What a birthday celebration! German sets M50 pentathlon WR

Thomas wears German colors.

Thomas wears German colors.

Germany’s Thomas Stewens turned 50 on Saturday and claimed the WR in the outdoor pent. Thomas scored 3886 points to beat the listed M50 WR of 3834 by Austria’s Georg Werthner in 2006. Here’s how our friend Alfred Hermes broke the news: “Thomas Stewen (M50, TV Bad Vilbel) reached at the German Senior Pentathlon Championships (Petathlon) on his 50th birthday 3886 Points: M50 pentathlon world record.†Results are here. The marks are amazing: 5.88 (19-3 1/2) in long jump, 46.11 (151-3 1/4) in javelin, 25.44 in 200, 40.61 (133-2 3/4) in discus and 4:55.14 in 1500. (Original post corrected after mistakes noted by commenters. Thanks to all!)

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September 11, 2016

5 Responses

  1. Chris Bates - September 12, 2016

    Um, This is a picture of Mattias Sunneborn, who did break Thomas Stewens’ M45 record indoors in April. (Stewens bested my mark). Stewens broke the outdoor pentathlon M50 over the weekend, but is not in that picture.

  2. Bob Cedrone - September 12, 2016

    Also, Thomas Stewens’ Discus throw of 40.61m, although a fine mark for a multi-eventer, is closer to 133-3 than 180-10. If he had thrown 55.17m, which is around the 180-10 conversion figure, he would be in the top 5 in the world in his M50 Age Group for that event.

  3. Rick Easley - September 12, 2016

    Very solid marks across the board. He is definitely a multi event athlete. Impressive!

  4. Rob Jerome - September 13, 2016

    Chris,

    I think Ken has the correct photo. Mattias is from Sweden, wouldn’t be wearing a German uniform and has darker hair. I met and photographed Stewens in Budapest, and my photos match the guy whose photo Ken has posted. Both Mattias and Thomas are on Facebook with self photos, by the way, if you want to compare.

  5. Ken Stone - September 13, 2016

    Rob, comments were about a photo I posted and then removed. My apologies for flubs.

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