MAWA athletes had an outstanding year in 2022 and achieved multiple World records, Australian records and World Championship Gold Medals.
The Sub-Committee found it extremely difficult to select our nominations for AMA awards, but in the end picked the following:
Sprints:
Maureen Keshwar. Maureen broke the Australian 60m record and won World Championship gold in the 100m. She was world ranked No 1 in both 60m and 100m.
Middle Distance: We are making two nominations.
David Carr. David achieved World records in the 1500m, 1 mile, 3000m and 2000m steeplechase.
Sharon Davis. World Champion at 800m and 1500m
Distance: We are making two nominations.
David Carr. World records at 5000m and 10000m
Astrid Roberts. Stunning sub 2:50 London marathon to gain a State record.
Walks:
Andrew Duncan. WA Open State Champion at 10k and age grades in the mid 80’s.
Jumps:
Melissa Foster. Two silvers at the World Championships and two golds at the National Championships plus an Australian Triple Jump record.
Throws:
Todd Davey. Australian records for the discus and shot put.
Multis:
Paul Jeffery. Only 5 points short of a World record in his State Champs pentathlon
Best Female:
Sue Coate. Multi-talented Sue broke State records 14 times in multis, hurdles and jumps.
Best Male and Best Performance:
David Carr. 6 World Records
Administrator:
Barbara Blurton. Very successfully carrying out the challenging AMA role of Registrar and International Entries Co-ordinator
Let’s congratulate our great 2022 athletes.