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 !
Hans Miekautsch in the 400m
(photo's courtesy of Mariette Botha Photography)
