Standards & Specifications & Rule Book

Masters Track and Field Standards & Specifications & Rule Book:

2021:  2021 USATF Competition Rule Book: (External Link)
2021:  2021 WMA Competition Rule Book: (External Link)
2021:  2021 World Athletics (formerly IAAF):  (External Link)
2021:  2021 National Senior Games Rulebook: (External Link)
North and Central America and Caribbean Region of World Masters Athletics (External Link)
European Masters Athletics (formerly EVAA): (External Link-1) (External Link-2)    (2006 EVAA Handbook: External Link)
USPFC: (External Link)

Note:  In the 1970s and 1980s: USA and WAVA championships did not always use the same standards and specifications.

Note: The men’s sprint hurdles standards (height, total distance, and spacing) changed several times from 1966 to 2010.

USATF Competition Rules:

2002: (External Link) and Dec 4, 2001 Convention Rules Passed (External Link)
2005:  refer to the 2004 Convention Report: (External Link)
2006: (External Link)
2007: (External Link)

2009: (External Link)
2010: (External Link)  and (Governance Handbook)
2011: (External Link)
2012: (External Link)

2013: (External Link)
2014: (External Link)
2015: (External Link)
2016: (External Link)
2017: (External Link)

2018: 2018
2019: (External Link)
2020: (External Link)
2021: (External Link)

Note:  1993 to Present refer to USATF Rules.  Prior to 1993 was TAC, TFA, and AAU Rules (AAU Rules until 1979).

Older IAAF Handbooks:

Older IAAF Handbooks: (External Link)
1951 IAAF Handbook: (External Link)
1957 IAAF Handbook: (External Link)
1965-1966 IAAF Handbook: (External Link)
1971-1972 IAAF Handbook: (External Link)
1977-1978 IAAF Handbook: (External Link)
1983-1984 IAAF Handbook: (External Link)
1988-1989 IAAF Handbook: (External Link)
2012-2013 IAAF Competition Rules:  (Link)

IAAF: 1951, 1953, 1957, 1959-1960, 1962, 1963-1963, 1965-1966, 1967-1968, 1969-1970, 1971-1972, 1973-1974, 1975-1976, 1977-1978,
1979-1980, 1981, 1982, 1983-1984, 1985-1986, 1988-1989: (ISSUU: External Link)

IAAF: 1922-1923, 1926, 1928, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1939, 1955:  (ISSUU: External Link)

Older IAAF Other Manuals:

2002 USATF The Technical Managers’ Manual: (External Link)
2008 IAAF Track and Field Facilities Manual: (External Link)

WMA Rules of Competition; Competition Rule Book:

2002 WMA Hurdle and Implement Changes: (External Link)
2018 to 2020 WMA Rules of Competition: (External Link)
2020 WMA Competition Rule Book: (External Link)

Sector Changes (DT, HT, SP):

1951 IAAF Handbook: Rule 40: Throwing Sector at 90 degrees (External Link)
1957 IAAF Handbook: Rule 40: Throwing Sector at 90 degrees, except Shot Put at 65 degree (External Link)
1965-1966 IAAF Handbook: Rule 181: Throwing Sector 60 degrees, except shot put at 65 degrees (External Link)
1971-1972 IAAF Handbook: Rules 142: Throwing Sector at 45 degrees, except shot put at 65 degrees (External Link)
1977-1978 IAAF Handbook: Rules 181, 182 and 184: Throwing Sector 45 degrees (External Link)
1983-1984 IAAF Handbook: Rules 181, 182 and 184: Throwing Sector at 40 degrees (External Link)
Dec 1988:  (Jan 1989 NMN, PDF: pg 14 of 40): “Sectors for the throws no longer differ from the open events”
1988-1989 IAAF Handbook: Rules 181, 184, and 291: Throwing Sector at 40 degrees: (External Link)
Jan 2003:  Per 2002 USATF Competition Rules (Article 5, Rule 212): Throwing Sector now 34.92 in lieu of 40 degrees.

Websites “The Thrower’s Page” & “PNTF” Throwing Sector Layout: (External Link-1; Year 2009) & (External Link-2: Year-2012)

AAU:
1902: Official Handbook of the Amateur Athletic Union: Google Books: External Links: (Link-1) (PDF: Link-2)

1976: AAU Rule 250 from 1976 (Link)

Hurdle and Throwing Rule changes found in other documents
(NMN, SFVTC newsletter, USMITT, WAVA newsletter, Veteris, etc.)
:

1970 US Outdoor Championship:  36” & 120 Yard for Sprint Hurdles

1971 US Outdoor Championship: 39” & 120 Yard for Sprint Hurdles, 16-LB HT, Various SP, Various DT

1972 US Outdoor Championship: 39” Sprint Hurdles, 16-LB HT, Various JT, Various SP

1973 US Outdoor Championship: Hurdles and Throwing Events

1974: July 1974 Veteris

1974: 1st Canadian World Championship: Aug.1975 [Program)

1974: USMITT Dec 1974 (Adopted Oct 15, 1974)

1974: USMITT Feb 1975 (Adopted Oct 15, 1974)

1975: SFVTC May 1975

1976: USMITT Sept 1976

1977: Aug 1977 Gothenburg, Sweden (Veteris Dec 1976)

1978 US Outdoor Championship: Hurdles and Throwing Events

1978: US Nationals 1978 [USMITT June 1978]

1978: Hanover, West Germany 1978 [USMITT June 1978]

1978: Hanover, West Germany 1978 [USMITT Sept 1978]

1978: Hanover, West Germany 1978 [USMITT Feb 1979]

1979: US Nationals in Oregon [NMN July 1979]

1979: Standards / Records (NMN July 1979)

1980: US Nationals in PA July 1980 [WAVA-2 Sept 1980]

1980:   Jan 1980 WAVA Standards (1981 US National Outdoor Championship Program) 

1980: Nationals at Atlanta [NMN June 1980]

1980: Standards / Records (NMN Oct 1980)

1980:  Results of Dave Jackson’s Masters Hurdle Survey: (Sept 1980 National Masters News, PDF: pg 11-12 of 28)

WAVA 1980 suggested Hurdles Specs:   see (NMN March 1980, PDF, pg 8 of 16)

Late 1980:  WAVA Hurdle and Implements Specifications: (March 1981 WAVA-4, PDF, pg 21 of 36)

Feb 1981:  July 1981 WAVA-5 

1981:  Dec. 1981 WAVA-6 

1981: US Outdoor Nationals 1981 [NMN May 1981: Use WAVA Specs]

Dec 1981 at TAC Convention: Hurdle and Implements Specifications: (June 1982 NMN, PDF, pg 22 of 33)
a. Hurdles: Higher heights may be run by an individual at the meet director’s discretion. [since this is obsolete]
b.  Throws: Heavier weights may be thrown by an individual at the meet director’s discretion. All throws by an individual must be made With the same weight. [since this is obsolete]

1982 TAC Masters Track and Field Outdoor Championship Hurdle and Implements Spec: (June 1982 NMN, PDF: pg 12 of 33)

1983 International and USA Masters Hurdle and Implements Specifications: (July 1983 NMN, PDF, pg 14 of 40)

1983:  WAVA Hurdle Spacing Changes:  (Nov 1983 NMN, PDF, pg 9 of 44)

1985: WAVA (NMN April 1984). Planned to be used for 1985 Worlds

1985: Standards / Records (NMN Feb 1985)

1984: WAVA Approved Jan 1, 1984 [NMN July 1985]

1987: Standards / Records (NMN June 1987)

Dec 1988 TAC Competition Rules Adopted: (Jan 1989 NMN, PDF: pg 15 of 40)

1989: Hurdles: Future Standards / Records M50-59 Hurdle changes (NMN July 1989 & Aug 1990 & June 1991)

1989: WAVA / TAC Hurdle and Implements Specifications: (July 1989 NMN, PDF: pg 27 and 45-52 of 52)

1990: WAVA / TAC Hurdle and Implements Specifications: (Aug 1990 NMN, PDF: pg 21- 28 of 48)

1991: WAVA / TAC Hurdle and Implements Specifications: (June 1991 NMN, PDF: pg 34 of 48)

1992: WAVA / TAC Hurdle and Implements Specifications:  (May 1992 NMN, PDF: pg 17 and 20-25 of 44)

1993: Standards (NMN Mar 1993 & May 1993)

1994: NMN Aug 1994

1995 US Outdoor Championship: Hurdles and Throwing Events

2001: Standards / Records (NMN April 2001 & April 2004)

2005: Standards / Records (NMN April 2005)

2006: Standards / Records (NMN April 2006)

2011 plus:  Masters Track & Field Outdoor Shuttle Hurdle Relay specifications (established and approved at Dec 2010 Convention) (Link)

Rules History:
The Evolution of Track and Field Rule During the Last Century. 2008. Zemper: (External Link)

CCAA: Calif. Collegiate Athletic Association:
2013-2014 CCAA Manual Constitution, Bylaws, and Special Group Codes: (External Link)

Track Starters Guide:  (External Link)

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