1987 World Masters Athletics Championships

1987 World Masters Athletics Championships Logo_for_WMAC_1987.png 240 Olympic Park Stadium 240px|Olympic Park Stadium in 2008, before being demolished in 2011 Melbourne, Australia 28 November - 6 December 1987 Masters Outdoor 4,817 52https://world-masters-athletics.com/championships/outdoor/ Outdoor World Masters Athletics 1985 1989 -37.824722 144.981389 title dim:900_type:landmark Olympic Park Stadium thumb|right|Gosch's Paddock 240px|thumb|Royal Park 1987 World Masters Athletics Championships is the seventh in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships (called World Veterans Games or World Masters Games at the time) that took place in Melbourne, Australia, from 28 November to 6 December 1987. The 4,000+ participating athletes made this the largest track and field meet in the world.2 The main venue was Olympic Park Stadium, which had hosted the 1956 Summer Olympics. A World Games Promotional Track and Field Meet was held at Olympic Park Stadium on 7 December, 1986 as a warm-up publicity showcase. https://ausrunning.net/misc/veteran-athlete/newspapers/veteran-athlete-v1n8-lores.pdf Freak Weather mars World Games Promotional Track and Field Meet February 1987 The Veteran Athlete Australian Marathon Running https://ausrunning.net/misc/veteran-athlete/newspapers/veteran-athlete-v1n9-lores.pdf '87 World Games Update Peg Smith March 1987 The Veteran Athlete Australian Marathon Running2 The stadium was later demolished in 2011 and replaced by Olympic Park Oval. Throwing events were held in Gosch's Paddock next to the tracks. 8 Cross Country was held at Royal Park. The marathon course included Port Melbourne, South Melbourne, St Kilda and Elwood, with start and finish at Olympic Park Stadium. 4 The three-time Olympian Raelene Boyle carried a friendship torch into the stadium to light an Olympic-style flame during opening ceremonies on Sunday, 29 November. This edition of masters athletics Championships had a minimum age limit of 35 years for women and 40 years for men. 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 Peg Smith, Ray Callaghan. 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 2022-01-21 2021-12-27 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. After an experimental suspension of the relays in 1983 http://www.mastershistory.org/NMN/NMN-February-1981s.pdf Special 4th World Veterans Games Issue February 1981 Museum of Masters Track & Field National Masters News 11 http://www.mastershistory.org/newsletter/wava4.pdf The World Association of Veteran Athletes Newsletter 4 March 1981 Museum of Masters Track & Field World Association of Veteran Athletes 38 and forming regional relay teams in 1985, http://www.mastershistory.org/NMN/NMN-June-1985s.pdf 4500 ENTER VI WORLD VETERANS GAMES June 1985 Museum of Masters Track & Field National Masters News 15 http://www.mastershistory.org/International-Results/rome1985.pdf RESULTS OF VI WORLD VETERANS GAMES Museum of Masters Track & Field 43 relays reverted to national teams for this Championships. http://www.mastershistory.org/NMN/NMN-August-1985s.pdf VI World Games Draw 4,330 August 1985 Museum of Masters Track & Field National Masters News 25 Controversy After 1976, when the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) expelled the Amateur Athletic Union of South Africa over the apartheid policy of the South African government, 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 Masters Track and Field: A History https://books.google.com/books?id=rW9yTCaG_-AC Olson Leonard T. Nov 29, 2000 McFarland 0786408898167 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 under the flag of other nations in previous editions of these Championships. During General Assembly at this Championships, WAVA delegates approved a motion to amend the WAVA constitution and exclude countries whose national federation is suspended by the IAAF. 14 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 ResearchGate50 181 Thus South African athletes were now 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/1987-Results-Melbourne.pdf VII World Veterans Games Results Museum of Masters Track & Field as a searchable pdf, http://www.mastershistory.org/International-Results/melbourne1987s.pdf VII World Veterans Games Results Museum of Masters Track & Field and in a pdf newsletter. 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 Several masters world records were set at this Championships. World records for 1987 are from the list of World Records in the Museum of Masters Track & Field searchable pdf10 unless otherwise noted. After the relays on the last day of competition (Sunday, 6 December), the 3 medalists from each of the 1500m races were invited to participate in a special "Masters Mile", where 4 world records were broken. 9 Key: #f6CEF5 Wind aided solid 1px #AAAAAA Women EventAthlete(s)NationalityPerformanceW65 100 MetersPaula Schneiderhan13FRG15.04W65 200 MetersAileen Hogan13AUS32.23W65 400 MetersPaula Schneiderhan13FRG1:14.31W60 1500 MetersShirley Brasher186AUS5:44.81W60 5000 MetersShirley Brasher13186AUS21:14.53W50 MileJeanne Hoagland913USA5:29.39W60 10000 MetersShirley Brasher13186AUS44:32.50W60 10000 MetersLenore Marvin13CAN48:50.40W40 80 Meters HurdlesPhil Raschker13186USA11.92W50 80 Meters HurdlesCorrie Roovers-van den BoschNED12.54W50 80 Meters HurdlesCorrie Roovers-van den Bosch10NED13.02W70 80 Meters HurdlesRosaline SoleNZL16.24W50 300 Meters HurdlesBrenda Parkinson13AUS49.78W50 300 Meters HurdlesPirkko MartinFIN52.01W55 300 Meters HurdlesAsta Larssen13SWE56.92W40 400 Meters HurdlesJan 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Masters Athletics Hammer Wellington Masters Athletics AUS40.36W40 Hammer throwChristine Battersby13AUS31.28Bev Savage13NZLW45 Hammer throwIrene Mitchell13AUS34.10W50 Hammer throwAnnemarie Scholten13FRG33.02W55 Hammer throwWini Pepene13NZL20.90W60 Hammer throwLydia Widera13AUS30.46W65 Hammer throwIlse Bellin13FRG27.98W60 Javelin ThrowBernice Holland13USA28.30 Men 240px|thumb|right|Jack Ryan M65 Mile EventAthlete(s)NationalityPerformanceM40 100 MetersGeorge McNeillGBR10.95M55 100 MetersCharles WilliamsGBR11.62M70 100 MetersPayton Jordan186USA12.72M60 100 MetersPeter MirkesFRG12.00M95 100 MetersPrithvi Singh Azad913IND39.00M80 200 MetersHarry GathercoleAUS32.14M95 200 MetersPrithvi Singh Azad913IND1:39.59M45 400 MetersHanno Rheineck13FRG50.46M50 400 MetersReginald Austin186AUS51.81M55 400 MetersCharles Williams13GBR53.98M85 400 MetersLongino PerezMEX1:31.54M85 800 MetersLongino PerezMEX3:29.42M45 1500 MetersDavid Siri13186NZL4:01.47M65 1500 MetersJack Ryan186AUS4:41.82M80 1500 MetersEd Benham13186USA6:04.28M85 1500 MetersLongino PerezMEX7:03.38M45 MileDavid Siri913186NZL4:16.75M50 MileTom Roberts913AUS4:30.06M65 MileJack Ryan913186AUS5:05.61M65 5000 MetersJack Ryan13186AUS17:43.35M80 5000 MetersEd Benham13186USA22:31.82M45 10000 MetersAntonio Villanueva186MEX30:02.56M80 10000 MetersEd Benham13186USA45:29.27M75 2000 Meters SteeplechaseStan Nicholls13AUS10:32.17M45 3000 Meters SteeplechaseRon Robertson13NZL9:25.28M70 4 x 400 Meters RelayDaniel Buckley, Bill Fairbank, Payton Jordan, Bill Weinacht18654105USA4:38.39M75 5K Race WalkTom Daintry13AUS28:02.26M90 5K Race WalkGus Theobald13AUS35:18.54M55 20K Race WalkLouis Marquis 13SUI1:43:17M75 20K Race WalkJames Grimwade13http://www.wellingtonmastersathletics.org.nz/wma/wma_20kmw.html World Masters Athletics 20km Walk Wellington Masters Athletics GBR1:55:19M90 20K Race WalkGus Theobald13AUS2:35:47M50 Long JumpPericles Pinto13POR6.54M65 Long JumpTom Patsalis13USA5.29M75 Long JumpHeikki Simola13186FIN4.45M80 Long JumpGulab Singh13IND3.80M60 Triple JumpJakob RypdalNOR12.01Vaclav BartlSWEM65 Triple JumpTom Patsalis13USA10.84M75 Triple JumpHeikki Simola13186FIN9.52M80 Triple JumpGulab Singh13IND8.29M55 High JumpHerm Wyatt13USA1.73M80 High JumpGulab Singh13IND1.20M75 Shot PutGerhard Schepe13FRG12.11M80 Shot PutKarsten Brodersen13FRG9.69M85 Shot PutHerb Anderson13USA7.17M90 Shot PutWang Jing-Chan13TAI4.76M95 Shot PutPrithvi Singh Azad13IND4.25M80 Discus ThrowKarsten Brodersen13FRG34.08M50 Hammer throwHans Pötsch186AUT63.56M65 Hammer throwWolfram Hausmann13FRG47.00M70 Hammer throwRay Foley13AUS45.24M80 Hammer throwKarsten Brodersen13FRG34.28M60 Javelin ThrowDel Pickarts13USA58.48M65 Javelin ThrowAloysius Sibidol13MAS47.28M70 Javelin ThrowBill Morales13USA43.34M75 Javelin ThrowGerhard Schepe13FRG38.52 References collapsed World Masters Athletics Championships World Masters Athletics Championships Category:International athletics competitions hosted by Australia 1987 Category:1980s in Melbourne Category:Sports 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