Brazilian mystery solved: Just an age-graded ‘WR’

Remember the strange case of the reported M55 world record in the 800? It wasn’t a record after all. And it wasn’t quite a typo. As Rex Harvey of WMA reports: “It appears that Julio Quirino M55 BRA ran an actual 2:27.65 in the 800, which age-grades to 2:03.09. That is probably where the mistake crept in. It should have been obvious that it was not correct as he didn’t even win the race.” Well, uh, we weren’t in Rio to watch the event, so pardon our relying on posted meet results. But how funny! And what a great in-your-dreams precedent! The next time I run a 13.50 for 100 meters, I’d prefer that the results posted online for my M50 race give me credit for having run the age-graded equivalent — 11.9.

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December 10, 2006

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  1. Nolan Shaheed - December 10, 2006

    What a shame. It insired me to train harder and now, no telling how fast I will run this season!

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