Masters W70 100 metres world record progression

This is the progression of world record improvements of the 100 metres W80 division of Masters athletics.

Key

  Incomplete information  Wind aided  Pending

Hand	Auto	Wind	Athlete	Nationality	Birthdate	Age	Location	Date	Ref
	14.64	(+0.2 m/s)	Wendy Alexis	Canada	25 March 1955	70 years, 78 days	Ottawa	11 June 2025	[1]
	14.70	(−0.6 m/s)	Karla del Grande	Canada	27 March 1953	71 years, 109 days	Hamilton	14 July 2024
	14.73	(+1.4 m/s)	Ingrid Meier	Germany	1 April 1947	70 years, 90 days	Zittau	30 June 2017
	14.76	(−0.3 m/s)	Kathy Bergen	United States	24 December 1939	70 years, 114 days	Walnut	17 April 2010
	14.60	(+2.2 m/s)	Kathy Bergen	United States	24 December 1939	70 years, 108 days	Santa Ana	11 April 2010
	15.16	(+0.6 m/s)	Margaret Peters	New Zealand	18 October 1933	70 years, 155 days	Auckland	21 March 2004
	15.33	(+0.3 m/s)	Paula Schneiderhan	Germany	16 November 1921	72 years, 313 days	Weinstadt	25 September 1994
	15.42 [a]	(+1.2 m/s)	Paula Schneiderhan	Germany	16 November 1921	71 years, 333 days	Miyazaki	15 October 1993	[2] : 24
	15.59 [b]	(+1.2 m/s)	Paula Schneiderhan [2] : 24	Germany	16 November 1921	71 years, 333 days	Miyazaki	15 October 1993
	16.09 [c]	(+1.2 m/s)	Anna Mangler [2] : 24	Germany	14 January 1923	70 years, 274 days	Miyazaki	15 October 1993
15.9 h			Winifred Audrey Reid	South Africa	1915	70	Germiston	25 May 1985
	16.26		Polly Clarke	United States	17 July 1910	72 years, 20 days	Wichita	6 August 1982

Notes

1. Final time, spelled Pauline in the results
2. Semi-final time, spelled Pauline in the results
3. Final time, finished 2nd to Paula Schneiderhan

References

1. "100m Results". ottawalions.com. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
2. "The 10th World Veterans' Athletic Championships Miyazaki Japan Official Results" (PDF). Museum of Masters Track & Field.

Masters Athletics 100 m list