List of masters athletes

These are athletes who have not competed as a Masters athlete, but by age qualify for and hold Masters records set in elite open level competition.

• Yamilé Aldama   Cuba   Sudan   United Kingdom Holds Masters W35 and W40 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[7]
• Virgilijus Alekna   Lithuania Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[5]
• Igor Astapkovich   Belarus has not competed in a Masters event but holds two Masters World Records^[5]
• Inha Babakova   Ukraine Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[7]
• Abdellah Béhar   France Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[5]
• Mike Boit   Kenya Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[5]
• Sabine Braun   Germany Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[7]
• Chris Brown   Bahamas Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[5]
• Amber Campbell   United States Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[7]
• Linford Christie   United Kingdom Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[5]
• Jearl Miles Clark   United States Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[7]
• Kim Collins   Saint Kitts and Nevis Holds pending Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[5]
• Maurizio Damilano   Italy Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[8]
• Yohann Diniz   France Has multiple pending Masters records
• Troy Douglas   Netherlands has not competed in a Masters event but holds two Masters World Records^[5]
• Joanne Dow   United States Holds Masters W40 and W45 Records achieved as an Open competitor^[9]
• Stacy Dragila   United States Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[7]
• Heike Drechsler   Germany Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[7]
• Jonathan Edwards   United Kingdom Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[5]
• Ludmila Engquist   Sweden Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[7]
• Haile Gebrselassie   Ethiopia Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[5]
• Lyubov Gurina   Russia Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[7]
• Alvin Harrison   United States   Dominican Republic Holds a pending Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[5]
• Jeff Hartwig   United States Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[5]
• Colin Jackson   United Kingdom Held Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[5]
• Allen Johnson   United States Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor, set while winning IAAF World Cup
• Meb Keflezighi   United States American M40 Marathon record holder, ran in 2016 Olympics at age 41
• Mary Jepkosgei Keitany   Kenya Pending marathon record set as open competitor
• Robert Korzeniowski   Poland Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[8]
• Inessa Kravets   Ukraine Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[7]
• Olga Kuzenkova   Russia Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[7]
• A. G. Kruger   United States Holds Masters M35 Record in Throws Pentathlon as Open competitor
• Bernard Lagat   United States Holds multiple Masters M35 Records achieved as an Open competitor^[5]
• Carl Lewis   United States Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[5]
• Lev Lobodin   Russia Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[5]
• Carlos Lopes   Portugal Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[5]
• Edith Masai   Kenya Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[7]
• Josef Matoušek   Czech Republic   Czechoslovakia Set M35 Javelin record en route to 1960 Olympics
• Danny McFarlane   Jamaica Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[5]
• Faina Melnik   Soviet Union Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[7]
• Irina Mikitenko   Germany Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[5]
• Kathryn Mitchell   Australia Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[7]
• Steffi Nerius   Germany Held Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[7]
• Merlene Ottey   Slovenia has not competed in a Masters event but holds several Masters World Records^[7]
• Björn Otto   Germany Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[5]
• Joanne Pavey   United Kingdom Holds multiple Masters Records achieved as an Open competitor^[7]
• Larisa Peleshenko   Russia Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[7]
• Aurelia Pentón   Cuba Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[7]
• Elisabetta Perrone   Italy Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[10]
• Yekaterina Podkopayeva   Russia has not competed in a Masters event but holds several Masters World Records^[7]
• Maricica Puică   Romania has not competed in a Masters event but holds several Masters World Records^[7]
• Félix Sánchez   Dominican Republic ran a superior time to M35 World record in the World Championships
• Kerry Saxby-Junna   Australia Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[10]
• Marina Stepanova   Soviet Union Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[7]
• Jenn Suhr   United States Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[7]
• William Tanui   Kenya Ran a 1500m superior to the M35 record in Open competition
• Dragutin Topić   Serbia Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[5]
• Kevin Toth Threw shot put further than M35 World Record just before being banned for doping
• Simon Vroemen   Netherlands Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[5]
• Ibrahima Wade   France Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[5]
• John Walker   New Zealand Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor^[5]
• Jan Železný   Czech Republic has not competed in a Masters event but holds two Masters World Records^[5]

• World Masters Athletics Championships
• Masters Athletics
• USATF Masters Outdoor Championships
• USATF Masters Indoor Championships

• USA Olympians that have competed as Masters Track and Field Athletes
• NFL athletes that later competed in Masters Track and Field
• Sullivan Award winners that later competed in Masters Track and Field