Record breaking runs for British world masters champions

Dean Richardson and John Wright break world information whereas Paul Forbes and Dave Clarke declare UK marks as Britain get pleasure from a robust finish to championships

British athletes had an important remaining two days to take the gold rely as much as 49 and solely two nations gained extra medals – hosts Poland and neighbours Germany – over the championships (March 26-31).

Britain didn’t simply win golds, lots of the athletes additionally set document occasions.

World masters information aren’t all the time clear. Whereas the BMAF are fast to ratify, the world physique (WMA) are sometimes gradual and ponderous in coping with sophisticated varieties and infrequently the marks within the race programme or introduced within the stadium aren’t all the time updated.

The 1500m proved significantly profitable for British and Irish athletes.

Dean Richardson had not competed internationally since profitable the M45 world 1500m title right here in 2019 and had suffered from harm and a nasty bout of Covid. He due to this fact didn’t compete on the monitor in any respect in 2021 and 2022 however was now again in form and out to win his first worldwide M50 title.

Britain’s Dean Richardson breaks the listed world masters M50 1500m document with a 4:06.02 run totally from the entrance constructing tempo all through the final 400m and 3000m winner Anthony O’Brien finishes third pic.twitter.com/oqHXf7k7GK

— AW (@AthleticsWeekly) April 1, 2023

He led all the best way passing 200m in 31.98, 400m in 65.55 and 800m in 2:13.61 however he nonetheless had firm in 800m champion Robert Celinski and 3000m champion Anthony O’Brien.

After passing 1000m in in 2:47.00 he accelerated from the entrance with laps of 32.82 to drop O’Brien after which a 30.73 lap removed the Pole – he carried on at a quick tempo and an ideal dip on the end noticed him clock 4:06.02.

That final 300m, which he ran in 46.21, produced a remaining mark of 4:06.02, taking a second off Sean Wade’s world document of 4:07.01 within the course of. It was three seconds off of Mark Symes’ UK mark set when profitable the European title final winter.

There have been additionally two British information.

Paul Forbes had received the sooner 800m at a canter at his M65 world document distance. Nonetheless, he did get overwhelmed over 1500m on the European Indoors in Braga final winter.

Right here he was up in opposition to 3000m and 5km world record-holder Alastair Walker who had set a world 10km document of 34:18 however had clearly been working at his pace.

In a traditional 1500m duel between World Masters 800m champion Paul Forbes and 10km champion Alastair Walker – Forbes sprints by in final 50 metres to set British M65 document of 4:43.43 to simply miss world document whereas Walker runs 4:43.94 pic.twitter.com/WHBqgV6KRz

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Walker set off quick with a 35.90 opening 200m – which if he’d carried on at that tempo would have taken 15 seconds off of Cees Stolwiks’ world mark.

At this stage Forbes was just a few seconds again as Walker handed 400m in 75.18 and 800m in 2:32.63 as Forbes steadily closed.

Walker steadily picked up once more with laps of 38.78, 37.87 after which 36.55 however Forbes adopted after which kicked previous within the final 50 metres to win in a UK document 4:43.43 – lower than half a second from the Dutchman’s document time.

Walker – who completed third within the standings – was shut by and inside 4:44 however was harshly disqualified because of the truth he he had clipped a bollard in the course of the race, despite the fact that he by no means went inside the road.

Nonetheless, there isn’t any doubt that he might simply break the 1500m document in a open race the place he would get extra help and a extra cautious opening lap.

David Clarke carries on GB 1500m success as he sprints forward down the straight to run a World Masters Championship and British M60 document of 4:33.59 pic.twitter.com/9RrwSOP8LX

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Northern Irelander Dave Clarke, who had been third within the earlier 800m and 3000m sat again with the primary lap a pedestrian 39.22.

Then Sweden’s 3000m silver medallist Hakan Eriksson picked the tempo up with a string of 36 second laps to go 800m in 2:29.25 and 1200m in 3:40.31 however Clarke held on as they obtained away from France’s 800m winner Xavier Lefay.

Clarke then shot down the straight to assert a championships and UK document of 4:33.59 from Erikkson, Lefay and Canadian Mark Pinckard, who had overwhelmed him within the different races.

There was a world document within the ladies’s occasions however curiously by the athlete who was fourth throughout the road, who was finally given the bronze.

Susan McDonald of America had turned 60 in the course of the championships and took 4 seconds off of Virginia Mitchell’s newly set W55 800m mark. Right here, she bettered the 1500m time of Lidia Zentner by simply over a second with 5:08.88. The really W60 title was received by Soain’s Esther Pedrosa in 5:32.29.

That W60 document regarded doubtful because the W55 area jogged the primary 200m in 45.46 and 400m in 42.78.Then 3000m champion Michelle Rohl, reeled off the subsequent few laps at round world document tempo with 37.98, 37.67, 37.06 and 36.12 which dropped McDonald however German 800m winner Eva Trost stayed shut.

On the ultimate straight, Trost, who received the W50 double in 2019, kicked however in the end gold went to Rohl as Trost had stumbled earlier and put her foot momentarily within the line, which means she acquired a harsh disqualification. That allowed Richardson to maneuver up one place to fourth.

The one British ladies’s win got here from Alison Bourgeois who sauntered to a very simple 16-second W65 victory in 6:02.59.

Former multi-world and European champion Ros Tabor, in her first monitor race for 3 years years following two substitute hips took second within the W70 race, whereas Iris Hornsey – who had additionally not raced internationally since Torun 2019 –  adopted up her 800m gold and 400m bronze with a silver to offer her a full set right here.

Laura Haggarty (W35 bronze), Elke Hausler (W60 bronze) and Stephen Allen (M55 bronze), additionally medalled however M35 Mike Cummings, M40 Gareth Value and W40 Zoe Doyle simply missed out in fourth.

Choose of the opposite winners have been Eire’s Joe Gough. The M70 ran the final 200m in 30 seconds together with a wave to the gang as he accomplished the double in 5:13.84 whereas M85 Angel Cano Alcolea and M90 David Carr additionally accomplished their doubles in spectacular fashion.

Eire additionally received a W45 gold.

Joe Gough of Eire produces a 30 second final 200 together with wave to win the M70 1500m world masters title pic.twitter.com/VyPyMiemED

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Jane Horder, the world 300m hurdles out of doors champion, had received the W65 60m on the flat earlier within the championships in opposition to the legendary Karla Del Grande and it was no shock she received the 60m hurdles.

In truth it was greater than a win as her 10.00 left the opposition nearly two seconds in arrears. That point is quicker than her listed world mark of 10.29 set final winter although the BMAF have ratified her 9.98 from Loughborough earlier this winter as a British finest.

The opposite British winner was former AW Grasp of the Yr Joe Appiah. Two months in the past the reigning world out of doors and European indoor hurdles champion ran a time of 8.23 to raised American Derek Pye’s world M50 mark of 8.24. That mark was ratified as a British finest by the BMAF although the WMA nonetheless listing Pye’s time as first on the listing.

Within the remaining, Appiah clearly received in 8.39 with UK team-mate Gary Smith second in 8.64.

Pye destroyed the M55 world document of 8.56 with 8.41 in his warmth and was on his strategy to one other quick time and clear victory when he fell on the final hurdle and obtained as much as end sixth in 10.48 as Canadian Yannick Le Mouel received in 8.86.

M65 Tennyson James and W50 Paula Williams each got here inside a metre of victory in silver whereas different UK hurdle medallists have been Gaye Clarke (W60 silver), Jean fail (W70 silver), Liam Collins (M40 bronze), Des Wilkinson (M60 bronze), Cat Pennet (W35 bronze) and Caroline Marler (W70 bronze).

The latter, who competed within the 1976 Olympic Trials 800m the place she set her 800m PB of two:06.9, was one of many busiest opponents right here as she was additionally second within the pentathlon and 400m and fifth within the 60m and eighth within the shot put.

Golds within the 200m have been additionally unusually onerous to return by. John Wright had simply missed the M60 world document within the 400m as he blasted the primary 200m in 24.70 however slowed to 30.95 for his second lap however nonetheless set a British and European finest.

Profitable by nearly a second John Wright wins World Masters M60 gold on a world document 24.28 pic.twitter.com/oMxNd8vWVy

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Within the 200m remaining, drawn on the surface lane, ran his quickest electrical time for 12 years indoors or out as he sped to a 24.28 clocking to shade American Invoice Collins’ 12 year-old document of 24.31 and he received by nearly a second. In keeping with Energy of 10, the 63 year-old Wright has by no means run sooner indoors.

Wright additionally led off the British 4x200m relay to a straightforward workforce gold in 1:43.66 together with fellow finalists Pat Logan and Mike Vassiliou plus Peter Ilo.

Wright to me was the dash efficiency of the weekend however the run that obtained all the eye was the exceptional 92 year-old Hiroo Tanaka. The Japanese confirmed unbelievable leg pace to run a world M90 document of 38.79.

Hiroo Tanaka smashes the M90 200m world document with an unbelievable 38.79 in Torun pic.twitter.com/RDcCvff1y8

— AW (@AthleticsWeekly) March 31, 2023

The ensuing tweet of his run has at the moment been seen round 40,000 occasions.

Allan Lengthy, in his first yr of indoor competitors within the M80 age group, adopted up his 60m gold right here with a close to two second win in 32.51 although he didn’t method his UK document set on the British Masters.

Lengthy additionally received a 3rd gold as he competed within the inaugural combined 4x200m relay and along with Barry Ferguson – certainly one of Britain’s best ever masters hurdlers however sitting out right here plus two different champions right here Iris Hornsey and Kathleen Stewart, they received in 2:46.69.

The vastly supported relay (14 nations contested the V50 occasion alone) solely noticed one different UK medal for the V60 workforce which got here second.

Britain’s Allan Lengthy wins World Masters M80 200m gold in 32.51 pic.twitter.com/CfPIDkxaAz

— AW (@AthleticsWeekly) March 31, 2023

It took a world document to beat Caroline Powell within the 200m. In her remaining yr within the W65s, the British sprinting all-time nice was up in opposition to the Canadian Del Grande whom she had overwhelmed in a traditional battle within the 400m.

The marginally older Canadian had turn out to be a W70 out in Torun and set a W70 world mark within the 400m heats and she or he did so once more within the 200m heats with 31.65.

Within the remaining, Powell was drawn in lane six and appeared to have the slender benefit a lot of the ending straight however whereas within the 400m remaining the Canadian had wilted and stumbled, this time she completed strongest and edged by to win in 31.18 to 31.20 to enhance the W70 world mark although subsequent yr .

Profitable W65 World masters gold in 31.18 Karla De Grande of Canada units a world W70 200m document in a implausible battle with 400m champion Caroline Powell of Britain (31.20) pic.twitter.com/NN0ikrKaRz

— AW (@AthleticsWeekly) March 31, 2023

Powell, who additionally received a 4x200m gold together with Horder, can even have that point as a W70 goal in 2024. Del Grande nonetheless holds the W65 document at 29.73 and did maintain the W60 world document at 28.23. That W60 mark although was simply eclipsed in Torun.

Eight years after she set the W55 document of 26.13 on the identical monitor, one other sprinting legend Nicole Alexis of France ran 27.70 in her warmth after which an outstanding 27.34 within the remaining as she received by over a second.

Nicole Alexis of France improves her world W60 200m document to 27.34 in profitable world masters gold in Torun pic.twitter.com/8QUnVXpaXC

— AW (@AthleticsWeekly) March 31, 2023

Stacey Downie (W35 silver), Lisa Boland (W40 bronze from tight lane two after solely being fifth quickest in qualifying), Anne Nelson (W70 bronze), Kathleen Stewart W80 silver), Dot Fraser (W80 silver) and Liz Finlay (W85 bronze) have been the opposite UK ladies 200m medallists.

The W60 4x200m joined the W65s of Nicola Buckwell, Jeanette Ashton, Horder and Powell as champions.

A robust lead off leg from Virginia Mitchell, who had earlier in Torun set world 400m and 800m information, gave them a superb lead and Angela Kelly, Sandra Mitusch and Melanie Garland mixed to offer them a 12 second win in 2:08:47. The W65 workforce ran 2:12.16 which was faster than all bar the Brits within the W60s.

The W80 workforce of Stewart, Hornsey, Betty Stracey and W85 Dot Fraser received the W80 title unopposed in 3:36.96.

Britain picked up additional ladies’s relay medals with silver for the W40s and W70s and bronzes for the W35.

Britain supplied 4 of the six finalists within the M45 race however weren’t surprisingly unable to problem Lion Martinez who after an earlier 60m world document bettered the 22.30 world mark with 22.23 in his semi-final.

Nearly everybody ran slower within the remaining because the Swede ran 22.42 with Dominic Bradley (23.16) and Gavin Stephens (23.36) following him house and Tam Ossai and Ian Horsburgh all ran sooner of their heats.

Lion Martinez of Sweden, who set a world M45 60m document just a few days in the past goes near 200m document with 22.42 as Brits Dominic Bradley and Gavin Stephens are second and third as GB have 4 of 6 World Masters finalists pic.twitter.com/aIZigQTkqu

— AW (@AthleticsWeekly) March 31, 2023

Many of the quartet mixed although with Ciaran Harvey coming in to interchange the injured Horsburgh, to dominate the 4x200m relay the place they received gold in 1:34.06 in comparison with USA’s 1:35:45.

Simon Barrett received M70 silver however went one higher within the relay the place the British workforce beat the USA 1:54.14 to 1:54.95.

Mike Coogan (M50 bronze) additionally medalled individually.

Antony Daffun pulled off an important M35 triple leap victory as his remaining spherical 14.75m moved him from fourth to first and he received gold by 13 centimetres.

A extra predictable winner was former Commonwealth Video games consultant Irie Hill.

Since a fifth place end within the 2008 World Indoors, the now 54-year-old has claimed an astonishing 20 successive world or European indoor or out of doors titles and received right here with a 3.10m leap.

Sue Yeomans has nearly been as dominant lately and the W65 world out of doors champion was making her W70 debut however needed to accept second with a below-par 2.20m leap.

Different UK pole vault medallists on the final two days have been Sprint Newington (W35 silver), Stacey Gonzalez Betancourt (W45 silver) and Rosalind Zeffert (W60 bronze).

Jodie Albrow received W40 gold 4 years after profitable W35 gold in Torun. Second after a 9.26 hurdles, she received the excessive leap with a 1.45m leap, threw 9.10m for third finest within the shot, received the lengthy leap with a 5.11m leap and was second finest at 800m with 2:32.59 which gave her gold by 178 factors.

Niabari Rutter received the W35 silver and Jeanette Ashton the W65 bronze.

The half-marathon yielded some further success.

UK W55 marathon record-holder Sue McDonald was the one particular person champion as she adopted up her 10km success with a 83:49 clocking, confusingly approaching the identical day as an American additionally named Sue McDonald had received a W55 bronze within the 1500m, setting a world W60 mark.

As within the 10km following her house was team-mate Clare Elms. The reigning European champion, who received multi-gold right here in 2019, was sitting out the monitor this yr as she is in her final yr within the W55 age group, felt higher after sickness within the 10km and although not at her easiest, her time of 1:24:40 will probably be a 3 minute British W60 document if repeated on the finish of the yr.

Elms completed alongside Eire’s W50 champion Cathy McCourt who has coached Alastair Walker to his latest successes and along with W60 Susan Payne, McDonald and Elms received workforce gold by over half an hour and beat the occasions of W35 and W55 winners Poland. McDonald had additionally received a cross-country workforce gold which gave her 4 golds and a person cross-country bronze from her weekend.

Lisa Finlay received the W50 silver in 1:25:49 and received a silver W45 workforce medal.

Different UK medallists have been M80 Phil Brennan and W45 Sibel Recber Latchman and the M75 workforce of Geoff Newton, Ken Black and Brennan additionally received a workforce gold.

M65 Paul Hughes missed out on a medal by a second whereas British and Eire M60 Worldwide cross-country champion Steve Watmough matched his fourth place in final summer season’s World 10km and half-marathon Championships.

The Belgian M35 Justin Mahieu was the general winner in 66:44 whereas the ladies’s race was headed by the hosts W45 Agnieszka Gortel-Maciuk’s 75:30. The Pole has a 2:30:28 marathon PB.

With a rush of workforce golds within the walks and cross-country, Poland simply topped the medal desk with 83 golds to Germany’s 74 however the latter had essentially the most medals at 234 to Poland’s 202.

USA have been third on 56 golds with Britain having fun with a robust previous couple of days to get 49 golds however outscore the USA in medal phrases – 156 to 151. Eire have been a superb seventh with 28 golds and 75 medals as altogether 58 groups medalled. 45 nations received a gold together with San Marino.

The occasion is mostly a logistical nightmare with 25 age teams, and in addition to indoor occasions (together with 20 plus pentathons), out of doors throws, walks and highway races and cross-country and you possibly can argue solely the latter is a real winter occasion however the different occasions entice additional entries and earnings to the organisers and native lodges, retailers and eating places.

Curiously although over 80 half-marathon entries didn’t begin. For many who suppose Masters athletic occasions ought to begin at 40 and never 35, got credence by an absence of actual high quality over most of those age group occasions and plenty of world titles have been received by athletes outdoors the highest 50 of their age group worldwide.

A few of the older occasions aren’t essentially the perfect of their age group however the perfect who can afford to journey to Poland for shut on every week.

Nonetheless, there isn’t any denying although that some are the perfect on the earth corresponding to Gough, Wright, Forbes, del Grande, Alexis, Richardson, Horder, Hill and Mitchell are competing and it’s a very a lot a real world championships and deserves extra protection.

M35:200: 1 A Couffe FRA 21.90 (21.70 SF); 6 CRAIG COX GBR 23.51 (23.11 SF, 22.99 ht). SFs: MICHAEL DICKENS 23.70 (23.32 ht)1500: 1 M Husted USA 4:02.00; 4 MIKE CUMMINGS GBR 4:05.97 (4:12.29 ht)60H: 1 D Siegel GER 8.18; 6 MICHAEL LOUISE 8.50 (8.59 ht). Hts: MAXIM HALL GBR 8.74TJ: 1 ANTONY DAFFURN GBR 14.75; 2 O Bulak UKR 14.644×200: 1 POL 1:31.32; 3 GBR 1:32.9210kmW: 1 R Sikora POL 43:25TEAM: 1 GER 2:40:23HM: 1 J Mahieu BEL 66:44TEAM: 1 ESP 3:36:48

M40:200: 1 A Echols USA 22.33. SFs: RICHARD BEARDSALL GBR 23.05 (23.23 ht)1500: 1 A Tayebli IRN 4:04.53; 4 GARETH PRICE GBR 4:06.96 (4:09.90 ht). in hts: GURMIT SINGH GBR 4:29.5360H: 1 J Hinton CAN 8.15; 3 LIAM COLLINS GBR 8.90 (8.93 ht)’ 7 CLINT NICHOLLS 9.49 (9.69 ht)TJ: 1 L Sobora POL 14.63; 7 JOHN BOWDEN GBR 10.48

4×200: 1 USA 1:33.31; 5 GBR 1:42.1110kmW: 1 J Morales Del Castillo ESP 43:38TEAM: 1 ESP 2:27:51HM: 1 M Akaouch FRA 66:50TEAM: 1 POL 3:35:04

M45:200: 1 L Martinez ESP 22.42 (22.23 SF); 2 DOMINIC BRADLEY GBR 23.16 (22.84 SF, 22.92 ht); 3 GAVIN STEPHENS GBR 23.36 (23.10 SF, 23.09 ht)); 5 TAM OSSAI GBR 23.85 (23.21 SF, 23.39 ht)); IAN HORSBURGH GBR DNF (23.06 SF, 23.12 ht). SFs: CIARAN HARVEY GBR 24.65 (24.52 ht). hts: DARREN TOWART GBR 24.591500: 1 A Canton Gomez ESP 4:14.63. hts: ANDY BROWN 4:24.9160H: 1 F Ruiz Gonzalez ESP 8.52 (8.50 ht); 7 TOWART GBR 9.74 (9.69 ht)TJ: 1 S Okantey USA 13.60; 6 GRANT STIRLING GBR 12.524×200: 1 GBR (BRADLEY, STEPHENS, HARVEY, OSSAI) 1:34.06; 2 USA 1:35.4510kmW: 1 E Sikuku KEN 44:11TEAM: 1 POL 2:41:00HM: 1 J Diaz Carretero ESP 68:02TEAM: 1 POL 3:35:37; 5 GBR 5:13.06

M50:200: 1 J Mack USA 23.48; 3 MIKE COOGAN GBR 23.94 (23.83 SF, 23.99 ht)). Semis: GUISEPPI MINETTI GBR 24.31 (24.31 ht). Hts: DARREN SCOTT 23.98; CRAIG BEECHAM 25.891500: 1 DEAN RICHARDSON GBR 4:06.02 (4:20.45 ht); 2 R Celinski POL 4:09.76; 3 TONY O’BRIEN GBR 4:11.21 (4:19.67 ht)

60H: 1 JOE APPIAH GBR 8.39 (8.41 ht); 2 GARY SMITH GBR 8.64 (8.89 ht); 3 G Allen GER 8.764×200: 1 POR 1:38.02; 2 SWE 1:39.39; 3 GBR (MINETTI, BEECHAM, BELTRAMO, COOGAN) 1:39.7410kmW: 1 T Lipiec POL 46.41TEAM: 1 AUT 2:46:45HM: 1 J Nsimirimana ITA 70:09TEAM: 1 POL 3:48:15; 4 GBR 4:55:17

M55:

200: 1 C Fausti ITA 24.10 (24.10 sf). Hts: IAN ALLEN 26.42; WOLE ODEJE GBR 26.491500: 1 C Novak USA 4:22.67; 3 STEPHEN ALLEN GBR 4:24.55 (4:28.89 ht); 7 DAVE COWLISHAW GBR 4:27.20 (4:30.51 ht); 8 ANDREW RIDLEY GBR 4:27.48 (4:36.30 ht); 11 ADRIAN HAINES GBR 4:31.59 (4:28.93 ht). Hts: ROB McHARG 4:37.42; COLIN WILLIAMS 4:40.28

60H: 1 Y Le Mouel CAN 8.86. Hts: D Pye USA 8.41 (WR); BARRIE MARSDEN GBR 9.164×200: 1 POL 1:40.39; 4 GBR 1:44:4410kmW: 1 M Carvajal Ortega ESP 47:58; 2 DAVID ANNETTS GBR 48:22TEAM: 1 ESP 2:43:12HM: 1 P Poblocki POL 75:31TEAM: 1 POL 3:55:27

M60:

200: 1 JOHN WRIGHT GBR 24.28 (WR) (24.93 SF, 26.00 ht); 2 P Carnier FRA 25.22; 4 MIKE VASSILOU GBR 26.20 (25.66 SF, 26.01 ht); 5 PAT LOGAN GBR 26.21 (25.55 SF, 25.95 ht). Semis: STUART LYNN GBR 26.94 (26.79 ht); PETER ILO GBR 26.99 (26.75 ht). Hts: PAUL GUEST GBR 26.881500: 1 DAVID CLARKE GBR 4:33.59 (UK rec, CBP) (4:50.11 ht); 2 H Eriksson SWE 4:34.31; 8 JOHN THOMSON GBR 4:49.50 (4:51.49 ht). Hts: JED TURNER GBR 5:02.42; ANDY GANNAWAY 5:10.29

60H: 1 V Zaniauskas LTU 9.34; 3 DES WILKINSON GBR 9.62 (9.46 ht); 4 NEIL TUNSTALL GBR 9.71 (9.72 ht); 6 GLEN REDDINGTON GBR 10.00 (9.96 ht); 8 IAN CRAWLEY GBR 10.67 (11.03 ht)4×200: 1 GBR (WRIGHT, LOGAN, VASSILIOU, ILO) 1:43.66; 2 USA 1:45.0810kmW: 1 M Perianez Garcia ESP 49:56TEAM: 1 ESP 2:41:56HM: 1 I Kasprzak POL 75:57; 4 STEVE WATMOUGH GBR 80:56

TEAM: 1 POL 4:04:47; 5 GBR 4:30:31

M65:200: 1 G Zorn GER 26.00 (25.87 SF). Semis: TENNYSON JAMES GBR 26.77 (27.07 SF)1500: 1 PAUL FORBES GBR 4:43.43 (5:11.57 ht); 2 O Bernes NOR 4:55.94; 7 BRIAN GREEN GBR 5:03.62; 10 PETER MOUNTAIN GBR 5:23.46 (5:19.73 ht); ALASTAIR WALKER DQ (4:43.94) (5:22.43 ht)

60H: 1 W Musial POL 9.68; 2 TENNYSON JAMES 9.78 (10.07 ht). hts: BRIAN SLAUGHTER 10.384×200: 1 POL 1:49.61; 4 GBR 2:01.9510KmW: 1 E Alfieri ITA 54:18; 12 IAN TORODE GBR 68:22TEAM: 1 ITA 2:59:24HM: 1 J Kauppila FIN 81:37; 4 PAUL HUGHES GBR 85:38; 8 GAVIN BAYNE 87:57TEAM: 1 UKR 4:19:31; 4 GBR 5:02:00

M70:

200: 1 M Kish USA 26.91 (26.72 ht); 2 SIMON BARRETT GBR 27.79 (27.63 SF); WALWYN FRANKLYN DNF (29.16 SF, 29.13 ht). Semis: ADRIAN ESSEX 29.87 (29.10 ht). Heats: DAVID HINDS GBR 29.531500: 1 J Gough IRL 5:13.84

60H: 1 T Wilson USA 9.73TJ: 1 A Aartola FIN 10.054×200: 1 GBR (FRANKLYN, HINDS, ESSEX, BARRETT) 1:54.14; 2 USA 1:54.95

10kmW: 1 J Camarena Lopez MEX 57:31; IAN RICHARDS GBR DQTEAM: 1 GER 3:15:18HM: 1 C Stolwijk NED 1:29:51TEAM: 1 ESP 4:59:36

M75:200: 1 C Allie USA 28.43 (29.07 SF, 29.07 ht)1500: 1 H Smeets NED 5:44.20; 2 G Patton USA 5:44.71

60H: 1 M Beliansky SVK 11.39 (10.92 ht)PV: 1 V Cela LAT 3.02TJ: 1 O Borg SWE 9.794×200: 1 GER 2:10.9910kmW: 1 E Formentin ITA 63:51TEAM: 1 GER 3:45:59HM: 1 L Lubenskiy EST 1:46:27; 4 GEOFF NEWTON GBR 1:51:38; 8 KEN BLACK GBR 2:10:52TEAM: 1 GBR (NEWTON, BLACK, BRENNAN) 6:03:27; 2 POL 6:29:04

M80:200: 1 ALLAN LONG GBR 32.51 (33.31 ht); 2 L Karlsson SWE 34.33; 4 ANTHONY TREACHER GBR 35.28 (34.39 ht)1500: 1 J Esnault FRA 6:31.58; 9 BARRIE ROBERTS GBR 8:37.1660H: 1 N Again SWE 13.864×200: GER dqPV: 1 E Korlko POL 2.20TJ: 1 J Tennasilm EST 8.27; 2 LONG GBR 8.0610kmW: 1 W Giese GER 71:03HM: 1 Okay Trumper GER 1:56:50; 3 PHIL BRENNAN GBR 2:01:00TEAM: 1 GER 6:02:19

M85:

200: 1 Okay Mey CAN 38.601500: 1 A Cano Alcolea ESP 8:19.5060H: 1 P Makkonen FIN 14.10PV: 1 Makkonen FIN 1.90TJ: 1 J Johansen NOR 6.4210kmW: 1 D Parrish 92:43HM: 1 Okay Wittig GER 2:04:454×200: 1 GER 3:01.92

M90:

200: 1 H Tanaka JPN 38.791500: 1 D Carr AUS 9:10.13

W35:

200: 1 S Wiss SWE 25.15 (25.15 ht); 2 STACEY DOWNIE 25.31 (25.34 ht); 4 JOANNE RYAN GBR 27.00 (26.71 ht)1500: 1 S Michalak POL 4:31.95; 3 LAURA HAGGERTY GBR 4:45.22; 4 ALEXIS DODD GBR 4:49.0860H: 1 N Chroudi TUN 8.84; 3 CATRIONA PENNET GBR 9.174×200: 1 USA 1:49.78; 3 GBR (RYAN, HAGGERTY, DODD, RUTTER) 1:54.38PV: 1 E Rossi SMR 3.20; 2 DASH NEWINGTON GBR 3.00PEN: 1 N Chroudi TUN 3942; 2 NIABARI RUTTER 32613kmW: 1 E Varoquier FRA 58.26; 3 NEWINGTON GBR 65:10TEAM: 1 POL 3:20:30HM: 1 M Brzozowska POL 1:16:43TEAM: 1 POL 4:47:49

W40:

200: 1 S Caravelli ITA 25.48; 3 LISA BOLAND GBR 25.85 (26.04 SF, 25.85 ht). in ht: CLAIRE SPURWAY GBR 27.601500: 1 B Bieganowska-Zajac POL 4:45.66; 4 ZOE DOYLE GBR 4:49.3460H: 1 S Caravelli ITA 8.914×200: 1 USA 1:48.40; 2 GBR (BOLAND, DOYLE, ALBROW, SPURWAY) 1:49.94PV: 1 P Hidalgo-Fortes ESP 3.10; 4 GILLIAN COOKE GBR 2.90PEN: 1 JODIE ALBROW GBR 3675; 2 M Figueroa CHI 349710kmW: 1 G Njue KEN 51:37TEAM: 1 ESP 2:54:10HM: 1 A Lund USA 77:54TEAM: 1 USA 4:22:00

W45:200: 1 A Gheorghiu ROM 25.89; SUE McLOUGHLIN GBR DNF (26.50 SF, 26.60 ht). Semi: YVETTE HENRY GBR 27.26 (27.67 ht). Ht: KAREN BURLES 26.481500: 1 M Leech IRL 5:02.7960H: 1 M Hristova BUL 8.964×200: 1 POL 1:50.37PV: 1 B Capellini ITA 3.00; 2 STACEY GONZALEZ BETANCOURT GBR 3.00PEN: 1 J Gartmann 402810kmW: 1 V Molnar-Birone HUN 52:29; 9 CAROLYN DERBYSHIRE 63:18TEAM: 1 POL 3:06:09HM: 1 A Gortel-Maciuk POL 75:30; 3 SIBEL RECBER LATCHMAN GBR 84:34TEAM: 1 IRL 4:12:41; 2 GBR 4:18:36

W50:200: 1 C Sanulli ITA 26.401500: 1 M Camps ESP 4:50.7960H: 1 T Schilling GER 9.66; 2 PAULA WILLIAMS GBR 9.71 (9.79 ht)4×200: 1 AUS 1:54.21; 5 GBR 1:57.33PV: 1 IRIE HILL GBR 3.10; 2 M Eskelinen FIN 3.00

PEN: 1 T Schilling GER 452810kmW: 1 A Savarese ITA 55:25TEAM: 1 FRA 2:52:58HM: 1 C McCourt IRL 1:24:40; 2 LISA FINLAY GBR 1:25:49; 4 JEANNIE BRADY GBR 1:28:16TEAM: 1 POL 4:55:39

W55:200: 1 J Brims AUS 26.92 (26.60 SF). Semis: JULIET SIDNEY 29.17 (29.20 ht); FIONA STEELE 30.03 (30.08 ht)1500: 1 M Rohl USA 4:53.07; 3 S McDonald USA 5:08.88 (W60 WR); 5 ANNA CRITCHLOW GBR 5:20.82; E Trost GER DQ60H: 1 P Bajeat FRA 9.754×200: 1 USA 1:56:37PV: 1 M Prat Grau ESP 2.80PEN: 1 B Gahling GER 421910kmW: 1 Okay Bodorkos-Horvath HUN 55:44TEAM: 1 POL 3:11:59HM: 1 SUE McDONALD GBR 1:23:49; 2 CLARE ELMS GBR 1:24:40; 3 L Pushkina UKR 1:32:51TEAM: 1 GBR (McDONALD, ELMS, PAYNE) 4:29:25; 2 GER 5:02:52

W60:200: 1 N Alexis FRA 27.34 (WR) (27.70 SF – WR)

1500: 1 E Pedroso ESP 5:32:29; 3 ELKE HAUSLER GBR 5:40.44; 5 CHRISTINE ANTHONY 5:45.60; 9 SHARYN RAMAGE GBR 6:06.8560H: 1 M Escribano Checa ESP 10.46; 2 GAYE CLARKE GBR 10.854×200: 1 GBR (MITCHELL, KELLY, MITUSCH, GARLAND) 2:08:47; 2 GER 2:19:58PV: 1 B Van de Kamp NED 2.70; 3 ROSALIND ZEFFERTT GBR 2.10PEN: 1 M Escribano Checa ESP 3910; 2 B Van de Kamp NED 346510kmW: 1 J Luniewska POL 62:26TEAM: 1 ESP 3:19:54HM: 1 M Slocum IRL 89:39; 2 I Clements IRL 90:13; 6 SUSAN PAYNE GBR 1:40:59TEAM: 1 POL 5:02:29

W65:

200: 1 Okay Del Grande CAN 31.18 (World W70 rec); 2 CAROLINE POWELL GBR 31.201500: 1 ALISON BOURGEOIS GBR 6:02.59; 2 T Bernett USA 6:19.2760H: 1 JANE HORDER GBR 10.00; 2 U Karneback SWE 11.97

4×200: 1 GBR (BUCKWELL, ASHTON, HORDER, POWELL) 2:12.16; 2 USA 2:19.15PV: 1 R Hanscom USA 2.20PEN: 1 A Akkerman-Smits NED 3377; 3 JEANETTE ASHTON GBR 2984; 6 NICOLA BUCKWELL GBR 269910kmW: 1 J Flipsen CAN 61:54TEAM: 1 CAN 3:16:53HM: 1 C Kennedy USA 91:38; 2 P Moran IRL 93:51TEAM: 1 USA 5:09:06

W70:200: 1 A Micheletti ITA 33.68; 3 ANNE NELSON GBR 35.69 (35.95 ht)1500: 1 E Westphal GER 6:47.15; 2 ROS TABOR GBR 7:08.97

60H: 1 E Piret FRA 12.07; 2 JEAN FAIL GBR 12.89; 3 CAROLINE MARLER GBR 12.964×200: 1 GER 2:34.19; 2 GBR (McMAHON, AHMET, NELSON, MARLER) 2:34.35

PV: 1 U Ritte GER 2.30; 2 SUE YEOMANS GBR 2.20PEN: 1 1 E Piret FRA 3537; 2 CAROLINE MARLER GBR 342110kmW: 1 M Orlete Mendes POR 62:38TEAM: 1 USA 3:26:55HM: 1 M Goettnauer GER 1:44:05; 6 JANE GEORGHIOU GBR 1:55:34

W75:200: 1 I Meier GER 35.541500: 1 E Widelund SWE 7:41.1360H: 1 G Rivenes NOR 14.534×200: 1 USA 3:54.96PEN: 1 C Joannes BEL 265310kmW: 1 A Tyshko UKR 69:26HM: 1 M Nittel GER 2:03:44TEAM: 1 GER 7:12:22

W80:

200: 1 1 R Dijkman NED 38.91; 2 KATHLEEN STEWART GBR 40.601500: 1 J Flores POR 8:35.14; 2 IRIS HORNSEY GBR 8:58.034×200: 1 GBR (STEWART, HORNSEY, STRACEY, FRASER) 3:36.96PV: 1 Okay Viitanen FIN 1.50PEN: 1 V Holmberg FIN 189710kmW: 1 L Schickert AUS 89:53

W85:200: 1 J Rosinska POL 54.87; 2 DOT FRASER GBR 57.14; 3 ELIZABETH FINLAY GBR 91.91

Combined 4×200 RelaysV35: 1 POL 1:36.99; 8 GBR 2:00.14V40: 1 GER 1:37.68; 4 GBR 1:43.66V50: 1 GER 1:45.25; 12 GBR 1:59.32V55: 1 USA 1:47.15; 7 GBR 1:58.57V60: 1 USA 1:53.30; 2 GBR 2:00.62V65: 1 SWE 2:03.75V70: 1 JPN 2:20.09; 4 GBR 2:34.38V75: 1 USA 2:53.00V80: 1 GBR (FERGUSON, HORNSEY, STEWART, LONG) 2:46.69; 2 FIN 3:01.28

MEDAL TABLE1 POL 83 67 522 GER 74 73 873 USA 56 57 384 GBR 49 49 585 ESP 37 40 386 ITA 33 23 197 IRL 28 23 248 FIN 27 18 149 FRA 26 24 3410 SWE 22 22 1411 AUS 12 7 1112 NED 11 9 11

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