2009 World Masters Athletics Championships is the eighteenth in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships that took place in Lahti, Finland from 28 July to 8 August 2009.
The main venue was Lahden Stadion located within Lahden Urheilukeskus.
Supplemental venues included Radiomäen urheilukenttä in Radiomäki, Nastola Sport Field, Kisapuisto Field for throwing events,
and Fellmaninpuisto for start and finish of the Marathon.
This Championships was organized by World Masters Athletics (WMA) in coordination with a Local Organising Committee (LOC): Virpi Hurri, Hannu Nurminen, Pekka Mäki-Reinikka.
The WMA is the global governing body of the sport of athletics for athletes 35 years of age or older, setting rules for masters athletics competition.
In addition to a full range of track and field events,
non-stadia events included 8K Cross Country, 10K Race Walk (women), 20K Race Walk (men), and Marathon.
World Records Past Championships results are archived at WMA;
the 2009 results are available as a searchable pdf.
Additional archives are available from British Masters Athletic Federation
as a searchable pdf,
from European Masters Athletics
as a searchable pdf
and from Museum of Masters Track & Field
as a searchable pdf.
Masters world records set at this Championships are listed below.
Women EventAthlete(s)NationalityPerformanceW90 200 MetersOlga KotelkoW55 400 MetersCaroline PowellW55 400 MetersJoylyn Saunders-MullinsJoylyn Saunders-Mullins placed 2nd to Caroline Powell in W55 400mW40 4 x 100 Meters RelayGianna Mogentale, Julie Brims, Jacqualine Bezuidenhout, Kylie StrongW50 4 x 400 Meters RelayLaura Mahady, Jane Horder, Joylyn Saunders-Mullins, Caroline PowellW70 Triple JumpChristiane SchmalbruchW90 High JumpOlga KotelkoW50 Shot PutAlexandra MarghievaW70 Discus ThrowTamara DanilovaW90 Discus ThrowOlga KotelkoW70 Javelin ThrowEvaun WilliamsW90 Throws PentathlonOlga KotelkoThe 4090 score reported in WMA is probably incorrect
Men EventAthlete(s)NationalityPerformanceM90 100 MetersUgo SansonettiM70 400 MetersGuido MüllerM90 400 MetersUgo SansonettiM90 800 MetersHolger JosefssonM90 1500 MetersHolger JosefssonM65 100 Meters HurdlesRolf GeeseM85 80 Meters HurdlesHugo DelgadoHugo Delgado was spelled Hugo Antonio Delgado Flores in the resultsM70 4 x 400 Meters RelayWilli Scheidt, Adolf Nehren, Willi Klaus, Guido Müller
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