Italy’s Segatel skies 2.01 for M45 HJ world record
From the masters section of the ambien Italian track Web site comes word of an M45 world outdoor record in the high jump by Marco Segatel, who turned 45 on March 23. Marco jumped 2.01 meters (6-7) on Saturday to top the listed WR of 2.0 (6-6 3/4) by American Bruce McBarnette in May 2006. Marco sent me this great photo of the jump. Last July, at age 44, Marco cleared 2.04 (6-8 1/4), so the weekend’s mark isn’t a surprise. But he’ll have to match that 2.04 to equal the highest M45 leap on record — an indoor 2.04 by Dennis Lewis. If Marco can stay injury-free, he has motivation to go 2.05 this September — when his country hosts the WMA world championships in Riccione. (He won the 2004 and 2006 world indoor titles, so he’ll be the favorite.)
