1983 World Masters Athletics Championships
| 1983 World Masters Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
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| Dates | 23-30 September 1983 |
| Host city | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Venue | Estadio Sixto Escobar |
| File:Sixto Escobar statue at Sixto Escobar Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico.jpg | |
| Level | Masters |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Participation | 1935 athletes from 47[1] nations |
← 1981 1985 → | |
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1983 World Masters Athletics Championships is the fifth in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships (called World Veterans Games or World Masters Games at the time) that took place in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from 23 to 30 September 1983.[1] The main venue was Estadio Sixto Escobar, [2]: 14 [3]: 15 while Parque Central hosted most field events. [4]: 9 Opening ceremonies were held at Hiram Bithorn Stadium. [3]: 16 The mascot was the jicotea, a freshwater turtle sacred to the indigenous Taíno peoples. [5] 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. [6] [7]: 56 This Championships was organized by WAVA in coordination with a Local Organising Committee (LOC) led by José F. Méndez, with San Juan Mayor Hernán Padilla serving as "Patron of the Games". [4]: 3 [8] In addition to a full range of track and field events, [9] [10] non-stadia events included 10K Cross Country, 10K Race Walk (women), 20K Race Walk (men), and Marathon. The relays were run as unofficial events on the final day, [3]: 18 since the WAVA by-laws had been amended at the 1981 Championships to suspend relays in 1983. [11] [12]
As an experiment, there will he no relays in Puerto Rico. The reason being that the host countries usually dominate by sheer numbers and the smaller countries just don't have enough competitors to comprise a team.
Controversy
Funding for this Championships from the Puerto Rico Commonwealth was withheld by Governor Carlos Romero Barcelo, a political rival of Mayor Padilla, ostensibly over concerns of South Africa participation due to the apartheid policy of the South African government at that time. [8] [13] South African athletes were officially banned from this Championships by the Puerto Rican government, despite the IAAF constitution that prohibits discrimination because of national origin. [2]: 1 [3]: 21 [14]: 167 [15]: 4 Many proceedings of the Championships were poorly organized, partly as a consequence of this political dispute. [3]: 15 [7]: 48 About 30 of the 178 registered South African athletes eventually competed despite the ban, but they were listed under "alternate" countries, as was done at the 1981 Championships in Christchurch. [3]: 21
Results
Past Championships results are archived at WMA. [16] Additional archives are available from Museum of Masters Track & Field [17] as a pdf book, [18] as a searchable pdf, [19] in pdf newsletters from National Masters News, [2] [3] and also as a pdf booklet of Championships and world records. [5] Several masters world records were set at this Championships. World records for 1983 are from the Museum of Masters Track & Field searchable pdf[19] unless otherwise noted. The blind sprinter Fritz Assmy, guided by his son and running his assigned lane 8, defeated Payton Jordan in 2 of 3 events in a memorable dual. [3]: 19 [18]: 25 [14]: 178 Both athletes broke the M65 200m WR in their respective heats, and though Jordan had a faster time of 26.10 in his heat [19]: 16 than Assmy's 26.20, [19]: 15 [18]: 15 Assmy won the final in a non-record time of 26.26 to Jordan's 26.42. [19]: 16 Some thought the son had "pulled" or "tugged" Assmy in the first 2 events, the 100m and 200m, but it appeared Assmy was doing the "pulling" in the 400m. [3]: 19 : 22 [20] Assmy later defended his running technique in the June 1985 National Masters News newsletter. [21]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Outdoor". World Masters Athletics.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Al Sheahan (August 1983). "WORLD GAMES THREATENED" (PDF). National Masters News. Museum of Masters Track & Field.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 "World Games Draw 1,935" (PDF). National Masters News. Museum of Masters Track & Field. November 1983.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Official Program" (PDF). Museum of Masters Track & Field.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Jico San Juan 83" (PDF). Museum of Masters Track & Field.
- ↑ "WORLD MASTERS (VETERANS) CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)". gbrathletics.com. Athletics Weekly.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Kusy, Krzysztof; Zieliński, Jacek (January 2006). Parzy, Wiesława (ed.). Masters athletics. Social, biological and practical aspects of veterans sport. Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego w Poznaniu/Poznan University of Physical Education. ISBN 83-88923-69-2 – via ResearchGate.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Caribbean News Briefs". United Press International. July 4, 1983.
- ↑ Martin Gasselsberger. "WMA World Masters Athletics RULES OF COMPETITION". Masters Athletics.
- ↑ "World Masters Athletic Championships". Wellington Masters Athletics.
- ↑ "Special 4th World Veterans Games Issue" (PDF). National Masters News. Museum of Masters Track & Field. February 1981. p. 11.
- ↑ "The World Association of Veteran Athletes Newsletter 4" (PDF). Museum of Masters Track & Field. World Association of Veteran Athletes. March 1981. p. 38.
- ↑ "Caribbean News Briefs". United Press International. July 6, 1983.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Olson, Leonard T. (Nov 29, 2000). Masters Track and Field: A History. McFarland. ISBN 0786408898.
- ↑ Bob Fine (Autumn 1977). "'Fantastic' may be the best word to describe 1977 Second World Masters Championships" (PDF). National Masters News. Museum of Masters Track & Field.
- ↑ "Championships Outdoor". World Masters Athletics. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- ↑ "Results: World Outdoor Championships, Other Internationals". Museum of Masters Track & Field. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 "Official Results" (PDF). Museum of Masters Track & Field.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 19.6 19.7 19.8 "Official Results" (PDF). Museum of Masters Track & Field.
- ↑ "IS IT GUIDING OR 'TUGGING'?" (PDF). National Masters News. Museum of Masters Track & Field. April 1984. p. 32.
- ↑ Fritz Assmy (June 1985). "How I Run Without Seeing" (PDF). National Masters News. Museum of Masters Track & Field. p. 16.
- ↑ Winifred Reid was listed under File:Flag of the United States.svg USA flag in the results.
- ↑ "V World Veteran's Track & Field Games, September 23 - September 30, 1983". Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team.
- ↑ Payton Jordan achieved M65 100 Meters World Record of 12.53 in Heat 2
- ↑ Gilberto Gonzalez achieved M70 100 Meters World Record of 13.44 in Heat 5