# List of masters athletes

This is a list of notable people who have participated in masters athletics. Most have achieved their primary notability through athletic endeavors except when noted.
* Luciano Acquarone Italy
* Aimo Aho Finland
* Gabriela Andersen-Schiess Switzerland
* Henry Andrade United States Cape Verde
* Birger Asplund Sweden
* Doris Auer Austria
* Charles Austin United States
* Rink Babka United States
* Lee Baca United States Los Angeles County Sheriff
* Bob Backus United States
* Lawrence Baird United Kingdom
* Thane Baker United States
* Willie Banks United States
* Arthur Barnard United States
* James Barrineau United States
* Jack Bacheler United States
* Dieter Baumann Germany
* Tim Berrett Canada
* Nataša Bezjak Slovenia
* Laurie Binder United States
* Chris Black United Kingdom
* Peter Blank Germany
* Meeri Bodelid Sweden
* Viktor Bolshov Russia Soviet Union
* Charlie Booth Australia inventor of Starting Blocks
* Lamberto Boranga Italy
* Christa Bortignon Canada
* Mary Bowermaster United States
* Roald Bradstock United States United Kingdom Artist
* Norman Bright United States
* Debbie Brill Canada
* Benny Brown United States
* Arto Bryggare Finland
* Zola Budd South Africa
* Ed Burke United States
* Billie Ann Burrill United States
* Rich Busa United States
* Arild Busterud Norway
* Tom Byers United States
* John Carlos United States
* Gary Carlsen United States
* Angelo Carosi Italy
* David Carr Australia
* Ed Caruthers United States
* Dwain Chambers United Kingdom
* Harold Chapson United States
* Yelizaveta Chernyshova Russia Soviet Union
* Lydia Cheromei Kenya
* Rosemary Chrimes United Kingdom
* Todd Christensen United States American Football
* Dick Cochran United States
* Eamonn Coghlan Ireland
* Leon Coleman United States
* Bill Collins United States
* Phil Conley United States
* Harold Connolly United States
* Ted Corbitt United States
* Bill Cosby United States Comedian
* Alan Cranston United States U.S. Senator
* Josh Culbreath United States
* Toshiko D'Elia United States
* Maria Pia D'Orlando Italy
* Tamara Danilova Russia Soviet Union
* Jeanne Daprano United States
* Willie Davenport United States
* Gerry Davidson United States
* Mary Decker-Slaney United States
* Colleen De Reuck United States South Africa
* Maureen de St. Croix Canada
* Elliott Denman United States
* Ken Dennis United States
* Ángel Díaz Guatemala
* Grace-Ann Dinkins Liberia United States also Trauma Surgeon
* Rod Dixon New Zealand
* Walter Dix United States
* Fabrizio Donato Italy
* Anthony Dorsett United States American Football
* Aleksandr Dryhol Ukraine Soviet Union
* Charles Dumas United States
* Ludmila Engquist Sweden Russia Soviet Union
* Andrés Espinosa Mexico
* Saskia Estupinan Ecuador Public Health Doctor
* Laverne Eve Bahamas
* Lee Evans (sprinter) United States
* Mohamed Ezzher France
* Earl Fee Canada
* Nuria Fernández Spain
* Maria Magnólia Figueiredo Brazil
* Frederico Fischer Brazil
* Dick Fosbury United States
* Jack Foster New Zealand
* Ruth Frith Australia Centenarian, world's oldest female athlete
* Gabre Gabric Italy Centenarian
* Tom Gage United States
* Willie Gault United States also American Football Player
* Fortune Gordien United States
* Miki Gorman United States
* Ivy Granstrom Canada
* Dalton Grant United Kingdom
* Johnny Gray United States Oct 2000 Ran Masters Mile (Run For Children) as a M40. Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor
* Norm Green United States
* Jack Greenwood United States
* Jim Grelle United States
* Viktor Gruzenkin Russia
* Albert Hall (athlete) United States
* Kozo Haraguchi Japan
* Eddie Hart United States
* Alisa Harvey-Hill United States
* Larry Hart (athlete) United States
* Dawn Hartigan Australia
* Rex Harvey United States also Official and Administrator
* Ray Hatton United States Born in United Kingdom
* Robert Hecker United States Musician
* Bud Held United States also Inventor and Entrepreneur
* James Chico Hernandez United States Wrestler
* Hal Higdon United States also Sports Writer
* Ron Hill United Kingdom
* Jim Hines United States
* Russ Hodge United States
* Maurice Houvion France
* Bob Humphreys United States
* Guy Husson France
* Ayanna Hutchinson Trinidad and Tobago
* Hubert Indra Italy
* Rıza Maksut İşman Turkey
* Ivan Ivančić Yugoslavia Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia
* April Jace United States Celebrity murder victim
* Regina Jacobs United States
* Kip Janvrin United States
* Erwin Jaskulski Austria Centenarian
* Billy Johnson United States American Football player
* Tebbs Lloyd Johnson United Kingdom
* Payton Jordan United States
* Monica Joyce United States Ireland United Kingdom
* Regina Joyce United States Olympian for Ireland United Kingdom
* Al Joyner United States
* Gitte Karlshøj Denmark
* Dimitrios Kattis Greece
* Ryszard Katus Poland
* Ida Keeling United States Centenarian
* Johnny Kelley United States
* Patrick C. Kennell United States Academic
* John Keston United States British actor
* Ray Kimble United States
* James King United States
* Roger Kingdom United States
* Mark Kiptoo Kenya
* Herb Kirk United States World's oldest runner
* Wolfgang Knabe Germany
* Peter Koech Kenya
* Mariya Konovalova Russia
* Olga Kotelko Canada
* Galina Kovalenskaya Russia
* Stanisław Kowalski Poland Centenarian, world's oldest athlete
* June Krauser United States "Mother of Masters swimming"
* Marty Krulee United States
* Shaul Ladany Israel
* Ron Laird United States
* Francie Larrieu-Smith United States
* Bev LaVeck United States
* Evelyn Lawler United States Mother of Carl Lewis and Carol Lewis
* Fred Lebow United States New York Marathon event director
* Nicole Lévêque France
* Gerry Lindgren United States
* James Lofton United States also Hall of Fame American Football player
* Jud Logan United States
* Mihaela Loghin Romania
* Mario Longo Italy
* Arne Lothe Norway
* Horst Mandl Austria
* Mike Manley United States
* Pat Manson United States
* José Marín Spain
* Marsha Mark-Baird Trinidad and Tobago
* Peter Marsh United Kingdom Academic, sociologist
* John Martel United States Lawyer and novelist
* Marie Mathieu Puerto Rico
* Ralph Maxwell United States Judge
* Bill McChesney United States
* Phil McConkey United States American Football player
* Anne McKenzie South Africa
* James McNamara Ireland
* Leland McPhie United States Centenarian
* Delano Meriwether United States also physician
* E. Gerald Meyer United States Centenarian
* Marie-Louise Michelsohn United States Mathematician
* Alain Mimoun France
* Victoria Mitchell Australia
* Hidekichi Miyazaki Japan Centenarian
* Felicia Țilea-Moldovan Romania Spain
* Martín Mondragón Mexico
* David Moorcroft United Kingdom
* Boo Morcom United States
* Carol Moseke (Frost) USA
* Sylvia Mosqueda United States
* Phil Mulkey United States
* Kenneth Mungara Kenya
* Fabiana Murer Brazil
* Sandra Myers Spain
* Iryna Mykhalchenko Ukraine
* Larry Myricks United States
* Fidelis Ndyabagye Uganda
* Nick Newton United States Inventor
* Jamie Nieto United States
* Doug Nordquist United States
* Gary Null United States Author/Pundit
* Nadine O'Connor United States
* Irene Obera United States
* Al Oerter United States
* Vera Olenchenko Russia Uzbekistan Soviet Union
* Brian Oldfield United States Competed at a June 1978 Masters Meet. Holds two Masters World Records
* Marcus O'Sullivan Ireland
* Giuseppe Ottaviani (athlete) Italian
* Evy Palm Sweden
* Ladislav Pataki United States
* Dodyu Patarinski Bulgaria
* Tom Patsalis United States
* Donald Pellmann United States Centenarian
* Elisabetta Perrone Italy
* Steve Peters United Kingdom Sports psychiatrist
* Lyudmila Petrova Russia
* Florence Picaut France
* Dmitry Pietrman United States Ukraine Futbol/Soccer club owner
* Simon Poelman New Zealand
* Valbjörn Þorláksson Iceland
* Bernardine Portenski New Zealand
* Patricia Porter United States
* Caroline Powell United Kingdom
* Tatyana Pozdnyakova Soviet Union Ukraine
* Alfred Proksch Austria
* Philip Rabinowitz South Africa Centenarian
* Carmelo Rado Italy
* Philipa Raschker United States
* Lucien Rault France
* Pam Reed United States
* Marian Shields Robinson United States Mother of current U.S. First Lady
* Bill Rodgers United States
* Gaston Roelants Belgium
* Orville Rogers United States Centenarian
* Henry Rono Kenya
* Nick Rose United Kingdom
* Anne Chatrine Rühlow Germany
* Jim Ryun United States also U.S. Congressman
* Joan Benoit Samuelson United States
* Ugo Sansonetti Italy
* Enrico Saraceni Italy
* Willi Sawall Australia
* Silke Schmidt Germany
* Bob Schul United States
* Steve Scott United States
* Helen Searle Australia
* Yuriy Sedykh Russia
* Marco Segatel Italy
* Iryna Sekachova Ukraine
* Vyacheslav Shabunin Russia
* Nolan Shaheed United States Jazz trumpeter
* George A. Sheehan United States Running writer
* Frank Shorter United States
* Zdeňka Šilhavá Czech Republic
* Jay Silvester United States
* Fauja Singh United Kingdom India
* Chuck Smead United States
* Joyce Smith United Kingdom
* Karl Smith Jamaica
* Marjorie Parker Smith United States Dancer/Figure skater
* Peter Snell New Zealand
* Jim Sorensen United States
* Fred Sowerby United States Netherlands Antilles
* Mattias Sunneborn Sweden
* Paul Spangler United States
* Sasha Springer-Jones Trinidad and Tobago
* Walt Stack United States
* Kjell-Erik Ståhl Sweden
* Brian Stanton United States
* Rudolf Steiner Switzerland
* Gary Stenlund United States
* Dwight Stones United States
* Ed Stotsenberg United States Philanthropist
* Larry Stuart United States
* Jüri Tamm Estonia
* Tatyana Ter-Mesrobyan Russia
* Valbjörn Þorláksson Iceland
* Domingo Tibaduiza Colombia
* Milan Tiff United States
* Felicia Țilea-Moldovan Romania
* Bogdan Tudor Romania
* Derek Turnbull New Zealand
* Gary Tuttle United States
* Teresa Vaill United States
* Martti Vainio Finland
* Venelina Veneva-Mateeva Bulgaria
* Sandro Viana Brazil
* Sean Wade United States New Zealand
* Bill Wambach United States
* Cornelius "Dutch" Warmerdam United States
* Sylvia Weiner Canada Poland
* Priscilla Welch United Kingdom
* Georg Werthner Austria
* Anthony Whiteman United Kingdom
* Ed Whitlock Canada
* Ron Whitney United States
* John Whittemore United States World's oldest athlete
* Novlene Williams-Mills Jamaica
* Gerhard Windolf Germany
* Ruth Wysocki United States
* Iryna Yatchenko Belarus
* Dimitrion Yordanidis Greece
* Emmerich Zensch Austria

## Open 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
* Virgilijus Alekna Lithuania Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor
* Igor Astapkovich Belarus has not competed in a Masters event but holds two Masters World Records
* Inha Babakova Ukraine Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor
* Abdellah Béhar France Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor
* Mike Boit Kenya Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor
* Sabine Braun Germany Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor
* Chris Brown Bahamas Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor
* Amber Campbell United States Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor
* Linford Christie United Kingdom Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor
* Jearl Miles Clark United States Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor
* Kim Collins Saint Kitts and Nevis Holds pending Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor
* Maurizio Damilano Italy Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor
* Yohann Diniz France Has multiple pending Masters records
* Troy Douglas Netherlands has not competed in a Masters event but holds two Masters World Records
* Joanne Dow United States Holds Masters W40 and W45 Records achieved as an Open competitor
* Stacy Dragila United States Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor
* Heike Drechsler Germany Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor
* Jonathan Edwards United Kingdom Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor
* Ludmila Engquist Sweden Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor
* Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor
* Lyubov Gurina Russia Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor
* Alvin Harrison United States Dominican Republic Holds a pending Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor
* Jeff Hartwig United States Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor
* Colin Jackson United Kingdom Held Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor
* 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
* Inessa Kravets Ukraine Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor
* Olga Kuzenkova Russia Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor
* 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
* Carl Lewis United States Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor
* Lev Lobodin Russia Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor
* Carlos Lopes Portugal Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor
* Edith Masai Kenya Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor
* 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
* Faina Melnik Soviet Union Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor
* Irina Mikitenko Germany Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor
* Kathryn Mitchell Australia Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor
* Steffi Nerius Germany Held Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor
* Merlene Ottey Slovenia has not competed in a Masters event but holds several Masters World Records
* Björn Otto Germany Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor
* Joanne Pavey United Kingdom Holds multiple Masters Records achieved as an Open competitor
* Larisa Peleshenko Russia Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor
* Aurelia Pentón Cuba Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor
* Elisabetta Perrone Italy Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor
* Yekaterina Podkopayeva Russia has not competed in a Masters event but holds several Masters World Records
* Maricica Puică Romania has not competed in a Masters event but holds several Masters World Records
* 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
* Marina Stepanova Soviet Union Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor
* Jenn Suhr United States Holds Masters W35 Record achieved as an Open competitor
* 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
* 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
* Ibrahima Wade France Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor
* John Walker New Zealand Holds Masters M35 Record achieved as an Open competitor
* Jan Železný Czech Republic has not competed in a Masters event but holds two Masters World Records