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MASTERS ATHLETICS SPRING 2013.
causing a bit of a pile up but no one was injured. Who
1, 2 in the M40 race as Michael Gardiner nudged would have anticipated a European record over 400m
ahead of the British champion Brian Derby, who ran from a distance runner? But this is exactly what we
slightly faster here. Michael Osunsami and Peter got in the W65 race as Angela Copson’s endurance
Benedickter did not make the cut. With the return of wore down her opponents as she went on to win her
Kermit Bentham and Robert Grew, only the second gold in two days in 65.20sec. having been
Frenchman Benoit prevented a 1, 2 in the M50 presented with her European Best Female of the Year
category. Trophy during the Opening Ceremony and thus
becoming the first British female to be awarded this
The M55 saw one of the closest finishes when Beca of prestigious Award.
Portugal got the nod over Tennyson James, both
credited with 58.29 with Ian Broadhurst in 59.10sec in
3rd. Evergreen Wally Franklyn rarely finishes a race
without a medal; here he had to accede to the Italian John Nicholls
Velicetti and Simon Barrett for the M60 bronze. won the
M45 Shot
Wendy Laing How encouraging to see the return of the Laing sisters
World Record Manndy (no longer a competitor), and Wendy who
in the High surely could never have expected to break a World
Jump high hump record after two years battling various
illnesses. Nature is a great healer and patience paid
Rodney Mills won the M75 but the BMAF Chairman off handsomely. Wendy cleared 1.57m to get back
Arthur Kimber had too many other problems on his into the record books again as co-incidentally her W45
plate and did not qualify. Heats, semis and finals WR has been taken earlier by Urike Julien of Germany
within 24-hours take its toll on the legs, Sharon who cleared 1.63m at the German indoors. Another
Greenwood’s 59.47sec clocking for 3rd in the W40 courageous high jump performance came from the
category would have given the Lancastrian and British 63-year old German, Hans-Jurgen Ramacher. He
champion the same place in the W35 where Julie cleared 1.54m to take the title having now been given
Hubbard got silver. Caroline Powell’s dominance of the all-clear on colon cancer, he lost half his
the W55 sprints continues as the Bristolian led a bodyweight. M75 Tony Crocker is one of our most
British clean sweep in a time that would have given enduring high jumpers, here the Upton Snodsbury.
her the W50 title by a full 3seconds!! Laura Mahady Professor added to his considerable collection clearing
and Jane Horder followed her in. Caroline had also run 1.31m for 3rd behind the equally academic and prolific
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