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European Best Veterans (EBV) 2007
EVAA has selected European Best Veterans (EBV) 2007
Congratulations to these two athletes who are invited to Athens in the end of January 2008. EVAA wants to celebrate a special "EBV" award in Greece together with the inauguration of the EVAA Office Athens.
Best Veteran Woman: Edith Graff, BEL
Born 091141 (W65). In 2007 she has posted four world records:
- 80 m Hurdles outdoors (14.24/-1.2)
- 60m Hurdles indoors (10.58)
- High Jump indoors (1.31)
- Triple Jump indoors (9.04)
In the WMA Championships in Riccione she won two gold medals and in the European Veteran Championship Indoors in Helsinki, FIN four gold medals. In Triple Jump she is superior to the other veterans in W65.
Best Veteran Man: Carl-Erik Särndal, SWE
Born 170737 (M70). In 2007 he has bettered the world record outdoors in High Jump M70 from 152 to 159.
In the WMA Championships in Riccione he won M70 High Jump with 156, 16 centimetres before the second man. In the European Veteran Championship Indoors in Helsinki, FIN he was the oldest competitor in M65 High Jump but nevertheless he won with 156. He has dominated High Jump in M65 the last five years with victories in World and European Championships (European Record in M65 with 161).
In 2007 he is superior in High Jump to the other veterans in his age class M70 and has outclassed the old World Record.
Women: Christiane Schmalbruch, GER and Jane Horder, GBR
Men: Thomas Zacharias, GER and Segatel Marco, ITA
Ivar Söderlind
EVAA Statistician
Box
11th WMRA/WMA Paluzza (ITA)
July 6 - 17 (2011)
WMACS Sacramento (USA)
May 13 - 15 (2011)
12th EVACNS Thionville / Yutz (FRA)
March 16 - 20 (2011)
8th EVACI Gent (BEL)



