Procedure and Forms for Claiming Masters Athletics Records

Prepared by:

Clyde Riddoch
14 Joan Street
SUNSHINE WEST VIC 3020
Email: clyderiddoch@msn.com
Phone: (03) 9363 2515 (H)
Mobile: 0439 902 907

Note: For Pentathlon, Decathlon and Heptathlon scores “h” & “e” denotes hand and electronic timing respectively. For other events, a second decimal place indicates electronic timing to l/lOO of a second.

Claims for Victorian and Australian or World Records

Either download the appropriate form by right-clicking on the appropriate arrow and clicking “Save Target As..” on the drop-down menu that will appear:

State and Australian Record Claim Application form image

World Masters Age-Group Record Claim Application form image

Or, request a form from Clyde Riddoch, VMA Records Officer [contact details above].

Instructions:

 Please obtain copies of all relevant slips used at the meeting, such as print-outs of timing, field games officials’ sheets, lap scoring sheets, etc. This form is to be used for both State and Australian record applications. World record applications are made on a different form.

Send this form to the State Statistician, who will send it on to the Australian Records Officer (Clyde Riddoch) if it is also an Australian or World record. Addresses of the current State Statisticians [September 2012] are:

A.C.T. Canberra:    Neil Boden

14 Brinkley Circuit
PALMERSTON ACT 2913
Email: nboden@iprimus.com.au
Phone: (02) 6242 4038 (H)
Fax: (02) 6249 9926

New South Wales: Donald Mathewson

3 Maralinga Place
WEST PENNANT HILLS NSW 2125
Email: records@nswmastersathletics.org.au
Mobile: 0410445312
Phone: 02 9873 1405

Queensland:           Heather Doherty

14 Rennie Street
INDOOROOPILLY QLD 4068
Email: registrar@mastersathletics.com.au
Phone: (07) 3870 1736

South Australia:     Ros Lowe

2 Osterley Avenue
BRIDGEWATER SA 5155
Email: rrlowe@tpg.com.au
Phone: (08) 8339 2274

Tasmania:               Geoffrey Gibbons

GPO 2148
HOBART TAS 7001
Email: gmtg1976@gmail.com
Mobile: 0418 999 165

Victoria:                   Clyde Riddoch

14 Joan Street
SUNSHINE WEST VIC 3020
Email: clyderiddoch@msn.com
Phone: (03) 9363 2515 (H)
Mobile: 0439 902 907

Western Australia: Campbell Till

59 Lilburne Road
DUNCRAIG WA 6023
Email: tillfamily@bigpond.com
Phone: (08) 9448 6224

Record claimants must be financial members of an Australian State Masters’ club.