1983 World Masters Athletics Championships

International athletics championship event

1983 World Masters Athletics Championships

Dates| 23-30 September 1983
Host city| San Juan, Puerto Rico
Venue| Estadio Sixto Escobar
Level| Masters
Type| Outdoor
Participation| 1935 athletes from
47[1] nations

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18°27′55″N 66°05′20″W﻿ / ﻿18.465278°N 66.088889°W﻿ / 18.465278; -66.088889﻿ (Estadio Sixto Escobar)

Masters Mundiales Atletismo 1983 Parque Central

1983 World Masters Athletics Championships is the fifth in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships (called World Veterans Games or World Masters Games at the time) that took place in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from 23 to 30 September 1983.[1]

The main venue was Estadio Sixto Escobar, [2]: 14 [3]: 15 while Parque Central hosted most field events. [4]: 9 Opening ceremonies were held at Hiram Bithorn Stadium. [3]: 16 The mascot was the jicotea, a freshwater turtle sacred to the indigenous Taíno peoples. [5]

This edition of masters athletics Championships had a minimum age limit of 35 years for women and 40 years for men.

The governing body of this series is World Association of Veteran Athletes (WAVA). WAVA was formed during meeting at the inaugural edition of this series at Toronto in 1975, then officially founded during the second edition in 1977, then renamed as World Masters Athletics (WMA) at the Brisbane Championships in 2001. [6] [7]: 56

This Championships was organized by WAVA in coordination with a Local Organising Committee (LOC) led by José F. Méndez, with San Juan Mayor Hernán Padilla serving as "Patron of the Games". [4]: 3 [8]

In addition to a full range of track and field events, [9] [10] non-stadia events included 10K Cross Country, 10K Race Walk (women), 20K Race Walk (men), and Marathon. The relays were run as unofficial events on the final day, [3]: 18 since the WAVA by-laws had been amended at the 1981 Championships to suspend relays in 1983. [11] [12]

> As an experiment, there will he no relays in Puerto Rico. The reason being that the host countries usually dominate by sheer numbers and the smaller countries just don't have enough competitors to comprise a team.

## Controversy

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Funding for this Championships from the Puerto Rico Commonwealth was withheld by Governor Carlos Romero Barcelo, a political rival of Mayor Padilla, ostensibly over concerns of South Africa participation due to the apartheid policy of the South African government at that time. [8] [13] South African athletes were officially banned from this Championships by the Puerto Rican government, despite the IAAF constitution that prohibits discrimination because of national origin. [2]: 1 [3]: 21 [14]: 167 [15]: 4

Many proceedings of the Championships were poorly organized, partly as a consequence of this political dispute. [3]: 15 [7]: 48 About 30 of the 178 registered South African athletes eventually competed despite the ban, but they were listed under "alternate" countries, as was done at the 1981 Championships in Christchurch. [3]: 21

## Results

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Past Championships results are archived at WMA. [16] Additional archives are available from Museum of Masters Track & Field [17] as a pdf book, [18] as a searchable pdf, [19] in pdf newsletters from National Masters News, [2] [3] and also as a pdf booklet of Championships and world records. [5]

Several masters world records were set at this Championships. World records for 1983 are from the Museum of Masters Track & Field searchable pdf[19] unless otherwise noted.

The blind sprinter Fritz Assmy, guided by his son and running his assigned lane 8, defeated Payton Jordan in 2 of 3 events in a memorable dual. [3]: 19 [18]: 25 [14]: 178 Both athletes broke the M65 200m WR in their respective heats, and though Jordan had a faster time of 26.10 in his heat [19]: 16 than Assmy's 26.20, [19]: 15 [18]: 15 Assmy won the final in a non-record time of 26.26 to Jordan's 26.42. [19]: 16 Some thought the son had "pulled" or "tugged" Assmy in the first 2 events, the 100m and 200m, but it appeared Assmy was doing the "pulling" in the 400m. [3]: 19 : 22 [20] Assmy later defended his running technique in the June 1985 National Masters News newsletter. [21]

### Women

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Event  | Athlete(s)  | Nationality  | Performance

|
|
|

W55 100 Meters | Lieselotte Seuberlich[3]: 17 |  FRG |

14.36

W60 100 Meters | Paula Schneiderhan  |  FRG |

14.47

W50 200 Meters | Daphne Pirie  |  AUS |

27.65

W55 200 Meters | Lieselotte Seuberlich  |  FRG |

29.59

W60 200 Meters | Paula Schneiderhan  |  FRG |

30.26

W65 200 Meters | Winifred Reid  |  RSA[22] |

33.67

W60 400 Meters | Aileen Hogan[3]: 17 |  AUS |

75.70

W70 400 Meters | Polly Clarke  |  USA |

1:24.23

W60 800 Meters | Erika Werner  |  FRG |

3:00.06

W65 1500 Meters | Britta Tibbling  |  SWE |

6:22.20

W70 1500 Meters | Johanna Luther  |  FRG |

6:47.10

W70 5000 Meters | Johanna Luther  |  FRG |

24:58.26

W70 10000 Meters | Johanna Luther  |  FRG |

51:03.0

W55 Long Jump | Lieselotte Seuberlich  |  FRG |

4.40

W60 Long Jump | Paula Schneiderhan[3]: 17 |  FRG |

4.35

W70 Long Jump | Johanna Gelbrich  |  FRG |

2.97

W55 Shot Put | Marianne Hamm  |  FRG |

11.21

W60 Shot Put | Isuzu Tsujii  |  JPN |

9.95

W75 Shot Put | Irja S.M. Sarnama |  FIN |

7.77

W70 Discus Throw | Johanna Gelbrich  |  FRG |

20.20

W75 Discus Throw | Irja S.M. Sarnama |  FIN |

17.04

W70 Javelin Throw | Johanna Gelbrich  |  FRG |

24.97

### Men

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Event  | Athlete(s)  | Nationality  | Performance

|
|
|

M45 100 Meters | Ken Dennis |  USA |

10.92

M50 100 Meters | Andrew Faure  |  VEN |

11.58

M65 100 Meters | Payton Jordan[23][3]: 19 [19]: 6 [18]: 6 [24] |  USA |

12.53

M70 100 Meters | Gilberto Gonzalez[3]: 17 [19]: 7 [25] |  PUR |

13.44

M80 100 Meters | Konrad Boas  |  USA |

16.40

M45 200 Meters | Reginald Austin  |  AUS |

22.40

M65 200 Meters | Payton Jordan[3]: 19 [19]: 16 |  USA |

26.10

M65 200 Meters | Fritz Assmy[3]: 19 [19]: 15 |  FRG |

26.20

M80 200 Meters | Konrad Boas[3]: 17 |  USA |

33.75

M40 400 Meters | Manuel Ulacio[3]: 17 |  VEN |

49.00

M45 400 Meters | Reginald Austin  |  AUS |

50.61

M75 5000 Meters | Ed Benham  |  USA |

20:59.0

M50 3000 Meters Steeplechase | Maurice Morrell[3]: 17 |  GBR |

10:00.20

M60 80 Meters Hurdles | Tom Patsalis |  USA |

15.6

M40 80 Meters Hurdles | Fiorenzo Marchesi[3]: 17 |  SUI |

14.69

M70 80 Meters Hurdles | Robert Reckwardt  |  FRG |

14.09

M55 110 Meters Hurdles | Jack Greenwood |  USA |

16.15

M55 400 Meters Hurdles | Jack Greenwood |  USA |

59.85

M70 400 Meters Hurdles | Gilberto Gonzalez[3]: 17 |  PUR |

77.50

M70 Long Jump | Mazumi Morita  |  JPN |

4.83

M75 Long Jump | Gulab Singh  |  IND |

4.28

M70 Triple Jump | Mazumi Morita  |  JPN |

9.79

M50 High Jump | Richard "Dick" Richardson  |  USA |

1.85

M50 Hammer Throw | Hans Potsch  |  AUT |

57.40

M70 Hammer Throw | Aarne Miettinen[3]: 17 |  FIN |

44.78

M75 Hammer Throw | Karsten Brodersen  |  CHI |

39.05

M75 Discus Throw | Karsten Brodersen  |  CHI |

38.76

M60 Javelin Throw | Aloysius Sibidol[3]: 17 |  BRU |

54.51

M70 Javelin Throw | Gerhard Schepe[3]: 17 |  FRG |

41.08

M45 Pentathlon | Werner Schallau  |  FRG |

4,124

## References

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1. ^ a b "Outdoor". World Masters Athletics.
2. ^ a b c Al Sheahan (August 1983). "WORLD GAMES THREATENED" (PDF). National Masters News. Museum of Masters Track & Field.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "World Games Draw 1,935" (PDF). National Masters News. Museum of Masters Track & Field. November 1983.
4. ^ a b "Official Program" (PDF). Museum of Masters Track & Field.
5. ^ a b "Jico San Juan 83" (PDF). Museum of Masters Track & Field.
6. ^ "WORLD MASTERS (VETERANS) CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)". gbrathletics.com. Athletics Weekly.
7. ^ a b Kusy, Krzysztof; Zieliński, Jacek (January 2006). Parzy, Wiesława (ed.). Masters athletics. Social, biological and practical aspects of veterans sport. Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego w Poznaniu/Poznan University of Physical Education. ISBN 83-88923-69-2 - via ResearchGate.
8. ^ a b "Caribbean News Briefs". United Press International. July 4, 1983.
9. ^ Martin Gasselsberger. "WMA World Masters Athletics RULES OF COMPETITION". Masters Athletics.
10. ^ "World Masters Athletic Championships". Wellington Masters Athletics.
11. ^ "Special 4th World Veterans Games Issue" (PDF). National Masters News. Museum of Masters Track & Field. February 1981. p. 11.
12. ^ "The World Association of Veteran Athletes Newsletter 4" (PDF). Museum of Masters Track & Field. World Association of Veteran Athletes. March 1981. p. 38.
13. ^ "Caribbean News Briefs". United Press International. July 6, 1983.
14. ^ a b Olson, Leonard T. (Nov 29, 2000). Masters Track and Field: A History. McFarland. ISBN 0786408898.
15. ^ Bob Fine (Autumn 1977). "'Fantastic' may be the best word to describe 1977 Second World Masters Championships" (PDF). National Masters News. Museum of Masters Track & Field.
16. ^ "Championships Outdoor". World Masters Athletics. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
17. ^ "Results: World Outdoor Championships, Other Internationals". Museum of Masters Track & Field. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
18. ^ a b c d "Official Results" (PDF). Museum of Masters Track & Field.
19. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Official Results" (PDF). Museum of Masters Track & Field.
20. ^ "IS IT GUIDING OR 'TUGGING'?" (PDF). National Masters News. Museum of Masters Track & Field. April 1984. p. 32.
21. ^ Fritz Assmy (June 1985). "How I Run Without Seeing" (PDF). National Masters News. Museum of Masters Track & Field. p. 16.
22. ^ Winifred Reid was listed under  USA flag in the results.
23. ^ "V World Veteran's Track & Field Games, September 23 - September 30, 1983". Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team.
24. ^ Payton Jordan achieved M65 100 Meters World Record of 12.53 in Heat 2
25. ^ Gilberto Gonzalez achieved M70 100 Meters World Record of 13.44 in Heat 5

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