Meeting: October 2013
Venue: Porto Alegre, Brazil
800m
John Thomson progressed through heat 2 of the MV55 800M in 2nd place on Saturday with the 2nd quickest qualifying time 2:16.40 of the 3 heats. Today (Monday 21st) John contested the World Masters MV55 800M Final, running a fantastic 2:12.21 for an excellent World Masters BRONZE MEDAL !!
M55 800 Meter Run
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WMA: # 2:03.70
Name Age Team Finals
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Finals
- 1 3427 Zagitov, Zhavdat M56 Russia 2:10.88
- 2 3517 Asenjo Carrasco, M M55 Spain 2:11.78
- 3 2558 Thomson, John M55 Great Britai 2:12.21
- 4 2605 Tamas, Gajdos M55 Hungary 2:13.02
- 5 3332 Ortiz Rivera, Jorg M59 Puerto Rico 2:13.46
- 6 3966 Clok, Omar M59 Uruguay 2:16.15
- 7 3267 Dryps, Ryszard M56 Poland 2:17.87
- 8 3384 Krasnikov, Nikolay M58 Russia 2:19.58
- 9 1342 Teixeira, Edson Co M55 Brazil 2:20.47
- 10 1940 Sierra Correa, Oma M58 Colombia 2:21.63
- 11 391 Mouro, Marcelo Adr M56 Argentina 2:23.83
- 12 470 Rosa, Oscar Robert M57 Argentina 2:26.99
1500m
John Thomson competed in the M55 World Masters Championships 1500m today (Sat 26th Oct) in his his number one event. After winning a Bronze medal in the M55 800m final on Tuesday and then safely making his way through his 1500m heat on Thursday, 800m & 1500m M55 Scottish and British Champion contested the 1500m final today.
JOHN GOES ONE BETTER TO END HIS WORLD MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS ON A SILVER LINING!!
M55 1500 Meter Run
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WMA: # 4:12.35
Name Age Team Finals
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Finals
- 1 3427 Zagitov, Zhavdat M56 Russia 4:31.50
- 2 2558 Thomson, John M55 Great Britai 4:33.31
- 3 1909 Ortiz Rengifo, Ped M57 Colombia 4:33.87
- 4 832 Batista, Jose De M M59 Brazil 4:35.83
- 5 3267 Dryps, Ryszard M56 Poland 4:36.56
- 6 3332 Ortiz Rivera, Jorg M59 Puerto Rico 4:39.27
- 7 3966 Clok, Omar M59 Uruguay 4:40.58
- 8 3274 Lancucki, Stanisla M55 Poland 4:41.97
- 9 187 Diaz, Carlos Ivan M56 Argentina 4:44.99
- 10 1940 Sierra Correa, Oma M58 Colombia 4:45.24
- 11 664 Purvis, Mark M56 Australia 4:46.63
- 12 391 Mouro, Marcelo Adr M56 Argentina 4:49.30
- 13 3634 Huber, Harry M58 Switzerland 4:51.71
- 14 310 Jara, Luis Mario M59 Argentina 4:57.64
- 15 1342 Teixeira, Edson Co M55 Brazil 4:59.61
- -- 299 Hernandez, Aldo M55 Argentina DNS
4 x 400m
Another medal - BRONZE ! for John Thomson on the last day of the World Masters Championships - Brazil (Sun 27th Oct) in the M55 4X400M Relay
M55 4x400 Meter Relay
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55 WMA: # 3:40.62
Team Finals H#
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- 1 United States of America 3:57.50 2
- 2 Russia 4:10.90 1
- 3 Great Britain and Northern Ire 4:14.50 2
- 4 Chile 4:33.60 2
- 5 Argentina 4:41.00 2
- 6 Peru 4:52.30 1
- -- Costa Rica DNS 2
- -- Uruguay DNS 1
- -- Brazil DNS 1
Paul Roarty