Thursday, 28 February 2019

MASTERS ATHLETES ON THE MOVE TO WORLD INDOORS



MASTERS ATHLETES ON THE MOVE TO WORLD INDOORS - 11 ATHLETES FROM SOUTH AFRICA WILL BE PARTICIPATING AT THE WORLD MASTERS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - TORUN, POLAND (24 - 30 MARCH 2019


Gautengers

Bennie (40-44) and Mariette Botha (35-39)

Mariette has just entered the 35 age group and is one of our countries top masters athletes in the sprints and high jump.   She has a personal best height of 1.72 and has participated in several senior events, finishing among the medals against athletes 10 - 15 years younger. She would have ranked 7th in the world in 2018 in the 35-39 age group.  

She has set her sights on a medal or two at the World Indoors and a S.A. Record / personal best in the high jump in the 35-39 age group. Mariette and husband, Bennie who will be participating in the field events, make an awesome team and are sure to make their 3 daughters back home very proud !

Ian Hacker (50-54) will be the man to watch in the highly competitive age group in the 60 and 200m sprints.   Ian competed at the World Masters Outdoor Championships in Lyon, France in 2015 and the World Outdoors in Perth, Australia in 2016.  In Lyon he progressed to the semi-final in the 100m, and just missed qualification in the 200m. In Perth, a year later, Ian finished just outside the medals in the 100m with an excellent time of 11.73.  Ian served as Chairman on the CGMA committee for two years and is currently vice-president of SAMA.

Ida-Marie Strydom (40-44) who holds the S.A. record of 3.10m in the pole vault, has set her focus on a PB in this very technical event.  She won bronze in the pole vault at the World Outdoor Champs in Spain last year, and ranked 5th overall on the World Rankings with a height of  3.10m, which she should surpass at the Indoors.

Kallie Burger (35-39) is our road running specialist and will be competing in the 10km and half marathon road events at the Indoors.   These two distances were incorporated in the World Indoor Champs, shortly after the previous World Masters Road Running Championships disbanded after the last event in 2004.  Kallie is a newcomer to masters and has PB’s of 31.30 (10k) and 1.11.20 (21.1k) respectively, and is sure to leave his mark on these two events.
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Events
Bennie
Botha
Boksburg
Gauteng
Shot Put (Time/mark: 9,61m, Division: 40-44); Weight Throw (Time/mark: 9,78m, Division: 40-44); Discus Throw (Time/mark: 29,76m, Division: 40-44); Hammer Throw (Time/mark: 33,54m, Division: 40-44); Javelin Throw (Time/mark: 32,67m, Division: 40-44)
Mariette
Botha
Boksburg
Gauteng
200m (Time/mark: 26,26, Division: 35-39); 400m (Time/mark: 58,85, Division: 35-39); High Jump (Time/mark: 1,72m, Division: 35-39)
Karel
Burger
Johannesburg
Gauteng
10 km Road Race (Time/mark: 31:30,00, Division: 35-39); Half Marathon (Time/mark: 1:11:20,00, Division: 35-39)
Ian
Hacker
Johannesburg
Gauteng
60m (Time/mark: NT, Division: 50-54); 200m (Time/mark: 25,12, Division: 50-54)
Dennis
Hines
Muizenberg
Western Cape
3000m Race Walk (Time/mark: 18:04,00, Division: 50-54); 10 km Race Walk (Time/mark: 1:00:02,00, Division: 50-54)
Antonette
Jordaan
Polokwane
Limpopo
Shot Put (Time/mark: 11,53m, Division: 45-49); Weight Throw (Time/mark: 11,72m, Division: 45-49); Discus Throw (Time/mark: 34,33m, Division: 45-49); Hammer Throw (Time/mark: 32,74m, Division: 45-49)
Moses
Naidoo
Durban
Kwazulu Natal
Long Jump (Time/mark: 6,20m, Division: 45-49)
Scott
Russell
Cape Town
Western Cape
60m Hurdles (Time/mark: NT, Division: 50-54)
Celeste
Scheepers
Stockholm
3000m Race Walk (Time/mark: 19:24,00, Division: 55-59); 10 km Race Walk (Time/mark: 1:06:04,00, Division: 55-59)
Carlene
Strampe
Bloemfontein
Free State
60m (Time/mark: 9,23, Division: 50-54); Long Jump (Time/mark: 3,69m, Division: 50-54)
Ida-Marie
Strydom
Ekurhuleni
Gauteng
Pole Vault (Time/mark: 3,10m, Division: 40-44)
Christian
Von Durckheim
Somerset West
Western Cape
400m (Time/mark: 51,17, Division:   40-44)
Robert
Xavier
Butterworth
Eastern Cape
60m (Time/mark: 7,40, Division: 65-69); 200m (Time/mark: 28,00, Division: 65-69); Long Jump (Time/mark: 4,20m, Division: 65-69); Javelin Throw (Time/mark: 23,00m, Division: 65-69)

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Sunday, 6 May 2018

MASTERS ATHLETES BREAK 4 S.A. NATIONAL RECORDS AT THE RECENT NATIONAL CHAMPS

TOP CGMA MASTERS BREAK 4 SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL RECORDS.

CONGRATULATIONS !

At the recent South African Masters Athletics Champs, many records tumbled, but 4 of the most impressive ones were broken by Central Gauteng Masters Athletes.
Winnie de Winnaar (51) broke the 100m record (50-54), held by Gail van Niekerk for 19 years with a fantastic time of 13.16 (the 2nd time in 3 weeks). She has been one of our countries top masters sprinters for 15 years in the 100, 200 and 400m


Winnie de Winnaar

Linda van Vreden (32)

Linda bettered her own S.A. Masters age group record (45.94m) by more than a meter with a throw of (46.98m) in the javelin throw at the S.A. Masters Track and Field Championships in Bloemfontein. Linda has been ranked under the Top 10 javelin throwers in South Africa for the past few years. Last year she was ranked 19th in the world for 30-34 year olds.


Linda van Vreden

Wilhelm Pauer (50) - Javelin throw

Wilhelm improved on his own record with a massive 67.15m. He improved the record 3 times within a month ! We can expect him to still improve on his record multiple times. Wilhelm was an excellent javelin thrower in his heyday !
Wilhelm Pauer

 Hans Miekautsch (80) - Decathlon
Have you ever tried competing in 10 events in 2 days ?  Well, Hans established a new S.A. record with 5133 points in the decathlon at the S.A. Champs. 

Hans also recently won 2 silver medals in the High Jump and Pentathlon for Men 80 – 84, representing his country of birth, Austria, at the European Masters Indoor Championships in Madrid, Spain. He represented Central Gauteng Masters at the S.A. Champs in Bloemfontein, where he was one of a handful (13) 80+ masters athletes - truly an inspiration to us all !

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