title: Masters M80 200 metres world record progression
text: # Masters M80 200 metres world record progression
  
  This is the progression of world record improvements of the 200 metres M80 division of Masters athletics.
  
  ## Key
  
  Incomplete information  Wind aided  Pending  better indoor records
  
  | Hand | Auto | Wind | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 29.15 i | | Robert Lida | United States | 11.11.1936 | Daegu | 23.03.2017 |
  | | 29.54 | -0.5 | Hijiya Hisamitsu | Japan | 01.09.1931 | Miyazaki | 09.09.2012 |
  | | 30.44 | 2.8 | Hiroo Tanaka | Japan | 08.12.1930 | Hokkaido | 10.06.2012 |
  | | 30.81 | | Yoshiyuki Shimizu | Brazil | 14.07.1928 | Saõ Paulo | 16.08.2008 |
  | | 30.89 | -0.6 | Payton Jordan | United States | 19.03.1917 | San Jose | 10.08.1997 |
  | | 31.08 | 0.3 | Fritz Assmy | Germany | 11.06.1915 | Minden | 20.08.1995 |
  | | 32.14 | >2.0 | Harry Gathercole | Australia | 07.06.1907 | Melbourne | 29.11.1987 |
  | 32.9 | | | Josiah Packard | United States | 15.12.1903 | San Francisco | 18.02.1984 |
  