Archive for February 22, 2010
Irie Hill’s stock rises: she adds W40 world indoor record in pole vault
The listed world indoor record for the W40 vault is 3.60 (11-9 3/4) shared by Italy’s Carla Forcinelli and Holland’s Larissa Lowe. But the British masters site has posted this tie-breaking news: “Irie Hill has broken the W40 pole vault record, clearing 3.65m indoors in Sindelfingen on 29 January, the same venue where Carla Forcellini […]
February 22, 2010
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Willie Banks warms up for Boston nationals with 5-11 at age 53
He jokes about being overweight. His busy life includes consulting, representing Fieldturf in Japan and sitting on two major boards (USATF and the USATF Foundation). But when Olympian Willie Banks wants to bring it, the old legs can still deliver. Yesterday at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California, the former world record holder […]
February 22, 2010
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Italy’s Ugo Sansonetti claims M90 world indoor record for 60 meters
Ugo Sansonetti, the Lahti sprint champ and Coca-Cola pitchman, ran the 60 in 11.38 seconds over the weekend at Italian masters nationals in Ancona. Not impressive? Try keeping up with that when you’re 91! Ugo beat the listed indoor WR of 11.47 by Sweden’s Herbert Liedtke in 2007. (Ugo also beat Herbert at Lahti; see […]
February 22, 2010
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