World Masters Athletics Championships
The World Masters Athletics Championships are the biennial championships for masters athletics events held under the auspices of World Masters Athletics, formerly called the World Association of Veteran Athletes, for athletes 35 years of age or older.Masters athletes are divided into 5-year age groups. An analysis of jumping and throwing events at the Championships from 1975 to 2016 showed that, as expected, performances usually declined with age, though overall performances improved across calendar years.
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- enThe World Masters Athletics Championships are the biennial championships for masters athletics events held under the auspices of World Masters Athletics, formerly called the World Association of Veteran Athletes, for athletes 35 years of age or older.Masters athletes are divided into 5-year age groups. An analysis of jumping and throwing events at the Championships from 1975 to 2016 showed that, as expected, performances usually declined with age, though overall performances improved across calendar years.
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- enThe World Masters Athletics Championships are the biennial championships for masters athletics events held under the auspices of World Masters Athletics, formerly called the World Association of Veteran Athletes, for athletes 35 years of age or older.Masters athletes are divided into 5-year age groups. The outdoor championships began in Toronto, Canada on August 11, 1975 and have continued in odd numbered years. In July 2011, World Masters Athletics changed their constitution to hold Championships in even numbered years, starting in 2016. Perth, Western Australia was selected to hold the first even year meet. Later Road Racing Championships called Non-Stadia Championships were added, starting in Birmingham, England August 29–30, 1992. Indoor championships (World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships, World Masters Athletics Championships Indoor, or WMACi) started at Sindelfingen, Germany, March 10–14, 2004. The 2020 edition was scheduled to take place at the York Lions Stadium and Varsity Stadium in Toronto, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. World Masters Athletics attempted to postpone the competition to 2021, with Tampere serving as host, but again this was cancelled due to the ongoing pandemic. The event was rescheduled to 2022 in Tampere and make-up editions being held in annual succession in 2023 (Edmonton) and 2024 (Gothenburg). Athletes participating at these Championships consistently outnumber those at Olympic track and field events, making these "the world's largest track meet".For example, The 4951 participants at the 1989 Outdoor Championships dwarfed the 1617 athletics competitors at the 1988 Olympics. Four-time Olympic Champion Al Oerter called these Championships "more like the Olympics than the Olympics". An analysis of jumping and throwing events at the Championships from 1975 to 2016 showed that, as expected, performances usually declined with age, though overall performances improved across calendar years.
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- www.world-masters-athletics.org/
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- Championships
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- World Masters Athletics Championships
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- enWorld Masters Athletics Championships
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- mastershistory.org/championships/
- www.mastersathletics.net/
- www.world-masters-athletics.org/
- world-masters-athletics.com/championships/indoor/
- world-masters-athletics.com/championships/outdoor/
- www.mastersathletics.net/index.php%3Fid=masters
- www.world-masters-athletics.org/results.htm
- www.mastersevents.com
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- 1975 World Masters Athletics Championships
- 1977 World Masters Athletics Championships
- 1979 World Masters Athletics Championships
- 1981 World Masters Athletics Championships
- 1983 World Masters Athletics Championships
- 1985 World Masters Athletics Championships
- 1987 World Masters Athletics Championships
- 1989 World Masters Athletics Championships
- 1991 World Masters Athletics Championships
- 1993 World Masters Athletics Championships
- 1995 World Masters Athletics Championships
- 1997 World Masters Athletics Championships
- 1999 World Masters Athletics Championships
- 2001 World Masters Athletics Championships
- 2003 World Masters Athletics Championships
- 2004 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships
- 2005 World Masters Athletics Championships
- 2006 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships
- 2007 World Masters Athletics Championships
- 2008 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships
- 2009 World Masters Athletics Championships
- 2010 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships
- 2011 World Masters Athletics Championships
- 2012 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships
- 2013 World Masters Athletics Championships
- 2014 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships
- 2015 World Masters Athletics Championships
- 2016 World Masters Athletics Championships
- 2017 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships
- 2018 World Masters Athletics Championships
- 2019 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships
- 2022 World Masters Athletics Championships
- 2023 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships
- 2024 World Masters Athletics Championships
- Al Oerter
- Anoeta Stadium
- Arena Toruń
- Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Birmingham, England
- Brisbane
- Budapest
- Buffalo, New York
- Canada
- Carolina, Puerto Rico
- Category:1975 establishments in North America
- Category:Athletics world championships
- Category:Biennial athletics competitions
- Category:Masters athletics (track and field) competitions
- Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1975
- Category:World Masters Athletics Championships
- Centennial Park Stadium
- Christchurch
- Clermont-Ferrand
- Complejo Deportivo Municipal Roberto Clemente
- COVID-19 pandemic
- Daegu
- Daegu Athletics Promotion Center
- Donostia-San Sebastián
- Durban
- Estadio Sixto Escobar
- Eugene, Oregon
- Gateshead
- Gateshead International Stadium
- Germany
- Glaspalast Sindelfingen
- Gothenburg
- Hanover
- Hayward Field
- Hornet Stadium (Sacramento State)
- Jean-Pellez Stadium
- Jyvaskyla
- Kamloops
- Kings Park Athletic Stadium
- Lahden Stadion
- Lahti
- Linz
- Lyon
- Málaga
- Málaga Athletics Stadium
- Masters athletics
- Melbourne
- Miyazaki, Miyazaki
- Miyazaki Athletic Stadium
- Niedersachsenstadion
- Olympic Park Stadium (Melbourne)
- Paavo Nurmi Stadium
- Perth
- Perth, Western Australia
- Porto Alegre
- Queen Elizabeth II Park
- Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre
- Ratinan Stadion
- Riccione
- Rome
- Sacramento, California
- San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Senior sport
- Sindelfingen
- Slottsskogsvallen
- Sport of athletics
- Stade de Balmont
- Stadio Italo Nicoletti
- Stadio Olimpico
- Summer Olympic Games
- SYMA Sports and Conference Centre
- Tampere
- TipsArena Linz
- Toronto
- Toruń
- Tournament Capital Centre
- Track and field
- Turku
- Ullevi Stadium
- University at Buffalo Stadium
- Varsity Stadium
- W:pt:Centro Estadual de Treinamento Esportivo
- Western Australian Athletics Stadium
- World Masters Athletics
- York Lions Stadium
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- enWorld Masters Athletics Championships
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- Campionati del mondo master di atletica leggera
- Championnats du monde vétérans d'athlétisme
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- Mistrzostwa świata weteranów w lekkoatletyce
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- World Masters Athletics Championships
- World Masters Athletics Championships
- Чемпионат мира по лёгкой атлетике среди мастеров
- 世界マスターズ陸上競技選手権大会
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- Category:1975 establishments in North America
- Category:Athletics world championships
- Category:Biennial athletics competitions
- Category:Masters athletics (track and field) competitions
- Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1975
- Category:World Masters Athletics Championships
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