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| 2018 World Masters Athletics Championships | |
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| Dates | 4 - 16 September 2018 |
| Host city | Málaga, Spain |
| Venue | Estadio Ciudad de Málaga |
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| Level | Masters |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Participation | 8,197 athletes from 101[1] nations |
| Official website | https://wmamalaga2018.com/[dead link] |
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2018 World Masters Athletics Championships is the 23rd in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championshipsthat took place along the Costa del Sol in Málaga and Torremolinos, Spain from 4 to 16 September 2018.[2][3]This was the second even year of this biennial series as beginning in 2016 at Perth, Australia, the Championships moved to be held in even-numbered years to avoid conflict with the quadrennial World Masters Games, which had been held in odd-numbered years since 2005.[4]
The main venue was Estadio Ciudad de Málaga (MAL).[5]Supplemental venues included Ciudad Deportiva de Carranque (CAR), Complejo Deportivo Universitario (UNI), and Pista Atletismo Torremolinos in the Estadio Polideportivo Ciudad de Torremolinos complex (TOR).[6][7]The three-letter codes for the venues are used in the results.[8][9]
This Championships was organized by World Masters Athletics (WMA) in coordination with a Local Organising Committee (LOC) led by Francisco de la Torre, Mayor of Málaga.[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.[10]
At the 2016 General Assembly, a motion was passed to change two events after the 2016 Championships:[11][12]
- The Marathon would be replaced by the Half Marathon.
- The 10K Road Race would be replaced by the 10K Race Walk.
Thus, in addition to a full range of track and field events,[13]non-stadia events in this Championships included 8K Cross Country, 10K Road Race, 10K Race Walk, 20K Race Walk and Half Marathon.[14]
Controversy
The Spanish government requested, through Real Federación Española de Atletismo, that the country of Gibraltar not be permitted to participate in the Championships.[15]Athletes from Gibraltar could compete as "neutral" athletes and cannot wear their national uniform.[16]In protest, four out of the five athletes from Gibraltar decided to withdraw and boycott the Championships.[17]
Results
Official daily results are listed at Malaga2018,[18]and archived at RFEA.[8]Past Championships results are archived at WMA;[19]the 2018 results are summarized in a Medals Table[20]and a Records Table.[21]Additional archives are available from British Masters Athletic Federation[22]as a searchable pdf,[23]and from Victorian Masters Athletics as a searchable pdf.[9]
Masters world records set at this Championships are listed below and are based on the WMA Records Table unless otherwise noted.[21]More complete lists of medalists are contained in separate articles for women and for men.
Women
World records are listed below.
| Event | Athlete(s) | Nationality | Performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| W65 100 Meters | Karla Del Grande |  CAN | |
| W65 200 Meters | Karla Del Grande | CAN | 28.83 |
| W75 200 Meters | Carol LaFayette-Boyd[24][9]: 578 [23]: 65 | CAN | |
| W80 800 Meters | Yoko Nakano |  JPN | |
| W80 5000 Meters | Yoko Nakano | JPN | 25:40.14 |
| W75 80 Meters Hurdles | Marianne Maier |  AUT | 17.37 |
| W45 2K Steeplechase | Minori Hayakari | JPN | 6:51.51 |
| W60 10K Race Walk | Lynette Ventris |  AUS | 53:26 |
| W75 20K Race Walk | Hannele Kivistö[19][9]: 973 |  FIN | 2:30:30 |
| W55 4 x 100 Meters Relay Video on YouTube | Sandy Triolo, Adriene Allen, Kathleen Shook, Joy Upshaw[23]: 298 |  USA | 54.05 |
| W60 4 x 400 Meters Relay | Hilary West, Helen Godsell, Jane Horder, Caroline Powell[23]: 374 |  GBR | 4:41.85 |
| W80 4 x 400 Meters Relay | Rose Green, Jean Daprano, Carolyn Langenwalter, Lynne Hurrell[23]: 316 | USA | 7:59.18 |
| W75 High Jump | Carol LaFayette-Boyd | CAN | |
| W75 Shot Put | Marianne Maier | AUT | |
| W80 Shot Put | Evaun Williams | GBR | 10.07 |
| W80 Hammer Throw | Evaun Williams[9]: 833 [25] | GBR | 37.85 |
| W80 Hammer Throw | Evaun Williams[23]: 232 | GBR | 35.16 |
| W90 Hammer Throw | Julia Huapaya |  PER | 18.62 |
| W80 Weight Throw | Evaun Williams | GBR | 12.68 |
| W65 Javelin Throw | Linda Cohn[9]: 721 | USA | 34.81 |
| W70 Javelin Throw | Jarmila Klimesova |  CZE | |
| W80 Javelin Throw | Evaun Williams | GBR | |
| W80 Javelin Throw | Evaun Williams[9]: 834 [26] | GBR | |
| W80 Throws Pentathlon | Evaun Williams | GBR | 6080 |
| W75 Heptathlon | Marianne Maier | AUT | 6658 |
| W75 Half Marathon | Josette Maillard[14][9]: 933 |  FRA | 2:03:35 |
| W80 Half Marathon | Yoko Nakano[14][9]: 933 | JPN | 2:07:36 |
Men
World records are listed below.
| Event | Athlete(s) | Nationality | Performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| M90 200 Meters | Yoshiyuki Shimizu |  BRA | |
| M70 400 Meters | Charles Allie[9]: 100 [27] | USA | |
| M90 400 Meters | Yoshiyuki Shimizu | BRA | |
| M85 4 x 400 Meters Relay | Bingxiang Fei, Fucheng Qiu, Guiben Sun, Yide Shi[23]: 309 |  CHN | 7:50.66 |
| M55 Long Jump | Gianni Becatti |  ITA | 6.50 |
| M100 Triple Jump | Giuseppe Ottaviani | ITA | 2.23 |
| M70 Weight Throw | Arild Busterud |  NOR | 23.15 |
| M70 Javelin Throw | Esa Kiuru | FIN | |
| M55 Throws Pentathlon | Norbert Demmel |  GER | 5103 |
| M70 Throws Pentathlon | Arild Busterud | NOR | 5067 |
| M50 Decathlon | Thomas Stewens | GER | 8068 |
| M85 Decathlon | Ted Rowan | CAN | 7110 |
| M40 Half Marathon | Silas Sang[14][9]: 896 |  KEN | 1:07:22 |