Norwegian shatters M65 deca record
Yesterday in Carolina, Puerto Rico, Norway’s Kurt Skramstad broke the listed M65 world record for the decathlon with a two-day score of 7754 points. The previous record was 7668 by Finland’s Pekka Penttila on 7-27-89. Kurt’s marks: 100 (14.24), long jump (4.58 — 15-0 1/4), shot (11.51 –37-91/4), high jump (1.39 –4-6 3/4), 400 (1:11.25), 100 hurdles (18.20), discus (38.87 –127-6 1/2), pole vault (2.72 –8-11), javelin (39.19 — 128-6 1/2) and 1500 (6:11.94). In the W55 heptathlon, winner Phil Raschker of Georgia fell 99 points short of the listed world record for her age group — 6298 points by Corrie Roovers of Holland on 7-18-91. Phil did: 80 hurdles in 13.56, high jump (1.47 — 4 -9 3/4)), shot (8.60 — 28-2 3/4)), 200 (27.54), long jump (4.50 — 14-9), javelin (24.97 — 81-11 1/4)) and 800 (3:15.45) for 6199 points.
