Masters Records Progressions US: Discus Throw
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Note: Masters Records kept as of 2020 are age 35 and older.
Discus Records kept by Priit Tänava: (External Link)
Masters US Records M35 (at the end of 1973):
DT M35: 216′-9″ Jay Silvester (35) 5/26/1973 (Dec 1979 NMN)
Masters US Records M40 (at the end of 1972):
DT M40 (4.4-Lb = 2 kg): 147′-11″ = 45.08 Sam Adams (40) 8/28/1971 * [Early 1971: See M45 Record]
*=1972 to 1975 SAR, Feb 1971 & April 1973 USMITT; May & Sept 1973 Veteris; May 24 & June 7, 1970 LA Times.
DT M40: 219′-10″ Al Oerter (42) 4/7/1979 (Dec 1979 NMN)
Masters US Records M45 (at the end of 1972):
DT M45 (4.4-Lb = 2 kg): 147′-0″ = 44.80 Fortune Gordien (48) 7/2/1971 *
*=1972 to 1975 SAR, Feb 1971 & April 1973 USMITT, and May & Sept 1973 Veteris
DT M45: 162′-1″ Dagoberto Gonzalez (46) 4/28/1979 (Dec 1979 NMN)
Masters US Records M50
[wasn’t ratified] DT M50: 185′-11″ Parry O’Brien (52) 7/1/1984 at Masters So Cal Championship (NMN Aug 1984)
DT M50: 185′-9″ = 56.62 Parry O’Brien (52) 8/19/1984 (NMN Feb 1985)
Marks Not Approved:
[1970 AR DT = 150′-10 = 45.97 Otis Chandler; May 1970 *] [1970 AR DT = 167′-8″ = 51.10 Fortune Gordien (46) June 6, 1970 at Orange Coast College *] per June 7, 1970 LA Times. Weight of discus ?
Other Marks:
1970: May 23, 1970: Masters Dual Meet: Corona Del Mar beating Seniors Track Club at Corona Del Mar High School:
Otis Chandler 150′-10.5″ DT (surpassing 1969 Fortune Gordien 148′-0″)
1970: June 06, 1970 at Orange Coast College: per June 07, 1970 LA Times: Fortune Gordien 167′-8″ DT
1971: Mar 6, 1971: Seniors All-Comers meet at Valley College (meet director George Ker): George Ker (40-49) 149′-10″ DT. (Valley News, Van Nuys, Mar 9, 1971)
July 19-21, 1968 Balboa Stadium, San Diego, Calif. Masters Track & Field 1st National Outdoor Championship
40-49 45 DT Fortune Gordien 140′-0″
40-49 54 DT Dave Schrader 102′-9″
==Fortune Gordien==
July 1968 Gordien competed in the first Masters National Outdoor Track and Field Championship held in San Diego, winning the DT. <ref>Masters T&F History. 1968 Meet Results. [http://mastershistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/1968-07-Outdoor-Revised.pdf] Retrieved Dec 30, 2020 </ref> June 1970 Gordien (47) set the Masters M45 record in the discus at 167′-8″. <ref>USMITT newsletter, Feb 1971. [http://www.mastershistory.org/USMITT/1971-02-Vol1-No3-USMITT.pdf] Retrieved Dec 30, 2020 </ref> July 2, 1971 Gordien (48) improved the Masters M45 record in the discus at 177′-9″ <ref>SFVTC newsletter June 1975. [http://www.mastershistory.org/history/history/SFVTC_06%201975.pdf] Retrieved Dec 30, 2020 </ref> April 1973 Gordien (50) once again set a Masters Record in the discus at 177′-9″ (Mt Sac Relays). <ref>National Masters News, Dec 1979, PDF Page 11 of 16. [http://www.mastershistory.org/NMN/NMN-1979s-december.pdf] Retrieved Dec 30, 2020 </ref> and <ref>Independent Press-Telegram, Long Beach, Apr 29, 1973 [https://www.newspapers.com/image/30525060//] Retrieved Dec 30, 2020 </ref>