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.
The main venue was TipsArena Linz (called Intersport Arena Linz at the time),
which is reputedly one of the most beautiful indoor arenas in Europe.
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.
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.
A full range of indoor track and field events were held.
In addition to indoor competition, non-stadia events included Half Marathon,
8K Cross Country, 10K Race Walk, Weight Throw, Hammer throw, Discus Throw and Javelin Throw.
Controversy 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.
World Records Official results are partially archived at Linz2006.
Past Championships results are archived at WMA.
Additional archives are available from European Masters Athletics
as a searchable pdf,
from British Masters Athletic Federation
as a searchable pdf,
from Masters Athletics
as a searchable pdf,
from Museum of Masters Track & Field as a National Masters News pdf newsletter,
and from Norwegian Athletics Association as a searchable pdf.
Several masters world records were set at this Indoor Championships. World records for 2006 are from infotraining.at
unless otherwise noted.
Women EventAthlete(s)NationalityPerformanceW40 200 MetersVioletta LapierreW45 400 MetersMarie KayW50 400 MetersKarla Del GrandeW55 400 MetersCaroline MarlerW70 800 MetersElfriede HodappW75 800 MetersMelitta Czerwenka-NagelW45 1500 MetersAurora PerezW55 1500 MetersWaltraud EggerW70 1500 MetersElfriede HodappW75 1500 MetersMelitta Czerwenka-NagelW80 1500 MetersMarianne DahindenW60 3000 MetersPatricia GallagherW65 3000 MetersRona FrederiksW70 3000 MetersMary AnsteyW40 60 Meters HurdlesMonica PellegrinelliW50 4 x 200 Meters RelayHelga Schüßler, Gisela Seifert, Susanne Fritsche, Dagmar FuhrmannW60 4 x 200 Meters RelayRenate Kimmel, Edeltraud Strasdas, Gerti Reichert-Wallon, Friderun Kümmerle-ValkW80 High JumpMargarete StrüvenW45 Pole VaultBrigitte Van de KampW80 Pole VaultJohnnye ValienW80 Long JumpIngrid LorenzW45 Triple JumpCatherine SeillacW80 Triple JumpJohnnye ValienW85 Triple JumpMary WixeyW50 Shot PutTine SchenkelsW65 Shot PutTamara DanilovaW75 Shot PutRachel Hanssens
Men EventAthlete(s)NationalityPerformanceM55 60 MetersBill CollinsM55 200 MetersBill CollinsM40 400 MetersEnrico SaraceniM90 400 MetersAlbert OlbrechtsM40 60 Meters HurdlesVincent ClaricoM45 60 Meters HurdlesDexter McCloudM65 60 Meters HurdlesEmil PawlikEmil Pawlik set the M65 60 Meters Hurdles WR in the PentathlonM85 60 Meters HurdlesBruno SobreroM60 4 x 200 Meters RelayPaul Edens, Roger Pierce, Samuel Hall, Stephen P. RobbinsM80 High JumpWalter HessM85 High JumpEmmerich ZenschM80 Long JumpHans HoffmannM35 Weight ThrowRalf JossaM85 PentathlonBruno SobreroM35 Half MarathonPaul Freary
References
External links
German results Canadian results