LS
A press release by the IAAF. About a new record and a couple of old
ones.
I hesitate forwarding it (a Dutch record was broken and we do not have
many of them (;-), but anyway...
WK

International Amateur Athletic Federation
Fédération Internationale d’Athlétisme Amateur
IAAF RATIFIES WORLD RECORD PERFORMANCES

16 May 2001 - MONTE CARLO - Monaco - The IAAF has officially ratified
three world record performances.

Gabriela Szabo (ROM) in the 3000 metres indoor, established a new world
record of 8:32.88 in Birmingham (GBR) on 18 February 2001. Szabo
bettered the 12 year old record of the Netherlands’ Elly van Hulst of
8:33.32, set on 4 March 1989 in Budapest.

In the Junior women’s category, Russia’s Lyudmila Yefimkina (81)
established the record time of 45:35.2 in the 10,000 metre Walk in
Moscow on 20 May 2000. This was a new record category for the IAAF.

During the same competition, her compatriot Victor Burayev (82), set a
new record of 38:46.4 for the Junior Men’s 10,000 metre Walk.

The previous record in the men’s event was 38:54.75, set by Ralf
Kowalski (GDR) and had stood since 24 June 1981.

ENDS