First week tally at Lyon worlds: USA has 24 golds, 62 medals
Some medals came harder than others.
Lisa Rosborough posted this about Southwest Sprinters’ Track Club member Reginald Pendland:
Reginald Pendland (Dallas, TX) went into the World Masters Athletics Championship 100m for the men’s 45-49 age group with the fastest time in the world in a time of 11.01. He kept that number one ranking by winning the 100m in 11.24 – bringing home a gold medal for Team USA.
The win didn’t come easy, though. This is what Pendland had to say about the race:
“My flight coming here from Newark, NJ was cancelled – the day before my race! So, I had to sleep in the airport, or at least try to sleep. Then I took a cab to New York JFK Airport to catch a flight to Paris that wasn’t leaving until 4 p.m. the next day, only to arrive at 5 a.m. the day of my race. Then I had to catch a 2 1/2 hour train to Lyon, which is where the track meet is being held! I get off the plane and head to the track for my prelim. I got through all that with days and days of no sleep or rest. But to God be the glory! I made it through in order to come away with the win.”
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Ken Stone - August 11, 2015
Lyon also lists these counts by country:
France 52/128
Germany 39/115
USA 29/81
Australia 22/72
Great Britain 30/67
TOTAL COUNTRIES winning medals so far: 58
TOTAL NATIONS COMPETING: 98 (record)
EM - August 11, 2015
Antwon Dussett M35 won silver in the 200m and wasn’t listed on the sheet.
Mary Harada - August 12, 2015
The list is incomplete as it seems to be the gold medals. That is fine to highlight them but there are many US silver and bronze as well.
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