Masters Records Chair

Masters Records Chair

American Records Chair for USATF Masters Track and Field:

• Oct 1974 AAU Convention:  Peter Mundle: official Masters Records Chair.  (USMITT Dec 1974, pages 1-2 of 14)
• 1970s to December 2003:  Peter Mundle (Chair)  (Note: In the 1970s Track & Field News issued Peter Mundle’s work)
• 1977: Katharine Brieger (USA) woman’s first masters track and field statistician (selected 1977).  NMN 1977 (pg. 4 of 8)      Nor Cal Running 1977 (pg. 5 of 44)       NMN 1981 (pg. 2 of 24)
• Before May 1980: Peter Mundle was Chair for Masters World Records. (WAVA Newsletter, Vol 1, No 1, May 1980)
• 1984, 1986 Haig Bohigian was the US Indoor Record Chair for several years (NMN, May 1984, PDF, pg 2 of 36) and (NMN, June 1986, PDF, pg 20 of 40)
• December 2003 to Fall 2014: Sandy Pashkin (Chair)
• Fall 2014 to December 2020:  Jeff Brower (Chair)
• January 2021 to Present: Dave Bickel (Chair)

World Records Chair for Masters Track and Field:

• 1970s to December 2003:  Peter Mundle (Chair)  (Note: In the 1970s Track & Field News issued Peter Mundle’s work)
• Before May 1980: Peter Mundle was Chair for Masters World Records. (WAVA Newsletter, Vol 1, No 1, May 1980)
• Before Dec 1981: The World Record committee consist of Peter Mundle (USA), John L Hayward (England), and Gijs Knoppert (Holland). (WAVA Newsletter No 6, Dec 1981)
• 1984 Jack Fitzgerald was part of the WAVA Record’s committee (NMN, June 1984, PDF, pg 2 of 44)
• 1986 Jack Fitzgerald was the WAVA Indoor Records Chair (NMN, June 1986, PDF, pg 20 of 40)
• December 2003 to Present: Sandy Pashkin (Chair)

World Records Compilers for Masters Track and Field (partial list):

• 1970s and 1980s:  Peter Mundle, Jack Fitzgerald, John Hayward, Gys Knoppert, Alistair Aitken, and Haig Bohigian.

World Records

• During 1963, Hugh Gardner’s “International Age List” was printed
  by “Track Newsletter” (owned by Track and Field News). It included marks up to age 32 (on some events up to age 42).
• Jan 1971 Track & Field News magazine included a M40 + World Record List (USMITT Feb 1971)
• 1973 Runners World magazine included a M40 + World Record List (Peter Mundle) (USMITT April 1973)

World Rankings Chair:

• Before May 1980: John L Hayward (England), Gijs Knoppert (Holland) responsible for the World Rankings. (WAVA Newsletter, Vol 1, No 1, May 1980)