Athletics
1st World Deaf Athletics Championships
At the meeting for athletics after the Melbourne Games Venezuela presented a proposal to host the 1st World Deaf Athletics Championships in 2008. The proposed date and venue were around 21-28 September in the city of Barquisimeto. The latest news is that the venue probably will be Caracas which will make the transport to and from Venezuela more convenient.
We are waiting for more information but it has not been easy to communicate with the Venezuelans. I have been told that detailed information, brochures, etc., will be distributed at Congress in Salt Lake City where the Organising Committee will be ready to answer questions too.
There is now two years left and I am looking forward to having the 1st ever World Deaf Athletics Championships.
Many new Junior and World Records
Since the season started in March/April we have seen a lot of new World Records and Junior World Records. We know that there could have been more but some countries have not submitted applications and the necessary documents, probably because the results do not conform to the IAAF Rules. We now are at the end of the season (at least in the Northern Hemisphere) and I am pleased to list the new Junior/World Records below. A few ones are still under review but I hope that they all will be recognised before the end of the year. I have to remind all to use the appropriate ICSD Application form when applying for a World Record. We do not accept the forms used by the Regional Confederations.
Barbara C. Søndergaard
ICSD Technical Director - Athletics
2006 APPROVED WORLD RECORDS | |||||
| MEN | |||||
3000m | 8:21.83 | NOWAK Rafal (1975) | POL | 10 Jun 2006 | Poznan, Poland |
3000m steeplechase | 8:57.33 | NOWAK Rafal (1975) | POL | 27 May 2006 | Biala Podlaska, POL |
8:57.31 | NOWAK Rafal (1975) | POL | 21 Jul 2006 | Bydgoszcz, POL | |
pole vault | 5.06 | SOUTHERN Patrick (1982) | USA | 15 Apr 2006 | Lincoln, USA |
hammer throw | 57.64 | MORIMOTO Masatoshi (1985) | JPN | 13 May 2006 | Saitama, JPN |
59.44 | MORIMOTO Masatoshi (1985) | JPN | 13 May 2006 | Saitama, JPN | |
| WOMEN | |||||
10000m | 36:36.21 | ALDER-BAERENS Nele (1978) | GER | 14 May 2006 | Berlin, GER |
hammer throw | 48.14 | DAVISON Joanne (1964) | GBR | 14 May 2006 | Crawley, GBR |
48.36 | DAVISON Joanne (1964) | GBR | 14 May 2006 | Crawley, GBR | |
49.97 | DAVISON Joanne (1964) | GBR | 17 Jun 2006 | London, GBR | |
javelin throw | 44.96 | OLENKO Kairit (1985) | EST | 22 Jul 2006 | Tallinn, EST |
10km | 36:52 | ALDER-BAERENS Nele (1978) | GER | 5 Aug 2006 | Berlin, GER |
2006 APPROVED WORLD JUNIOR RECORDS | |||||
| MEN | |||||
800m | 1:59.0 | RATHEY Douglas (1988) | GBR | 3 Jun 2006 | Middlesbrough, GBR |
1500m | 4:18.80 | HELMIS Daniel (1988) | GER | 2 Jun 2006 | Essen, GER |
4:16.63 | HELMIS Daniel (1988) | GER | 2 Jul 2006 | Berlin, GER | |
3000m | 9:27.32 | MARSCHNER David (1990) | GER | 29 Apr 2006 | Wenden-Gerlingen, GER |
9:25.84 | HELMIS Daniel (1988) | GER | 21 May 2006 | Berlin, GER | |
9:17.10 | MARSCHNER David (1990) | GER | 17 Jun 2006 | Kevelaer, GER | |
9:15.23 | MARSCHNER David (1990) | GER | 23 Jun 2006 | Siegburg, GER | |
5000m | 16:43.03 | HELMIS Daniel (1988) | GER | 14 May 2006 | Berlin, GER |
| WOMEN | |||||
100m (** tied **) | 13.05 (w 1.1) | DAUSCH Marta (1987) | GER | 1 Jul 2006 | Schwerin, GER |
2006 AWAITING RATIFICATION WORLD RECORDS | |||||
| MEN | |||||
10km | 34:39 | GÖPFERT Thomas (1979) | GER | 3 Sep 2006 | Karlsdorf-Neuthard, GER |
33:43 | GÖPFERT Thomas (1979) | GER | 15 Apr 2006 | Rheinzabern, GER | |
100km | 9:57:50.6 | ROSENBAUM Jörg (1966) | GER | 9 Jun 2006 | Biel, SUI |
| WOMEN | |||||
3000m steeplechase | 12:11.99 | MÁRQUEZ BURDALLO Sandra (1977) | ESP | 19 Jul 2006 | Corrales de Buelna, ESP |
long jump | 5.9 (w -1.0) | BACHMATIUK Magdalena (1986) | POL | 9 Sep 2006 | Poznan, POL |
triple jump | 12.92 (w 1.2) | BACHMATIUK Magdalena (1986) | POL | 14 Sep 2006 | Kodz, POL |
2006 AWAITING RATIFICATION WORLD JUNIOR RECORDS | |||||
| MEN | |||||
4x100m relay | 44.90 | CONN Philip (1989) | USA | 6 May 2006 | Waco, USA |
4x400m relay | 3:33.84 | HUDSON Kevin (1988) | USA | 6 May 2006 | Waco, USA |