Masters Track and Field Standards & Specifications & Rule Book:
2021: 2021 USATF Competition Rule Book: (External Link)
2021: 2021 WMA Competition Rule Book: (External Link)
2021: 2021 World Athletics (formerly IAAF): (External Link)
2021: 2021 National Senior Games Rulebook: (External Link)
North and Central America and Caribbean Region of World Masters Athletics (External Link)
European Masters Athletics (formerly EVAA): (External Link-1) (External Link-2) (2006 EVAA Handbook: External Link)
USPFC: (External Link)
Note: In the 1970s and 1980s: USA and WAVA championships did not always use the same standards and specifications.
Note: The men’s sprint hurdles standards (height, total distance, and spacing) changed several times from 1966 to 2010.
USATF Competition Rules:
2002: (External Link) and Dec 4, 2001 Convention Rules Passed (External Link)
2005: refer to the 2004 Convention Report: (External Link)
2006: (External Link)
2007: (External Link)
2009: (External Link)
2010: (External Link) and (Governance Handbook)
2011: (External Link)
2012: (External Link)
2013: (External Link)
2014: (External Link)
2015: (External Link)
2016: (External Link)
2017: (External Link)
2018: 2018
2019: (External Link)
2020: (External Link)
2021: (External Link)
Note: 1993 to Present refer to USATF Rules. Prior to 1993 was TAC, TFA, and AAU Rules (AAU Rules until 1979).
Older IAAF Handbooks:
Older IAAF Handbooks: (External Link)
1951 IAAF Handbook: (External Link)
1957 IAAF Handbook: (External Link)
1965-1966 IAAF Handbook: (External Link)
1971-1972 IAAF Handbook: (External Link)
1977-1978 IAAF Handbook: (External Link)
1983-1984 IAAF Handbook: (External Link)
1988-1989 IAAF Handbook: (External Link)
2012-2013 IAAF Competition Rules: (Link)
IAAF: 1951, 1953, 1957, 1959-1960, 1962, 1963-1963, 1965-1966, 1967-1968, 1969-1970, 1971-1972, 1973-1974, 1975-1976, 1977-1978,
1979-1980, 1981, 1982, 1983-1984, 1985-1986, 1988-1989: (ISSUU: External Link)
IAAF: 1922-1923, 1926, 1928, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1939, 1955: (ISSUU: External Link)
Older IAAF Other Manuals:
2002 USATF The Technical Managers’ Manual: (External Link)
2008 IAAF Track and Field Facilities Manual: (External Link)
WMA Rules of Competition; Competition Rule Book:
2002 WMA Hurdle and Implement Changes: (External Link)
2018 to 2020 WMA Rules of Competition: (External Link)
2020 WMA Competition Rule Book: (External Link)
Sector Changes (DT, HT, SP):
1951 IAAF Handbook: Rule 40: Throwing Sector at 90 degrees (External Link)
1957 IAAF Handbook: Rule 40: Throwing Sector at 90 degrees, except Shot Put at 65 degree (External Link)
1965-1966 IAAF Handbook: Rule 181: Throwing Sector 60 degrees, except shot put at 65 degrees (External Link)
1971-1972 IAAF Handbook: Rules 142: Throwing Sector at 45 degrees, except shot put at 65 degrees (External Link)
1977-1978 IAAF Handbook: Rules 181, 182 and 184: Throwing Sector 45 degrees (External Link)
1983-1984 IAAF Handbook: Rules 181, 182 and 184: Throwing Sector at 40 degrees (External Link)
Dec 1988: (Jan 1989 NMN, PDF: pg 14 of 40): “Sectors for the throws no longer differ from the open events”
1988-1989 IAAF Handbook: Rules 181, 184, and 291: Throwing Sector at 40 degrees: (External Link)
Jan 2003: Per 2002 USATF Competition Rules (Article 5, Rule 212): Throwing Sector now 34.92 in lieu of 40 degrees.
Websites “The Thrower’s Page” & “PNTF” Throwing Sector Layout: (External Link-1; Year 2009) & (External Link-2: Year-2012)
AAU:
1902: Official Handbook of the Amateur Athletic Union: Google Books: External Links: (Link-1) (PDF: Link-2)
1976: AAU Rule 250 from 1976 (Link)
Hurdle and Throwing Rule changes found in other documents
(NMN, SFVTC newsletter, USMITT, WAVA newsletter, Veteris, etc.):
1970 US Outdoor Championship: 36” & 120 Yard for Sprint Hurdles
1971 US Outdoor Championship: 39” & 120 Yard for Sprint Hurdles, 16-LB HT, Various SP, Various DT
1972 US Outdoor Championship: 39” Sprint Hurdles, 16-LB HT, Various JT, Various SP
1973 US Outdoor Championship: Hurdles and Throwing Events
1974: 1st Canadian World Championship: Aug.1975 [Program)
1974: USMITT Dec 1974 (Adopted Oct 15, 1974)
1974: USMITT Feb 1975 (Adopted Oct 15, 1974)
1977: Aug 1977 Gothenburg, Sweden (Veteris Dec 1976)
1978 US Outdoor Championship: Hurdles and Throwing Events
1978: US Nationals 1978 [USMITT June 1978]
1978: Hanover, West Germany 1978 [USMITT June 1978]
1978: Hanover, West Germany 1978 [USMITT Sept 1978]
1978: Hanover, West Germany 1978 [USMITT Feb 1979]
1979: US Nationals in Oregon [NMN July 1979]
1979: Standards / Records (NMN July 1979)
1980: US Nationals in PA July 1980 [WAVA-2 Sept 1980]
1980: Jan 1980 WAVA Standards (1981 US National Outdoor Championship Program)
1980: Nationals at Atlanta [NMN June 1980]
1980: Standards / Records (NMN Oct 1980)
1980: Results of Dave Jackson’s Masters Hurdle Survey: (Sept 1980 National Masters News, PDF: pg 11-12 of 28)
WAVA 1980 suggested Hurdles Specs: see (NMN March 1980, PDF, pg 8 of 16)
Late 1980: WAVA Hurdle and Implements Specifications: (March 1981 WAVA-4, PDF, pg 21 of 36)
1981: US Outdoor Nationals 1981 [NMN May 1981: Use WAVA Specs]
Dec 1981 at TAC Convention: Hurdle and Implements Specifications: (June 1982 NMN, PDF, pg 22 of 33)
a. Hurdles: Higher heights may be run by an individual at the meet director’s discretion. [since this is obsolete]
b. Throws: Heavier weights may be thrown by an individual at the meet director’s discretion. All throws by an individual must be made With the same weight. [since this is obsolete]
1982 TAC Masters Track and Field Outdoor Championship Hurdle and Implements Spec: (June 1982 NMN, PDF: pg 12 of 33)
1983 International and USA Masters Hurdle and Implements Specifications: (July 1983 NMN, PDF, pg 14 of 40)
1983: WAVA Hurdle Spacing Changes: (Nov 1983 NMN, PDF, pg 9 of 44)
1985: WAVA (NMN April 1984). Planned to be used for 1985 Worlds
1985: Standards / Records (NMN Feb 1985)
1984: WAVA Approved Jan 1, 1984 [NMN July 1985]
1987: Standards / Records (NMN June 1987)
Dec 1988 TAC Competition Rules Adopted: (Jan 1989 NMN, PDF: pg 15 of 40)
1989: WAVA / TAC Hurdle and Implements Specifications: (July 1989 NMN, PDF: pg 27 and 45-52 of 52)
1990: WAVA / TAC Hurdle and Implements Specifications: (Aug 1990 NMN, PDF: pg 21- 28 of 48)
1991: WAVA / TAC Hurdle and Implements Specifications: (June 1991 NMN, PDF: pg 34 of 48)
1992: WAVA / TAC Hurdle and Implements Specifications: (May 1992 NMN, PDF: pg 17 and 20-25 of 44)
1993: Standards (NMN Mar 1993 & May 1993)
1995 US Outdoor Championship: Hurdles and Throwing Events
2001: Standards / Records (NMN April 2001 & April 2004)
2005: Standards / Records (NMN April 2005)
2006: Standards / Records (NMN April 2006)
2011 plus: Masters Track & Field Outdoor Shuttle Hurdle Relay specifications (established and approved at Dec 2010 Convention) (Link)
Rules History:
The Evolution of Track and Field Rule During the Last Century. 2008. Zemper: (External Link)
CCAA: Calif. Collegiate Athletic Association:
2013-2014 CCAA Manual Constitution, Bylaws, and Special Group Codes: (External Link)
Track Starters Guide: (External Link)