International athletics championship event
42°59′57″N 78°46′39″W / 42.9991427°N 78.7775225°W / 42.9991427; -78.7775225 (University at Buffalo Stadium )
Walter Kunz Stadium
1995 World Masters Athletics Championships is the eleventh in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships (called World Veterans Championships, World Veterans Athletic Championships, or World Veterans Games at the time) that took place in Buffalo, New York , United States from 13 to 23 July 1995.[ 1]
The main venue was University at Buffalo Stadium ,
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which had been built 2 years prior to host the 1993 World University Games .
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Supplemental venues included Walter Kunz Stadium , also located on the campus of University at Buffalo .
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American masters athlete Ruth Anderson (65), who had participated in all eleven Championships in this series,
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carried a friendship torch into the stadium to light an Olympic-style flame during opening ceremonies on Friday, 14 July.
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This edition of masters athletics Championships had a minimum age limit of 35 years for women and 40 years for men.
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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.
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This Championships was organized by WAVA in coordination with a Local Organising Committee (LOC) of Vito J. Borrello, Neal Fatin, Robert Greene.
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In addition to a full range of track and field events,
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non-stadia events included 10K Cross Country , 10K Race Walk (women), 20K Race Walk (men), and Marathon . This may be the hottest Championships in the series so far, with temperatures around 104 °F (40 °C).
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Due to a shortage of ambulances and dangers from heat exhaustion , some Cross Country races were postponed.
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Due to an accidental detour, the W55 Cross Country was run short of the 10K distance.
Results
Past Championships results are archived at WMA.
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Additional archives are available from Museum of Masters Track & Field
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as a searchable pdf
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and in pdf newsletters from National Masters News.
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Several masters world records were set at this Championships. World records for 1985 are from the list of World Records in the Museum of Masters Track & Field searchable pdf[ 5] : xv unless otherwise noted. Top 3 medal winners are listed only for selected age groups. World records are indicated by WR .
Women
Men
M40
[ 5] : 1–8
M45
[ 5] : 8–14
M50
[ 5] : 14–20
Event
Pos
Athlete
Country
Results
M50 100 Meters
Stephen Robbins
USA
11.24 WR
Peter Crombie
AUS
11.47
Stanley J Wald
RSA
11.55
M50 200 Meters
Stephen Robbins
USA
23.6?
Peter Crombie
AUS
24.??
Roy Fearnall
AUS
24.??
M50 400 Meters
Stephen Robbins
USA
51.63 WR
Peter Crombie
AUS
52.03
Harold Isao Morioka
CAN
52.16
M50 800 Meters
Reginald Phipps
GBR
2:03.62
Kenneth Sparks
USA
2:04.01
Harold MacDonald
AUS
2:08.77
M50 1500 Meters
Reginald Phipps
GBR
4:12.60
Kenneth Sparks
USA
4:12.87
John Potts
GBR
4:15.68
M50 5000 Meters
Jose Bastos
BRA
15:43.14
Jiri Kindl
TCH
16:17.71
Alan Galbraith
NZL
16:20.28
M50 10000 Meters
Ron Robertson
NZL
32:39.67
Jose Bastos
BRA
32:42.58
Manuel Carvalho Da Silva
POR
34:07.26
M50 5K Race Walk
George White
AUS
23:46.75
James Carmines
USA
24:01.07
Donald L Denoon
USA
24:12.95
M50 100 Meters Hurdles
Courtland Gray
USA
14.97
Micholis Malatidis
GRE
14.97
Barry Ferguson
GBR
16.07
M50 400 Meters Hurdles
Courtland Gray
USA
59.??
Alberto Oliveira
BRA
1:00.??
Klaus Wucherer
GER
1:00.??
M50 3000 Meters Steeplechase
Ron Robertson
NZL
9:52.??
Victor Smith
GBR
10:45.??
John Walker
AUS
10:47.??
M50 4 x 100 Meters Relay
Melvin Fields
USA
45.04 WR
Thaddeus Bell
Edward Jones Jr
Stephen Robbins
Ross Kent
AUS
46.??
Roy Fearnall
Fred Turner
Peter Crombie
Peter Scholz
GER
46.??
Theodor Lenk
Gerold Schmitt
Norbert Meyer-Hartmann
M50 4 x 400 Meters Relay
Lloyd Hart
USA
3:37.27
Roger Pierce
Dennis Duffy
Melvin Fields
Roy Fearnall
AUS
3:37.86
Keith Martin
Fred Turner
Peter Crombie
Norbert Meyer-Hartmann
GER
3:45.06
Volker Peitzmeier
Dieter Millbradt
Peter Scholz
M50 High Jump
Jaroslav Hanus
TCH
1.78
Gunther Spielvogel
GER
1.78
Dieter Wille
GER
1.74
M50 Pole Vault
Robert Neutzling
USA
4.00
Heinz Beat Wyss
SUI
4.00
Michael Morris
USA
3.85
M50 Long Jump
Tapani Taavitsainen
FIN
6.59 WR
John Hartfield
USA
6.24
Edward Jones Jr
USA
5.95
M50 Triple Jump
Jurgen Lamp
EST
13.41
Claus Werner Kreft
GER
13.08
Leonel Carvalho
POR
12.73
M50 Shot Put
Wolfgang Hamel
GER
16.01
Thomas Gage
USA
15.25
Robert Mead
USA
14.87
M50 Discus Throw
Art Swarts
USA
59.10
Lloyd Higgins
USA
55.80
Larry Pratt
USA
54.62
M50 Hammer Throw
Thomas Gage
USA
61.08
Heimo Viertbauer
AUT
56.28
Srećko Štiglić
CRO
55.98
M50 Javelin Throw
Josef Kolar
TCH
59.86
Russell White
USA
56.52
Salomon Robbins Williams
MEX
54.48
M50 Decathlon
Rolf Geese
GER
7947
Snowy Brooks
GBR
7288
Wilhelm Kraatz
GER
7138
M50 Weight Pentathlon
Thomas Gage
USA
4701
Graeme Rose
AUS
4356
Ryszard Krzesinski
POL
4137
M50 10K Cross Country
Ron Robertson
NZL
35:00
Devaldino De Souza
BRA
36:41
Peter Lessing
GER
37:10
M50 10K Cross Country team
Peter Lessing
GER
37:10
Karl Horst Klee
38:52
Elias Dobre
39:27
team
1:55:29
Jeff Corkill
USA
37:27
Wally Herrala
37:43
James Lombardi
41:03
team
1:56:13
Devaldino De Souza
BRA
36:41
Renato Severo
37:25
Pedro Gomes De Oliveira
44:20
team
1:58:26
M50 20K Race Walk
George White
AUS
1:44:28
Edgar Kousky
USA
1:51:33
Piergiorgio Andreotti
ITA
1:52:17
M50 20K Race Walk team
Edgar Kousky
USA
1:51:33
James Carmines
1:52:24
Alan Yap
1:59:18
team
5:43:15
Jean Moussine
FRA
1:57:41
Constant Briere
2:03:21
Marcel Oliet
2:04:20
team
6:05:22
Rainer Heidemann
GER
1:57:04
Alfred Ludwig
2:03:50
Heinz Jurgen Ullrich
2:09:03
team
6:09:57
M50 Marathon
Jose Bastos
BRA
2:34:37
Juvenal Costa
POR
2:43:37
Herman Tadeo Cortinez
ARG
2:43:44
M50 Marathon team
Peter Lessing
GER
2:44:45
Karl Horst Klee
2:57:03
Siegfried Vosshenrich
2:58:00
team
8:39:48
Terry Van Natta
USA
2:49:20
Richard Webb
2:49:36
Hector Rodriguez
3:12:20
team
8:51:16
Michele Bassi
ITA
2:46:33
Alfredo Stella
3:07:59
Bruno Baggia
3:10:01
team
9:04:33
M55
[ 5] : 20–26
M60
[ 5] : 26–32
M65
[ 5] : 32–37
M70
[ 5] : 37–40
Event
Pos
Athlete
Country
Results
M70 5K Race Walk
Len Creo
GBR
29:37.86 WR
M75
[ 5] : 40–42
Event
Pos
Athlete
Country
Results
M75 5K Race Walk
Reidar Jordell
NOR
33:17.05 WR
M80
[ 5] : 42–44
M85
[ 5] : 44
M90
[ 5] : 44–45
References
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^ WILSON, ALLEN; MCSHEA, KEITH; GAUGHAN, MARK; HARRINGTON, MIKE (June 29, 1995). "OVER 5,500 SET TO COMPETE IN VETERANS EVENT" . The Buffalo News .
^ a b HERBECK, DAN; BAKER, KEN; ANZALONE, CHARLES (August 23, 1994). "ORGANIZERS PROMISE FINANCIAL STABILITY IN PROMOTING VETERANS CHAMPIONSHIPS" . The Buffalo News .
^ a b c "5529 Athletes From 74 Nations Enter XI World Veterans Championships in Buffalo" (PDF) . National Masters News . Museum of Masters Track & Field. July 1995.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "Official Results XI World Veterans Championships" (PDF) . Museum of Masters Track & Field.
^ a b c d "5335 Athletes Take Part in 11th World Veterans Championships" (PDF) . National Masters News . Museum of Masters Track & Field. September 1995.
^ Brady, Karen (June 8, 1995). "TWIST KING TO HELP OPEN GAMES AT UB CHECKER TO BE AT JULY 14 GALA FOR WORLD MASTERS ATHLETIC COMPETITION" . The Buffalo News .
^ "WORLD MASTERS (VETERANS) CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)" . gbrathletics.com . Athletics Weekly.
^ a b Kusy, Krzysztof; Zieliński, Jacek (January 2006). Parzy, Wiesława (ed.). Masters athletics. Social, biological and practical aspects of veterans sport . Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego w Poznaniu/Poznan University of Physical Education. ISBN 83-88923-69-2 .
^ Martin Gasselsberger. "WMA World Masters Athletics RULES OF COMPETITION" . Masters Athletics.
^ "World Masters Athletic Championships" . Wellington Masters Athletics.
^ Olson, Leonard T. (November 29, 2000). Masters Track and Field: A History . McFarland. ISBN 0786408898 .
^ "Championships Outdoor" . World Masters Athletics . Retrieved January 3, 2022 .
^ "Results: World Outdoor Championships, Other Internationals" . Museum of Masters Track & Field. Retrieved January 3, 2022 .
^ a b c "Biography of the Marge Allison" (PDF) . Australian Masters Athletics.
^ Doug Binder (September 11, 1996). "Gaining Speed - The Mary Libal Story" . Corvallis Gazette-Times.
^ HARRINGTON, MIKE; WILSON, ALLEN (July 16, 1995). "THE HEAT IS ON AND HE'S A MIAMI MAN ON THE RUN" . The Buffalo News .
^ Guido Müller was spelled Guido Müeller in the results
^ "Guido Muller WINNER OF THE 2014 MASTERS' MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR" . World Athletics.
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