LYON, France, Aug. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The
USA is sending 426 athletes
including many of the world's best to the World Masters Athletics
(WMA) outdoor track & field championships August 4-16 in Lyon, France. The team is expected to be
among the top contenders both for individual and relay titles, as
well as for Gold and overall medal counts by country. The meet has
8,078 competitors from a record 98 nations with athletes 35-99
years old. The American team has 1093 event entries for the 426
athletes.
At the 2014 WMA Indoor Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Americans won 23 golds
including relays. A third of entered Americans won
medals. No other nation came close to the US Gold or overall
total of 59 medals, including 21 Silver and 15 Bronze.
At the 2013 WMA Outdoor Championships in Porto Allegre,
Brazil, the USA won the Gold Count, with 83. Among
the 58 countries, Americans were second in overall medals, with 183
against 195 from host country Brazil. Australia was third with 148.
In Lyon, track and field
including throwing competition is spread among four stadiums:
Balmont, Rhone, Pierre Duboeuf, and
Laurent Gerin, in addition to
non-stadia events. The Marathon bases at the Place Dellecour in the
"center city". Athletes will be referring to the meet website
and program to see where their events are scheduled.
As in USATF masters championships, athletes are subject to drug
testing, in this case under WMA procedures. The prohibited
list is published by WADA (the World Anti-Doping Agency), which
identifies "prohibited substances and methods" but notes that
"related" substances are also prohibited.
There will be an all-WMA Athletes Party on August 12, and a day of non-competition
August 13 for the WMA General
Assembly. The US Delegation and team in Lyon will be led by MTF Chair Gary Snyder.
The daily event schedule is at:
https://www.lyon2015.com/en/programme/schedule/
Full list of USA Team
athlete entries from team manager Phil
Greenwald compiled by name, city, affiliation, best marks
for events: http://www.weinerpublic.com/20150723.xlsx. As at
previous championships, the team will have a daily meeting.
US and International media coverage is welcome for US
athletes – contact USATF National Masters Media Chair
Bob Weiner before and during the
meet at weinerpublic@comcast.net and cell 202-329-1700. MEDIA
CHECK-IN at Media Center, BELMONT STADIUM (the main stadium) 4 Rue
Victor Schoelcher, Lyon.
Top US Athletes entered (charts from Mary Trotto, MTF Awards Chair, provided at close
of entries) include:
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Top WOMEN
competing at WMA
Lyon France 2015
Aug 4-16th
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Name
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LAST
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CLUB/STATE
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EVENTS
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AGE
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Records: World
& American Defending Champion & Awards in
2014
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Irene
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Obera
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West Valley Track
Club
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100, 200m,400m, 80m
hurdles, long jump, 200m Long Hurdles
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80-84
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Jesse Owens Master
athlete of the Year 2014,
6 WORLD RECORDS &
7 American Records in 2014
2014 Defending
Champion 100,200, 400,Short and Long Hurdles, LJ
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Florence
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Meiler
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Mass Velocity Track
Club
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200m, 60m hurdles,
pole vault, triple jump, super weight throw, pentathlon
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80-84
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MTF AGE GROUP ATHLETE
OF THE YEAR 2014
2 WORLD RECORDS &
7 American Records 2014
2014 Defending
Champion PV, HJ,TJ
Shot, DT, HT,
WT
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Christel
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Donley
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Colorado Masters
Track & Field Club
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60m Hurdles, high,
triple jump, shot, weight throw
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80-84
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MTF AGE GROUP ATHELTE
OF THE YEAR 2014
2014 Defending
Champion HJ, LJ, TJ, SHOT,HT
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Carol
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Finsrud
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Texas
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Shot Put, Weight,
Hammer, Discus, Throws Pent.
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55-59
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MTF AGE GROUP ATHELTE
OF THE YEAR 2014
2014 Defending
Champion Shot, DT, WT
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Rita
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Hanscom
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California
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80m hurdles, 300m
Long Hurdles, high, long jumps, pole vault, heptathlon,
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60-64
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MTF AGE GROUP ATHELTE
OF THE YEAR 2014
2014 Defending
Champion Short and Long hurdles, Pentathlon
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LaTricia
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Dendy
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NY.
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400m,
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45-49
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2014 Defending
Champion 400m
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Brenda
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Matthews
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SC
Striders
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100, 200, LJ, 80m
Short Hurdles
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65-69
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2014 Defending
Champion 100, 200m, Short Hurdles, LJ
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Jean
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Daprano
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Georgia
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100, 200, 400, 800,
1500m
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75-79
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2014 Defending
Champion 100,200,400,
800, 1500m
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Joy
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Upshaw
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California
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Short Hurdles, LJ,
100m
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50-54
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MTF AGE GROUP ATHLETE
OF THE YEAR 2014
Defending WMA indoor
champion Short Hurdles, 200
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Linda
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Cohn
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SC
striders
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Javelin, Triple
Jump
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60-65
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MTF AGE GROUP ATHLETE
OF THE YEAR 2014
2014 Defending
Champion Javelin, Triple Jump
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Top MEN competing
at WMA
Lyon France 2015
Aug 4-16th
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Name
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LAST
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CLUB/STATE
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EVENTS
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AGE
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Records: World
& American Defending Champion & Awards in
2014
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Robert
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Lida
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Houston
Elite
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100m, 200,
400m
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75-79
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MTF AGE GROUP ATHLETE
OF THE YEAR 2014
1 WORLD RECORD &
1 American Record 2014
2014 Defending
Champion 100, 200m
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Brian
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Coushay
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100m, LJ,
Decathlon
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50-54
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MTF AGE GROUP ATHLETE
OF THE YEAR 2014
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Damon
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Blakemore
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Houston
Elite
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60m Hurdles, long
jump
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50-54
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MTF AGE GROUP ATHELTE
OF THE YEAR
1 AMERICAN
RECORD
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William
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Jankovich
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60m, 200,400,60m
hurdles, high, long jumps, pole vault, shot, pent.
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80-84
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MTF AGE GROUP ATHELTE
OF THE YEAR
1 AMERICAN
RECORD
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Bruce
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McBarnette
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Potomac Valley Track
Club
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Triple Jump, high
jump
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55-59
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MTF AGE GROUP ATHELTE
OF THE YEAR
1 AMERICAN
RECORD
2014 Defending
Champion HJ (note: Bruce has won eleven HJ world
championships outdoor and indoor)
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Thad
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Wilson
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Short and Long
Hurdles,
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60-64
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2014 Defending
Champion Short and Long Hurdles & WMA Indoor 60mHurdle
Champion
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Antwon
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Dussett
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400m
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35-39
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2014 Defending
Champion 200,400m
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John
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Goldhammer
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Hammer, Weight Throw,
Shot, Throws Pent.
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60-64
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2014 Defending
Champion Hammer & Weight Throw
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Athletes who
earned Gold at the 2013 Outdoor WMA Championships
BRAZIL
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FOR THE MEN USA
Athletes (by events)
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Event
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AGE
Group
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Name
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Babatunde
Ridley
Hyattsville, MD
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100, 200
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35
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Steven
Robbins
Cleveland Heights, OH
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100, 200
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70
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Bob
Lida
Wichita, KS
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100, 200, 400
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75
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Antwon
Dussett
Peoria, IL
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400
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40
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Marcus
Shute
Lithonia, GA
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400
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50
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Damon
Blakemore Houston,
TX
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Short and Long
Hurdles
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50
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Thad
Wilson
Oxnard, CA
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Short and Long
Hurdles
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60
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William
Jankovich Racine,
WI
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200
hurdles
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80
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Kenneth
Thomasc Houston
TX
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Long Jump
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55
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Wendell
Beck
Mesa, AZ
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Pole Vault
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55
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Howard
Booth
Gregory, MI
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Pole Vault
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70
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Quenton
Torbert
Redlands, CA
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Shot Put
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60
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Cameron
Bolles
Santa Rose, CA
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Discus
Throw
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45
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Ralph
Fruguglietti Bakersfield,
CA
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Discus
Throw
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55
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Stefan
Patersson Frisco,
TX
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Javelin
Throw
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45
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FOR THE WOMEN USA
ATHLETES (by events)
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Brandi
Bernert
Denver, CO
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100, 200m
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35
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Joy
Upshaw
Lafayette, CA
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100, 200, Short
Hurdles
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50
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LaTricia
Dendy
Bronx,NY
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400
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40
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Jeanne
Daprano
Fayetteville, GA
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800, 1500m
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75
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Coreen
Steinbach Pompey,
NY
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1500m
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60
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Menka
Scott
Lees Summit, MO
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Short
Hurdles
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45
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Christel
Donley
Colorado Springs, CO
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High Jump
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75
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Carol
Finsrud
Lockhart, TX
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Discus,
Weight,
Throws
Pent.
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50
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Contact: Bob Weiner, USATF
National Masters Media Chair weinerpublic@comcast.net;
301-283-0821; Cell and in Lyon
202-329-1700
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