March 20, 2006McBarnette and Barrineau leap to Linz goldsBruce McBarnette, a Virginia lawyer, and 1976 Olympian Jim Barrineau collected gold medals in the M45 and M50 high jump, respectively, Sunday in Linz. Bruce set an M45 PR with his 1.96 (6-5) clearance, which turned back the challenge of Belgian Geert De Roose, who jumped 1.93 (6-4). Barrineau, who jumped 6-11 at age 40 at the 1995 WAVA world championships in Buffalo, cleared 1.78 (5-10) to beat Poland's Dariusz Bednarski, second at 1.75 (5-8 3/4). Sadly, the M55 results show no evidence of German legend Thomas Zacharias, but American medical professor Milan Jamrich was second in that age group at 1.69 (5-6 1/2), just behind Russia's Alexsander Grishaev at 1.72 (5-7 3/4). Meanwhile, in the excitement over Bill Collins and the hurdlers setting world indoor records, I overlooked equally amazing performances by a slew of other Linz performers, including USATF Masters Athlete of the Year (2005) Emil Pawlik, who set an M65 world record in the 60 hurdles. After three days of the meet, the Linz organizers counted these world age-group bests: 200 meters: Comments
A heart felt congratulations to Jim Barrineau and Bruce McBarnette. As a fellow member of the Potomac Valley Track Club I have the privlidge of attending several meets every year with them. They are truly two of the gentlemen within masters track & field. They are an inspiration to watch and always are willing to offer constructive suggestions to other competitors. Post a comment
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