Hurdles: 42 Inch Hurdles Age 46 and Older:
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Web page: http://mastershistory.org/42-inch-hurdles/
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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