- Garry Bachman M86 showing the world that he is back at the top of his form with an excellent 4,857pts which is only 73 points below his pending World Record of 4,930pts.

- Dave Morris M70 setting another Can. Rec. with 3,302pts, the third meet in a row that he has broken the M70 Weight Pentathlon record. Harvey Boles M71 came in second to Dave with a fine 2,694pts.

- Dan Yoisten M48 breaking his own Can. Rec. record with 2,945pts

- John Kasperski M64 breaking 3,000pts with 3,035pts.

- Bob Burniston M67 returns after a 2 year absence & scores 2,652pts.

- Rhona Trott M59 sets a SB with 2,738pts

 Ralph Cilevitz took a great collection of over 200 pictures at the OMTFA Weight Pentathlon Championships.  Visit the Throwers Club Photo Gallery & Click on the Stouffville 2008 collection.

 Mark you calendars for the next Throwers Club meet on Sat Aug 16th 10:00am at Stouffville.

 An update ranking is being prepared & will be posted later this week (Now posted rankings to Jul 25th).

 Results for the Jun 21st meet are posted. There was an excellent turnout of 23 competitors & the weather was very good with only a small amount of rain during the discus.  Welcome to new throwers Moira Milne W37 who completed her first weight pentathlon & Natash Kulk W48 who competed in shot put & discus.

 Dave Morris M70 bettered his Canadian WP record with 3,199pts.  Garry Bachman M86 was just 1cm short of his Can. Rec. in SP with 10.55m & finished with an excellent Triathlon of 2,589pts.  Peder Neilsen  M83 with 2,385pts, Max Woerle with 2,278pts & John Kasperski M60 with 2,698pts all has SB's.  In the battle of M55's, Joe Myers M56 came out on top with an SB of 3,449pts followed by Bill Pearson M55 at 3,049pts.  Ray Bzibziak M53 had an SB of 2,538pts. Rhono Trott M59 improved her SB by over 300 pts to finish at 2,710pts.

 In Single Events, JP Mayer M60 threw 13.83m in SP & 48.61m in DT.  In discus he had several warmups that were well over 50m.  Jan Graczyk M55 was back for his first meet of the season throwing 46.77m in HT & 15.59m in WT.  Peter St. Pierre M49 with 42.79m & John Olivierre M44 with 42.61m had the top javelin marks of the day.  Mike Ransky M37 threw close to an SB with a fine 55.60m in discus.

 On Sat Jul 19th, the Throwers Club again hosts the Ontario Masters Weight Pentathlon Championships.  This year we are going to have a second meet, the inaugural Throwers Club Invitational the next day on Sun Jul 20th to accommodate the many throwers who like to come to Stouffville.  The Jul 19th meet will be strictly Weight Pentathlon (or Triathlon) with only 3 throws allowed.  The Open Invitational will be single events with HT, SP, DT & JT planned depending on the demand.  More details of the meet & schedule will be sent out closer to the competition date.

 Remember the Annual OMTFA Championships are next Sun Jun 29th at York U. Click for Meet information & Registration form.

 Canadian Masters Throwers Outdoors Results & Rankings to May 31/08 are now posted.  Rankings will be added to the OMTFA website shortly.

 Good to see BC holding its first weight pentathlon competition at the Penisula Throws Meet May 25/08 in Sidney, BC.  Women Masters were especially well represented led by Sandy Anderson W68 (3,415pts), Denis Clements W48 (3,188 pts), Sally Robertson W65 (2,045 pts) & Anne Murfitt W49 (1,917 pts).  On the Men's side, Bill Robertson M79 scored 2,894 pts & Don Brodeur M57, 2,705pts.

 The next Throwers Club meet is Sat June 21st at 10:00am.  Mark your calendars!

 The annual OMTFA Championships will held on Sun June 29th at York University.  Click for Meet information & Registration form.

 The CMAA Championships are being held in Regina, Saskatchewan from Fri Aug 1st to Sun Aug 3rd.  Click for Meet information & Registration form.  Note that this year there is a Weight Pentathlon competition on the first day.  Accommodations are filling up fast so make your reservations soon!

 The CMAA Championships have been scheduled to link up with the USA Outdoor Masters Track and Field Championships to be held in Spokane, Washington Aug 7th to 10th.  Click for Meet information & Registration.  The meet will be held at Spokane Falls Community College which has excellent facilities.  Last year Spokane hosted the USA Masters Weight Pentathlon Championships which was a terrific meet.

 Results for first meet of season on May 17th are posted.  Despite the cool and damp conditions, there was an excellent turnout including a record number of female throwers.

 Dave Morris M70 set a Canadian Record in Weight Pentathlon with 3,157 pts.  Velta Tomsons W80 set a Canadian Record in discus with a throw of 15.84m

 Garry Bachman M86 is back!!  Garry had a strong weight pentathlon of 4,496 pts, his first since his gold medal performance of 4,689 pts at the World Masters Athletics Championships in Riccione last fall.

 Great to see Big John Kasperski M64 back in action after a two year absence.

 Rhona Trott W59 again became the first Canadian women to complete a Weight Pentathlon this year with 2,397 pts.

 Many thanks to our friends south of the border Joe Myers M55 and Ray Bzibdiak M53 who made the drive up from Buffalo.

 Thanks to Richard Parkinson, Peter St. Pierre, Ina Legzdins, Jack Boyd, Rudy Boghina and Barb Dabrowski for officiating.

 Canadian Masters Throwers Rankings are being compiled and will be posted in about a week.

 Our next meet is Saturday Jun 21st at 10:00am at Stouffville - Mark your Calendars!

 Disappointing news from Rudy Boghina that health concerns have forced him to substantially cut back on his activities with the Throwers Club & CMAA.  Rudy has been a pillar of the club since he took over as Co-Manager with Bill Pearson in 2002.  He has worked diligently to organize meets & raise the profile of our Club not only in Ontario but also across Canada.  After he was forced to stop competing in 2005, he continued his work with the Club including officiating, organizing facility repairs & planning the annual awards event.  His diligent work on the CMAA Throwing Records finally got the record book up-to-date.  He also did a lot of excellent work in updating the CMAA website as well as serving as the Throwers representative on CMAA.  We all thank you very much Rudy, & wish you well in the years ahead.  We hope to see you at some of our meets this year.

 The first Throwers Club meet of the season is on Sat May 17th so mark your calendar.  2008 Throwers Club Outdoor Meet Schedule .

 John Allan has organized a Series of Throwing meets at London this year.  The first meet is Apr 27th - click here for Meet Info.  The next meets are May 4th (hammer, shot & discus), May 17th (shot, discus), June 28th (shot, discus & hammer), July 20th (shot, hammer& discus) & July 29th (shot, discus)

 Canadian Masters Throwers Indoor Rankings as of April 10, 2008 have been posted.  This will likely be the final Indoor Ranking for 2008.

 Make sure you check out the new Ontario Masters website at www.ontariomasters.ca

 The 2008 Throwers Club Outdoor Meet Schedule is now posted.  All meets will be at Stouffville starting at 10:00am. The first meet is Sat May 17th so make sure to mark your calendar.

 Due to the tremendous success of the Ontario Weight Pentathlon Championships in 2007, it has been decided to have a two day meet this year to better accommodate the large number of competitors.  The first day on Sat July 19th will be for Weight Pentathlon only & the second day on Sun July 20th will be an open competition.  More details on these meets will be made available closer to the date of the meets.

 Results of OMTFA Indoor Championships held Feb 24th at York are posted at Ontario Master Championships.

 Final World Outdoor Rankings for 2007 are now posted.

 Results of OMTFA All-Comers #3 meet are posted at Ontario Master #3.  This meet had the largest throwers field for the indoor season so far including several of our friends up from the USA.

 Joe Myers M55 USA was 1st overall in SP with 13.23m & 3rd overall in WT with a PB of 13.54m.  Bill Pearson M55 was 2nd in SP with a SB of 12.00m in SP & 4th in WT at 12.08m.  Big Jim Wettenhall M53  USA broke 20m in WT with 20.03 for 1st overall followed by Jan Graczyk M54 at 15.43m.  Richard Parkinson M43 was 3rd overall in SP at 11.71m.  JP Mayer M60 competing in the Pentathlon scored 4038 pts incl. a SP of 13.84m.  Both of these marks were Canadian records.

 Garry Bachman M85 was presented with the OMTFA Male Athlete of the Year Award at the OMTFA All-Comers #2 meet on Jan 27th.  Garry won 5 gold & 1 bronze medal at the WMA Championships in Riccione, Italy in Sep 07.  Long one of the top M75-M85 throwers in the world, it is great to see him recognized for his outstanding achievements.  Equally it is great to have this award recognizing one of our own.  Congratulations Garry!!

 Results of OMTFA All-Comers #2 meet are posted at Ontario Master #2.  Richard Parkinson M43 topped overall in both SP at 11.78m & WT at 11.90m.

 The schedule for the Throwers Club 2008 season is being finalized & will be posted soon.

 An indoor throwers rankings is being prepared & will be posted when completed.

 Don't forget to mark your calendar for the 39th Annual OMTFA Indoor Championships at York, Sunday Feb 24th at 12:00 noon.  Click links for Meet Info and Entry Form.  Entry is by mail only & the deadline for the entry to be received is Feb 20th.

 Results of OMTFA All-comers #1 indoor meet are posted at Ontario Masters #1.  Velta Tomsons W80 at 5.97m & Gintis Degutis M37 at 15.55m both set Canadian records in shot put.

 The next indoor meet is Sunday Jan 27th 12:00noon at York.  Click for Event Calendar & Entry Details.

 Excellent article on Canadian Olympian & good friend of the Throwers Club, Lieja Tunks in the Jan/Feb issue of Athletics.  She & husband Jason Tunks are training hard for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.  We wish them all the best.

 Tech Talk column by Roman Olszewski in Jan/Feb Athletics notes several IAAF rule changes coming into effect Jan 1, 2008:

 Rule 180 Field Events - General Conditions: an athlete may now place a marker on the ground behind or adjacent to the circle but outside the landing area.  The marker must be removed immediately after each trial.

Rule 188 Shot Put - Cartwheel techniques are not permitted.  Click to see how this is done!

Rule 191 Hammer - hammer handle specifications have finally been decided on.  The shape is no longer of primary concern.  It is now the amount of stretching or "deformation" of the handle that is important. No more than 3mm of deformation of the handle when a tension load of 38kN is applied.

Rule 221 Indoor Shot Put - a requirement has been added that protective netting of approx. 4m in height be installed to stop implements which are in flight or bouncing from the landing surface.

Download 2008 IAAF rulebook