2001 World Masters Athletics Championships

27.558333°S 153.062222°E / -27.558333; 153.062222 (Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre)

Queen Elizabeth II Sports Complex
Brisbane River
2001 World Masters Athletics Championships
Dates1-14 July 2001
Host cityBrisbane, Australia
VenueQueensland Sport and Athletics Centre
LevelMasters
TypeOutdoor
Participation4903 athletes from
80[1] nations
Official websiteArchived 2002-06-03 at the Wayback Machine
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2001 World Masters Athletics Championships is the fourteenth in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships that took place in Brisbane, Australia, from 1 to 14 July 2001.

The main venue was Queen Elizabeth II Sports Complex, comprising Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre (called "ANZ Stadium" at that time) and the newly rebuilt State Athletics Facility. [2] [3] [4]: 19  [5]: 1  Some stadia events were held at University of Queensland Sport Athletics Centre. [5]: 7 : 22  Non-stadia venues included St Lucia Golf Course for Cross Country [5]: 15  and University of Queensland for Road Walks. South Bank Parklands hosted a 5K Fun Run/Walk before the start of competitions, [5]: 1 : 14 : 16  and was the site for start and finish of the Marathon, which followed an inner city route and the Brisbane River. [6]: 17  [2]

This edition of masters athletics Championships had a minimum age limit of 35 years for women and 40 years for men. [6]: 1  [5]: 1 

The governing body of this series was formally renamed from World Association of Veteran Athletes (WAVA) to World Masters Athletics (WMA) during General Assembly at this Championships on 11 July, [5]: 15  [7] [8]: 56  though the WAVA name was still used throughout the competitions and WAVA was prominent in the logo. [9]

This Championships was organized by WAVA/WMA in coordination with a Local Organising Committee (LOC): David Lloyd, Kerry Watson, Jacey Octigan, Allan Bell.[1]

In addition to a full range of track and field events, [10] [11] non-stadia events included 8K Cross Country, 10K Race Walk (women), 20K Race Walk (men), and Marathon.

Results

Past Championships results are archived at WMA. [12] Additional archives are available from Masters Athletics, [13] from European Masters Athletics [14] as a searchable pdf, [15] and from Museum of Masters Track & Field [16] as a searchable pdf [17] and as National Masters News pdf newsletters. [6] [5]

Several masters world records were set at this Championships. World records for 2001 are from the list of World Records in the National Masters News August newsletter[5]: 11  unless otherwise noted.

Women
Event Athlete(s) Nationality Performance
W60 400 Meters Anne Stobaus  AUS
W65 400 Meters Carolyn Sue Cappetta  USA
W90 400 Meters Rosario Iglesias Rocha[17]: 7   MEX
3:06.85
W90 800 Meters Rosario Iglesias Rocha[17]: 8   MEX
6:59.18
W40 80 Meters Hurdles Leslie Estwick  CAN
W70 80 Meters Hurdles Shirley Peterson[17]: 11   NZL
W75 80 Meters Hurdles Johnnye Valien[17]: 11   USA
21.07
W75 300 Meters Hurdles Johnnye Valien[17]: 12   USA
W40 400 Meters Hurdles Maria Ferreira Santos[17]: 11 [13]  BRA
61:58
W6O 4 x 400 Meters Relay Kemisole Solwazi, Yvette LaVigne, Carolyn Sue Cappetta, Jeanne Daprano[17]: 24   USA
4:56.74
W65 Pole Vault Midori Yamamoto[17]: 14   JPN
2.20
W75 Pole Vault Johnnye Valien[17]: 14   USA
1.65
W50 Triple Jump Anna Włodarczyk  POL
W65 Shot Put Sigrun Kofink[17]: 16   GER
11.35
W40 Hammer Throw Margrith Duss-Mueller[17]: 17    SUI
51.85
W40 Heptathlon Marie Kay[17]: 26   AUS
5995
W75 Heptathlon Johnnye Valien[17]: 27   USA
4939
W40 Weight Pentathlon Oneithea Lewis[17]: 27   USA
4308
W50 Weight Pentathlon Christine Schultz[17]: 28 [18]  AUS
4455

Men
Event Athlete(s) Nationality Performance
M100 100 Meters Leslie Amey[17]: 34   AUS
71.05
M85 400 Meters Herbert Liedtke  SWE
1:30.99
M60 1500 Meters Ron Robertson  NZL
M100 1500 Meters Leslie Amey[17]: 43   AUS
19:59.54
M60 5000 Meters Ron Robertson  NZL
16:16.51
M70 5000 Meters Ed Whitlock  CAN
M70 10000 Meters Ed Whitlock  CAN
M40 110 Meters Hurdles Karl Smith  USA
M60 2000 Meters Steeplechase Ron Robertson  NZL
M70 2000 Meters Steeplechase John Downey  NZL
8:03.47
M85 2000 Meters Steeplechase Eddie Gamble  AUS
13:53.38
M80 High Jump Emmerich Zensch  AUT
1.31
M60 Triple Jump Stig Bäcklund  FIN
12.43
M70 Triple Jump Shoji Ito  JPN
10.49
M75 Javelin Throw Veikko Javanainen  FIN
M85 Javelin Throw Antonio Antunes Fonseca  BRA
M45 Weight Pentathlon Vasilios Manganas[19]  GRE
4590
M55 Weight Pentathlon Ladislav Pataki  USA
5366
M70 Weight Pentathlon Heinz Brandt[20]  GER
4853
M75 Weight Pentathlon Hans Schuffenhauer[20]  GER
4826
M80 Decathlon Pierre Darrot  FRA
7410

References
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  2. "ABOUT THE CHAMPIONSHIPS". worldvac2001.com.au. Archived from the original on 2002-06-06.
  3. "Queensland Sport and Athletic Centre". Australian Stadiums & Sport.
  4. "5788 Athletes Take Part in 12th World Veterans Championships" (PDF). National Masters News. Museum of Masters Track & Field. September 1997.
  5. "4976 Athletes Take Part in 14th World Veterans Championships" (PDF). National Masters News. Museum of Masters Track & Field. August 2001.
  6. "6000 Athletes from 79 Nations Enter World Championships in Australia" (PDF). National Masters News. Museum of Masters Track & Field. July 2001.
  7. "WORLD MASTERS (VETERANS) CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)". gbrathletics.com. Athletics Weekly.
  8. Kusy, Krzysztof; Zieliński, Jacek (January 2006). Parzy, Wiesława (ed.). Masters athletics. Social, biological and practical aspects of veterans sport. ISBN 83-88923-69-2. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  9. "ABOUT US". World Masters Athletics.
  10. Martin Gasselsberger. "WMA World Masters Athletics RULES OF COMPETITION". Masters Athletics.
  11. "World Masters Athletic Championships". Wellington Masters Athletics.
  12. "Championships Outdoor". World Masters Athletics. February 3, 2020.
  13. "XIV. World Masters Athletics Championships". Masters Athletics.
  14. "Results". European Masters Athletics.
  15. "Dear friends" (PDF). European Masters Athletics.
  16. "Results: World Outdoor Championships, Other Internationals". Museum of Masters Track & Field.
  17. "Dear friends" (PDF). Museum of Masters Track & Field.
  18. "World Masters Athletics Throws Pentathlon". Wellington Masters Athletics.
  19. Martin Gasselsberger. "All Time World Rankings- Weight Pentathlon". Masters Athletics. Archived from the original on 2018-07-28. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  20. "World Masters Athletics Throws Pentathlon". Wellington Masters Athletics.
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