Today is the final day of the 15th European Veterans Athletic Championships, and EVAA statmeister Ivar Söderlind of Sweden has found 10 world age-group records set in this meet in Poznan, Poland. He writes: “After seven days of the European Veterans Championship (EVACS) in Poznan I have noted 73 Championship Records, 21 European Records and 10 World Records. In the continued oppressive warmth of the heat wave (30-34 degrees above zero) it has been hard to break records, especially in the long distances. Over the years the records have also become better and better and certainly harder to break.”

Here’s Ivar’s WR report and list:
Championship Records in Poznan after seven days
European Championship and Veteran Records in Poznan 2006
– preliminary list after seven days
Compiled by Ivar Söderlind, Statistician of EVAA
After seven days of the European Veterans Championship (EVACS)in Poznan I have noted 73 Championship Records, 21 European Records and 10 World Records. In the continued oppressive warmth of the heat wave (30-34 degrees above zero) it has been hard to break records, especially in the long distances. Over the years the records have also become better and better and certainly harder to break.
In EVACS in Århus/Randers 2004 it was set up 181 Championship Records, 64 European Records and 45 World Records. It is most Records ever in EVACS:s history. In EVACS in Potsdam 2002 it was totally 131 Championship Records, 39 European Records and 22 World Records. It will be hard to exceed these figures here in Poznan. However it will be many more records the four remaining competition days.
The first European and World Record in Poznan was broken day 2. It was Richard Rzehak, GER who improved his own record in M75 Weight Throw from the World Champion Ship in San Sebastian, ESP 2005. He now noted 17.53 compared to 17.40 in San Sebastian.
Day 4 Gudmund Skrivervik, NOR exceeded the finlander Aate Lehtimäkis two years old record in M85 Long Jump with 18 centimeters and noted excellent 3.77. The same day Ursula Stelling, GER brought the World Record in W 65 High Jump. She noted great 1.37 which is 3 cm better than the dutch Rietje Dijkmans record from the Championship in Århus 2004.
In day 5 it was broken totally five World Records. Doris Dalgaard, DEN beat the World Record in 1500m. It was the russian Nina Naumenkos record from Jyväskylä 2000 which was improved with 98 hundredths. In Hammer M85 Jerzy Krawcyk, POL improved the Australian Teija Tesija´s old record from 2000 with 76 centimetres to 28.77.In Javelin it was three new World Records: Evaun William, GBR 38.07 in W65 (former record Gertraud Schönauer, GER 36.79 from 2002), Birute Kalediene, LIT 30.54 in W70 (former record Sigrun Kofink, GER 28.89 from 2005)and Rachel Hanssens, BEL 23.84 in W75 (former record Johanna Gelbrich, FRG 23.02 from Budapest 1990!).
Day 6 it was no new World Records but day 7 we had two records.In 20 km Race Walk Arthur Thomson, GBR brought the compatriot James Grimwades classic record in M70: 1.58.10 from Malmö 1986 with phenomenal 1.56.44. In Javelin M90 Klaus Langer, GER exceeded the American Donald Pellman´s record 22.71 from 2005 to 23.51
CR = Championship Record
ER = European Record
WR = World Record
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Age
group Event Issue Name and country Born Meet day
Day 1
M80 10 000m 51.10.91 Sergio Agnoli,ITA 020326 200706 CR
W50 10 000m 38.29.17 Carmel Parnell,IRE 080755 200706 CR
Day 2
M65 Weight Throw 18.27 Hans Röcken,GER 19114 210706 CR
M75 Weight Throw 17.53 Richard Rzehak,GER 131029 210706 CR,ER,WR
M45 Decathlon 6782 p Stephan Mathieu,GER 220360 210706 CR
M50 Decathlon 7736 p Georg Werthner, AUT 070456 210706 CR, ER
M70 Decathlon 7811 p Lars Wennblom,SWE 281034 210706 CR
M75 Decathlon 6511 p Raimo Kietavainen,FIN 210706 CR
M80 Decathlon 4995 p Walter Reidinger,AUT 100425 210706 CR
W55 Heptathlon 5912 p Caroline Marler,GBR 210706 CR
W60 Heptathlon 4755 p Jacqueline Wladika,AUT 050944 210706 CR
W70 Heptathlon 3554 p Dorothy Mc Lennan,IRE 110935 210706 CR
Day 3
M75 100m 13.73 -0.3 Wolfgang Reuter,GER 120829 220706 CR
W40 100m 12.15 +0.2 Violetta Lapierre,FRA 151063 220706 CR
W45 100m 12,74 +1.0 Nicole Barilly,FRA 090160 220706 CR
W45 100m 12,73 +1.1 Nicole Barilly,FRA 090160 220706 CR
W45 Long Hurdles 64.60 Christine Múller,SUI 220758 220706 CR, ER
M85 Discus 31.45 Kauko Jouppila,FIN 030321 220706 CR
W85 Shot Put 5.48 Katrina Smildzina,LAT 20706 CR
Day 4
M35 Long Hurdles 54.74 Andreas Schulze,GER 180669 230706 CR
M70 Long Hurdles 50.67 Tony Bowman,GBR 200935 230706 CR, ER
M75 Long Hurdles 55.81 Peter Field,GBR 170431 230706 CR, ER
M80 Long Hurdles 66.01 Pentti Saavalainen,FIN 210326 230706 CR
M35 Long Jump 6.80 +1.5 Xabier Les Lacosta,ESP 020969 230706 CR
M75 Long Jump 4.60 -1.7 Wolfgang Reuter,GER 120829 230706 CR
M85 Long Jump 3.77 +1.6 Gudmund Skrivervik,NOR 180121 230706 CR,ER,WR
W65 High Jump 1.37 Ursula Stelling,GER 230706 CR,ER,WR
W75 High Jump 1.13 Christa Happ,GER 251229 230706 CR
W80 High Jump 0.91 Margarete Strúven,GER 201022 230706 CR
M35 Shot Put 16.20 Impraim Fanartzis,GRE 110270 230706 CR
M70 Shot Put 14.25 Peter Speckens,GER 280535 230706 CR
M80 Shot Put 12.21 Erik Eriksson,FIN 140823 230706 CR
M85 Shot Put 10.34 Pierre Darrot,FRA 100920 230706 CR
W40 Hammer Throw 51.88 Claudine Chirol,FRA 231164 230706 CR
W55 Hammer Throw 48.13 Annie Bellanger,FRA 070251 230706 CR, ER
W85 Hammer Throw 13.82 Katrina Smildzina,LAT 230706 CR
Day 5
M35 1500m 3.59.97 Michal Bartoszak,POL 240706 CR
M65 1500m 5.00.60 Werner Mey,GER 020140 240706 CR
W75 1500m 6.41.15 Doris Dalgaard,DEN 111031 240706 CR,ER,WR
M70 5000m Race Walk 26.34.87 Arthur Thomson,GBR 240706 CR, ER
M35 High Jump 1.92 Michal Buzek, TCH 110567 240706 MR
M85 High Jump 1.21 Emmerich Zensch,AUT 201219 240706 MR
M90 High Jump 1.06 Klaus Langer,GER 150716 240706 MR,ER
W85 Long Jump 1.61 -0.1 Mary Wixey,GBR 230121 240706 MR,ER
W40 Javelin 52.45 Genowefa Patla,POL 240706 MR
W65 Javelin 38.07 Evaun Williams,GBR 191237 240706 MR,ER,WR
W70 Javelin 30.54 Birute Kalediene,LIT 020233 240706 MR,ER,WR
W75 Javelin 23.84 Rachel Hanssens,BEL 060429 240706 MR,ER,WR
W85 Javelin 12.58 Katrina Smildzina,LAT 240706 MR
M75 Hammer 44.31 Mykhaylo Lytvynenko,UKR 141030 240706 MR
M85 Hammer 28.77 Jerzy Krawczyk,POL 220421 240706 MR,ER,WR
M90 Hammer 19.33 Ahlman Nielsen, DEN 220616 240706 MR,ER
Day 6
M35 400m 50.06 Edward Williams,GBR 260706 MR
W50 400m 61.08 Dagmar Fuhrmann,GER 060454 260706 MR
M35 5000m 14.51.79 Dariusz Klein,POL 260706 MR
M35 Pentathlon 3080p Andreas Schulze,GER 260706 MR
M90 Pentathlon 2537P Ahlmann Nielsen,DEN 220616 260706 MR
W60 Pentathlon 4618p Marianne Mailer,AUT 251242 260706 MR
W70 Pentathlon 3119p Gerd Mjelde,NOR 160533 260706 MR
Day 7
M50 Short Hurdles 14.20 Herbert Kreiner,AUT 220755 270706 MR
M70 20km Race Walk 1.56.44 Arthur Thomson, GBR 270706 MR,ER,WR
M80 Pole Vault 2.15 Pentti Saavalainen,FIN 210326 270706 MR
M85 Pole Vault 2.00 Emmerich Zensch,AUT 201219 270606 MR
W45 Pole Vault 3.20 Carla Forcellini,ITA 071159 270706 MR
W50 Pole Vault 2.70 Sue Yeomans,GBR 160353 270706 MR
W60 Pole Vault 2.35 Diethild Nix,GER 290742 270706 MR
W65 Pole Vault 2.20 Inkeri Fält,FIN 290742 270706 MR, ER
W70 Pole Vault 1.90 Dorothy McLennan,IRE 110935 270706 MR, ER
M90 Javelin 23.51 Klaus Langer,GER 150716 270706 MR,ER,WR
M95 Javelin 5.87 Alfred Proksch,AUT 111208 270706 MR
W65 Discus 36.07 Tamara Danilova,RUS 300739 270706 MR
W70 Discus 27.72 Susanne Wissinger,GER 070234 270706 MR
W85 Discus 11.20 Katrina Smildzina,LAT 270706 MR