2013 World Masters Athletics Championships Explained

2013 World Masters Athletics Championships
Size:240
Stadium:CETE
Host City:Porto Alegre, Brazil
Dates:16 - 27 October 2013
Level:Masters
Type:Outdoor
Athletes Participating:4138
Nations Participating:82[1]
Previous:2011
Next:2015

-30.0564°N -51.2195°W2013 World Masters Athletics Championships is the 20th in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championshipsthat took place in Porto Alegre, Brazil from 16 to 27 October 2013.[2] [3]

The main venue was Centro Estadual de Treinamento Esportivo (CETE),[4] which had a newly laid track.[5] Supplemental venues included Estádio Universitário da PUCRS at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Sociedade de Ginástica Porto Alegre (SOGIPA).[1] [2] Non-stadia road races were held at Parque Marinha do Brasil and Orla do Guaíba.[6]

This Championships was organized by World Masters Athletics (WMA) in coordination with a Local Organising Committee (LOC): Estate of Rio Grande Do Sul, City Hall of Porto Alegre, ABRAM (Brazilian Association of Athletics Master) - Francisco Hypolito da Silveira and Group AUSTRAL - Vinicius Garcia.[1]

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.[7]

In addition to a full range of track and field events,[8] [9] non-stadia events included 8K Cross Country, 10K Race Walk, 20K Race Walk, Half Marathon and Marathon.

Results

Official results are archived at wma2013.[10] Past Championships results are archived at WMA;[11] the 2013 results are available as a searchable pdf.[12] Additional archives are available from British Masters Athletic Federation[13] in several searchable pdf files[14] and from Museum of Masters Track & Field[15] as a searchable pdf.[16]

Masters world records set at this Championships are listed below. New to the outdoor Championships series is the Half Marathon;[17] therefore all age-group winners set new world records for this event.[9]

Women

EventAthlete(s)NationalityPerformance
W55 100 MetersMarie Mathieu[18]
W60 100 MetersKarla Del Grande[19]
W55 200 MetersMarie Mathieu
W60 200 MetersKarla Del Grande
W55 400 MetersMarie Mathieu
W60 400 MetersKarla Del Grande
W70 400 MetersRiet Jonkers-Slegers
W80 10000 MetersDenise Leclerc
W70 200 Meters HurdlesMagdalena Tomlinson
W80 20K Race WalkDenise Leclerc
W80 High JumpRosemary Chrimes
W75 Shot PutEvaun Williams
W75 Hammer ThrowEvaun Williams
W75 Weight ThrowEvaun Williams
W75 Javelin ThrowEvaun Williams
W75 Throws PentathlonEvaun Williams
W35 Half MarathonRosa Jussara Barbosa
W40 Half MarathonJennifer Malavolta
W45 Half MarathonMaribel Del Carme Osman
W50 Half MarathonAshley Meyer
W55 Half MarathonAnne Ryan
W60 Half MarathonBritt S M Hellmark
W65 Half MarathonPetrina Trowbridge
W70 Half MarathonMarisa da Silva Cruz
W75 Half MarathonErika Kruger

Men

EventAthlete(s)NationalityPerformance
M85 100 MetersYoshiyuki Shimizu
M95 100 MetersFrederico Fischer
M85 200 MetersYoshiyuki Shimizu
M90 200 MetersLucas Nel
M85 400 MetersYoshiyuki Shimizu
M85 800 MetersFrancisco do Carmo Oliveira
M85 1500 MetersFrancisco do Carmo Oliveira
M65 5K Race WalkIan Richards
M65 Throws PentathlonArild Busterud
M35 Half MarathonClaudir Rodrigues
M40 Half MarathonJefferson Rivas Sanchez
M45 Half MarathonCesar Troncoso Troncoso
M50 Half MarathonGianluca Grassi
M55 Half MarathonTore Axelsson
M60 Half MarathonMario Vargas Mac-Donald
M65 Half MarathonKauko Kuningas
M70 Half MarathonRoberto Vasquez
M75 Half MarathonBernardino Pereira
M80 Half MarathonBert Janes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Outdoor . World Masters Athletics .
  2. Web site: Porto Alegre 2013. World Masters Athletics.
  3. Web site: 2013 World Masters Athletics Championships. USA Track and Field.
  4. Web site: Campeonato. wma2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131027091344/http://www.wma2013.com/. 27 October 2013. dead.
  5. Web site: More from Porto Alegre – Day 4, 2013. Bridget Cushen. 20 October 2013. British Masters Athletic Federation.
  6. Web site: Cerimônia de abertura do Mundial de Atletismo Master ocorre nesta terça. October 15, 2013. Governo do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul.
  7. Web site: Competition Rules. World Masters Athletics. 2021-12-27.
  8. Web site: WMA World Masters Athletics RULES OF COMPETITION. Martin Gasselsberger. Masters Athletics. 2022-02-26. 2021-12-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20211227151147/http://www.mastersathletics.net/index.php?id=739. dead.
  9. Web site: World Masters Athletic Championships. Wellington Masters Athletics.
  10. Web site: Results - Resultados. wma2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131031135949/https://wma2013.com/results/. 31 October 2013. dead.
  11. Web site: Championships Outdoor. February 3, 2020. World Masters Athletics.
  12. Web site: 2013 WMA Outdoor Championships. World Masters Athletics.
  13. Web site: (WMACS) World Masters Athletics Championships Stadia. British Masters Athletic Federation.
  14. Web site: World Masters Track & Field Championships Porto Alegre, Brazil - 16-27 October 2013. British Masters Athletic Federation.
  15. Web site: Results: World Outdoor Championships, Other Internationals. Museum of Masters Track & Field.
  16. Web site: 2013 WMA Outdoor Championships. Museum of Masters Track & Field.
  17. Web site: WMA Championships Half Marathon Bests. April 2019. World Masters Athletics. 2022-01-01.
  18. Marie Mathieu set the W55 100m World Record of 13.24 in preliminaries
  19. Karla Del Grande set the W60 100m World Record of 13.30 in semi-finals

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