Masters M40 javelin throw world record progression

Masters M40 javelin throw world record progression is the progression of world record improvements of the javelin throw M40 division of Masters athletics. Records must be set in properly conducted, official competitions under the standing IAAF rules unless modified by World Masters Athletics.

The M40 division consists of male athletes who have reached the age of 40 but have not yet reached the age of 45, so exactly from their 40th birthday to the day before their 45th birthday. The M40 division throws an 800 g implement.{{cite web|url=http://www.world-masters-athletics.org/files/laws_rules/Appendix-A-K.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-05-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120122064124/http://www.world-masters-athletics.org/files/laws_rules/Appendix-A-K.pdf |archivedate=2012-01-22 }} These competitors threw their world record performances in Open competition.

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Distance !Athlete !Nationality !Birthdate !Location !Date
85.92 \|Jan Železný \|{{CZE}} \|16.06.1966 \|Gothenburg \|11.08.2006
84.08 \|Peter Blank \|{{GER}} \|10.04.1962 \|Ulm \|29.06.2003
82.24 \|Peter Blank \|{{GER}} \|10.04.1962 \|Rehlingen \|20.05.2002http://european-masters-athletics.org/archive/records/2003/evrec030515.pdf {{Bare URL PDF\|date=March 2022}}
78.94 \|Yury Subbotin \|{{RUS}} \|01.01.1958 \|Bryansk \|31.05.1996
78.84 \|Jorma Markus \|{{FIN}} \|28.11.1952 \|Kempele \|21.06.1994
75.94 \|Toivo Moorast \|{{EST}} \|05.01.1952 \|Tartu \|15.05.1992
75.28 \|Janis Zirnis \|{{URS}} \|28.11.1947 \|Riga \|01.09.1989
70.24 \|Esa Kiuru \|{{FIN}} \|14.04.1947 \|Asikkala \|13.08.1987
68.92 \|Marinko Primorac \|{{YUG}} \|25.06.1945 \|Zagreb \|25.07.1987

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Distance

!Athlete

!Nationality

!Birthdate

!Location

!Date

85.92

|Jan Železný

|{{CZE}}

|16.06.1966

|Gothenburg