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1991 World Masters Athletics Championships
1991 World Masters Athletics Championships is the ninth in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships (called World Veterans Championships at the time) that took place in Turku, Finland from 18 to 28 July 1991. The main venue was Paavo Nurmi Stadium. Satellite tracks were located in nearby municipalities of Raisio and Kaarina. 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 during meeting at the inaugural edition of this series at Toronto in 1975, then officially founded during the second edition in 1977, then renamed as World Masters Athletics (WMA) at the Brisbane Championships in 2001. This Championships was organized by WAVA in coordination with a Local Organising Committee (LOC) headed by Sten-Olof Hansen. In addition to a full range of track and field events, non-stadia events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paavo Nurmi Stadium
Paavo Nurmi Stadium ( fi, Paavo Nurmen stadion, sv, Paavo Nurmis stadion) is a multi-use stadium in Turku, Finland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and athletics meets. It holds 13,000 people and is named after the Turku-born runner Paavo Nurmi. Twenty athletics world records have been set at the stadium. John Landy broke the world records for the 1,500 m and the mile (1954), Nurmi for the 3,000 m (1922), Emil Zátopek (1950) and Ron Clarke (1965) for the 10,000 m, Viljo Heino for the one-hour run (1945) and the 20 km (1949), Matti Järvinen for the javelin throw (1932) and Charles Hoff for the pole vault (1925). Paavo Nurmi Games, a track and field meet, is held at the stadium annually. References External links * Stadium recordsCity of Turku – Paavo Nurmi Stadium Football venues in Finland Buildings and structures in Turku Sport in Turku Tourist attractions in Turku Stadium A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
