Neni Lewis hammers W50 world record in the ball-and-chain
According to these results from the USATF Mid-Atlantic Masters Championships in Chester, Pennsylvania, Oneithea “Neni” Lewis spun the hammer 53.14 meters (174-4) and shattered the listed W50 world record of 51.73 (169-8) by Australia’s Marja Leena Parviainen in 1998. (It also beats the 52.24/171-5 by Anne Bellanger of France, noted on mastersathletics.net.) The old American record was 48.18 (158-1) by Vanessa Hilliard in 1996. A 5-foot improvement in the WR is no surprise, since Neni also holds the W40 and W45 WRs. But now she’s throwing the 3-kilo implement instead of the 4-kilo. Neni, a lock for the USATF Masters Hall of Fame, turned 50 on June 11, the first day of the two-day meet, so this likely was her first record in the new age group. Look for many more to come! Great throw, Neni!
Neni, shown discusing in 2008, also won other throws at Mid-Atlantic.
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Congratulations to not only a fine athlete but a wonderful person. My best 16lb throw came at Long and Strong in PA last summer. I threw with Nini who could not have been more helpful. And as I jumped around for joy with my 10.70m personal best here was this talented women joining in my accomplishment. Its what I love about Masters!
Ken’s headline repeats an oft-used but technically incorrect reference to hammer throw equipment— it is a WIRE, a thin piece of steel, it is NOT a CHAIN.
While I am on the subject of mis-used terminology, did you know the proper correct name is Grand Central TERMINAL in New York City…Grand Central “station” is the name correctly associated with the 4-5-6 line Subway stop in that building, since a “station” is where trains come into and go out of, but a TERMINAL is the “end of the line”- trains begin there or end there, but you can’t stay on-board and go somewhere else along your journey.
Keep going for more, Neni!
Congratulations to Oneithea Lewis!
I am a team-mate (LC Luzern, Switzerland) of Mägy Duss, W50, who won the hammer in Kamloops with 48.06. Now Mägy is injured but I think when I say to her that Oneithea Lewis throws 53.14…so maybe…stay tuned 😉
Congratulations Jim and Kathy Wetenhall–see you in august!
great shot of a great teamate….go neni…go shore ac
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