in masters athletics
Age group Record Athlete Nationality Birthdate Age Date Place Meet
W 35 ( progression ) 30:53.20 Joanne Pavey United Kingdom 20 September 1973 38 3 August 2012 London United Kingdom Olympic Games
W 35 ( progression ) 30:30.26 Edith Masai Kenya 4 April 1967 38 6 August 2005 Helsinki Finland World Championships
W 40 ( progression ) 31:25.49 Sinead Diver Australia 17 February 1977 42 28 September 2019 Doha Qatar World Championships
W 45 ( progression ) 32:34.06 Evy Palm Sweden 31 January 1942 46 4 September 1988 Helsinki Finland Finland vs Sweden Teams
W 50 ( progression ) 35:05.7 Fiona Matheson United Kingdom 25 April 1961 50 16 October 2011 Coatbridge United Kingdom Scottish Masters Harriers Championships
W 55 ( progression ) 36:46.96 Sally Gibbs New Zealand 5 June 1963 56 11 November 2019 Wellington New Zealand Agency Group 10000
W 60 ( progression ) 39:04.23 Bernardine Portenski New Zealand 26 August 1949 60 28 February 2010 Wellington New Zealand Wellington Masters Championships
W 65 ( progression ) 41:40.27 Angela Copson United Kingdom 20 April 1947 65 5 August 2012 Oxford United Kingdom NC GBR Masters 10000
W 70 ( progression ) 44:25.14 Angela Copson United Kingdom 20 April 1947 70 28 July 2017 Aarhus Denmark European Masters Championships
W 75 ( progression ) 50:00.93 Melitta Czerwenka-Nagel Germany 30 April 1930 75 28 August 2005 San Sebastian Spain World Masters Athletics Championships
W 80 ( progression ) 51:46.65 Yoko Nakano Japan 1 December 1935 82 6 May 2018 Tokyo Japan Tokyo Masters Mixed Championship
W 85 1:26:15.07 Vladylena Kokina Ukraine 13 October 1926 87 21 September 2014 Kiev Ukraine
Women -- 10000 metres
These are the current world records in the various age groups of Masters athletics, maintained by WMA, the World Association of Masters Athletes, which is designated by the IAAF to conduct the worldwide sport of Masters (Veterans) Athletics (Track and Field). Starting at age 35, each age group starts on the athlete's birthday in years that are evenly divisible by 5 and extends until the next such occurrence. For record purposes, older athletes are not included in younger age groups, except in the case of relay team members. A relay team's age group is determined by the age of the youngest member. Some Masters events (hurdles, throwing implements) have modified specifications. The combined events use an age-graded result applied against the standard scoring table.