Progression records for shot put must be set in properly conducted, official competitions under the standing IAAF rules unless modified by World Masters Athletics. Divisions are based upon the age of the athlete, with the category giving a minimum and implying a maximum age (5 years higher than the minimum). So, for example, the M35 division consists of male athletes who have reached the age of 35 but have not yet reached the age of 40, so exactly from their 35th birthday to the day before their 40th birthday.^[1]

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Weights thrown vary with the division in the following way:^[1]

The youngest divisions throw exactly the same 16 lb/7.260 kg implement as the Open division. The records are as follows.^[2][3][4]

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Oldfield improved the record three times during his series on his 35th birthday in Berkeley, California. His 22.19 was just 3 cm short of the standing official world record, though he had thrown 22.86 five years earlier, but that throw had been disallowed because Oldfield was a professional, against the rules at that time.

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Distance	Athlete	Nationality	Birthdate	Location	Date
22.67	Kevin Toth	United States	29 December 1967	Lawrence	19 April 2003
22.19	Brian Oldfield	United States	1 June 1945	San Jose	26 May 1984
22.02	Brian Oldfield	United States	1 June 1945	Modesto	16 May 1981
21.82	Brian Oldfield	United States	1 June 1945	Walnut	15 June 1980
21.63 (4th throw)	Brian Oldfield	United States	1 June 1945	Berkeley	1 June 1980
21.23 (3rd throw)	Brian Oldfield	United States	1 June 1945	Berkeley	1 June 1980
20.90 (1st throw)	Brian Oldfield	United States	1 June 1945	Berkeley	1 June 1980
20.84	Matti Yrjölä	Finland	26 March 1938	Kokemäki	6 July 1976
20.49	Matti Yrjölä	Finland	26 March 1938	Lohja	19 August 1973
20.17	Vilmos Varjú	Hungary	10 June 1937	Budapest	1 July 1972
19.94	Seppo Simola	Finland	27 July 1936	Wuppertal	22 September 1971
19.77	Pierre Colnard	France	18 February 1929	Paris	19 July 1970
19.70	Pierre Colnard	France	18 February 1929	Paris	8 July 1970
19.57	Pierre Colnard	France	18 February 1929	Oulu	28 June 1970
19.57	Pierre Colnard	France	18 February 1929	Mexico City	13 October 1968
19.41	Pierre Colnard	France	18 February 1929	Poitiers	4 August 1968
19.31	Pierre Colnard	France	18 February 1929	Paris	28 July 1968
19.28	Pierre Colnard	France	18 February 1929	Paris	23 June 1968
19.19	Pierre Colnard	France	18 February 1929	Saint-Maur-des-Fossés	5 June 1968
19.01 i	Parry O'Brien	United States	28 January 1932	Portland	28 January 1967
18.42	Jiri Skobla	Czech Republic	16 April 1930	Nantes	27 May 1965
18.01	Jiri Skobla	Czech Republic	16 April 1930	Karlovy Vary	2 May 1965

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Distance	Athlete	Nationality	Birthdate	Location	Date
17.57	Klaus Liedtke	Germany	5 January 1941	Schwerte-Ergste	20 May 2000
17.50	Klaus Liedtke	Germany	5 January 1941	Malmö	21 July 1996
17.38	Klaus Liedtke	Germany	5 January 1941	Gelsenkirchen	22 June 1996
15.95	Peter Speckens	Germany	28 May 1935	Budapest	11 July 1990
15.77 kg 5.5	Hermann Hombrecher	Germany	17 July 1925	Helsinki	6 August 1980
15.75 kg 5.5	George Ker	United States	15 January 1923	Van Nuys	13 May 1978
14.88 kg 5.5	Nathaniel Heard	United States	1 October 1917	Westwood	23 June 1973

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Note: Liedtke's ratified mark by World Masters Athletics is 17.50, but other reports say he threw 17.77 that day

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