2008 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships | |
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Dates | 17-22 March 2008 |
Host city | Clermont-Ferrand, France |
Venue | Jean-Pellez Stadium |
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Level | Masters |
Type | Indoor |
Participation | 3670 athletes from 65 [1] nations |
Official website | Archived 2008-04-15 at the Wayback Machine |
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2008 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships is the third in a series of World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships (also called World Masters Athletics Championships Indoor, or WMACi). This third edition took place in Clermont-Ferrand, France, from 17 to 22 March 2008. [2] [3]
The main venue was Jean-Pellez Stadium, [4] which has a banked indoor track where the turns are raised to neutralize the centrifugal force of athletes running the curves. Supplemental venues included Clermont-Ferrand Sports Hall for opening ceremonies, Les Gravanches for Half Marathon and 10K Race Walk, and Stade Marcel-Michelin for Cross Country.
This Championships was organized by World Masters Athletics (WMA) in coordination with a Local Organising Committee (LOC): Annie Laurent, Jean Gracia. [1]
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. [5]
A full range of indoor track and field events were held. [6] In addition to indoor competition, non-stadia events included Half Marathon, [7] 8K Cross Country, [8] 10K Race Walk, Weight Throw, Hammer Throw, Discus Throw and Javelin Throw.
Official results are partially archived at Masters2008. [9] Past Championships results are archived at WMA. [10] Additional archives are available from European Masters Athletics [11] as a searchable pdf, [12] from British Masters Athletic Federation [13] as a searchable pdf, [14] and from Masters Athletics [15] as a searchable pdf. [16] USATF Masters keeps a list of American world record holders. [17] Medal counts and other summaries are archived at the Clermont2008 [18] and Masters2008 sites. [19]
Several masters world records were set at this Indoor Championships. World records for 2008 are from WMA [10] unless otherwise noted.
Event | Athlete(s) | Nationality | Performance |
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W45 200 Meters | Marie Kay [20] | ![]() |
25.85
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W40 400 Meters | Barbara Aknin | ![]() |
56.15
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W45 400 Meters | Marie Kay [20] | ![]() |
56.99
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W45 4 x 200 Meters Relay | Berend,Kauerhof,Grissmer,Schultz | ![]() |
1:46.38
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W70 Shot Put | Evaun Williams | ![]() |
10.82
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W60 Weight Throw | Inge Faldager | ![]() |
16.70
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W60 Half Marathon | Claudine Marchdier [7] | ![]() |
1:28:21
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Event | Athlete(s) | Nationality | Performance |
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M60 200 Meters | Charles Allie on YouTube [16] | ![]() |
24.95
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M40 400 Meters | Enrico Saraceni | ![]() |
48.95
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M45 Half Marathon | Pascal Fetizon [7] | ![]() |
1:08:55
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M50 Half Marathon | Dominique Chauvelier [7] | ![]() |
1:08:52
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