Archive for May 26, 2008
M55 Wolfgang Ritte ups own vault world record to 14-6
Germany’s Wolfgang Ritte raised his own M55 world age-group record in the vault Saturday from 4.27 (14-0) to 4.42 meters (14-6), and his jump was posted on YouTube. At the start of the year, the world age-group record was 4.26 by Sweden’s Hans Lagerqvist in 1996. The Koops report that Wolfie went 4.32 first and […]
May 26, 2008
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Geb sets M35 world record in 10,000 at Hengelo meet
Don’t look now, but Haile Gebrselassie is a masters runner! He turned 35 in mid-April. Yesterday at an IAAF meet in Hengelo, Holland, the greatest distance runner in history — seeking a spot on Ethiopia’s Olympic team — took second to countryman Sileshi Sihine. Geb’s 26:51.20 bettered the listed M35 world-age group record by 26 […]
May 26, 2008
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