1993 World Masters Athletics Championships is the tenth in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships (called World Veterans Championships at the time) that took place in Miyazaki, Japan from 7 to 17 October 1993.
The main venue was Miyazaki Athletic Stadium (), located within the Miyazaki Prefectural Sports Park.
The Sports Park had 3 track facilities and a throwing field,
including a 400m track especially built for this Championships.
The Japanese government invested $20 million to host this Championships, with a reported loss of $18 million.
The 11,475 participants reported by WMA may actually be over 12,000, more than doubling the previous highs of 4,800+ at the previous three editions of this series.
In fact it was the largest track and field meet ever held,
only the largest marathons draw more competitors.
The host country Japan alone supplied 9,901 athletes, about half of whom were marathoners.
18,000 people attended the most elaborate opening ceremonies of any Championships in this series on Saturday, 9 October.
The three-time Olympian Evelyn Ashford carried a friendship torch into the stadium to light an Olympic-style flame;
she would win the W35 200m in the competitions.
Athletes from China participated for the first time in this series, though with only a token delegation.
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.
This Championships was organized by WAVA in coordination with a Local Organising Committee (LOC) headed by Mikio Oda.
In addition to a full range of track and field events,
non-stadia events included 10K Cross Country, 10K Race Walk (women), 20K Race Walk (men), and Marathon.
South Africa South Africa had been expelled by the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) in 1976 due to the apartheid policy of the South African government at that time.
South Africa rejoined IAAF in 1992, after the abolition of the apartheid system,
and South African athletes officially participated under their native flag for the first time in this series.
World Records Past Championships results are archived at WMA.
Additional archives are available from Museum of Masters Track & Field
as a pdf book
and in a pdf newsletter.
Detailed results are extracted from the pdf book separately for women
and for men.
Several masters world records were set at this Championships. World records for 1993 are from the list of World Records in the Museum of Masters Track & Field pdf book unless otherwise noted.
Women EventAthlete(s)NationalityPerformanceW55 100 MetersUna Adella GoreW65 100 MetersShirley PetersonW70 100 MetersPaula SchneiderhanPaula Schneiderhan was spelled Pauline in the resultsPaula Schneiderhan's semi-final time of 15.59 in the W70 100m was also a World RecordW70 100 MetersAnna ManglerAnna Mangler placed 2nd to Paula Schneiderhan in the W70 100mW80 100 MetersJohanna GelbrichW70 200 MetersPaula SchneiderhanPaula Schneiderhan's semi-final time of 33.70 in the W70 200m was also a World RecordW70 200 MetersAnna ManglerAnna Mangler achieved her W70 200m World Record of 33.42 in semi-finalsW70 400 MetersAnna ManglerW45 800 MetersJudy BandieraW45 800 MetersAvril DouglasW60 800 MetersJean HorneW80 800 MetersJohanna LutherW85 800 MetersMatsue NishiyamaW80 1500 MetersJohanna LutherW80 1500 MetersRosario Iglesias RochaW80 5000 MetersJohanna LutherW85 5000 MetersMatsue NishiyamaW50 10000 MetersUrsula OdermattW80 10000 MetersJohanna LutherW60 80 Meters HurdlesAsta LarssonW65 80 Meters HurdlesIsabel HofmeyrW60 300 Meters HurdlesAsta LarssonW65 300 Meters HurdlesIsabel HofmeyrW75 5K Race WalkBritta TibblingW75 10K Race WalkBritta TibblingW55 Long JumpChristiane SchmalbruchW70 Long JumpPaula SchneiderhanW80 Long JumpRuth FrithW35 Triple JumpConceição GeremiasW50 Triple JumpErika SpringmannW55 Triple JumpChristiane SchmalbruchW65 Triple JumpShirley PetersonW65 Triple JumpLeonore McDanielsW70 Triple JumpSheila Muriel CampbellW80 Triple JumpRuth FrithW45 High JumpAlena PlischkeW45 High JumpPhil RaschkerW55 High JumpChristiane SchmalbruchW35 Pole VaultMaret KalvisteW35 Pole VaultMarie Claire FabardineW45 Pole VaultPhil RaschkerW50 Pole VaultPetra PietersenW55 Pole VaultDorothy McLennanW55 Pole VaultIngegerd Marianne StenholmW55 Pole VaultMidori YamamotoW60 Shot PutRosemary ChrimesW60 Shot PutJutta SchaeferW70 Shot PutLena GroblerW60 Discus ThrowRosemary ChrimesW60 Discus ThrowAntonina IvanovaW75 Discus ThrowAnnchen ReileW40 Hammer throwAnnie BellangerM45 Hammer throwInge FaldagerW55 Hammer throwEvaun WilliamsW60 Hammer throwJutta SchaeferW60 Hammer throwAntonina IvanovaW60 Hammer throwElisabeth DwengerW60 Javelin ThrowLieselotte LeissW80 Javelin ThrowJohanna Gelbrich
Men EventAthlete(s)NationalityPerformanceM80 100 MetersYuichi TateishiM85 200 MetersHarry GathercoleM50 400 MetersIsao Harold MoriokaM70 1500 MetersGordon McKeownM70 80 Meters HurdlesAlbertus Van ZylM80 80 Meters HurdlesMazumi MoritaM75 2000 Meters SteeplechaseDaniel BuckleyM80 2000 Meters SteeplechaseTadashi TauM80 2000 Meters SteeplechaseRobert BoalM55 Long JumpHellmuth KlimmerM80 Long JumpMazumi MoritaM80 Long JumpGiichi SudaM80 Triple JumpMazumi MoritaM50 High JumpDieter WilleM50 Shot PutKlaus LiedtkeM55 Shot PutJoe KeshmiriM65 Shot PutTorsten Von WachenfeldtM80 Shot PutGerhard SchepeM45 Hammer throwMurofushi ShigenobuM40 Javelin ThrowJorma MarkusM70 Javelin ThrowErik Eriksson
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