EMAC Venice 2019 – Preview of the Combined Events
The registrations of several European and world record holders for the
upcoming EMAC in the combined events can expect excellent results.
Norbert Demmel (M50, GER), Arild Busterud (M70, NOR), Valdis Cela (M70,
LET, Photo), Evaun Williams (W80, GBR) and Nora Kutti (W95, EST) will
take part in the throwing pentathlon. Participants in the decathlon with
current records are Hubert Indra (M60, ITALY) and Willi Klaus (M80, GER,
Photo). In the heptathlon you can look forward to the great Combined
Events athletes on the Masters circuit Petra Bajeat (W50, FRA) and
Marianne Maier (W75, AUT).
Photos by Alfred Hermes, WMACI Toruń 2019
a) Decathlon
The combined events will start on September 5th with the decathlon in
Caorle. Among the registered world record holders in decathlon are
Hubert Indra (M60, ITA) and Willi Klaus (M80, GER). Hubert Indra leads
since 2018 the M60 world ranking in the decathlon with 7850 points.
Willi Klaus owns the M80 indoor pentathlon world record. He is favorite
but it seems rather unlikely that he will endanger the M80 European
record of Osma Villanen (FIN) of 8.495 points from 2016.
b) Hepathlon
The participants in the hepathlon include the world champions Petra
Bajeat (W50, FRA) and Marianne Maier (W75, AUT). Petra Bajeat is
currently W50 world record holder in the high jump and pentathlon
(indoor). Marianne Maier leads the current W75 world ranking in the shot
put and the European lists in the pentathlon and in the 80m hurdles. The
Dutch Riet Jonkers-Siegers recently improved Marianne’s world record in
the heptathlon in Stendal. Riet Jonkers-Siegers will not participate in
the EMAC 2019. It will be exciting, whether Marianne Maier will succeed
in her revenge.
c) Throwing pentathlon
On the last day of the European Masters Championships, six owners of
European records and world records will meet at the throwing pentathlon
in Caorle.
The youngest is 36 year old Maria Sloek Hansen from Denmark, who set a
European record W35 with 4.110 points in Málaga/ESP (2018).
The German Norbert Demmel also impressed in Malaga (WMAC 2018) with 5103
points and a M55 WR. He still owns the M50 WR.
The third participant, to set a European record in Málaga will be
Norwegian Arild Busterud (M70). Busterud meets in his age group the
Latvian Valdis Cela, world record holder M70 in the decathlon. The stage
is set for an exciting duel between the two.
Evaun Williams (GBR, W80) intends to improve her own world record 6.080
from 12.09.2018 (Málaga) by at least 10 points, according to the 6.090
points she has quoted.
The oldest European record holder among the participants of the throwing
pentathlon in Caorle is the 96-year-old Estonian Nora Kutti
(*09.10.1922). He leads the European ranking in W95 with 4.469 points.
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