Masters shot put world record progression


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. 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.
Weights thrown vary with the division in the following way:
DivisionWeight thrown
M3516 lb/7.260 kg
M4016 lb/7.260 kg
M4516 lb/7.260 kg
M506 kg
M556 kg
M605 kg
M655 kg
M704 kg
M754 kg
M803 kg
M853 kg

The youngest divisions throw exactly the same 16 lb/7.260 kg implement as the Open division. The records are as follows.
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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.
DistanceAthleteNationalityBirthdateLocationDate
22.67Kevin Toth29 December 1967Lawrence19 April 2003
22.19Brian Oldfield1 June 1945San Jose26 May 1984
22.02Brian Oldfield1 June 1945Modesto16 May 1981
21.82Brian Oldfield1 June 1945Walnut15 June 1980
21.63 Brian Oldfield1 June 1945Berkeley1 June 1980
21.23 Brian Oldfield1 June 1945Berkeley1 June 1980
20.90 Brian Oldfield1 June 1945Berkeley1 June 1980
20.84Matti Yrjölä26 March 1938Kokemäki6 July 1976
20.76Kristo Galeta9 April 1983Pärnu21 July 2019
20.49Matti Yrjölä26 March 1938Lohja19 August 1973
20.47Kristo Galeta9 April 1983Maidla28 July 2019
20.17Vilmos Varjú10 June 1937Budapest1 July 1972
19.94Seppo Simola27 July 1936Wuppertal22 September 1971
19.77Pierre Colnard18 February 1929Paris19 July 1970
19.70Pierre Colnard18 February 1929Paris8 July 1970
19.57Pierre Colnard18 February 1929Oulu28 June 1970
19.57Pierre Colnard18 February 1929Mexico City13 October 1968
19.41Pierre Colnard18 February 1929Poitiers4 August 1968
19.31Pierre Colnard18 February 1929Paris28 July 1968
19.28Pierre Colnard18 February 1929Paris23 June 1968
19.19Pierre Colnard18 February 1929Saint-Maur-des-Fossés5 June 1968
19.01 Parry O'Brien28 January 1932Portland28 January 1967
18.42Jiri Skobla16 April 1930Nantes27 May 1965
18.01Jiri Skobla16 April 1930Karlovy Vary2 May 1965

M40

M45

M45

M50

M55

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

M60

M65

M70

M75

M80

M85