1999 World Masters Athletics Championships Explained

1999 World Masters Athletics Championships
Size:	300
Stadium:	Gateshead International Stadium
Host City:	Gateshead, England
Dates:	29 July - 8 August 1999
Level:	Masters
Type:	Outdoor
Athletes Participating:	5843
Nations Participating:	74^[1]
Previous:	1997
Next:	2001
Website:	http://www.gatesheadmbc.gov

54.9611°N -1.5797°W1999 World Masters Athletics Championships is the thirteenth 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 Gateshead, England from 29 July to 8 August 1999.^[1] An official website was established for the first time in this series: http://www.gatesheadmbc.gov

The main venue was Gateshead International Stadium; some stadia events were held at Riverside Stadium and Monkton Stadium.^[2]

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 at the inaugural edition of this series at Toronto in 1975, then officially founded during the second edition in 1977.During General Assembly on 5 August at this Championships, a proposed amendment to change the name of the organization from WAVA to World Association of Masters Athletes (WAMA) was defeated,^[3] though the name would eventually be changed to World Masters Athletics (WMA) at the Brisbane Championships in 2001.^{[4] [3]}

This Championships was organized by WAVA in coordination with a Local Organising Committee (LOC) led by Mike Newton.

In addition to a full range of track and field events,^{[5] [6]} non-stadia events included 10K Cross Country, 10K Race Walk (women), 20K Race Walk (men), and Marathon.

Results

Past Championships results are archived at WMA.^[7] Additional archives are available from British Masters Athletic Federation^[8] as a pdf newsletter,^[9] from Museum of Masters Track & Field^[10] as a searchable pdf^[11] and as National Masters News pdf newsletters.^{[12] [13]} Australian results are summarized in a Victorian Masters Athletics pdf newsletter retrospective.^[14]

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^[13] unless otherwise noted.

Key:

Women

Event	Athlete(s)	Nationality	Performance
W65 100 Meters	Irene Obera
W85 100 Meters	Nora Wedemo
W65 200 Meters	Irene Obera
W85 200 Meters	Nora Wedemo
W75 400 Meters	Paula Schneiderhan
W60 800 Meters	Gerda van Kooten
W65 800 Meters	Jean Horne
W60 1500 Meters	Gerda van Kooten
W45 2000 Meters Steeplechase	Victoria Adams
WSO 2000 Meters Steeplechase	Victoria Adams
W6O 2000 Meters Steeplechase	Sara Urrutia
W65 2000 Meters Steeplechase	Ana Tebes
W70 2000 Meters Steeplechase	Shirley Brasher
W40 80 Meters Hurdles	Jocelyn Harwood
W85 80 Meters Hurdles	Asta Larsson
W8O 5K Race Walk	Britta Tibbling
W85 5K Race Walk	Margit Lindgren
W40 4 x 100 Meters Relay	Gabi Horwedel, Susanne Fritsche, Silke Heitmann, Anke Moritz
WSO 4 x 100 Meters Relay	Beatrix Blank, Ingrid Meier, Doris Gallep, Brigitte Schommler Men Event Athlete(s) Nationality Performance M85 100 Meters Vittorio Colo M45 200 Meters Stephen Peters^[15] M95 200 Meters Waldo McBurney M45 400 Meters Stephen Peters M75 400 Meters Lucas Nel M60 800 Meters Alan Bradford M70 800 Meters Earl Fee M70 1500 Meters Simon Herlaar M90 1500 Meters John Farrell M60 2000 Meters Steeplechase Alan Bradford M65 2000 Meters Steeplechase Francisco Vicente M75 2000 Meters Steeplechase Soichl Tamoi M80 2000 Meters Steeplechase Dan Bulkley M75 80 Meters Hurdles Melvin Larsen M60 300 Meters Hurdles Guido Müller^[16] ^[17] M80 300 Meters Hurdles Dan Bulkley M65 5K Race Walk Gerhard Weidner M95 5K Race Walk Waldo McBurney M85 20K Race Walk James Grimwade M60 4 x 100 Meters Relay Jürgen Radke, Rolf Temme, Hans Jürgen Gasper, Karl-Heinz Buss M60 4 x 400 Meters Relay Paul Johnson, Lawrence Colbert, Martyn Adamson, Mack Stewart M80 4 x 400 Meters Relay Otto Ludzuweit, Eric Janicaud, Eugen Eble, Friedrich Mahlo M65 Long Jump Lawrence Richards M60 Shot Put Franz Ratzer M85 Shot Put Kasimir Gassmann M85 Discus Throw Ross Carter M95 Discus Throw Waldo McBurney M60 Javelin Throw Wladyslaw Kowalczyk M60 Javelin Throw Alexsander Sakow M60 Javelin Throw Berthold Maier M65 Javelin Throw Olavi Rantanen M70 Javelin Throw Härje Noreborn M40 Weight Pentathlon Kenneth Jansson M45 Weight Pentathlon Vasilis Manganas M55 Decathlon Rolf Geese M75 Decathlon Pekka Penttilä MBO Decathlon Takuru Miura External links

Notes and References

1. Web site: Outdoor . World Masters Athletics .
2. Book: Masters Track and Field: A History. Olson. Leonard T.. 29 November 2000. McFarland . 0786408898.
3. Book: Kusy. Krzysztof. Zieliński. Jacek. Parzy. Wiesława. January 2006. 83-88923-69-2. Masters athletics. Social, biological and practical aspects of veterans sport. Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego w Poznaniu/Poznan University of Physical Education. ResearchGate.
4. Web site: WORLD MASTERS (VETERANS) CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN). Athletics Weekly. gbrathletics.com.
5. Web site: WMA World Masters Athletics RULES OF COMPETITION. Martin Gasselsberger. Masters Athletics.
6. Web site: World Masters Athletic Championships. Wellington Masters Athletics.
7. Web site: Championships Outdoor. World Masters Athletics. 2022-01-03.
8. Web site: (WMACS) World Masters Athletics Championships Stadia. British Masters Athletic Federation.
9. News: The World comes to Gateshead. 1999. Veteran Athletics. British Masters Athletic Federation.
10. Web site: Results: World Outdoor Championships, Other Internationals. Museum of Masters Track & Field. 2022-01-03.
11. Web site: COMPLETE RESULTS - ALL ROUNDS. Museum of Masters Track & Field.
12. News: 5804 Athletes from 66 Nations Enter World Championships in England. July 1999. Museum of Masters Track & Field. National Masters News.
13. News: 5949 Athletes Take Part in 13th World Veterans Championships. September 1999. Museum of Masters Track & Field. National Masters News.
14. Web site: Xlll World Veterans Athletics Championships Gateshead U.K. July 29 – August 8, 1999. December 2012. 19. Footprints. Victorian Masters Athletics. 13 February 2022.
15. Stephen Peters achieved M45 200m World Record of 22.19 in semi-finals
16. Guido Müller was spelled Guido Müeller in the results
17. Web site: Guido Muller WINNER OF THE 2014 MASTERS' MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR . World Athletics . 13 February 2022.