Season 9 Issue 2 World Masters Lyon OCTOBER 2015 MAWA smiles Carol Bowman is all smiles after receiving her silver medal for the relay. 1
Women lead the way By DAVID CARR FAR from home, out of season, small population. None of this was a barrier for our team in Lyon, particularly for the outstanding women athletes of Masters WA. Margaret Saunders again won the steeple. Peggy Macliver was part of the world record 4x400m. Melissa Foster won one gold and one silver medals. Better known as a hammer thrower, Byrony Glass won silver in the weight throw and bronze in the throws pentathlon. Lynne Ventris continued her string of gold medal walks. Lorna Lauchlan proved herself as a track walker. Carol Bowman battled as hard as anyone for her two medals, while Lorraine Lopes again displayed her talent. What do they have in common? (Leaving aside obvious issues of time and money). All managed their injuries, had suitable training programmes and established short and long term goals. MAWA MEDAL TABLE G S B David Carr 4 Lyn Ventris 4> 1^ Peggy Macliver 2* 1 Lorna Lauchlan 2 Irwin Barrett-Lennard 1 3 Melissa Foster 1 1 Margaret Saunders 1 1* Lorraine Lopes 1 1 Jim Langford 1^ 1 Byrony Glass 1 1 Carol Bowman *1 ^1 Chris Tittel 1 Lynne Schickert ^1 Mike O Reilly ^1 *Relay medal ^Team medal >Includes one team medal Peggy was barely able to walk twelve months ago. She persevered, took the right advice and treatment, ran in the water, ran intervals and did sprint training in Dave Wyatt's group. Margaret ran in 2 2 the water and on the grass when unable to do vigorous training. Lynne Ventris always walks high mileage and adheres to her coach's advice. Lorna solicited a training partner, Jan Fletcher, to pace her trackwork. For Lorraine it was whatever mileage she could manage, interspersed with intervals. Carol's medals were earned by many long runs and weekly interval sessions. All of them overcame injuries or personal tribulations. An outstanding long jumper, Melissa Foster has worked on technique with Ann Masters and Lyndsey Glass. She was rewarded with gold and an Australian record in the triple jump, silver in the long jump and a solid performance in her new event, the heptathlon. Here is a forecast: Perth 2016 will see the emergence of a wonderful group of men who were not present in Lyon. Ten names come readily to mind.
World record breakers Marie Kay W55 heptathlon Lavinia Petrie W70 half marathon W70 4 x 400m relay: Peggy Macliver, Marg Allison, Anne Lang and Jean Hampson. W70 Marge Allison in the 200m hurdles Australian record breakers M45 Justin Hanrahan - long jump M75 Mick Stevenson sprint hurdles and long hurdles W35 Melissa Foster triple jump W45 Janelle Delaney 400m W55 Marie Kay heptathlon, 200m, sprint hurdles W60 Anne Ryan 3000m W65 Wilma Perkins heptathlon, long jump, pole vault W70 Jean Hampson heptathlon, sprint hurdles W70 Mary Thomas javelin, throws pentathlon W70 Marge Allison long hurdles W70 Lavinia Petrie half marathon W70 Anne Lang, Peggy Macliver, Jean Hampson, Marge Allison 4 x 400m W75 Miriam Cudmore long jump W75 Lorraine Lopes 5000m LORRAINE LOPES 3
Peter Crombie and Mick Stevenson lead the Australian team at the opening ceremony at La Duchere stadium. 4 4
Aussies make mark WA s Matt Staunton, Mark Elms, Melissa Foster and Clive Choate soak up the atmosphere of the opening ceremony. By DAVID CARR THE best publicity for Perth 2016 came from our performances on the track. In the new uniform we looked good and had enough success to impress the opposition. For instance, with about 12 times our population, USA would need to win 624 gold to equal our 52 on a per capita basis. They won 57. One calculation included medals won for distance of travel. That way, we run faster than the French. We can expect a home-ground advantage next year. The championships were well conducted and Lyon was hospitable, and tolerant of our bumbling few words of French. Using four tracks, as much as an hour apart, and temperatures up to 39C tested us, but it was the same for all and once we found our way around, it was no problem. Conditions seemed not to affect performances. At the track, there was a sense of theatre, much as would see at a basketball game. Plenty of loud music and paired commentators stirring the crowd. 5
Windy opening Celebrations In the spotlight Showtime Pushing Perth 6
Battle of the lenses Multi skilled Ducking for cover British photographer Tom Phillips (left) and WMA Competition Director Alan Bell take cover. Golden girl Team manager Janet Naylon takes over from Stuart. Doug Smith Aussie hotel 7
Lyon 2015 100m Going 1 2 3 ABOVE: Babatunde Ridly (8017) dips for the line and completed a barrel roll to his feet in one fluent motion. LEFT: Marie Kay (left) and Spain s Loles Vives dip for the line. Marie won silver and Loles bronze. ALISHA NATASHA FORTUNE LYNNE CHOATE PEGGY MACLIVER PETER CROMBIE 8
Lyon 2015 Cross country Jim Langford (391) and Don Mathewson (403) round a bend. KARYN GOWER JULIE WILSON IRWIN BARRETT-LENNARD BOB SCHICKERT CAROL BOWMAN DAVID CARR (313) ANNE STINGEMORE ALAN GOWER 9
Lyon 2015 800m Jeanette Flynn (343) and Margaret Saunders (445) head down the back straight. 1 2 CLOCKWISE: Don Mathewson shows the effort he put into the finish of his 800m. Don was just pipped for the gold medal by Winston Lang (GBR). LEFT: David Carr sets the pace on his way to a gold medal and (below) checks out his wining time. 3 10
Lyon 2015 1500m The rough and tumble of the 1500m is evident in these series of photographs. In the top two photos the field tries to avoid a Spainish runner. In the three photographs below lane Spain s Fernado Lorenzo Marcos (7105) and Poland s Robert Celinski dispute the width of lane one on the final lap. 1 2 3 11
Lyon 2015 1500m ALAN GOWER Niamh Keane (381) sits behind France s Rosario Gangloff along the back straight. ALAN and KARYN GOWER ANNE RYAN (441) JACKIE HALBERG Gold medal winner Don Mathewson (closest to camera) and Bruce Wilson (far left) prepare for the start. INSET: Don gives the thumbs up after his win. 12
Lyon 2015 200m RIGHT: Janelle Delaney crosses the line to claim the gold medal in the 200m and below checks out her winning time. PEGGY MACLIVER and CHRIS WARING France s Nicole Alexis pips Marie Kay to win gold in the W55 200m. JULIE FORSTER 13
Lyon 2015 400m New Zealand s Elizabeth Wilson edges out Virginia Mitchell to win gold. Julie Forster (344) finished fourth. MARK ELMS PETER CROMBIE Riet Jonkers-Slegers (6111) pips Peggy Macliver (400) to win silver. Janelle Delaney checks her time when she won gold in the W45 400m. She also won gold in the 200m. INSET: Janelle stands triumphant in front of her result. Now where did I put my bag? David Carr just after winning the 400m. 14
Lyon 2015 Steeple/5000m ABOVE: Bjorn Dybdahl (336) tackles the water jump with (far left) Giovanni Puglisi following suit. CENTRE: Canadian Dan Smith is normally seen behind his camera at world championships, here he powers out of the water. FAR LEFT: Turkey s Durali Yildiz picks himself up after a fall at the water jump. LEFT: Giovanni Puglisi leads the pack in his heat of the 5000m in the stifling conditions. BELOW: Graeme Dahl and John Sheers. Photo: IRENE DAVEY 15
Lyon 2015 Steeple 1 2 3 4 5 This series of photos shows Sweden s Gunnel Tolfes taking a bath on the first lap of the 2000m steeplechase. ABOVE: Amanda Harper soars over the steeple. MIDDLE RIGHT: Gold medal winner Margaret Saunders with Julie Wilson (left) and Carol Bowman (right). LYNNE SCHICKERT 16
Lyon 2015 Walks RIGHT: Lyn Ventris raises her arms in triumph as she wins gold in the 20km walk. Photo: RALPH BENNETT BELOW: Lyn shows the style that won four gold and one silver medals on French soil. Photos: JOHN VENTRIS BELOW CENTRE: Barb Bryant (left) with Karyn O Neill (centre) and Heather Carr compare notes. MICHELE MISON LYNNE SCHICKERT 17
Lyon 2015 Relays LEFT: The women s 70 4 x 400m relay team celebrates taking more than 20 seconds off the world record. The team comprised from (left) Ann Lang, Marg Allison (293), Peggy Macliver (right) and Jean Hampson. BELOW: Lynne Choate embraces Rosemary Dean. CAROL BOWMAN Narelle Lehmann (394) hands over to Janelle Delaney (332) in the 4x100m. COLIN SMITH MARK ELMS MIKE O REILLY 18
Results for WA athletes Qual Semi Final 100m Colin Smith 12.93 (+0.0) X X Nick Miletic 16.56 (-0.9) X X Lynne Choate 15.21q (-0.6) 15,51q (-1.2) 15.72 (-1.5) 8th Peggy Macliver 16.70q (+0.0) 16.89 (-3.4) 4th Barrie Kernaghan 23.08 (-1.7) X X LYNNE CHOATE 200m Colin Smith 26.10 (1.0) X X Lynne Choate 33.50q (0.6) 32.79 (2.6) X Peggy Macliver 34.86q (0.5) 34.75 (0.4) 4th 400m Colin Smith 58.20 X X Peggy Macliver 81.26q 80.92 3rd Michael O'Reilly 83.85 X X Mark Elms 54.44q 56.81 X Carol Bowman 83.82 X X David Carr 82.64Q 78.47 1st 800m Margaret Saunders 3:10.82q 2:49.75 4th David Carr 3:07.85 1st Andrew Brooker 2:13.00 X X Neil Morfitt 2:19.98 X X Bjorn Dybdahl 2:28.85q 2:33.95 X 1500m David Carr 6:28.32 1st Bjorn Dybdahl 5:10.02 X Lorraine Lopes 7:16.05 3rd Niamh Keane 5:14.35q 5:12.18 8th Karyn Gower 5:56.73q 5:58.72 15th Alan Gower 4:46.51Q 4:38.74 4th Jackie Halberg 7:30.02 17th Bob Schickert 6:43.95 X Bruce Wilson 6:04.46q 5:49.85 13th 5000m Irwin Barrett-Lennard 33:03.58 2nd Lorraine Lopes *27:03.79 2nd Karyn Gower 23:22.35 21st Alan Gower 18:19.33 11th Jackie Halberg 30:55.77 14th Bob Schickert 26:19.94 21st Bruce Wilson 23:15.92 17th Giovanni Puglisi 19:43.43 29th Graeme Dahl 23:15.85 33rd *Australian record 8km cc Nick Miletic 50:38 58th Irwin Barrett-Lennard 53:11 2nd Carol Bowman 42:34 19th David Carr 50:41 11th Bjorn Dybdahl 32:10 29th Karyn Gower 37:31 19th Alan Gower 29:46 9th Jackie Halberg 51:20 16th Bob Schickert 42:25 27th NICK MILETIC Bruce Wilson 38:45 20th Giovanni Puglisi 31:50 28th Jim Langford 32:32 2nd Julie Wilson 45:05 21st Anne Stingemore 48:06 22nd 10,000m Irwin Barrett-Lennard 1:10:29.12 2nd Jim Langford 42:42.50 5th 400m hurdles Mark Elms 68.97q 65.21 X Andrew Brooker 65.14q 66.17 X JACKIE HALBERG 2000m steeple Irwin Barrett-Lennard 12:50.99 1st Carol Bowman 10:40.02 4th Margaret Saunders 9:14.23 1st David Carr 10:42.26 1st Bjorn Dybdahl 7:56.38 14th 19
Results for WA athletes Bob Schickert 14:54.41 14th Bruce Wilson 9:19.70 3rd Giovanni Puglisi 8:06.54 16th Lynne Schickert 16:32.66 5th Julie Wilson 10:58.04 7th 5000m walk Lynne Schickert 40:11.37 9th Lyn Ventris 26:18.19 1st Julie Wilson 36:11.87 24th Michele Mison 42:18.78 23rd Lorna Lauchlan *41:53.65 1st *State record 10km road walk Lynne Schickert 1:21:15 12th Lyn Ventris 53:27 1st Michele Mison 1:26:36 27th Lorna Lauchlan *1:25:50 1st *State record 20km road walk Lynne Schickert *2:49:50 8 th *State record Lyn Ventris 1:53:56 1st Michele Mison 2:52:25 18th High jump Gregory Wilson 1.35m 12th Long jump Andrew Brooker 5.40m X Melissa Foster 5.61q (1.0) 5.73 (-1.0) 2nd Triple jump Melissa Foster *12.16m 1s* *Australian record Discus Matt Staunton 39.40m X Tom Gravestock 41.68m X Hammer Matt Staunton 43.54m 14th Tom Gravestock 41.53m q 39.50m 12th Byrony Glass FOUL Javelin JULIE WILSON Yolanda Carstens 26.74m 12th Shot Matt Staunton 12.30m X X Weight Matt Staunton 13.08m 8th Tom Gravestock 15.74m Q 14.17m 10th Greg Urbanowicz 13.25m 6th Byrony Glass 16.54m 2nd Kate Glass 9.54m 10th Chris Tittel 8.48m 4th Heptathlon Melissa Foster 4011 5th Decathlon Gregory Wilson DNF Throws pentathlon Tom Gravestock 3392 12th Matt Staunton 3246 5th Byrony Glass 3624 3rd Chris Tittel 2590 3rd TOM GRAVESTOCK 4 x 100m Nick Miletic M55 58.32 6th Peggy Macliver 70.76 1st 4 x 400m Peggy Macliver *5:32.95 1st *W70 WR Margaret Saunders 5:06.68 2nd Carol Bowman 5:06.68 2nd MARGARET SAUNDERS 20
Next stop Perth Bob Schickert receives the WMA flag from Marcel Ferrari, President of Rhone - Alpes Athletic League and the Lyon LOC. WMA president Stan Perkins looks on. 21 21
All eyes on Spain In Lyon,Malaga in Spain was announced as the winning bid for the 2018 World Masters Athletics Championships. Spainish precision is shown as Angeles Guerra (7062) and Maria Jose Carabante (6917) are in unison as they pass the baton in the 4x100m relay. 22