USATF issues misleading news releases on Jyväskylä worlds
Ed Burke at worlds. Photo by Dieter Massin.
Here’s the latest USATF release on worlds:
JYVASKYLA, Finland – Team USA grabbed another four gold medals Friday at the World Masters Indoor Championships in Central Finland to bring its total up to 12 gold medals for the meet. Americans also won two silver and two bronze medals for a total of 24 medals throughout the competition.
It was the fourth day of competition for the Masters World Championships, which continues Saturday and will conclude Sunday.
Bill Collins (M60) won his second gold medal of the week by claiming the 200m with a time of 25.09. Collins also won a gold medal in the 60m Wednesday in a world record time. Antwon Dussett (M35) also claimed a gold medal Friday in the 200m with a time of 21.89. James Barrineau (M55) claimed the group’s third gold medal in the high jump with a height of 1.76m/5-9.25 and the M35 4x200m relay also mined gold.
Long-time masters track and field veteran Phil Raschker (W65) won her fourth medal of the championships with her silver in the long jump Friday with a mark of 4.34m/14-3. Her total for the week includes two more silver medals and gold in the pentathlon with a world record performance. Bruce Mcbarnette (M50) also claimed a silver medal in the high jump by clearing a height of 1.83m/6-0.
Team USA also picked up bronze medals Friday from Robert Thomas (M45) in the 200m with a time of 23.79 and Menka Scott (W45) in the long jump with a mark of 5.13m/16-10.
The World Masters Indoor Championships features athletes with ages ranging from 30-95+. For more information continue to see www.usatf.org.
2012 World Masters Indoor Medal Table
Gold Medals (12)
Phil Raschker (W65), pentathlon, 4713 (WR)
Lorraine Jasper (W50), 800m, 2:28.31
Robert Lida (M75), 60m, 8.56 (WR)
Bill Collins (M60), 60m, 7.59 (WR)
Ed Burke (M70), weight throw, 19.48m/63-11
Jeanne Daprano (W75), 800m, 3:16.21 (WR)
Robert Lida (M75), 200m, 27.64 (WR)
Coreen Steinbach (W60), 3000m, 12:28.86
Bill Collins (M60), 200m, 25.09
Antwon Dussett (M35), 200m, 21.89
James Barrineau (M55), high jump, 1.76m/5-9.25
4x200m relay (M35)Silver Medals (13)
Rita Hanscom (W55), pentathlon, 3933
Rachel Guest (W35), pentathlon, 3405
Ed Burke (M70), hammer throw, 51.24m/168-1
Jeferson Souza (M35), pentathlon, 3450
Noel Ruebel (M55), pentathlon, 3871
Phil Raschker (W65), 60m, 9.36
Mary Harada (W75), 800m, 4:10.30
Menka Scott (W45), 60m, 8.42
Jeanne Daprano (W75), 200m, 36.29
Phil Raschker (W65), 200m, 30.28
Mary Harada (W75), 3000m, 17:16.23
Phil Raschker (W65), long jump, 4.34m/14-3
Bruce Mcbarnette (M50), high jump, 1.83m/6-0Bronze Medals (5)
Carla Hoppie (W55), pentathlon, 3243
Coreen Steinbach (W60), 800m, 2:51.71
Robert Cahners (M65), weight throw, 17.47m/57-3
Robert Thomas (M45), 200m, 23.79
Menka Scott (W45), long jump, 5.13m/16-10
6 Responses
To be fair, Ken, those of us trying to report these things from afar have been given a pretty difficult few days of it by WMA, though. A results service hosted in Italy for an event in Finland might have something to do with that. Results have usually taken many hours to appear online, and several (eg M50 60m and W65 3000m) more than 24 hours.
One would expect that when WMA say a result is a WR, they’ve checked. After all, they will presumably be shouting about it in the stadium, and won’t want the athlete saying “Oh no it isn’t”? However, my faith that this was so was rocked by the number of times American athletes have (at least initially) been shown on the results as setting “ER”s.
WMA seems to feel a need to reject any learning from previous events every time it holds a major championship.
Nice job and good comeback in the weight, Ed. Looks like it wasn’t too cold outside.
How could they leave Kathy Martin off the list? Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Smartty
There are lots of problems with WMA but just as many errors as the local meets. Because of its size and complexity its no picnic to administer. Get a;; the facts before slamming WMA as bad as they are. Just keep in mind asking the athlete you may get an ear full of inflated ego snot that you have to go clean out ASAP in the nearest bathroom. One sided reporting…very common and usually they keep going back to the same person as stupid as it may sound. Writers love that sort of thing so they write it and the next thing you know people form an opinion and have never met the person. For that matter give the olympic athlete a break for being human and probably out there earning a living in this world. God forbid he or she should decide to run for the sheer enjoyment of it. There should be no pressure and expectation from the press. We dont need comments like so and so is bringing down the sport because of bad times on the track! Give me a break. Its good to have a little trust in the world and so what ..we are human. Another example of twisted reporting
I concur with everything Tom Phillips wrote. I am always quick to give credit where organisers do a good job. But the WMA Jyväskylä website http://wma2012.jyvaskyla.fi/ overall and specifically the reporting of results was bad from the start. Today 9 April 2012, when the the championships are over and people are looking for results, it is utterly hopeless. Where is the list of participants? When were the events run? Where are the results per age group and event?
You have to look per day, or per country…
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