1997 World Masters Athletics Championships

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Coordinates: 29°49′35″S 31°01′58″E / 29.82633°S 31.03273°E / -29.82633; 31.03273 (Kings Park Athletic Stadium)
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1997 World Masters Athletics Championships
Dates17 - 27 July 1997
Host cityDurban, South Africa
VenueKings Park Athletic Stadium
LevelMasters
TypeOutdoor
Participation5735 athletes from
69[1] nations
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29°49′35″S 31°01′58″E / 29.82633°S 31.03273°E / -29.82633; 31.03273 (Kings Park Athletic Stadium) 1997 World Masters Athletics Championships is the twelfth in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships (called World Veterans Championships or World Veterans Athletics Championships at the time) that took place in Durban, South Africa from 17 to 27 July 1997. [1]

 South Africa had been expelled by the International Amateur Athletic Federation in 1976 due to the apartheid policy of the South African government at that time. [2] South Africa rejoined IAAF in 1992, after the abolition of apartheid. [3] 1997 marked the first time that South Africa, or any African country, has hosted a Championships in this series. [4]: 54  Other African countries that were represented for the first time were  Botswana,  Ivory Coast,  Morocco,  Zambia, and  Zimbabwe. [5]: 23 

The main venue was Kings Park Athletic Stadium located in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct. [5]: 23  Another stadium within the complex also hosted many stadia events; [6]: 15  that stadium was demolished in 2006 to construct the new Moses Mabhida Stadium. [7]

This edition of masters athletics Championships had a minimum age limit of 35 years for women and 40 years for men.[citation needed]

The governing body of this series is World Association of Veteran Athletes (WAVA). WAVA was formed during meeting at the inaugural edition of this series at Toronto in 1975, then officially founded during the second edition in 1977, then renamed as World Masters Athletics (WMA) at the Brisbane Championships in 2001. [8] [4]: 56 

This Championships was organized by WAVA in coordination with a Local Organising Committee (LOC) led by Monty Hacker, Harry Naidu, and Linda Barron. [5]: 23 

In addition to a full range of track and field events, [9] [10] non-stadia events included 10K Cross Country, 10K Race Walk (women), 20K Race Walk (men), and Marathon.

Results[edit]

Past Championships results are archived at WMA. [11] Additional archives are available from Museum of Masters Track & Field [12] as a pdf [13] extracted from a National Masters News pdf newsletter. [6]: 29 

Several masters world records were set at this Championships. World records for 1997 are from the list of World Records in the National Masters News September newsletter[6]: 21  unless otherwise noted. Among the notable performances, Phil Raschker set 7 W50 world records, [6]: 20  [14]: 188  [4]: 54  and the blind athlete Ivy Granstrom, who ran with a wrist tether attached to her guide, set 4 W85 world records. [6]: 23 

Women[edit]

Event Athlete(s) Nationality Performance
W40 100 Meters Zdeňka Mušinská  CZE
11.99
W50 100 Meters Phil Raschker  USA
12.65
W75 100 Meters Paula Schneiderhan  GER
16.12
W85 100 Meters Ivy Granstrom  CAN
28.61
W50 200 Meters Phil Raschker  USA
25.72
W60 200 Meters Irene Obera  USA
29.57
W75 200 Meters Paula Schneiderhan  GER
W85 200 Meters Ivy Granstrom  CAN
60.79
W85 400 Meters Rosario Iglesias Rocha  MEX
2:13.66
W60 800 Meters Jeanne Hoagland  USA
W85 800 Meters Rosario Iglesias Rocha  MEX
5:00.58
W50 1500 Meters Jutta Pedersen  SWE
4:52.43
W85 1500 Meters Ivy Granstrom  CAN
W50 10000 Meters Jutta Pedersen  SWE
36:44.47
W85 10000 Meters Ivy Granstrom  CAN
95:17.92
W55 2000 Meters Steeplechase Margaret Orman  NZL
7:58.43
W65 2000 Meters Steeplechase Ulla Seger  GER
11:56.57
W50 80 Meters Hurdles Phil Raschker  USA
12.68
W65 80 Meters Hurdles Asta Larsson  SWE
16.39
W85 5K Race Walk Margit Lindgren  SWE
41:52.51
W50 4 x 100 Meters Relay Lorraine Tucker, Michael Hill, Johnnie Hill-Hudgins, Phil Raschker[13]: 31 [6]: 20 [14]: 188   USA
53.39
W70 4 x 400 Meters Relay Johnnye Valien, Shirley Dietderich, Diane Friedman, Patricia Peterson[13]: 29   USA
6:26.99
W55 High Jump Erika Stähle  GER
W60 High Jump Christiane Schmalbruch  GER
W50 Long Jump Phil Raschker  USA
5.27
W60 Long Jump Christiane Schmalbruch  GER
W75 Long Jump Paula Schneiderhan  GER
3.34
W40 Triple Jump Conceição Geremías  BRA
W50 Triple Jump Phil Raschker  USA
10.49
W60 Triple Jump Christiane Schmalbruch  GER
W35 Pole Vault Petra Herrmann[13]: 32   GER
3.13
W50 Pole Vault Phil Raschker  USA
3.06
W60 Pole Vault Dorothy McLennan  IRL
1.90
W65 Shot Put Jutta Schaefer  GER
10.29
W65 Discus Throw Ingeborg Pfuller  ARG
W80 Discus Throw Annchen Reile  GER
18.50
W65 Hammer Throw Jutta Schaefer  GER
39.22
W75 Hammer Throw Ilse Bellin  GER
22.78
W60 Javelin Throw Gertrude Schoenauer  AUT
40.00

Men[edit]

Event Athlete(s) Nationality Performance
M90 200 Meters Richard Gathercole  AUS
44.24
M65 400 Meters Ralph Romain  TTO
M70 400 Meters Wilhelm Selzer[6]: 21   GER
61.43
M70 800 Meters Derek Turnbull  NZL
2:28.37
M70 1500 Meters Derek Turnbull  NZL
M70 5000 Meters Derek Turnbull  NZL
M75 5000 Meters James Todd  GBR
M90 5000 Meters Alfred Althaus  GER
36:00.64
M55 3000 Meters Steeplechase Ron Robertson  NZL
9:55.05
M85 80 Meters Hurdles Vittorio Colo  ITA
M60 4 x 100 Meters Relay Schmitz, Berthold Neumann, Rudolf Boeckl, Jürgen Radke  GER
48.46
M80 4 x 100 Meters Relay Eugen Eble, Friedrich Mahlo, E. Pfanzelt, Muller[13]: 31   GER
73.43
M80 4 x 400 Meters Relay Ludzuweit, Gerhard Theune, Eugen Eble, Friedrich Mahlo[13]: 32   GER
6:26.99
M60 Triple Jump Pericles Pinto  POR
M85 Triple Jump Vittorio Colo  ITA
7.32
M55 Shot Put Wolfgang Hamel  GER
15.92
M85 Javelin Throw[6]: 21 : 22 [13]: 34 [15] Gerhard Schepe  GER

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Outdoor". World Masters Athletics.
  2. ^ Robert Trumbull (23 July 1976). "South Africa Expelled by Track Body". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "South Africa Track Gets Approval for Games : Olympics: IAAF's backing leaves all the country's sports in good standing for Barcelona". Associated Press. L.A. Times. 30 May 1992.
  4. ^ a b c Kusy, Krzysztof; Zieliński, Jacek (January 2006). Parzy, Wiesława (ed.). Masters athletics. Social, biological and practical aspects of veterans sport. Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego w Poznaniu/Poznan University of Physical Education. ISBN 83-88923-69-2. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  5. ^ a b c "5700 Athletes from 69 Nations Enter World Championships in Durban" (PDF). National Masters News. Museum of Masters Track & Field. July 1997.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h "5788 Athletes Take Part in 12th World Veterans Championships" (PDF). National Masters News. Museum of Masters Track & Field. September 1997.
  7. ^ "MOSES MABHIDA STADIUM (DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA)". Architects.Africa.
  8. ^ "WORLD MASTERS (VETERANS) CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)". gbrathletics.com. Athletics Weekly.
  9. ^ Martin Gasselsberger. "WMA World Masters Athletics RULES OF COMPETITION". Masters Athletics.
  10. ^ "World Masters Athletic Championships". Wellington Masters Athletics.
  11. ^ "Championships Outdoor". World Masters Athletics. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Results: World Outdoor Championships, Other Internationals". Museum of Masters Track & Field. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g "12th WAVA World Veterans Athletic Championships" (PDF). Museum of Masters Track & Field.
  14. ^ a b Olson, Leonard T. (29 November 2000). Masters Track and Field: A History. McFarland. ISBN 0786408898.
  15. ^ "World Masters Athletics Javelin". Wellington Masters Athletics.
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