2009 World Masters Athletics Championships

2009 World Masters Athletics Championships
Dates	28 July - 8 August 2009
Host city	Lahti, Finland
Venue	Lahden Stadion
Level	Masters
Type	Outdoor
Participation	4948 athletes from 96[1] nations
Official website	Archived 2010-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
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60°58′59″N 25°38′03″E / 60.983056°N 25.634167°E / 60.983056; 25.634167 (Lahden Stadion)

2009 World Masters Athletics Championships is the eighteenth in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships that took place in Lahti, Finland from 28 July to 8 August 2009. ^[2]

The main venue was Lahden Stadion located within Lahden Urheilukeskus. ^[1] Supplemental venues included Radiomäen urheilukenttä in Radiomäki, Nastola Sport Field, Kisapuisto Field for throwing events, ^[3] and Fellmaninpuisto for start and finish of the Marathon. ^[4]

This Championships was organized by World Masters Athletics (WMA) in coordination with a Local Organising Committee (LOC): Virpi Hurri, Hannu Nurminen, Pekka Mäki-Reinikka.

The WMA is the global governing body of the sport of athletics for athletes 35 years of age or older, setting rules for masters athletics competition. ^[5]

In addition to a full range of track and field events, ^{[6] [7]} non-stadia events included 8K Cross Country, 10K Race Walk (women), 20K Race Walk (men), and Marathon.

Results

Past Championships results are archived at WMA; ^[8] the 2009 results are available as a searchable pdf. ^[9] Additional archives are available from British Masters Athletic Federation ^[10] as a searchable pdf, ^[11] from European Masters Athletics ^[12] as a searchable pdf ^[13] and from Museum of Masters Track & Field ^[14] as a searchable pdf. ^[15]

Masters world records set at this Championships are listed below.

Women

Event	Athlete(s)	Nationality	Performance
W90 200 Meters	Olga Kotelko[15]: 570	CAN	56.46
W55 400 Meters	Caroline Powell[15]: 503	GBR	1:01.90
W55 400 Meters	Joylyn Saunders-Mullins[15]: 503 [16]	GBR	1:02.34
W40 4 x 100 Meters Relay	Gianna Mogentale, Julie Brims, Jacqualine Bezuidenhout, Kylie Strong[1][15]: 456	AUS	48.01
W50 4 x 400 Meters Relay	Laura Mahady, Jane Horder, Joylyn Saunders-Mullins, Caroline Powell[1][15]: 501	GBR	4:10.80
W70 Triple Jump	Christiane Schmalbruch[15]: 554	GER	8.65
W90 High Jump	Olga Kotelko[15]: 570	CAN	0.82
W50 Shot Put	Alexandra Marghieva[1][15]: 489	MDA	15.15
W70 Discus Throw	Tamara Danilova[15]: 540	RUS	33.80
W90 Discus Throw	Olga Kotelko[1][15]: 571	CAN	14.80
W70 Javelin Throw	Evaun Williams[15]: 555	GBR	33.73
W90 Throws Pentathlon	Olga Kotelko[1][15]: 571 [17]	CAN	5905

Men

Event	Athlete(s)	Nationality	Performance
M90 100 Meters	Ugo Sansonetti[15]: 415	ITA	17.82
M70 400 Meters	Guido Müller[15]: 338	GER	59.34
M90 400 Meters	Ugo Sansonetti[15]: 415	ITA	1:35.04
M90 800 Meters	Holger Josefsson[15]: 416	SWE	4:04.85
M90 1500 Meters	Holger Josefsson[15]: 416	SWE	8:07.17
M65 100 Meters Hurdles	Rolf Geese[15]: 305	GER	15.47
M85 80 Meters Hurdles	Hugo Delgado[18][15]: 409	PER	18.27
M70 4 x 400 Meters Relay	Willi Scheidt, Adolf Nehren, Willi Klaus, Guido Müller[1][15]: 372	GER	4:17.47

References

External links

• Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-05-26)
• 2009 WMA Championships in Lahti, Finland playlist on YouTube