1989 World Masters Athletics Championships

August 2023 1989 World Masters Athletics Championships Logo_for_WMAC_1989.png 240 Hayward Field 240px|Hayward Field in 2007, before 2018 renovation Eugene, United States 27 July - 6 August 1989 Masters Outdoor 4951 584 1987 1991 44.0424068 -123.070692 title dim:900_type:landmark Hayward Field 240px|thumb|right|Silke Field 1989 World Masters Athletics Championships is the eighth in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships (called World Veterans Championships at the time) that took place from 27 July to 6 August 1989 in Eugene, Oregon, https://world-masters-athletics.com/championships/outdoor/ Outdoor World Masters Athletics known as the "Track Capital of the World" and as TrackTown USA. Masters Track and Field: A History https://books.google.com/books?id=rW9yTCaG_-AC Olson Leonard T. Nov 29, 2000 McFarland 0786408898181 Athletes from the Soviet Union participated for the first time in this series. 40 182 Kusy Krzysztof Zieliński Jacek Parzy Wiesława January 2006 83-88923-69-2 Masters athletics. Social, biological and practical aspects of veterans sport https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351065972 Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego w Poznaniu/Poznan University of Physical Education ResearchGate51 The main venue was Hayward Field, 19 which had hosted the United States track and field Olympic trials in 1972, 1976, and 1980. Some stadia events were held at Silke Field in adjacent Springfield. 19 38 This championships was considered a bigger sporting event than those Olympic trials. http://www.mastershistory.org/history/history/Eugene-1989-preview.pdf VIII WORLD VETERANS CHAMPIONSHIPS July 26, 1989 Oregon Daily Herald Museum of Masters Track & Field8 Four-time Olympic Champion Al Oerter called these Championships "more like the Olympics than the Olympics", since participating athletes consistently outnumber those at the Olympic Games track and field events. The 4951 participants at this year's "world's largest track meet" dwarfed the 1617 athletics competitors at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul. 3 The 1968 Summer Olympics 1500m gold medalist Kipchoge Keino carried a friendship torch into the stadium to light an Olympic-style flame during opening ceremonies on Friday, 26 July. 39 187 514 51 The closing ceremonies was considered more moving than that of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. 41 This edition of masters athletics Championships had a minimum age limit of 35 years for women and 40 years for men. https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/07/26/Elder-athletes-ready-for-meet/4096617428800/ Elder athletes ready for meet July 26, 1989 United Press International 3 38 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. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/wmcm.htm WORLD MASTERS (VETERANS) CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN) Athletics Weekly gbrathletics.com 56 This Championships was organized by WAVA in coordination with a Local Organising Committee (LOC) of Tom Jordan, Barbara Kousky. 37 In addition to a full range of track and field events, http://www.mastersathletics.net/index.php?id=739 WMA World Masters Athletics RULES OF COMPETITION Martin Gasselsberger Masters Athletics January 26, 2022 December 27, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211227151147/http://www.mastersathletics.net/index.php?id=739 dead http://www.wellingtonmastersathletics.org.nz/wma/wma.html World Masters Athletic Championships Wellington Masters Athletics non-stadia events included 10K Cross Country, 10K Race Walk (women), 20K Race Walk (men), and Marathon. Another non-stadia event was new for this series: a 10K Road Race, run through the streets of Eugene. 8 38 In the stadia events, the Pentathlon was replaced by Decathlon for men and by Heptathlon for women, 17 and women's steeplechase was introduced for the first time; the distance was 2K though the barrier height was the same as the men's at 91.4 cm for this Championships. https://steeplechics.com/news.php?storyid=479 Looking Back: The First US Women's Steeplechase October 30, 2008 steeplechics South Africa South Africa had been expelled by the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) in 1976 due to the apartheid policy of the South African government at that time. https://www.nytimes.com/1976/07/23/archives/south-africa-expelled-by-track-body-south-africa-is-expelled-by.html South Africa Expelled by Track Body Robert Trumbull July 23, 1976 The New York Times The participation of South African athletes in WAVA competitions had been at odds with the IAAF, specifically due to the 1977 WAVA constitution which had stated that 167 http://www.mastershistory.org/USMITT/1977-08-c-USMITT.pdf Proposed Constitution for the World Masters Track and Field Association August 1977 USMITT Museum of Masters Track & Field 9 no competitor be barred because of race, religion, ethnic background, or national origin. As a compromise, South Africans often competed at these Championships under the flag of other nations before 1987. During General Assembly at the 1987 Championships, WAVA delegates approved a motion to amend the WAVA constitution and exclude countries whose national federation is suspended by the IAAF. http://www.mastershistory.org/NMN/01_1988.pdf Rain, Wind and Cold Fail to Dampen Spirit of VII World Veterans Games January 1988 Museum of Masters Track & Field National Masters News 14 50 181 Thus South African athletes were officially banned from these Championships, and would not be welcomed back until the 1993 edition in Miyazaki, 185 after the abolition of apartheid and the readmittance of South Africa into IAAF in 1992. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-05-30-sp-129-story.html South Africa Track Gets Approval for Games : Olympics: IAAF's backing leaves all the country's sports in good standing for Barcelona. May 30, 1992 Associated Press L.A. Times World Records Past Championships results are archived at WMA. https://world-masters-athletics.com/championships/results-championships-outdoor/ Championships Outdoor World Masters Athletics 2022-01-03 Additional archives are available from Museum of Masters Track & Field http://mastershistory.org/world-outdoor-championships-other-internationals/ Results: World Outdoor Championships, Other Internationals Museum of Masters Track & Field 2022-01-03 as a pdf book, http://www.mastershistory.org/International-Results/1989-Results-Eugene.pdf Results of the VIII World Veterans' Championships Museum of Masters Track & Field as a searchable pdf, http://www.mastershistory.org/International-Results/eugene1989.pdf VIII World Veterans Championships Museum of Masters Track & Field National Masters News and in pdf newsletters from National Masters News. http://www.mastershistory.org/NMN/07_1989.pdf Record 5000 Athletes From 58 Nations Enter VIII World Veterans Championships in Eugene July 1989 Museum of Masters Track & Field National Masters News http://www.mastershistory.org/NMN/09_1989.pdf City of Eugene Embraces Athletes In Best Ever World Championships September 1989 Museum of Masters Track & Field National Masters News Several masters world records were set at this Championships. World records for 1989 are from the list of World Records in the Museum of Masters Track & Field pdf book9 unless otherwise noted. Key: #f6CEF5 Wind aided solid 1px #AAAAAA Women EventAthlete(s)NationalityPerformanceW60 100 MetersShirley Peterson1NZL14.57W40 200 MetersPhil RaschkerUSA24.84W55 200 MetersIrene OberaUSA28.48W60 200 MetersShirley PetersonNZL30.15W65 200 MetersPaula SchneiderhanFRG31.65W55 400 MetersIrene OberaUSA66.99W60 400 MetersAnn CooperAUS68.00W65 400 MetersAnna ManglerFRG1:13.71W45 800 MetersCarol FlexerUSA2:52.66W60 800 MetersAnn CooperAUS2:52.66W65 800 MetersAnna ManglerFRG3:03.10W70 800 MetersBritta TibblingSWE3:14.90W75 800 MetersJohanna LutherFRG3:32.98W45 1500 MetersBarbara LehmannFRG4:45.84W70 1500 MetersBritta TibblingSWE6:39.04W75 1500 MetersJohanna LutherFRG7:09.72W45 5000 MetersJoan ColmanUSA17:45.03W55 5000 MetersMarion IrvineUSA19:32.07W60 5000 MetersShirley BrasherAUS20:51.63W70 5000 MetersPat DixonUSA24:52.83W75 5000 MetersJohanna LutherFRG25:43.39W45 10000 MetersElaine StathamGBR37:34.45W65 10000 MetersRosamund DashwoodCAN46:54.87W70 10000 MetersPat DixonUSA50:28.33W75 10000 MetersJohanna LutherFRG53:20.50W50 80 Meters HurdlesElżbieta Krzesińska190Elżbieta Krzesińska was misclassified in W55 in the resultsPOL14.06W55 300 Meters HurdlesWanda Sakata Dos SantosBRA55.40W45 400 Meters HurdlesMarjorie HocknellGBR1:06.02W40 Triple JumpPhil RaschkerUSA11.35W50 Triple JumpElżbieta Krzesińska4190POL9.68W40 High JumpYordanka BlagoevaBUL1.67W45 High JumpJoanna Meryl SmallwoodGBR1.55Christel HäuserFRGW60 High JumpChristiane Wippersteg4FRG1.23W40 Long JumpSilke MattelsonFRG5.37W50 Long JumpElżbieta Krzesińska190POL4.60W55 Shot PutRosemary ChrimesGBR11.94W60 Shot PutMarianne HammFRG10.89W55 Discus ThrowRosemary ChrimesGBR40.86W60 Shot PutMarianne HammFRG32.68W75 Shot PutJohanna GelbrichFRG19.44W50 Javelin ThrowGertrude Schoenauerhttp://www.mastershistory.org/NMN/photos1990-January.pdf Austria's Gertrude Schoenauer set a world W50 javelin record in Eugene with a throw of 43.82 January 1990 Museum of Masters Track & Field National Masters News AUT43.82W60 Javelin ThrowRachel HanssensBEL30.58 Men EventAthlete(s)NationalityPerformanceM40 100 MetersEddie HartUSA10.87M40 200 MetersEddie HartUSA21.74M50 200 MetersReginald AustinAUS22.88M55 200 MetersRon TaylorGBR23.03M40 400 MetersJames King187USA48.44M60 400 MetersJack Greenwood189USA57.64M65 400 MetersTom HishonUSA61.29M50 800 MetersAlan BradfordAUS2:00.40M55 800 MetersTom RobertsAUS2:05.07M90 800 MetersPaul Spangler1882USA4:48.89M40 1500 MetersWilson Waigwa187KEN3:49.47M60 1500 MetersDerek Turnbull188NZL4:28.66M70 1500 MetersJohn Gilmour188AUS5:09.73M90 1500 MetersPaul Spangler1882USA9:30.76M50 5000 MetersDan ConwayUSA15:43.58M70 5000 MetersJohn Gilmour188AUS18:46.62M75 5000 MetersAlfred FunkUSA20:55.39M90 5000 MetersPaul Spangler40188USA37:39.38M55 10000 MetersNorman Green189USA33:00.66M90 10000 MetersPaul Spangler188USA1:11:40.78M70 2000 Meters SteeplechaseDaniel Buckley1893USA8:59.97M50 3000 Meters SteeplechaseNils UndersåkerNOR9:50.96M70 80 Meters HurdlesAlfred Guidet38Alfred Guidet achieved M70 80m Hurdles World Record of 14.50 in Heat 2USA14.50M80 80 Meters HurdlesKarl TreiCAN17.29M50 100 Meters HurdlesCharles MillerUSA14.66M55 100 Meters HurdlesRichard HickmannUSA15.28M40 110 Meters HurdlesStan Druckrey187USA14.24M40 110 Meters HurdlesRichard KatusRichard Katus placed 2nd to Stan Druckrey in M40 110m HurdlesPOL14.63M60 300 Meters HurdlesJack Greenwood189USA43.49M70 300 Meters HurdlesDaniel Buckley1893USA52.44M40 400 Meters HurdlesJames King187USA52.76M50 4 x 100 Meters RelayKen Dennis, Gilbert LaTorre, Martyn Adamson, Robert Miller1287USA45.36M70 4 x 100 Meters RelayJeff Bloomfield, Nathaniel Heard, Bill Weinacht, Payton Jordan1487USA45.36M40 4 x 400 Meters RelayDaniel Thiel, Kenneth Brinker, Richard Tucker, James King2288USA3:21.54M50 4 x 400 Meters RelayJackson Steffes, James Mathis, Martyn Adamson, Larry Colbert2388USA3:35.88M60 4 x 400 Meters RelayBernard Stevens, Charles Socher, Jim Law, Jack Greenwood24USA3:58.43M70 4 x 400 Meters RelayJeff Bloomfield, Payton Jordan, Jay Sponseler, Bill Weinacht24USA4:35.07M75 Long JumpMorita MasumiJPN4.37M80 Long JumpGulab Singh188IND3.95M40 Triple JumpMilan TiffUSA15.70M55 Triple JumpOlavi Niemi4FIN12.63M60 High JumpJames GillcristUSA1.66M75 High JumpEsko KolhonenFIN1.44M80 High JumpGulab Singh188IND1.21M60 Shot PutTorsten Von WachenfeldtSWE14.49M75 Shot PutRoss CarterUSA12.45M65 Hammer throwEino AnttilaFIN48.56M50 Discus ThrowAl Oerter187USA62.74M50 Javelin ThrowBill MoralesUSA46.18 References World Masters Athletics Championships World Masters Athletics Championships Category:International track and field competitions hosted by the United States 1989 Category:July 1989 sports events in the United States Category:August 1989 sports events in the United States Category:Sports competitions in Eugene, Oregon Category:Track and field competitions in Oregon Category:1989 in international sports