Archive for August, 2005
Masters decathlete fears loss of home near New Orleans
New Orleans and other parts of the Gulf Coast are home to many masters track athletes, and their current ordeal is beyond belief. With the power out to many places, itās hard to make contact with these folks. But I was able to touch base with Robert Baker, an M60 decathlete who just returned from […]
August 31, 2005
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Carlius clings to power on WMA Council
Why did Torsten Carlius resign his WMA presidential post three days before being term-limited out of office? Hereās an explanation from fellow Swede Ivar Sƶderlind: āTorsten Carlius resigned because some āexpertā in WMA rules was of the opinion that he could not be WMA Secretary if he was President or Past President in WMA. I […]
August 31, 2005
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Torsten Carlius resigns WMA presidency
Not sure what to make of this. But the Eurovets Web site sez: āAll of a sudden Torsten Carlius resigned! Three days before the General Assembly on Tuesday August 30 the acting WMA-President resigned. He published these news during the different Regional Assemblies on Saturday after having informed the WMA-Council Members.ā This might mean he […]
August 30, 2005
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Beccalli elected WMA president — again
Cesare Beccalli of Italy defeated Stan Perkins of Australia today for the presidency of World Masters Athletics when the General Assembly of WMA voted 66 to 55 in favor of Beccalli, who also was president in the 1990s. Beccalli succeeds Torsten Carlius, who was term-limited out of office.
August 30, 2005
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San Sebastian entrant accused of doping
Jan Voigt, an M50 thrower entered at the current San Sebastian world masters meet, tested positive for illegal doping at the German masters nationals this year, according to a report by Annetteās Seite, the German masters track source online. Apparently Voigtās unseemly improvement in the hammer drew suspicions of German track officials. And after he […]
August 29, 2005
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George Mathews throws his weight around
George Mathews, the pride of Idaho hammer throwers, is off to a nice start at San Sebastian. Yesterday he won the M60 weight throw (20 pounds) with a consistent series topped by a toss of 19.84 meters ā 65-1 1/4. In his spare time, heās the chairman of the USATF Masters Track & Field Committee. […]
August 27, 2005
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Oh noooooo! Mundle mucks up Masters Age Records
Pete Mundle is the god of masters track statisticians. Starting in the 1970s, this Southern California distance runner began documenting single-age records for nearly all ages ā grade-schoolers to geezers. After a while, his annual Masters Age Records booklets focused solely on athletes 35 and up. The booklet came out like clockwork ā until 2004. […]
August 26, 2005
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USATF Hawaii masters nationals videos online
Forget Gerry Lindgren. Hereās the REALLY cool stuff ā dozens of videos of masters tracksters (and some fieldsters) in action at the USATF masters nationals in Hawaii. (Plus an oldie from Eugene 2003.) Forgive the herky-jerky quality. I hope to upload better-quality video when I master some new software. The ones online now will be […]
August 25, 2005
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Early reactions to WMA meet are favorable
Reviews are trickling in. And the San Sebastian meet is getting some boffo ratings from the athletes. One friend wrote me: āThere are 13 computers in the registration hall so Iām on one sending messages ā¦ The main stadium is impressive; all final races will be there.ā
August 25, 2005
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Janvrin dominates Day 1 of WMA world decathlon
Kip Janvrin is making mincemeat of his M40 competition in his first masters meet. After Day 1 of the decathlon ā a day in which he won all five events ā he leads with 4339 points. Thatās well on the way to erasing New Zealandās Simon Poelmanās M40 world record of 8277, set in June […]
August 23, 2005
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