| 2012 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships | |
| Size: | 240 |
| Stadium: | Hipposhalli |
| Host City: | Jyvaskyla, Finland |
| Dates: | 3-8 April 2012 |
| Level: | Masters |
| Type: | Indoor |
| Athletes Participating: | 2720 |
| Nations Participating: | 66[1] |
| Previous: | 2010 |
| Next: | 2014 |
62.2361°N 25.7181°W2012 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships is the fifth in a series of World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships (also called World Masters Athletics Championships Indoor, or WMACi). This fifth edition took place in Jyvaskyla, Finland, from 3 to 8 April 2012.[2]
The main venue was Hipposhalli (English: Hippos Hall),[3] [4] which has a banked indoor track[5] where the turns are raised[6] to neutralize the centrifugal force of athletes running the curves. Supplemental venues included Harjun stadion for throwing events and Cross Country, shore of Lake Jyväsjärvi for Half Marathon, and Jyväskylä Harbour for road race walking competition.[7]
This Championships was organized by World Masters Athletics (WMA) in coordination with a Local Organising Committee (LOC): City of Jyväskylä, Mikko Pajunen,Kalevi Olin.[1] [8]
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.[9]
A full range of indoor track and field events were held.[10] In addition to indoor competition, non-stadia events included Half Marathon,[11] 8K Cross Country, 10K Race Walk, Weight Throw, Hammer Throw, Discus Throw and Javelin Throw.
To honour the fair play challenge of Finland's Clean Win anti-doping campaign, a symbolic golden baton was passed from the European Airgun Championships that took place in February at Vierumaki;[12] the golden baton was later passed to the Finland Olympic Qualification Tournament of Wrestling and World University Wrestling Championships in Kuortane in October.[13] Golden batons were also used by relay teams at this Indoor Championships.
Past Championships results are archived at WMA.[14] Additional archives are available from European Masters Athletics[15] as a searchable pdf,[16] and from British Masters Athletic Federation.[17] as a searchable pdf.[18] USATF Masters keeps a list of American record holders.[19] Canadian Masters Athletics keeps an archive of Canadian athletes and results at WMA Championships.[20]
Several masters world records were set at this Indoor Championships. World records for 2012 are from WMA[14] unless otherwise noted.
| Event | Athlete(s) | Nationality | Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W55 60 Meters | Tilly Jacobs | |||
| W65 60 Meters | Ingrid Meier | |||
| W75 60 Meters | Christa Bortignon | |||
| W65 200 Meters | Ingrid Meier | |||
| W55 400 Meters | Caroline Powell | |||
| W80 400 Meters | Ruth Helfenstein | |||
| W90 400 Meters | Olga Kotelko | |||
| W75 800 Meters | Jean Daprano | |||
| W90 800 Meters | Olga Kotelko | |||
| W45 High Jump | Dinah Heymans | |||
| W50 High Jump | Auli Marttinen | |||
| W90 High Jump | Olga Kotelko | |||
| W65 Long Jump | Ingrid Meier | |||
| W75 Long Jump | Christa Bortignon | |||
| W65 Triple Jump | Phil Raschker | |||
| W75 Weight Throw | Irene Merjamaa | |||
| W80 Weight Throw | Rachel Hanssens | |||
| W85 Weight Throw | Hilja Bakhoff | |||
| W90 Weight Throw | Olga Kotelko | |||
| W85 Hammer Throw | Hilja Bakhoff | |||
| W50 Shot Put | Alexandra Marghieva | |||
| W85 Shot Put | Hilja Bakhoff | |||
| W55 3000 Meters Race Walk | Lynette Ventris | |||
| W55 10K Race Walk | Lynette Ventris | |||
| W65 Pentathlon | Phil Raschker | |||
| W90 Pentathlon | Olga Kotelko | |||
| W60 4 x 200 Meters Relay | Moira West, Anne Nelson, Agnes Hitchmough, Jean Fail |
| Event | Athlete(s) | Nationality | Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M65 60 Meters | Vladimir Vybostok | |||
| M75 60 Meters | Robert Lida | |||
| M75 200 Meters | Robert Lida | |||
| M85 High Jump | Nils-Bertil Nevrup | |||
| M65 Long Jump | Vesa Maki | |||
| M85 Long Jump | Aate Lehtimäki | |||
| M75 Triple Jump | Stig Bäcklund | |||
| M85 Weight Throw | Matti Järvinen | |||
| M80 Shot Put | Leo Saarinen | |||
| M90 Shot Put | Toimi Ahvenjärvi | |||
| M65 3000 Meters Race Walk | Andrew Jamieson | |||
| M85 3000 Meters Race Walk | Guenter Ciesielski | |||
| M40 Pentathlon | ||||
| M45 Pentathlon | Thomas Stewens | |||
| M85 4 x 200 Meters Relay | Yrjo Torikka, Aatos Sainio, Pentti Saukkosaari, Kurt Byggmastar |