Guido’s latest WR: 200 in 26.48; and W90 discus WR to Italian
Germany’s Guido Müller on Wednesday warmed up with 100 meters in 13.24 and then blasted the deuce in 26.48 (into a slight wind) to lower his own M70 world record from 26.55 in May. The meet (see results here) was a mixed-ages event in Munich, and Guido’s race was won by a kid born in 1989. Guido, born in 1938, appears to be in shape for another record assult in Lahti. In March, Guido set an indoor WR in the 200 and apparently set his first outdoor WR in May. The listed WR is 26.71 by fellow German Horst Schruder in 2005. We also got word today of a W90 world record in the discus by Italian Olympian Gabre Gabric-Calvesi, who threw the discus 12.14 (39-10) at the Italian masters nationals a few days ago. That beat the listed WR of 12.10 (39-8 1/2) by Australia’s Ruth Frith in 2000.
Gabre Gabric-Calvesi isn’t a mere senior Olympian; she’s the real thing.
Now when Gabre turns 95 in October, she can beat another WR.
Andrea Benatti writes: “She is also the mother-in-law of Eddy Ottoz and the grandmother of Laurent Ottoz, two of the most important hurdlers of the italian athletic history. She lived in Chicago during her childhood, and attended the Olympics in 1936 and 1948.”
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Guido Müller, you are simply the greatest. With all respect and humility, I look forward to competing with you at Lahti.
The W90 discus record is with a different implement; in 2000 W90 women were using the 1kg discus, now they use the 0.75kg discus.
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