List of European records in masters athletics
Age group Record Athlete Nationality Birthdate Age Date Place Meet
M35 3:35.07 Vyacheslav Shabunin Russia 27 September 1969 35 14 June 2005 Athens Greece Tsiklitiria
M40 3:42.02 Anthony Whiteman United Kingdom 13 November 1971 40 7 July 2012 Stretford United Kingdom BMC Grand Prix
M 45 3:48.72 Anthony Whiteman United Kingdom 13 November 1971 45 8 July 2017 Loughborough United Kingdom BMC Grand Prix
M 50 3:58.26 David Heath United Kingdom 22 May 1965 50 21 June 2015 Castres France Regional Championships
M 55 4:14.33 Gunther Hesselmann Germany 3 August 1925 56 23 June 1981 Essen Germany
M 60 4:28.95 Martien Van Der Hoorn Netherlands 18 March 1953 61 8 August 2014 Utrecht Netherlands Athletic series over 23 years
M 65 4:39.87 Siem Herlaar Netherlands 28 June 1929 65 16 July 1994 Bedford United Kingdom NC GBR masters
M 70 4:55.72 Hans Smeets Netherlands 23 February 1947 70 25 May 2017 Cologne Germany Christi Himmelfahrt Sportfest
M 70 4:53.53i Cees Stolwijk Netherlands 10 January 1950 70 1 February 2020 Apeldoorn Netherlands
M 75 5:11.27 Jose Vicente Rioseco Lopez Spain 30 April 1941 77 16 June 2018 Pontevedra Spain Galicia Masters Championships
M 80 5:47.35 Manuel Alonso Sanchez Spain 21 March 1936 80 9 July 2016 Castellón Spain ESP Masters Clubs Championships
M 85 7:06.03 Bruno Baggia Italy 14 July 1934 85 7 September 2019 Jesolo Italy European Masters Championships
M 85 6:59.58 Rune Bergman Sweden 8 October 1924 85 7 August 2010 Hogsby Sweden NC SWE Masters
M 90 8:07.17 Holger Josefsson Sweden 4 October 1918 90 6 August 2009 Lahti Finland World Masters Championships
M 95 12:57.7 Petter Green Norway 24 March 1912 95 8 August 2007 Stjørdal Norway
M 95 10:14.31 Antonio Nacca Italy 16 December 1923 95 8 June 2019 Asti Italy Italian Masters Clubs Championships Regional
Men -- 1500 metres
These are the current European records in the various age groups of Masters athletics, maintained by European Masters Athletics (EMA), the European Association of Masters Athletes. 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.