2006 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships

International athletics championship event

2006 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships

Dates| 15-20 March 2006
Host city| Linz, Austria
Venue| TipsArena Linz
Level| Masters
Type| Indoor
Participation| 3229 athletes from
62[1] nations
Official website| Archived 2006-07-18 at the Wayback Machine

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48°17′33″N 14°16′33″E﻿ / ﻿48.292622°N 14.275789°E﻿ / 48.292622; 14.275789﻿ (TipsArena Linz)

Linzer Stadion in 2002

2006 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships is the second in a series of World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships (also called World Masters Athletics Championships Indoor, or WMACi). This second edition took place in Linz, Austria, from 15 to 20 March 2006. [2]

The main venue was TipsArena Linz (called Intersport Arena Linz at the time), [3] [1] [4] which is reputedly one of the most beautiful indoor arenas in Europe. [5]: 19  The arena has a banked six-lane indoor track where the turns are raised to neutralize the centrifugal force of athletes running the curves. Supplemental venues included Linzer Stadion for throwing events.

This Championships was organized by World Masters Athletics (WMA) in coordination with a Local Organising Committee (LOC): Percy Hirsch, Wilhelm Koester, Brian Keaveney. [6] [7]

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. [8]

A full range of indoor track and field events were held. [9] In addition to indoor competition, non-stadia events included Half Marathon, [10] 8K Cross Country, 10K Race Walk, Weight Throw, Hammer Throw, Discus Throw and Javelin Throw. [11]

## Controversy

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A disagreement involving a potentially illegal substitution of the British M65 4 x 200m relay team caused the British record holder Anthony Treacher to be suspended by the British Masters Athletic Federation. [12]

## World Records

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Official results are partially archived at Linz2006. [13] [14] Past Championships results are archived at WMA. [15] Additional archives are available from European Masters Athletics [16] as a searchable pdf, [17] from British Masters Athletic Federation [18] as a searchable pdf, [19] from Masters Athletics [20] as a searchable pdf, [21] from Museum of Masters Track & Field as a National Masters News pdf newsletter, [5] and from Norwegian Athletics Association as a searchable pdf. [22]

Several masters world records were set at this Indoor Championships. World records for 2006 are from infotraining.at [23] unless otherwise noted.

### Women

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Event  | Athlete(s)  | Nationality  | Performance

|
|
|

W40 200 Meters | Violetta Lapierre  |  FRA |

25.29

W45 400 Meters | Marie Kay  |  AUS |

59.16

W50 400 Meters | Karla Del Grande  |  CAN |

61.61

W55 400 Meters | Caroline Marler  |  GBR |

66.82

W70 800 Meters | Elfriede Hodapp  |  GER |

3:16.59

W75 800 Meters | Melitta Czerwenka-Nagel  |  GER |

3:31.94

W45 1500 Meters | Aurora Perez  |  ESP |

4:43.78

W55 1500 Meters | Waltraud Egger  |  ITA |

5:07.30

W70 1500 Meters | Elfriede Hodapp  |  GER |

6:26.65

W75 1500 Meters | Melitta Czerwenka-Nagel[1] |  GER |

6:47.94

W80 1500 Meters | Marianne Dahinden  |   SUI |

10:11.33

W60 3000 Meters | Patricia Gallagher  |  GBR |

11:42.68

W65 3000 Meters | Rona Frederiks  |  GER |

12:20.09

W70 3000 Meters | Mary Anstey  |  GBR |

13:22.96

W40 60 Meters Hurdles | Monica Pellegrinelli[1] |   SUI |

8.71

W50 4 x 200 Meters Relay | Helga Schüßler, Gisela Seifert, Susanne Fritsche, Dagmar Fuhrmann  |  GER |

1:52.95

W60 4 x 200 Meters Relay | Renate Kimmel, Edeltraud Strasdas, Gerti Reichert-Wallon, Friderun Kümmerle-Valk  |  GER |

2:14.08

W80 High Jump | Margarete Strüven  |  GER |

0.96

W45 Pole Vault | Brigitte Van de Kamp  |  NED |

3.36

W80 Pole Vault | Johnnye Valien  |  USA |

1.40

W80 Long Jump | Ingrid Lorenz  |  GER |

2.74

W45 Triple Jump | Catherine Seillac  |  FRA |

11.08

W80 Triple Jump | Johnnye Valien[5]: 19  |  USA |

5.27

W85 Triple Jump | Mary Wixey  |  GBR |

3.61

W50 Shot Put | Tine Schenkels  |  NED |

14.06

W65 Shot Put | Tamara Danilova  |  RUS |

12.00

W75 Shot Put | Rachel Hanssens  |  BEL |

7.96

### Men

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Event  | Athlete(s)  | Nationality  | Performance

|
|
|

M55 60 Meters | Bill Collins[1] |  USA |

7.34

M55 200 Meters | Bill Collins[1] |  USA |

23.36 i

M40 400 Meters | Enrico Saraceni |  ITA |

48.96

M90 400 Meters | Albert Olbrechts  |  GER |

1:44.93

M40 60 Meters Hurdles | Vincent Clarico[1] |  AUT |

7.85

M45 60 Meters Hurdles | Dexter McCloud  |  USA |

8.35

M65 60 Meters Hurdles | Emil Pawlik[5]: 19 [19]: 43 [21]: 86 [24] |  USA |

9.57

M85 60 Meters Hurdles | Bruno Sobrero[1] |  AUT |

13.16

M60 4 x 200 Meters Relay | Paul Edens, Roger Pierce, Samuel Hall, Stephen P. Robbins[5]: 1 : 19  |  USA |

1:44.99

M80 High Jump | Walter Hess  |  GER |

1.30

M85 High Jump | Emmerich Zensch  |  AUT |

1.19

M80 Long Jump | Hans Hoffmann  |  GER |

4.05

M35 Weight Throw | Ralf Jossa  |  GER |

19.95

M85 Pentathlon | Bruno Sobrero[1] |  ITA |

3085

M35 Half Marathon | Paul Freary[1] |  GBR |

1:08:21

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Indoor". World Masters Athletics.
2. ^ "2006 World Masters Athletics Championships Indoor". USA Track and Field.
3. ^ "WMA San Sebastian, Spain 2005 General Assembly" (PDF). European Masters Athletics.
4. ^ "TIPSARENA LINZ". LIVA Sport. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
5. ^ a b c d e Marilyn Mitchell (May 2006). "U.S. Athletes Are Stellar in Linz" (PDF). National Masters News. Museum of Masters Track & Field.
6. ^ "Linz plant Masters Indoor Challenge". Deutsche Leichtathletik. Oct 4, 2004. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
7. ^ "15 March, Summary Day One". infotraining.at. 15 March 2006.
8. ^ "Competition Rules". World Masters Athletics. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
9. ^ Martin Gasselsberger. "WMA World Masters Athletics RULES OF COMPETITION". Masters Athletics. Archived from the original on 2021-12-27. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
10. ^ "WMA Championships Half Marathon Bests" (PDF). World Masters Athletics. April 2019. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
11. ^ "WORLD MASTERS (VETERANS) INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
12. ^ Ken Stone (January 13, 2007). "British record holder claims offenses by team manager". Masterstrack.com. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
13. ^ "Results 15th March". linz2006. April 5, 2006. Archived from the original on 28 April 2006. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
14. ^ "20 March, 7.45 pm: Best pictures of Masters WCh". infotraining.at. 20 March 2006.
15. ^ "Championships Indoor". World Masters Athletics. February 3, 2020. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
16. ^ "Results". European Masters Athletics. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
17. ^ "2nd World Masters Athletics Championships Indoor" (PDF). European Masters Athletics.
18. ^ "(WMACI) World Masters Athletics Championships Indoor". British Masters Athletic Federation. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
19. ^ a b "2nd World Masters Athletics Championships Indoor" (PDF). British Masters Athletic Federation.
20. ^ Martin Gasselsberger. "World Championships Results". Masters Athletics. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
21. ^ a b Martin Gasselsberger. "2nd World Masters Athletics Championships Indoor Linz, from 15.03.2006 - 20.03.2006" (PDF). Masters Athletics.
22. ^ "2nd World Masters Athletics Championships Indoor Official Results" (PDF). Norges Friidrettsforbund. Mar 20, 2006. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
23. ^ "20 March, 6.30 pm: 43 new indoor world records". infotraining.at. 20 March 2006.
24. ^ Emil Pawlik set the M65 60 Meters Hurdles WR in the Pentathlon

## External links

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* Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2006-07-18)
* German results
* Canadian results

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