Runners-up told in World Best Masters voting: Obera and Carr

Irene was second in WMA vote. But how close?

In a first for World Masters Athletics, the names of the top vote-getters for World Best Masters have been released. WMA Secretary Winston Thomas posted these lists Tuesday: After Germany’s Silke Schmidt came America’s Irene Obera, Australia’s Lavinia Petrie and Chile’s Marcela Barrientos. After Britain’s David Heath came Australia’s David Carr, Mexico’s Jose Luis Lopez Camerena, Argentina’s Cesar Troncoso and India’s M85 hurdler John Poovathinkal Mattackal. Winston says the results are from WMA Council votes, which is his way of saying WMA Prez Stan Perkins didn’t just pick his own favorites. (W70 distance great Lavinia won the top award a year ago.) Irene you know. M80 David Carr swept the 400, 800, 1500 and steeple at Lyon, but I don’t see any recent world records for him. I still can’t fathom the NCCWMA nomination of Jose Luis over Anselm LeBourne. I’d like to see all other regions share their voting results as well.

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October 13, 2015

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