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List Of Masters Athletes
This is a list of notable people who have participated in masters athletics. Most have achieved their primary notoriety through athletic endeavors except when noted. * Luciano Acquarone * Aimo Aho * Gabriela Andersen-Schiess * Henry Andrade * Birger Asplund * Doris Auer * Charles Austin * Rink Babka * Lee Baca Los Angeles County Sheriff * Bob Backus * Lawrence Baird * Thane Baker * Willie Banks * Arthur Barnard * James Barrineau * Jack Bacheler * Dieter Baumann * Tim Berrett * Nataša Bezjak * Laurie Binder * Chris Black * Peter Blank * Meeri Bodelid * Viktor Bolshov * Charlie Booth inventor of Starting Blocks * Lamberto Boranga * Christa Bortignon * Mary Bowermaster * Roald Bradstock Artist * Norman Bright * Debbie Brill * Benny Brown * Arto Bryggare * Zola Budd * Ed Burke * Billie Ann Burrill * Rich Busa * Arild Busterud * Tom Byers * John Carlos * Gary Carlsen * Angelo Carosi * David Carr * Ed Caruthers * Dwain Cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masters Athletics
Masters athletics is a class of the sport of athletics for athletes of over 35 years of age. The events include track and field, road running and cross country running. Competitors are bracketed into five-year age groups (which promotes fair competition). For international events the first age group is 35 to 39. Men as old as 105 and women in their 100s have competed in running, jumping and throwing events. Masters athletes are sometimes known as "veterans" and the European Masters Championships, for instance, is known as "Eurovets." This and other high level events including biennial World Championships cater largely to elite-level athletes, but many masters athletes are novices to athletics and enjoy the camaraderie offered by masters competition at the local, National and International level. Most National governing bodies for track and field hold annual Masters championships. Prestigious National meets such as the Penn Relays and the United States Olympic Trials (track and fie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Bacheler
Jack Strangl Bacheler (born December 30, 1943) is an American former long-distance runner and two-time U.S. Olympian (5,000 meters in 1968 Mexico City Olympics, and Marathon in 1972 Munich Olympics). Born in Washington, District of Columbia, Bacheler was a founding member of the Florida Track Club at Gainesville, Florida in the late 1960s, and personally designed the club's distinctive "orange" logo. Standing 6 feet 7 inches, yet weighing only 165 pounds, he towered over most of his competitors. Now living in Clayton, North Carolina, he is married to Patricia Bacheler. Bacheler has two children, daughter Teresa (Teri), and son Matthew (Matt). Early running career Bacheler grew up in Birmingham, Michigan and grew quickly: he was 6 foot 5 inches in the 10th grade at Birmingham's Seaholm High. Because of his height he played basketball at Seaholm High School, but found in his senior year that he excelled more in cross country and track. At the start of his senior year h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roald Bradstock
Arne Roald Bradstock (aka The "Olympic Picasso") is an Olympic athlete and an Olympic artist from England who competed in the men's javelin throw event during his career. He twice represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics: 1984 and 1988. In 1992 he was an alternate for the GB Olympic Team and in 1996 Summer Olympics, 1996 was an alternate for the USA Olympic team. Bradstock competed in the 2000 United States Olympic Trials (track and field), 2000, 2004 United States Olympic Trials (track and field), 2004, 2008 United States Olympic Trials (track and field), 2008 USAT&F Olympic Trials and then, for his 8th and final time at age 50, the 2012 UK Olympic Trials where he came second. In 2000, Bradstock competed in the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) Sport Art competition in the painting division, for which he won the gold medal. His winning painting, titled "Struggle for Perfection" then went on to be part of an International exhibition at the International Olympic Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Bowermaster
Mary L. Bowermaster (July 26, 1917 – March 4, 2011) was a nurse's aide for schools in Butler County, Ohio, until a breast cancer diagnosis in 1979. After a mastectomy and successfully battling the disease, she began a second career in masters athletics. Bowermaster, who was born in Wellsville, Ohio, is the current American record holder in the W80 long jump and shot put, and has pending marks that are superior to the listed record in the W80 and W85 100 metres. She also holds the current W80 American Indoor records in the 60 metres, long jump and shot put. As part of her recovery from the operation, she began exercising. The following year, she competed in her first Senior Olympics. Five years later she set the W65 world record in the high jump at the (WAVA) World Masters Athletics Championships in Melbourne, Australia. A regular competitor at various championship meets, she has set numerous other records as she has progressed through the age divisions. Her story has been c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christa Bortignon
Christa Bortignon (b. Jan 29, 1937) is a Canadian masters track and field athlete from West Vancouver, British Columbia. She holds thirteen world records in the Women's 75-79 division — five indoor (60m, 60m hurdles, 200m, pentathlon, 4X200 relay), and eight outdoor (100m, 200m, 400m, 80m hurdles, 200m hurdles, triple jump, pentathlon and heptathlon). In 2013, she was chosen the World Masters Athletics World Masters Athletics (WMA) is the worldwide governing body for the sport of masters athletics – which includes track and field, cross country, and road running events – as participated by people over 35 years of age. As the need became ap ..., World Female Masters Athlete of the Year. She was also the 2014 Canadian Masters Athletics (CMA) Canadian Athlete of the year. A former competitive tennis player, she began competing in Masters Track and Field in 2009, at age 72. References Further reading Christa Bortignon accounts for her Best Master season in Q&A - mas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamberto Boranga
Lamberto Boranga (born 30 October 1942 in Foligno) is an Italian high, long and triple jumper (masters athletics), and football goalkeeper. Biography He has 112 appearances in Italian Serie A (Association football first division) with ACF Fiorentina (6 in season 1966–67), Brescia Calcio (in season 1969–70) and A.C. Cesena (92 in four seasons from 1973 to 1977). He currently plays football in the lower divisions; according to his contract with Papiano, he will play up to 2015, when he will be 73 years old. In 2012 he set the world record master in triple jump, with a distance of 10.75, in the M70 category. He is also the holder of the world record M65 in the long jump (5.47 m). World records * Triple jump M70: 10.75 m ( Serravalle, 3 November 2012) * Long jump M65: 5.47 m ( Ljubljana, 27 July 2008) Achievements He won ten medals in eleven events at the International Championships (World and European). See also *List of world records in masters athletics References Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Booth
Charlie Booth (1 October 1903 – 20 May 2008)Vale Charlie Booth 1903–2008 was an Australian athlete. Career In the 1930s, he was a champion runner who participated in several s, until a victory in 1939. He was also a apprentice. Booth is widely credited for inventing for sprinting ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktor Bolshov
Viktor Bolshov (russian: Виктор Большов; born 23 May 1939) is a retired Soviet high jumper. He competed in the 1960 Olympics finishing fourth behind his teammates Robert Shavlakadze, world record holder Valery Brumel and American John Thomas. During the course of the competition all four equaled the Olympic record, Shavlakadze, the first jumper in the order set the record first. Based on current rules, Bolshov would have tied Thomas for the bronze medal, but at the time jumpers were penalized for the number of attempts and Bolshov took seven attempts during the competition to Thomas' five. In 1961, Bolshov jumped 2.16 m in Grozny, at the time he was the number three high jumper in the world. Bolshov continued jumping, returning to the Olympics in 1968, but not making the final. In 1974, he equalled his 2.16 at the Soviet National Championships in Moscow, at age 35 setting the Masters M35 World Record. The record would stand for 17 years. Bolshov is married ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meeri Bodelid
Meeri Annikki Bodelid (Jaako) (born December 23, 1943, in Tornio, Finland) is a Swedish multi sport athlete. Standing she left her mark, winning Swedish national championships in three sports. She competed for Sweden in the 1972 Winter Olympics in the cross-country skiing 5 km, 10 km and 3 × 5 km relay. Bodelid also represented Sweden at three world championships. She also was Swedish national champion in team cycling in 1971 and 1972, teamed with Elisabet Höglund and Monica Bengtsson. In 1975 she won the national championship in the individual 60 km road race. In 1980 she took up Marathon running while still setting record in cross-country skiing. By 1982 she became the Swedish national champion by finishing second behind Ingrid Kristiansen at the Stockholm Marathon. She narrowly missed making the Swedish Olympic team in the marathon in 1984, setting her personal best at age 40 in 2:39:39. She represented Sweden in the 1987 World Marathon Cup already ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Blank
Peter Blank (born 10 April 1962) is a German track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. Early on in his career, he was a decathlete. In 1992, he set the world record for longest javelin throw in a decathlon with a distance of 79.80 m. His personal best throw is 88.70 m, achieved in June 2001 in Stuttgart at age 39. This throw was briefly a Masters M35 world record; it lasted less than a week because Jan Železný Jan Železný (; born 16 June 1966) is a Czech former track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He is a World and Olympic champion and holds the world record with a throw of . Widely considered to be the greatest javelin thrower ... had turned 35 three weeks earlier and in his first competition after turning 35, Železný threw the javelin 89.94 m. Železný then further improved the record to 92.80 m at the 2001 World Championships, putting it beyond Blank's reach. Two years later, Blank set the M40 world record with an 84.08 m t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Black (athlete)
Christopher ("Chris") Francis Black (born 1 January 1950 in Edinburgh) is a retired Scottish hammer thrower, who represented Great Britain at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1976 (Montreal). His best Olympic result was finishing in seventh place at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi ..., throwing 73.18 metres. He held the Scottish record for the hammer throw from 1983 to 2015. International competitions References External links * * 1950 births Living people Sportspeople from Edinburgh Scottish male hammer throwers British male hammer throwers British masters athletes Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurie Binder
Laurie Binder (born August 10, 1947) is an American long-distance runner. She was a four-time winner of the San Francisco Bay to Breakers race, tied with Maryetta Boitano for the most victories, setting the first course record when the race was shortened to 12 km at 41.24.7. Biography She won the 1981 San Francisco Marathon, the year the race served as the national championship, making her the United States National Champion in the Marathon. Later in her 40s she was voted the "Masters Age Division Athlete of the Year" four consecutive times between 1988 and 1991 In 2014, she was elected into the USATF Masters Hall of Fame The USATF Masters Hall of Fame is the Masters section of the National Track and Field Hall of Fame. It is intended to select worthy athletes from the various divisions of Masters athletics involved in the sports of track and field, road running an .... Achievements References 1947 births Living people American female long-distance runn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
