2009 World Masters Athletics Championships

60.983056°N 25.634167°E / 60.983056; 25.634167 (Lahden Stadion)

Radiomäen urheilukenttä
Lahden kisapuisto
2009 World Masters Athletics Championships
Dates28 July - 8 August 2009
Host cityLahti, Finland
VenueLahden Stadion
LevelMasters
TypeOutdoor
Participation4948 athletes from
96[1] nations
Official websiteArchived 2010-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
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2009 World Masters Athletics Championships is the eighteenth in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships that took place in Lahti, Finland from 28 July to 8 August 2009. [2]

The main venue was Lahden Stadion located within Lahden Urheilukeskus. [1] Supplemental venues included Radiomäen urheilukenttä in Radiomäki, Nastola Sport Field, Kisapuisto Field for throwing events, [3] and Fellmaninpuisto for start and finish of the Marathon. [4]

This Championships was organized by World Masters Athletics (WMA) in coordination with a Local Organising Committee (LOC): Virpi Hurri, Hannu Nurminen, Pekka Mäki-Reinikka.

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]

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

Past Championships results are archived at WMA; [8] the 2009 results are available as a searchable pdf. [9] Additional archives are available from British Masters Athletic Federation [10] as a searchable pdf, [11] from European Masters Athletics [12] as a searchable pdf [13] and from Museum of Masters Track & Field [14] as a searchable pdf. [15]

Masters world records set at this Championships are listed below.

Women
Event Athlete(s) Nationality Performance
W90 200 Meters Olga Kotelko[15]: 570   CAN
W55 400 Meters Caroline Powell[15]: 503   GBR
1:01.90
W55 400 Meters Joylyn Saunders-Mullins[15]: 503 [16]  GBR
W40 4 x 100 Meters Relay Gianna Mogentale, Julie Brims, Jacqualine Bezuidenhout, Kylie Strong[1][15]: 456   AUS
48.01
W50 4 x 400 Meters Relay Laura Mahady, Jane Horder, Joylyn Saunders-Mullins, Caroline Powell[1][15]: 501   GBR
4:10.80
W70 Triple Jump Christiane Schmalbruch[15]: 554   GER
W90 High Jump Olga Kotelko[15]: 570   CAN
W50 Shot Put Alexandra Marghieva[1][15]: 489   MDA
W70 Discus Throw Tamara Danilova[15]: 540   RUS
W90 Discus Throw Olga Kotelko[1][15]: 571   CAN
14.80
W70 Javelin Throw Evaun Williams[15]: 555   GBR
W90 Throws Pentathlon Olga Kotelko[1][15]: 571 [17]  CAN
5905

Men
Event Athlete(s) Nationality Performance
M90 100 Meters Ugo Sansonetti[15]: 415   ITA
M70 400 Meters Guido Müller[15]: 338   GER
M90 400 Meters Ugo Sansonetti[15]: 415   ITA
M90 800 Meters Holger Josefsson[15]: 416   SWE
M90 1500 Meters Holger Josefsson[15]: 416   SWE
M65 100 Meters Hurdles Rolf Geese[15]: 305   GER
M85 80 Meters Hurdles Hugo Delgado[18][15]: 409   PER
M70 4 x 400 Meters Relay Willi Scheidt, Adolf Nehren, Willi Klaus, Guido Müller[1][15]: 372   GER
4:17.47

References
  1. "Outdoor". World Masters Athletics.
  2. "2009 World Masters Athletics Championships". USA Track and Field.
  3. "VENUES". WMA 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-07-21.
  4. "Marathon". WMA 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-07-21.
  5. "Competition Rules". World Masters Athletics. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  6. Martin Gasselsberger. "WMA World Masters Athletics RULES OF COMPETITION". Masters Athletics. Archived from the original on 2021-12-27. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  7. "World Masters Athletic Championships". Wellington Masters Athletics.
  8. "Championships Outdoor". World Masters Athletics. February 3, 2020.
  9. "WMA 2009 STADIA CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS" (PDF). World Masters Athletics.
  10. "(WMACS) World Masters Athletics Championships Stadia". British Masters Athletic Federation.
  11. "WMA 2009 STADIA CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS" (PDF). British Masters Athletic Federation.
  12. "Results". European Masters Athletics. Archived from the original on 2022-04-07. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  13. "WMA 2009 STADIA CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS" (PDF). European Masters Athletics.
  14. "Results: World Outdoor Championships, Other Internationals". Museum of Masters Track & Field.
  15. "WMA 2009 STADIA CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS" (PDF). Museum of Masters Track & Field.
  16. Joylyn Saunders-Mullins placed 2nd to Caroline Powell in W55 400m
  17. The 4090 score reported in WMA is probably incorrect
  18. Hugo Delgado was spelled Hugo Antonio Delgado Flores in the results
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