2017 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships


35°49′42″N 128°40′36″E / 35.82828°N 128.676795°E / 35.82828; 128.676795 (Daegu Athletics Promotion Center)

2017 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships
Dates19-25 March 2017
Host cityDaegu, South Korea
VenueDaegu Athletics Promotion Center
LevelMasters
TypeIndoor
Participation4,364 athletes from
74[1] nations
Official websiteArchived 2017-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
2014
2019
Suseong Family Park

2017 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships is the seventh in a series of World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships (also called World Masters Athletics Championships Indoor, or WMACi). This seventh edition took place in Daegu, [2] [3] South Korea, [4] from 19 to 25 March 2017. [5] This was the first Indoor Championships held in an odd-numbered year, to alternate with the Outdoor Championships that switched to even-numbered years in 2016. [1]

The main venue was Daegu Athletics Promotion Center, [6] [7] which has a banked indoor track [8] where the turns are raised to neutralize the centrifugal force of athletes running the curves. This track has no bounce even on the high curves, as is often found in older portable tracks. [9] Supplemental venues included Civil Life Sports Center, Daegu Stadium Auxiliary Field for throws, and Suseong Family Park for Cross Country. [1] [10] [11]

This Championships was organized by World Masters Athletics (WMA) in coordination with a Local Organising Committee (LOC): Kwon Young (Mayor of Daegu), Daegu Metropolitan City, Korean Olympic Committee, Korea Association of Athletics Federations and Daegu Sports Council. [1] [11] A record total of 4,364 athletes from 74 countries competed. [1] [12]

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. [13]

A full range of indoor track and field events were held. [14] [15] In addition to indoor competition, non-stadia events included Half Marathon, [16] 8K Cross Country, 10K Race Walk, Weight Throw, Hammer Throw, Discus Throw and Javelin Throw.

Controversy

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China boycotted this Championships due to political tension with South Korea. [17] [18]

Results

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Official daily results are archived at simplyregister.net [19] Past Championships results are archived at WMA. [20] Additional archives are available from European Masters Athletics [21] as a searchable pdf, [22] and from British Masters Athletic Federation [23] as a searchable pdf. [24] USATF Masters keeps a list of American record holders. [25] Canadian Masters Athletics keeps an archive of Canadian athletes and results at WMA Championships. [26]

Several masters world records were set at this Indoor Championships. [27] [28] World records for 2017 are from WMA[20] unless otherwise noted.

Women

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W40 200 Meters
Event Athlete(s) Nationality Performance
W65 400 Meters Jeanette Flynn[24]   AUS
1:10.34
W65 1500 Meters Kathryn Martin   USA
W65 3000 Meters Kathryn Martin   USA
W70 3000 Meters Lavinia Petrie[24]   AUS
12:54.89
W60 60 Meters Hurdles Jane Horder[24]   GBR
9.90
W80 Long Jump Christa Bortignon[26]   CAN
3.17
W50 Triple Jump Valentyna Krepkina   UKR
10.79
W65 Triple Jump Akiko Ohinata   JPN
9.86
W80 Triple Jump Christa Bortignon on YouTube[26]   CAN
7.09
W75 Weight Throw Gudrun Mellmann   GER
14.34
W65 3000 Meters Race Walk Heather Carr[29]   AUS
16:57.96
W90 3000 Meters Race Walk Elena Pagu[24]   ROU
28:37.92
W45 Half Marathon Esther Alvarez Herrero[16]   ESP
1:19:54
Event Athlete(s) Nationality Performance
M85 60 Meters Hiroo Tanaka   JPN
9.77
M80 200 Meters Robert Lida   USA
M85 200 Meters Hiroo Tanaka   JPN
33.76
M50 400 Meters Roland Gröger on YouTube[30] [31]   GER
51.73
M80 400 Meters Robert Lida[28]   USA
1:10.20
M65 3000 Meters Race Walk José Luis López Camarena   MEX
14:17.97
M65 Long Jump Klemens Grißmer   GER
M65 Pentathlon Klemens Grißmer[1]   GER
4637
M65 4 x 200 Meters Relay Charles Allie, Thaddeus Wilson, Charles Powell, Bill Collins[32]   USA
1:48.58

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Indoor". World Masters Athletics.
  2. ^ "시정영상뉴스 제38호(2017-05-19)". Daegu Metropolitan City. May 19, 2017. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  3. ^ 김진희 (Nov 23, 2016). "전국 육상인들,육상도시 대구에서 세계를 향해 달린다". ikbn.news. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  4. ^ "World Masters Athletics Championships Indoor (Daegu 2017)". Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Honolulu. Sep 1, 2017. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  5. ^ USAG Daegu U.S. Army (March 10, 2017). "World Masters Athletics Championships Indoor Daegu 2017". Stripes Korea. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  6. ^ "Groundbreaking Ceremony for Athletics Promotion Centre". World Athletics. Jan 28, 2010. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  7. ^ GWEON-SAM, HONG; YOON-HO, KIM (August 11, 2013). "Daegu's new athletic stadium is a false start". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  8. ^ "Korean Athletics Center, A new cradle for winter training" (PDF). European Masters Athletics. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  9. ^ world.masters.athletics.org (Aug 3, 2013). "Report - World Masters Athletics". Yumpu.
  10. ^ "Venues". WMACi Daegu 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-03-24. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  11. ^ a b "World Masters Athletics Championships indoor Daegu 2017" (PDF). 中華民國常青田徑協會. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  12. ^ Jerzy Krauze. "World Masters Athletics Indoor - DAEGU 2017". European Masters Athletics. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  13. ^ "Competition Rules". World Masters Athletics. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  14. ^ "Daegu 2017". World Masters Athletics. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  15. ^ Martin Gasselsberger. "WMA World Masters Athletics RULES OF COMPETITION". Masters Athletics. Archived from the original on 2021-12-27. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  16. ^ a b "WMA Championships Half Marathon Bests" (PDF). World Masters Athletics. April 2019. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  17. ^ Morgan, Liam (March 21, 2017). "China opt out of World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  18. ^ Ken Stone (March 10, 2017). "China scratches from Daegu World Masters Indoor Championships". Masterstrack.com. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  19. ^ "Start Lists and Results". simplyregister.net. Archived from the original on 2017-04-19. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  20. ^ a b "Championships Indoor". World Masters Athletics. February 3, 2020. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  21. ^ "Results". European Masters Athletics. Archived from the original on 2022-04-07. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  22. ^ "All Results" (PDF). European Masters Athletics. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  23. ^ "(WMACI) World Masters Athletics Championships Indoor". British Masters Athletic Federation. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  24. ^ a b c d e "World Masters Athletics - Daegu 2017 - All Results" (PDF). British Masters Athletic Federation.
  25. ^ "USATF MTF Records". USATFMasters.org. December 5, 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  26. ^ a b c "Daegu 2017". Canadian Masters Athletics. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  27. ^ "USA Brings Home 108 Medals, 42 Gold At World Masters Indoor Track Championships In Daegu, South Korea". PR Newswire. Mar 25, 2017. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  28. ^ a b Daegu Team (Sep 2, 2018). "2017 WMA World Masters Indoor Championships – Medal Count". USATF Masters. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  29. ^ Bonnie Parrish-Kell (May 11, 2017). "WMAC's 3000 Meter Race Walk Results". Slowpoke Divas. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  30. ^ Karl-Heinz Flucke (March 26, 2017). "Roland Gröger verbessert seinen Hallen-Weltrekord". Deutsche Leichtathletik-Verband.
  31. ^ Ken Stone (March 26, 2017). "Watch for Daegu stories as 4,000 athletes return home, post videos". Masterstrack.com.
  32. ^ Ken Stone (March 26, 2017). "USA's Allie, Powell, Wilson and Collins crank out M65 4×2 WR". Masterstrack.com. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
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