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Hurdles: 42 Inch Hurdles Age 46 and Older:

Web page: [old]  http://mastershistory.org/42/42.htm [old]
Web page:  http://mastershistory.org/42-inch-hurdles/
Web page:  http://woodhurdles.com/42-2
Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/MastersHighHurdles/

Excel file [old]:  (Link)   [old]

42 Inch tall sprint hurdles (high hurdles) for ages 46 and older.
Unofficial Records:  Same distance and spacing as the Olympic Sprint Hurdles
(High Hurdles) race.

Marks from 2006 and older are from Peter Mundle’s Single Age Records “Masters Age Records”: (Link)

————     Age  Mark                    Name             Location  Wind   Date             Note

Record          46  15.1          Valbjorn Thorlaksson Iceland   – – –      06/17/1980   # 01
American      46  16.78         Eugene Anton              CA          – – –      2004               # 07
Record          47  16.6           Buzz Porter                   FL           – – –      06/11/1983   # 01
Record          48  15.8           Jan Mirazek                  Czech     – – –      06/16/1973   # 01
American      48  16.99        Eugene Anton             CA          – – –       2006               # 07
Record          49  17.18        Eugene Anton             MO        – – –       07/07/2007    # 07
Record          50  18.3          Jay Wallace                  VA         – – –       05/27/1978   # 01
Record          51  19.6          Barry Kline                    PA        – – –        07/06/1991   # 01
Record          52  19.9         Jerry Stanners              CA        – – –        06/06/1987   # 01
Record          53  17.94       Eugene Anton              MO      – – –       10/01/2011   # 07
Record          54  19.4         Barry Kline                    PA        – – –       06/26/1994   # 01
Record          55  22.3y       George Etherington    KS        – – –        08/02/1975    # 01

————     Age  Mark                    Name             Location  Wind   Date             Note

Record          56  19.2y       Charles Beaudry           TX       – – – –     08/17/1975   # 01
Record          57  22.74       Jeffery Davison            CA      0.0         06/06/2015   # 02 & 09
Record          58  24.42       Darrold Skartvedt       WA     – – –        12/10/1989   # 01
Record          59  24.4         Darrold Skartvedt       WA     – – –         12/09/1990  # 01
Record          60  26.60       Jeffery Davison            CA     0.0         09/30/2018  # 11
Record          61  23.9         Darrold Skartvedt       WA     – – –       12/13/1992   # 01
Record         62  23.0         Bud Deacon                   HI      – – –        08/25/1973   # 01
Record         63  25.7y       Stan Thompson           HI      – – –        07/06/1974   # 01
Record         64  24.6y       Stan Thompson   HI or CA     – – –        12/08/1974  # 01
Record         65   27.30       Darrold Skartvedt       WA     – – –         08/03/1996  # 01
Record         66  None
Record         67  23.19        Rodney Atherton          FL     0.1       07/29/2023  # 12
Record         68  32.2y        Stan Thompson            HI      – – –      02/11/1979  # 01

Record     69 & older:  None as of end of 2023

Stan Thompson was born Oct 09, 1910. Hence Feb 11, 1979 he was 68 years, 4 months.

Non-Record marks below:

————     Age  Mark   Name                          Location  Wind   Date             Note

Non-Record  46  16.90         Eugene Anton             CA          – – –      2004              # 07

Non-Record  46  17.7           Jeff Loubet                  NM       – – –      04/22/1990  # 01
Non-Record  48  17.04         Eugene Anton            CA         – – –      2006              # 07
Non-Record  48  17.34         Eugene Anton            CA         – – –      2006              # 07
Non-Record  48  17.41        Eugene Anton             CA         – – –      2006              # 07
Non-Record  48  18.2          Barry Kline                   PA          – – –     07/09/1988  # 01
Non-Record  49  17.0          Jack Greenwood         KS          – – –      06/29/1975   # 01
Non-Record  49 video         Terry Reese Jr             NC          – –  –    2016               # 08
Non-Record  49  18.22        James Roberson         WA        – – –      Mar 2009      # 10
Non-Record  49  18.88        James Roberson         WA        – – –      Apr 2009       # 10
Non-Record  50  18.9          Eugene Anton              CA         – – –     09/21/2008  # 07
Non-Record  50  20.1          Richmond Morcom     PA          – – –    10/10/1971  # 01
Non-Record  50  22.80        Jeffery Davison            CA         – – –     09/21/2008  # 04 & 09
Non-Record  51  20.5          Jerry Stanners              CA        – – –      12/14/1986  # 01
Non-Record  51  22.3          Harvard Lund            Norway   – – –     08/30/1975  # 01
Non-Record  51  22.63        Jeffery Davison           CA        – – –      06/14/2009  # 03 & 09
Non-Record  52  21.4          Fred Gallardo              CA        – – –      06/10/1983  # 01
Non-Record  53  19.8          Barry Kline                   PA        – – –      07/24/1993   # 01
Non-Record  53  21.4          Jerry McGrath          Australia  – – –     02/19/1984   # 01
Non-Record  53  20.5          Jerry Stanners             CA         – – –    02/13/1988   # 01
Non-Record  53  22.08        Jeffery Davison           CA         – – –    06/05/2011  # 03 & 09
Non-Record  53  22.17        Jeffery Davison           CA         – – –    06/04/2011  # 02 & 09
Non-Record  54  20.6         Jerry McGrath          Australia  – – –     01/12/1986  # 01
Non-Record  54  20.9          Jerry Stanners             CA         – – –    02/11/1989  # 01
Non-Record  54  24.2y       John Dick                      WI          – – –   July 1966       # 01
Non-Record  54  24.2         Peter Fetter                 CA          – – –   08/23/1975  # 01
Non-Record  55  24.6         John Dick                      WI         – – –    1967              # 01
Non-Record  57  23.6         Darrold Skartvedt      WA     – – –       12/11/1988  # 01
Non-Record  58  20.17-w  Pat Crandall                 FL      2.1 wind    2009          # 06 & 08
Non-Record  58  25.2         George Braceland      PA      – – –         01/16/1972 # 01
Non-Record  60  23.1-w    Darrold Skartvedt       WA     – – –      12/15/1991 # 01
Non-Record  61  30.5         Stan Thompson          HI       – – –         03/12/1972  # 01

Non-Record     Age 62 and older:  None

References and Notes:

y = 120 Yard Sprint Hurdles (High Hurdles)
# 01 =  Peter Mundle’s Single Age Records “Masters Age Records” (Link)
# 02 =  USATF Jim Bush & West Region Championship:
https://www.scausatf.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015_SCA_Jim_Bush_Championships_Results.htm

# 03 =  USATF San Diego / Imperial Championship:
http://www.sdusatf.org/tandf/2009SDI_Results.html

# 04 =  Sri Chimnoy meet in Long Beach, CA
# 05 =  Club West meet in Santa Barbara, CA
# 06 =  High school meet in Florida. Race was wind aided.
# 07 = e-mail from athlete.  2004 to 2006 was while competing for Orange Coast College, Calif.
# 08 =  U-Tube. Training not a race.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAdiG9bW1dU
# 08 =  U-Tube. Training not a race.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IxUbxSAw7E
# 09 =   www.mastersrankings.com
# 10 =  e-mail from athlete.
# 11 =  Club West meet :
http://mastershistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2018-Club-West-Masters-Results1.pdf
Note:  Wind was zero per meet director e-mail

# 12 =  Jacksonville Summer Closer https://tfrrs.org/results/77058/4940516/2023_JAC_Summer_Closer/Mens-110-Hurdles

# 14 = Rodney Atherton (age 67) ran a 12.3h for 60m HH (42”) on Jan 13, 2023
         at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational
 https://www.tfrrs.org/results/75574/Jimmy_Carnes_Invitational_CollegeCollege-Age/


Additional Notes:

Jeffery Davison: all 42-inch hurdles marks above are 5-step.
Stan Thompson:  Born 10/09/1910
Bud Deacon:  more information:   http://www.si.com/vault/1974/02/04/661342/hurdling-lifes-barriers
Darrold Skartvedt:  more information at: http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19981214&slug=2788860

For updates or more information please contact:

Jeff Davison;  Indio, Calif., or email him at jeff@shr1.org