List of centenarian masters track and field athletes

In the sport of athletics, centenarian competitors were recorded in the early 20th century, and have become increasingly common in the 21st century. This has occurred during a period of population ageing and increased longevity in wealthy countries, alongside a corresponding development of masters track and field competitions, such as the Senior Olympics and the World Masters Athletics Championships.BMC, Biomed Central, Dec 9, 2009. Retrieved Jan 27, 2021

Stanisław Kowalski and Hidekichi Miyazaki at age 105 are two of the oldest centenarian masters track and field athletes. Orville Rogers (age 100) stated, “I love the thrill of preparation and training,” he told Runner’s World. “When I compete, I am not just running against the people out on the track at that moment, I am running against everyone who has run the event before me. That is gratifying to me.”Purpose 2 Play by Kim Constantinesco, March 19, 2018. Retrieved Feb 8, 2021

List of centenarians track and field athletes AthletePeak agePeak yearNationalityDivisionEvent(s)AchievementsRef.Leslie Amey1012001MenDistanceAmey won gold at the 2001 World Championship in BrisbaneMastersAthletics. Retrieved Jan 26, 2021National Masters News, Records, Apr 2006. Retrieved Jan 26, 201National Masters News, Records, Apr 2002. Retrieved Jan 26, 2012001 Meet Results, World Championship in Brisbane. Retrieved Jan 28, 2021World Masters Athletics, World Records. Retrieved Feb 7, 2021Nihal Gil1012016MenSprintsGil competed at the 2016 inaugural Americas Masters Games.Sports Illustrated, Aug 29, 2016. Retrieved Jan 26, 2021AP News, Aug 29, 2016. Retrieved Jan 26, 2021Richmond News, Aug 30, 2016. Retrieved Jan 27, 2021Richmond News, by Alan Campbell, Aug 23, 2016. Retrieved Feb 6, 2021 Sawang Janpram1022022MenSprintsYahoo Sports states 102 years old running the 100 meter dash in a meet (26th Thailand Master Athletes Championship). Age needs to be verified. Yahoo Sports, Mar 2, 2022. Retrieved Mar 3, 2022 Erwin Jaskulski1002003//MenSprintsFeb 2002 National Masters News: listed as an Austrian citizen living in Honolulu.National Masters News, Feb 2002, Page 8. Retrieved Jan 28, 2021 Ilmari Koppinen1052023MenField EventsDOB: Jan 8, 1918. Competed Jan 8, 2023 at the Ilmari Koppisen meet.Masters Rankings Retrieved Oct 14, 2022Stanisław Kowalski1052016MenSprints, DiscusJune 2015 Kowalski (age 105) competed in a sprint race.NBC Sports, Sept 26, 2015. Retrieved Jan 26, 201World Masters Athletics (WMA), World Records. Retrieved Jan 27, 2021European Masters Athletics, select Data Base, enter name or age. Retrieved Jan 28, 2021NBC Sports, by Nick Zaccardi, Sept 26, 2015. Retrieved Feb 6, 2021Helge Lonnroth1002017MenFieldLonnroth competed in the Javelin and Weight Throw at a meet in Finland July 2017.Masters Rankings, use athlete search function. Retrieved Jan 27, 2021Hidekichi Miyazaki1052015MenShot Put23 Sept 2015 (one day after turning 105) Miyazaki competed in a sprint race.Today, by Alexandra Zaslow, Sept 29, 2015. Retrieved Feb 6, 2021Giuseppe Ottaviani1032019MenSprints, FieldOttaviani competed in the Long Jump in a meet in Italy Sept 2019.European Masters Athletics. Retrieved Jan 26, 201Alfred Proksch1002009MenFieldProksch competed at the 2009 World Masters Athletic Championships in the shot put and discus.Masters Athletics, Autumn 2009. Retrieved Feb 6, 2021Philip Rabinowitz1002005MenSprints and RacewalkRabinowitz competed in the racewalk in a Mar 2005 meet in RSA. On 10 July 2004, entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the fastest 100-year-old to ever run the 100 meters, with a time of 30.86 secondsPhilip Rabinowitz is Officially the World’s Fastest Centenarian"Legendary runner Flying Phil dead at 104"Mario Riboni1002013MenShot PutBorn 13 June 1913.Times of San Diego, Sept 20, 2015. Retrieved Jan 28, 2021European Records. List of European records in masters athletics/ Retrieved Feb 5, 2021Takashi Shimokawara1042010MenJavelinShimokawara competed in the discus Sept 2010 in Japan.MastersAthletics. Retrieved Jan 28, 2021Atter Singh Sekhon1022026MenSprints and SPCompeted at the March 7-8, 2026 Canadian Masters Indoor ChampionshipMasters Rankings Retrieved Aug 6, 2026Fauja Singh1022013 & MenMarathonSingh last competed at the 2013 Hong Kong Marathon.Canadian Running magazine, Oldest marathoner recognized by Queen. Retrieved Jan 28, 2021Oldest website. Retrieved Jan 29, 2021Ruth Frith1022012WomenFieldFrith competed Feb 2012 in the Hammer at a meet in New Zealand.Elfriede Fuchs1002020WomenShot PutFuch competed in AUT on 19 or 20 Sept 2020. Fuch born 26 Aug 1920.World Masters Athletics, World Records. Retrieved May 12, 2021Meet Results. Retrieved May 12, 2021Elfi Fuchs. Retrieved May 12, 2021Athletic Weekly, 5 Sept 2019. Retrieved May 12, 2021Perth 2016 Statistics. Retrieved May 12, 2021 Man Kaur1032019 & WomenSprints and FieldKaur won gold at the 2017 World Masters Games in New Zealand. Kaur won gold in 200 m at 3:01.61 and SP at 2.21 at the Dec 2019 Asian Masters Championship in Malaysia. Man Kur was born 1 Mar 1916, and passed 31 July 2021 at age 105. For The Win, USA Today, Apr 16, 2017. Retrieved Jan 28, 20212019 Asian Masters Championship Meet Results. Retrieved Mar 24, 2021Deccan Herald, 31 July 2021. Retrieved 1 Aug 2021Winnifred Newall1002023WomenSprints Florence Mary Storch1012014 WomenJavelinStorch won gold at the 28 Aug 2014 Senior Games at Sherwood Park, Strathcona County, Canada. She was born 10 June 1913. Edmonton Journal, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Aug 29, 2014. Retrieved Feb 25, 2021The Canadian Press, Oct 23, 2015. Retrieved Feb 25, 2021Obit Tree. Retrieved Feb 25, 2021 Rambai1052022 Women100 MeterListed in Masters Rankings: July 2022 India: National Open Masters Athletics Championship in Vadodara, India. Born 1917.Canadian Running Magazine, July 3, 2022. Retrieved Oct 14, 2022

American men and women

John Whittemore at age 104 is one of the oldest American centenarian men's masters track and field athlete. Julia Hawkins (age 105) competed in the 100 meter dash on Nov 6, 2021. The race was held at the Nov 6, 2021 Louisiana Senior Games at the Southeastern University’s track in Hammond, LA.WGNO News, Nov 6, 2021. Retrieved Nov 6, 2021

Numerous Centenarians have competed at the USATF Masters Outdoor Championships and the USATF Masters Indoor Championships. At the outdoor USA Championships, Orville Rogers (age 100 in 2018) and Julia "Hurricane" Hawkins (age 101 in 2017).Masters History, 2018 Meet Results. Retrieved Jan 28, 2021Masters History, 2017 Meet Results. Retrieved Jan 28, 2021 At the indoor USA Championships Everett Hosack (ages 100 and 101) competed at the 2002 and 2003 meets,Boston Globe, Massachusetts, March 22, 2002. Retrieved Jan 20, 2021National Masters News, May 2002. Retrieved Jan 23, 2021Daily Record, Morristown, New Jersey, Mar 23, 2003. Retrieved Jan 26, 2021 LeLand McPhie (age 100) at the 2014 meet,Times of San Diego, Mar 17, 2014. Retrieved Jan 30, 2021Boston Globe, Massachusetts, March 23, 2014. Retrieved Jan 20, 2021 and Orville Rogers (100) and Julia “Hurricane” Hawkins (102) at the 2018 meet.Slate, March 17, 2018. Retrieved Jan 20, 2021Greensboro News & Record, March 25, 2018. Retrieved Jan 20, 2021 As of 2020, no American centenarian have completed a combined event (decathlon or pentathlon).DecaMouse, Jan 25, 2021. Retrieved Jan 25, 2021

The USATF (American) Centenarian Award is presented periodically to outstanding athletes 100 years old and above. In 2017 Julia Hawkins received the award.USATF Masters. Reference Jan 26, 2021USATF, Awards. Reference Jan 26, 2021

AthletePeak agePeak yearNationalityDivisionEvent(s)AchievementsRef.Arnold Bing1021993MenSprints55 meter dash in 37.47 at indoor Minnesota meet on Jan 17, 1993. Masters age 102, "senior Olympics" age 103.National Masters News, Mar 1993, page 29 of 32. Retrieved Mar 23, 2023Star Tribune, Apr 20, 1993. Retrieved Mar 23, 2023Raymonde Brown1002023MenRacewalkRussell Clark1032004MenSprints50 & 200 Meter Dash Meet Record Huntsman Senior Games. 2004 Huntsman World Senior Games were held October. Born 19 Nov 1900.Huntsman Senior Games, Meet Records. Retrieved Jan 28, 2021Legacy, Obit. Retrieved Feb 5, 2021Roy Englert1002023MenDistanceWilliam Finch1002012MenDistanceFinch held state (North Carolina) Senior Games records in the 800 & 1500 meter runs (M90 & M95) and 1500 meter (M100).QCWA, July 2013. Retrieved Jan 28, 2021North Carolina Senior Games Records. Retrieved Jan 28, 2021Jonathan Foulke1071925MenRunner24 Sept 1925 in Los Angeles, a centenarian runner Jonathan Foulke (107 years old) won a foot race (distance and time are unknown). Foulke was born 3 Dec 1817.Evening Sun, Baltimore, MD, Sept 24, 1925. Retrieved Feb 9, 2021Los Angeles Times, Apr 1, 1928. Retrieved Feb 10, 2021Everett Hosack1012003MenSprints, Field USATF Masters Hall of Fame Hosack competed at the 2003 Penn Relays. Dec 2004 Hosack was voted Masters Track and Field M100 athlete of the year.National Masters News, May 2002. Retrieved Jan 27, 2021National Masters News, Records, Feb 2006. Retrieved Jan 26, 201Philadelphia Inquirer, Pennsylvania, Apr 27, 2003. Retrieved Feb 9, 2021Robert Jones1012015MenFieldJones competed at the June 2015 Tennessee Senior Games at Franklin, TN.Masters Rankings, use athlete search function. Retrieved Feb 6, 2021James A Kales100 (99)2014MenFieldCompeted at August 2014 Michigan Senior Olympics. Competed as M100 at age 99 under Senior Games rules. Born 24 Sept 1914.Florida Senior Games, Meet Records. Retrieved Jan 26, 2021Michigan Senior Olympics, 2014 Meet Results. Retrieved Feb 5, 2021mlive, obit. Retrieved Feb 5, 2021R Leonard Krause1002021MenFieldCompeted at Washington State Games in SP & DT July 2021.https://mastersrankings.com, Aug 28, 2021. Retrieved Aug 28, 2021Tom Lane1001994MenFieldBorn 21 June 1894. Died 18 Aug 1997. Lane competed at the 10 Sept 10 1994 Cal Senior Games in San Diego. Lane lived in San Diego. Lane was legally blind since 1988. National Masters News, Oct 1994. Retrieved Feb 17, 2021Bangor Daily News, Maine, Aug 27, 1997. Retrieved Feb 18, 2021Trent Lane1012011MenFieldBorn 28 March 1910. Lane competed at the June 2011 Senior Games in Houston, Texas. Senior Games Records, NSGA. Retrieved Jan 26, 2021Senior Games Records, NSGA. Retrieved Jan 26, 2021The Advocate, Obit. Retrieved Feb 5, 2021Ben Levinson1031998MenShot Put American M100 athlete (age 103) competed in the shot put at the Nike World Games (Eugene, Oregon) on Aug 11, 1998. From Los Angeles, California, he was later interviewed by Jay Leno on the Tonight Show.National Masters News, Jan 1999. Retrieved Jan 27, 2021National Masters News, Oct 1998. Retrieved Jan 27, 2021National Masters News, June 1987.