Archive for April, 2014
Mongolian masters track! How I love writing alliterative headlines
WMA is doing its job. One of its missions is getting more nations involved in masters track. Mission accomplished with Mongolia! The UB Post out of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, reports (with crazy inconsistency): “Mongolian master athlete T. Tserendolgor, 76, won gold medals in three contests of the World Master Athletics Championships 2014. She won the M45 […]
April 5, 2014
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Joanna Harper defends USATF amid Albuquerquegate fiasco
Criticizing USATF is a cottage industry these days. (I own the patent, trust me.) The crazy disqualifications and reinstatements at Albuquerque open nationals have led some, especially this Facebook page, to call for Max Siegel’s head on a javelin. Max is CEO of USATF, and he’s perceived to be in bed with Nike. Still, not […]
April 4, 2014
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Close to a third of entered Americans won medals at Budapest
Eighteen Americans won world championships in Budapest — in 21 events. Three were triple gold medalists — Charles Allie (60, 200 and relay), Bill Collins (60, 200 and relay) and Joy Upshaw (60 hurdles, 200 and relay). Double gold went to Nick Berra (800 and 1500), Charmaine Roberts (400 and 800) and Thad Wilson (60 […]
April 3, 2014
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Seto adds Budapest results to 2014 world masters rankings
Database guru John Seto, our new hero, has imported close to 6,700 results from Budapest worlds into his world masters rankings site. See the indoor results here. (Outdoor results from Budapest have separate link.) The lists even include prelim times, so you’ll see double plants under some names. But no matter. This is a lot […]
April 2, 2014
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4 WRs in 4×200 relays at Budapest; Germans led with 7 golds
Munich is about 350 miles from Budapest, so it’s no wonder the Germans were well-represented at worlds (aka Earth’s Biggest Indoor All-Comers Meet). Their roster was about four times the size of Team USA. But give the Germans credit for showing up, especially on Sunday — relay day. Only the 4×200 was contested. (Easier to […]
April 1, 2014
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