This is the progression of world record improvements of the 800 metres M85 division of Masters athletics.
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| Hand | Auto | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Age | Location | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:59.50 | Jean Louis Esnault |  France | 19 January 1940 | 85 years, 167 days | Issy Les Moulineaux | 5 July 2025 | [1] | |
| 3:06.69 | David Carr |  Australia | 15 June 1932 | 85 years, 13 days | Perth | 28 June 2017 | ||
| 3:09.10 | Earl Fee |  Canada | 22 March 1929 | 85 years, 113 days | Toronto | 13 July 2014 | ||
| 3:15.15 | Earl Fee | Canada | 22.03.1929 | Toronto | 29.06.2014 | |||
| 3:17.45 | Francisco do Carmo Oliveira |  Brazil | 08.06.1927 | Porto Alegre | 21.10.2013 | |||
| 3:18.85 | Yoshimitsu Miyauchi |  Japan | 20.07.1924 | Kagoshima | 01.11.2010 | |||
| 3:20.82 | Rune Bergman |  Sweden | 08.10.1924 | Högby | 06.08.2010 | |||
| 3:21:23 | Yoshimitsu Miyauchi | Japan | 20.07.1924 | Nagoya | 91.11.2009 | |||
| 3:24.03 | Holger Josefsson | Sweden | 04.10.1918 | Arhus | 31.07.2004 | |||
| 3:29.42 | Longino Perez |  Mexico | 20.02.1902 | Melbourne | 01.12.1987 | |||
| 3:45.5 | Josef Galia |  Germany | 01.02.1898 | St. Augustin | 04.09.1985 | |||
| 3:58.3 | Paul Spangler |  United States | 18.03.1899 | Eugene | 05.05.1984 | |||