World Masters Games 2009 Sydney 1500m

The Tall, the Proud and the French !

NSW Premier,Nathan Rees, himself a 31min 10K runner in his day, hands out the medals in M45 1500m final at the World Masters Games in Sydney.


Imperious!

This is not Valentino Rossi in the the Australian Moto GP at Phillip Island ,

this is the Real Doctor!

Winning the M45 1500m Dr Jamie Harrison with shadows closing in!

Jamie's sister Lisa picked up her 2nd Silver in the W40 800m

46 DrJH Won his 3rd Gold, and 5th medal in total running the 1500m in an impressive 4m11!
and was pushed by a very talented Frenchman and Allan Cook also showing he's not just an 800m specialist with an eye opening 4m13!
Keith Bateman has been partying in the UK and France for 5 weeks but still managed to add the 1500m Gold to his 5000m Gold though it must taste sweeter when the quality of the opposition pushes you to your limit.

I thought this performance was a stand out amongst all this afternoons results!!
Women 800 metre 45-49
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Name Year Team Finals
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Section 1 Finals
1 Nelyubova, Olga W45 Russian Fede 2:16.60

Jamie said on CoolRunning about his performance;

"The body is gradually (or rapidly!) falling apart, but managed to hold on for a win in the 1500. The calf strain I got after the 800 heats on Tuesday was at its worst on Wed-Thurs, and even improved after running the 5k in flats. However, I picked up a hamstring twinge after the 1500 heats yesterday and felt it almost 'go' with 2 laps to go. I thought it was going to be a DNF, but managed to get through it.

It was a bit disconcerting to see Don Matthewson beaten in the 65s (after winning the 800 and 5k), and Fossil run so close in the 50s - I thought the signs weren't good for the 5k winners!

Anyway, hopefully I won't have to use my hammies much in the half marathon tomorrow. I really want that 6th medal."

He added
"My post on Cool Running pretty much sums it up. I thought the easiest way for me to win would be to run fairly fast. I didn't think the rest of the field would get much under 4.20. Boy, was I mistaken!

The little French bloke won the steeple, and also in Lahti, with a world leading time. He is also ranked 14th in the 1500. I didn't know this until I got home and looked him up!

Hopefully I can make it to the start (and finish!) of the half marathon!

I should also mention my sister was 2nd in the F40 800 (behind the Chilean girl who beat her in the 1500) and my dad was 8th in the 65s 1500 (which was won in world leading time).



Women 800 metre 40-44
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Name Year Team Finals
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Section 1
1 olivari, paola W42 Chile 2:21.80
2 Harrison, Lisa W43 Australia 2:23.46
3 Herrmann, Karen W40 Australia 2:24.72
4 Newsome, Nancy W43 Australia 2:24.86
5 Norney, Julie W41 Australia 2:26.41
6 Hewitt, Delwyn W44 Australia 2:26.67
7 Lange, Katrina W41 Australia 2:27.98
8 Coombe, Amanda W42 Australia 2:31.97
9 Alexander, Felicity W44 Australia 3:08.52

Women 800 metre 45-49
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Name Year Team Finals
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Section 1 Finals
1 Nelyubova, Olga W45 Russian Fede 2:16.60
2 Mogentale, Gianna W45 Australia 2:23.48
3 Gibbs, Sally W46 New Zealand 2:23.74
4 Gunn, Vicky W48 Australia 2:30.05
5 Stewart, Wendy W47 Australia 2:30.89
6 Boyd, Jane W45 Australia 2:31.21
7 Philip, Katrina W47 Australia 2:35.80
8 Gore, Suzanne W47 Australia 2:37.53
9 Willis, Mary W47 Australia 2:43.61
10 Peksis, Julie W49 Australia 2:56.14



Men 1500 metre 30-34
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Name Year Team Finals
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1 Mellish, Daniel M31 Australia 4:21.30
2 Palethorpe, James M34 Australia 4:24.36
3 Schmidt, Heiko M33 Switzerland 4:26.93
4 Browell, Leigh M34 Australia 4:58.55
5 Grogan, Michael M34 Australia 5:17.89

Men 1500 metre 35-39
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Name Year Team Finals
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1 Webster, Matt M35 Australia 4:17.84
2 Doggett, Michael M36 Australia 4:18.62
3 Martinoski, Done M39 Australia 4:19.93
4 hughes, john M38 Australia 4:21.19
5 Jeffery, James M38 Australia 4:21.85
6 McIntosh, Jason M39 Australia 4:52.29
7 Gerry Arthur, Gerry M39 Australia 4:55.03
8 Davie, EJ M38 Australia 5:15.73

Men 1500 metre 40-44
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Name Year Team Finals
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1 Cepek, Robert M41 Czech Republ 4:18.42
2 Davenport, Andrew M42 New Zealand 4:18.95
3 Rush, David M44 New Zealand 4:27.48
4 watson, john M40 Australia 4:31.10
5 Zero, Nick M42 Canada 4:32.87
6 Brooker, Andrew M40 Australia 4:34.13
7 forbes, shane M40 Australia 4:37.26
8 Scott, David M42 Australia 4:45.77
9 Berry, Charles M42 Australia 4:46.15
10 Brydges, Paul M41 New Zealand 4:50.88
11 Duncan, Peter M40 Australia 4:52.11
12 archer, peter M40 Australia 4:53.66
13 Grady, Paul M44 Australia 4:56.71
14 Monro, Geoff M44 Australia 4:57.76
15 Free, Michael M43 Australia 4:58.32
16 Chamberlain, Nick M40 Australia 5:20.45

Men 1500 metre 45-49
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Name Year Team Finals
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Section 1 Finals
1 Harrison, James M45 Australia 4:11.82
2 pelletier, gilles M46 France 4:12.84
3 Cook, Allan M46 Australia 4:13.74
4 Lawrence, Scott M47 Australia 4:21.26
5 Komel, Branimir M47 Slovenia 4:22.26
6 Guss, David M48 Canada 4:24.49
7 Stacey, Alan M46 Australia 4:38.24
8 Moore, Barry M46 Australia 4:39.79
9 Kellett, Richard M45 Canada 4:41.56
10 Standen, Roy M45 Australia 4:43.12
11 Sharpe, Bradley M48 Australia 4:48.29
12 Bourke, Steve M46 Australia 4:54.01
13 Jones, Alan M46 Australia 4:58.88
14 Jackson, David M48 United State 4:59.27
15 Anderson, Michael M48 Australia 5:04.21
16 Thompson, John(2) M47 Australia 5:06.10

Men 1500 metre 50-54
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Name Year Team Finals
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Section 1 Finals
1 Bateman, Keith M54 Australia 4:21.55
2 Calder, Ian M52 New Zealand 4:23.36
3 Dooley, Peter M52 Australia 4:28.68
4 Dryps, Ryszard M52 Poland 4:38.41
5 Bickley, Ed M51 Canada 4:41.22
6 Morton, John M51 Australia 4:41.71
7 Keeghan, Tony M51 Australia 4:43.41
8 Martin, Rick M54 Australia 4:43.50
9 Morfitt, Neil M53 Australia 4:44.15
10 Bustos, Beto M51 Canada 4:45.00
11 Byrne, Peter M50 Australia 4:45.57
12 McDonnell, Ross M52 Australia 4:45.59
13 Barker, Carl M50 Australia 4:49.59
14 Bjorkman, Lennart M50 Sweden 4:54.72
15 Johnson, Dennis M54 Australia 5:05.43

Men 1500 metre 55-59
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Name Year Team Finals
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Section 1 Finals
1 Pushilin, Nikolay M55 Russian Fede 4:43.23
2 Roganov, Boris M58 Russian Fede 4:44.48
3 Collie, Jason M59 Australia 4:45.52
4 Burr, Noel M55 New Zealand 4:46.34
5 Kravcik, Miroslav M56 Czech Republ 4:46.75
6 Ball, Stephen M56 Australia 4:49.33
7 dybdahl, bjorn M56 Australia 4:50.14
8 Russell, Cliff M56 Canada 4:59.56
9 Antoniolli, Rob M57 Australia 4:59.70
10 Westrmaier, Jiri M55 Czech Republ 5:23.45
11 Wills, Kevin M58 Australia 5:37.33
12 Saunders, Ken M55 Australia 5:39.81
13 McKenzie, Dan M55 United State 5:58.35
14 gluckman, john M58 New Zealand 6:01.32
15 Bocian, John M58 Australia 6:03.19

Men 1500 metre 60- 64
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Name Year Team Finals
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Section 1
1 McManus, Tony M60 New Zealand 4:43.28
2 Ogilvie, Trevor M61 New Zealand 4:43.56
3 Solomon, Kevin M62 Australia 4:45.43
4 Wigger, Tim M61 United State 4:49.08
5 Box, Jim M63 Australia 5:14.58
6 Wright, Noel M62 Australia 5:16.06
7 Romanov, Anatoly M62 Russian Fede 5:16.91
8 Wakelin, Neil M62 Canada 5:21.31
9 Talib, Salih M64 United State 5:33.53
10 Araujo, Lutero M64 Brazil 5:37.79
11 Maskiell, Peter M60 Australia 5:45.48
12 Milne, Peter M60 Canada 5:49.95
13 Blakely, Doug M62 Canada 7:02.97
-- Hermes, Alfred M63 Germany DNF

Men 1500 metre 65- 69
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Name Year Team Finals
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1 Dargie, Barrie M65 Canada 4:54.75
2 Mathewson, Don M65 Australia 4:56.99
3 Carse, Bert M68 Australia 5:03.88
4 Sandery, Peter M68 Australia 5:18.13
5 Renwick, Doug M67 Canada 5:26.41
6 Makhmut, Shakirov M66 Russian Fede 5:32.75
7 Kaill, Bob M66 Sweden 5:37.39
8 Harrison, Jim M68 Australia 5:38.05
9 Mathers, Jeremy M66 South Africa 6:02.75
10 Nakano, Takuo M69 Canada 7:01.21
11 Hebel, Carl M69 Australia 7:40.37
12 Hube, Doug M68 Canada 7:53.09
13 Groulx, Patrick M67 Canada 9:35.68

Men 1500 metre 70-74
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Name Year Team Finals
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1 Warren, John M71 Australia 5:19.85
2 Spinney, John M70 Australia 5:52.76
3 Paulin, Edward M71 Australia 5:53.29
4 Hirabayashi, Eiji M73 Japan 6:36.40
5 LeVasseur, Jerry M71 United State 6:37.32
6 Murley, Barry M70 Australia 6:46.55
-- McFall, Jim M70 Australia DNF

Men 1500 metre 75-79
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Name Year Team Finals
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1 Aulakh, Harbhajan Singh M77 Australia 6:46.46
2 Coetzee, Martin M77 South Africa 6:50.60
3 Schubert, Ralph M79 Australia 6:52.09
4 Daniels, Frederick M76 Australia 6:57.71

Men 1500 metre 80-84
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Name Year Team Finals
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1 Matsuoka, Hiroshi M80 Japan 6:56.46
2 Lewis, Bob M81 Australia 7:01.59
3 Matzner, Karel M80 Czech Republ 7:26.50
4 Churchward, Roger M84 Australia 8:36.69
5 Martin, Allan M84 Australia 9:26.59

Men 1500 metre 85-89
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Name Year Team Finals
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1 Nel, Lucas M86 South Africa 7:26.11