Dragutin Topic’s 7-7 jump is highest M35 mark on record
While poking around the IAAF Top Lists for notable masters marks, I came across a previously unreported high jump of 2.31 (7-7) for Serbia’s Dragutin Topic, now 38. This beats the listed world age-group record of 2.27 (by Dragutin on 7/7/07) and also the unratified M35 best of 2.30 by American Charles Austin. Dragutin didn’t make the final at the IAAF meet in Berlin, but he was one of many 35-and-older athletes at worlds. How many masters-age entrants competed in Berlin? Take a guess. Two dozen? three dozen? Way off. According to the IAAF Berlin database, 84 athletes over 35 ran, jumped and threw at IAAF worlds, including 11 over 40! Many you know, such as M35 Derek Miles and W35 Stacy Dragila, U.S. vault stars. The oldest was 48-year-old Bulgarian thrower Ellina Zvereva. In any case, Dragutin’s mark, made July 28 at Kragujevac, Serbia, should be checked out by WMA for possible record recognition.
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Very nice jump! I’ve included it: http://home.xmsnet.nl/weiatletiek/RecPyrEng.html
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