2005 World Masters Athletics Championships Explained

2005 World Masters Athletics Championships
Stadium:Anoeta Stadium
Host City:San Sebastián, Spain
Dates:22 August - 3 September 2005
Level:Masters
Type:Outdoor
Athletes Participating:6030
Nations Participating:91[1]
Previous:2003
Next:2007

43.3014°N -1.9736°W2005 World Masters Athletics Championships is the sixteenth in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championshipsthat took place in San Sebastián (Basque: Donostia), Spain from 22 August to 3 September 2005.[2]

The main venue was Anoeta Stadium,[3] which had its running track removed after renovations in 2017.[4] Some stadia events were held at the adjacent Miniestadio de Anoeta within the same sports complex.Non-stadia venues included Estadio Daniel Hernani (Pista de Hernani) for throwing events,and LaSarte Racetrack (Donostia Hippodrome) for Cross Country.

This Championships was organized by World Masters Athletics (WMA) in coordination with a Local Organising Committee (LOC).The WMA is the global governing body of the sport of athletics for athletes 35 years of age or older, setting rules for masters athletics competition.[5] The starting age had been 35 years for women and 40 years for men in previous editions in this series, but the men minimum age was reduced to 35 at the General Assembly of the 2003 Championships.

In addition to a full range of track and field events,[6] [7] non-stadia events included 8K Cross Country, 10K Race Walk (women), 20K Race Walk (men), and Marathon.

Results

Official daily results are archived at conersys.com.[8] Past Championships results are archived at WMA.[9] Additional archives are available from Masters Athletics,[10] from British Masters Athletic Federation[11] in html, and from Museum of Masters Track & Field[12] in html and as a National Masters News pdf newsletter.[13]

Several masters world records were set at this Championships. World records for 2005 are from the list of World Records in the National Masters News newsletter[13] unless otherwise noted. A highlight of the competitions was Wolfgang Knabe defeating Willie Banks in the Triple Jump.[3] [13]

Women

EventAthlete(s)NationalityPerformance
W70 100 MetersMargaret Peters
W80 800 MetersNina Naumenko
W75 10000 MetersMelitta Czerwenka Nagel
W80 10000 MetersNina Naumenko
W40 80 Meters HurdlesMonica Pellegrinelli
W60 300 Meters HurdlesMarge Allison
W65 300 Meters HurdlesRietje Dijkman
W40 400 Meters HurdlesBarbara Gähling
W50 4 x 100 Meters RelayEdna Roe, Helen Godsell, Joylyn Saunders-Mullins, Caroline Powell[14] [15]
W50 4 x 400 Meters RelayHelen Godsell, Edna Roe, Joylyn Saunders-Mullins, Caroline Powell[16] [17]
W75 Triple JumpHideko Koshikawa
W75 Triple JumpElsa Enarsson[18]
W80 Pole VaultJohnnye Valien
W65 Discus ThrowTamara Danilova
W65 Javelin ThrowBirutė Kalėdienė
W65 Weight PentathlonEvaun Williams
W70 Weight PentathlonSusanne Wissinger
W40 HeptathlonBarbara Gähling
W45 HeptathlonMarie Kay
W60 HeptathlonMarianne Maier
W65 HeptathlonErika Sauer
W80 HeptathlonJohnnye Valien

Men

EventAthlete(s)NationalityPerformance
M70 200 MetersHugh Coogan
M75 800 MetersEarl Fee
M80 80 Meters HurdlesMelvin Larsen
M45 110 Meters HurdlesKarl Smith
M75 300 Meters HurdlesEarl Fee
M35 4 x 100 Meters RelayTecumseh Peete, Robert Thomas, David Jones, Don Drummond[19]
M70 4 x 100 Meters RelayHorst Schrader, Bruno Kimmel, Rudolf Bockl, Karl Heinz Newmann
M80 4 x 100 Meters RelayHorst Albrecht, Rudolf Breder, Gerhard Herbst, Kurt Schumacher
M35 4 x 400 Meters RelaySherwin Sterling, Don Drummond, Larry Gardner, Robert Thomas[20]
M85 High JumpEmmerich Zensch
M45 Triple JumpWolfgang Knabe
M35 Weight PentathlonJochen Koppenhoefer
M40 Weight PentathlonSteve Whyte
M75 Weight PentathlonRichard Rzehak
M40 DecathlonKip Janvrin
M60 DecathlonRolf Geese
M65 DecathlonEmil Pawlik
M80 DecathlonPierre Darrot

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Outdoor . World Masters Athletics .
  2. Web site: 2005 World Masters Athletics Championships. USA Track and Field.
  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. 59.
  4. Web site: Real Sociedad transform stadium. 15 September 2019. Football Ground Map.
  5. Web site: Competition Rules. World Masters Athletics. 2021-12-27.
  6. Web site: WMA World Masters Athletics RULES OF COMPETITION. Martin Gasselsberger. Masters Athletics. 2022-02-21. 2021-12-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20211227151147/http://www.mastersathletics.net/index.php?id=739. dead.
  7. Web site: World Masters Athletic Championships. Wellington Masters Athletics.
  8. Web site: XVI WMA World Master Athletics Championships Stadia 2005. 2022-02-20. Donostia05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051106023100/http://www.conersys.com/at/index.htm . 6 November 2005 . dead.
  9. Web site: Championships Outdoor. February 3, 2020. World Masters Athletics.
  10. Web site: XVI. World Masters Athletics Championships. Martin Gasselsberger. Masters Athletics.
  11. Web site: (WMACS) World Masters Athletics Championships Stadia. British Masters Athletic Federation.
  12. Web site: Results: World Outdoor Championships, Other Internationals. Museum of Masters Track & Field.
  13. News: 6033 Athletes From 91 Nations Compete in 16th World Championships in Spain. October 2005. Museum of Masters Track & Field. National Masters News.
  14. Web site: 4 x 100 metres Relay . Martin Gasselsberger . Masters Athletics .
  15. Web site: WOMEN'S 4x100m Relay W50 . September 3, 2005 . Donostia05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051001113409/http://www.conersys.com/at/Anoeta/ATWD98101.C73E.1.0.pdf . 1 October 2005 . dead.
  16. Web site: 4 x 400 metres Relay . Martin Gasselsberger . Masters Athletics .
  17. Web site: WOMEN'S 4x400m Relay W50 . September 3, 2005 . Donostia05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051001115854/http://www.conersys.com/at/Anoeta/ATWD99101.C73E.1.0.pdf . 1 October 2005 . dead.
  18. Elsa Enarsson placed 2nd to Hideko Koshikawa in W75 Triple Jump
  19. Web site: MEN'S 4x100m Relay M35 . September 3, 2005 . Donostia05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051001130200/http://www.conersys.com/at/Anoeta/ATMA98101.C73E.1.0.pdf . 1 October 2005 . dead.
  20. Web site: MEN'S 4x400m Relay M35 . September 3, 2005 . Donostia05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051001105809/http://www.conersys.com/at/Anoeta/ATMA99101.C73E.1.0.pdf . 1 October 2005 . dead.