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Best Female Veteran

Melitta Czerwenka-Nagel, Germany, 300430 (W75), is elected" European Best Veteran 2006" in woman's athletics. No other woman has set up and is in the possession of so many World Records outdoors and indoors in the course of one year. And Melitta mostly is superior to the other veterans in her age group and has outclassed the old records.

She is totally in the possession of 7 World Records in W75 set up 2005 and 2006. Outdoors it is 10km Roads (50.29), 3000m (14.26.01), 5000m (24.32.98), 10000m (50.00.93) and Half Marathon (2.00.33). Indoors it is 800m (3.31.94) and 1500m (6.47.04).

She has in 2006 brought 5 World Records. In WMA World Championships Indoors in Linz March 2006 she set up 2 World Records Indoors: 800m (3.31.94) and 1500m (6.47.04). In Saabrúcken, GER May and June 2006 she has brought 2 World Records Outdoors: 3000m (14.26.01) and 5000m (24.32.98). In German Championships in Aachen in August she brought the World Record in 800m: 3.28.73. And finally in Merzig, GER in September she noted the World Record 2.00.03 in Half Marathon.

She didn't participate in EVACS in Poznan, Poland

Best Male Veteran

Arthur Thomson, GBR 220426 (M70) is elected "European Best veteran 2006" in male's athletics.
He has in 2006 set up 3 World Records: 20km Road Walk ( 1.56.44), 30km Road Walk (2.52.47) and 5000m Track Walk (26.01.52). He has been superior to the other veterans in his age group and has outclassed the old records.

In EVACS in Poznan, Poland 2006, in the oppressive warmth of the heat wave (30-35 degrees above zero), Arthur brought the compatriot James Grimwades classic record in 20 km Road Walk M70: 1.58.10 from Malmö 1986 with phenomenal 1.56.44. In the British Masters Championships in Birmingham, just before the Championship in Poznan, Arthur brought the 24 years old World Record in 5000m Race Walk M70. He exceeded the Australian T Daintrys record from 27.02 to 26.01.52!! In EVACS in Poznan he noted 26.34.87 (Championship Record). In Coventry, GBR in August 2006 Arthur noted 2.52.47 in 30km Road Walk! Albert Sturni, FRA had the old Record with 3.05.10 from 1993.

He didn't participate in WMA World Championships Indoors in Linz, AUT.

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