2018 World Masters Athletics Championships is the 23rd in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships that took place along the Costa del Sol in Málaga and Torremolinos, Spain from 4 to 16 September 2018.
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.
The main venue was Estadio Ciudad de Málaga (MAL).
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).
The three-letter codes for the venues are used in the results.
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.
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.
At the 2016 General Assembly, a motion was passed to change two events after the 2016 Championships:
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,
non-stadia events in this Championships included 8K Cross Country, 10K Road Race, 10K Race Walk, 20K Race Walk and Half Marathon.
Controversy The Spanish government requested, through Real Federación Española de Atletismo, that the country of Gibraltar not be permitted to participate in the Championships.
Athletes from Gibraltar could compete as "neutral" athletes and cannot wear their national uniform.
In protest, four out of the five athletes from Gibraltar decided to withdraw and boycott the Championships.
Results Official daily results are listed at Malaga2018,
and archived at RFEA.
Past Championships results are archived at WMA;
the 2018 results are summarized in a Medals Table
and a Records Table.
Additional archives are available from British Masters Athletic Federation
as a searchable pdf,
and from Victorian Masters Athletics as a searchable pdf.
Masters world records set at this Championships are listed below and are based on the WMA Records Table unless otherwise noted.
More complete lists of medalists are contained in separate articles for women and for men.
Women
World records are listed below. EventAthlete(s)NationalityPerformanceW65 100 MetersKarla Del GrandeW65 200 MetersKarla Del GrandeW75 200 MetersCarol LaFayette-BoydCarol LaFayette-Boyd's heat time 31.86 (-1.7) was also a World RecordW80 800 MetersYoko NakanoW80 5000 MetersYoko NakanoW75 80 Meters HurdlesMarianne MaierW45 2K SteeplechaseMinori HayakariW60 10K Race WalkLynette VentrisW75 20K Race WalkHannele KivistöW55 4 x 100 Meters RelaySandy Triolo, Adriene Allen, Kathleen Shook, Joy UpshawW60 4 x 400 Meters RelayHilary West, Helen Godsell, Jane Horder, Caroline PowellW80 4 x 400 Meters RelayRose Green, Jean Daprano, Carolyn Langenwalter, Lynne HurrellW75 High JumpCarol LaFayette-BoydW75 Shot PutMarianne MaierW80 Shot PutEvaun WilliamsW80 Hammer throwEvaun WilliamsEvaun Williams achieved W80 Hammer Throw World Record of 37.85 during Throws PentathlonW80 Hammer throwEvaun WilliamsW90 Hammer throwJulia HuapayaW80 Weight ThrowEvaun WilliamsW65 Javelin ThrowLinda CohnW70 Javelin ThrowJarmila KlimesovaW80 Javelin ThrowEvaun WilliamsW80 Javelin ThrowEvaun WilliamsEvaun Williams achieved W80 Javelin Throw World Record of 24.65 during Throws PentathlonW80 Throws PentathlonEvaun WilliamsW75 HeptathlonMarianne MaierW75 Half MarathonJosette MaillardW80 Half MarathonYoko Nakano
Men
World records are listed below. EventAthlete(s)NationalityPerformanceM90 200 MetersYoshiyuki ShimizuM70 400 MetersCharles AllieCharles Allie achieved M70 400m World Record of 57.26 in Heat 5M90 400 MetersYoshiyuki ShimizuM85 4 x 400 Meters RelayBingxiang Fei, Fucheng Qiu, Guiben Sun, Yide ShiM55 Long JumpGianni BecattiM100 Triple JumpGiuseppe OttavianiM70 Weight ThrowArild BusterudM70 Javelin ThrowEsa KiuruM55 Throws PentathlonNorbert DemmelM70 Throws PentathlonArild BusterudM50 DecathlonThomas StewensM85 DecathlonTed RowanM40 Half MarathonSilas Sang
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