Masters Records Progressions US:  800 Meter

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Note: Masters Records kept as of 2020 are age 35 and older.

Masters US Records M35 (at the end of 1979):

800 Meter M35:  1:52.1  Ralph Lee (37)  June 1979  (Dec 1979 NMN)

 

Masters US Records M40 (at the end of 1972):

800 Meter: M40:   1970 AR:  1:59.8h Bill Fitzgerald (44) 6/24/1969 *

800 Meter: M40: 1:58.7h James Vantatenhove (42) 6/18/1972 *

800 Meter: M40: 1:57.6 David Pratt (41) 7/6/1973 (June 1975 USMITT)

*=1972 to 1975 SAR, Feb 1971 & April 1973 USMITT;  May & Sept 1973 Veteris; May 24 & June 7, 1970 LA Times.

800 Meter M40:  1:56.0 Ernest Billups (42)  7/7/1979  (Dec 1979 NMN)

 

Masters US Records where M45 records are better than M40 records (at the end of 1972):

800 Meter M45: 1:58.4h Bill Fitzgerald (47) 7/1/1972 or 7/2/1972 *

*=1972 to 1975 SAR, Feb 1971 & April 1973 USMITT, and May & Sept 1973 Veteris

800 Meter M45:  1:58.1 Bill Fitzgerald (48)  7/6/1973  (Dec 1979 NMN)

*=1972 to 1975 SAR, Feb 1971 & April 1973 USMITT;  May & Sept 1973 Veteris; May 24 & June 7, 1970 LA Times.

Mark Not Approved ?

1:58.8 Frank McBride 1971

July 19-21, 1968 Balboa Stadium, San Diego, Calif.   Masters Track & Field 1st National Outdoor Championship

40-49 43 880 Yard Bill Fitzgerald 2:04.3
50 + 50 880 Yard Ray Gordon 2:09.5

 

Masters US Records M50

Note: June 8, 1975 the Los Angeles Times reported that on June 7, 1975 (SCA meet): Bill Fitzgerald set a M50 American Record in the 880 yard at 2:07.2 (breaking George Puterbaugh’s 1975 record of 2:09.1).