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2001 World Masters Athletics Championships | |
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Dates | 1-14 July 2001 |
Host city | Brisbane, Australia |
Venue | Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre |
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Level | Masters |
Type | Outdoor |
Participation | 4903 athletes from 80[1] nations |
Official website | Archived 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.
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.
Event | Athlete(s) | Nationality | Performance |
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W60 400 Meters | Anne Stobaus | ![]() |
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W65 400 Meters | Carolyn Sue Cappetta | ![]() |
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W90 400 Meters | Rosario Iglesias Rocha[17]: 7 | ![]() |
3:06.85 |
W90 800 Meters | Rosario Iglesias Rocha[17]: 8 | ![]() |
6:59.18 |
W40 80 Meters Hurdles | Leslie Estwick | ![]() |
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W70 80 Meters Hurdles | Shirley Peterson[17]: 11 | ![]() |
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W75 80 Meters Hurdles | Johnnye Valien[17]: 11 | ![]() |
21.07 |
W75 300 Meters Hurdles | Johnnye Valien[17]: 12 | ![]() |
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W40 400 Meters Hurdles | Maria Ferreira Santos[17]: 11 [13] | ![]() |
61:58 |
W6O 4 x 400 Meters Relay | Kemisole Solwazi, Yvette LaVigne, Carolyn Sue Cappetta, Jeanne Daprano[17]: 24 | ![]() |
4:56.74 |
W65 Pole Vault | Midori Yamamoto[17]: 14 | ![]() |
2.20 |
W75 Pole Vault | Johnnye Valien[17]: 14 | ![]() |
1.65 |
W50 Triple Jump | Anna Włodarczyk | ![]() |
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W65 Shot Put | Sigrun Kofink[17]: 16 | ![]() |
11.35 |
W40 Hammer Throw | Margrith Duss-Mueller[17]: 17 | ![]() |
51.85 |
W40 Heptathlon | Marie Kay[17]: 26 | ![]() |
5995 |
W75 Heptathlon | Johnnye Valien[17]: 27 | ![]() |
4939 |
W40 Weight Pentathlon | Oneithea Lewis[17]: 27 | ![]() |
4308 |
W50 Weight Pentathlon | Christine Schultz[17]: 28 [18] | ![]() |
4455 |
Event | Athlete(s) | Nationality | Performance |
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M100 100 Meters | Leslie Amey[17]: 34 | ![]() |
71.05 |
M85 400 Meters | Herbert Liedtke | ![]() |
1:30.99 |
M60 1500 Meters | Ron Robertson | ![]() |
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M100 1500 Meters | Leslie Amey[17]: 43 | ![]() |
19:59.54 |
M60 5000 Meters | Ron Robertson | ![]() |
16:16.51 |
M70 5000 Meters | Ed Whitlock | ![]() |
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M70 10000 Meters | Ed Whitlock | ![]() |
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M40 110 Meters Hurdles | Karl Smith | ![]() |
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M60 2000 Meters Steeplechase | Ron Robertson | ![]() |
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M70 2000 Meters Steeplechase | John Downey | ![]() |
8:03.47 |
M85 2000 Meters Steeplechase | Eddie Gamble | ![]() |
13:53.38 |
M80 High Jump | Emmerich Zensch | ![]() |
1.31 |
M60 Triple Jump | Stig Bäcklund | ![]() |
12.43 |
M70 Triple Jump | Shoji Ito | ![]() |
10.49 |
M75 Javelin Throw | Veikko Javanainen | ![]() |
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M85 Javelin Throw | Antonio Antunes Fonseca | ![]() |
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M45 Weight Pentathlon | Vasilios Manganas[19] | ![]() |
4590 |
M55 Weight Pentathlon | Ladislav Pataki | ![]() |
5366 |
M70 Weight Pentathlon | Heinz Brandt[20] | ![]() |
4853 |
M75 Weight Pentathlon | Hans Schuffenhauer[20] | ![]() |
4826 |
M80 Decathlon | Pierre Darrot | ![]() |
7410 |
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