Archive for April 23, 2007
Olympic great and masters champ O’Brien dies at 75
Parry O’Brien’s obituaries have rightly recited his Olympic golds and shot put innovations. But except for noting his death during a masters swimming race, they haven’t given due deference to his earlier masters career — as a thrower. According to Len Olson’s “Masters Track: A History,” Parry set M50 world records in the shot (58-1 […]
April 23, 2007
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Michelsohn’s magical distance-record tour continues
Marie-Louise Michelsohn, in warmer weather this time, has bagged another W65 world record, she reports. This one was over 3,000 meters Sunday at the New York Relays at Icahn Stadium, where her 12:09.65 shaved nearly eight seconds from the listed age-group record of 12:17.49 by Germany’s Lydia Ritter in June 2004. It was M-L’s second […]
April 23, 2007
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Italy’s Segatel skies 2.01 for M45 HJ world record
From the masters section of the ambien Italian track Web site comes word of an M45 world outdoor record in the high jump by Marco Segatel, who turned 45 on March 23. Marco jumped 2.01 meters (6-7) on Saturday to top the listed WR of 2.0 (6-6 3/4) by American Bruce McBarnette in May 2006. […]
April 23, 2007
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