Daprano, Hinton set Masters world records
Posted Wednesday, 9 May, 2007
Jeanne Daprano and John Hinton each set world records during a memorable weekend of Masters track and field in the U.S.
Daprano became the first 70-year-old woman in history to crack the sub-7 minute barrier in the mile at the 37th annual Bob Boal Masters meet at Duke University in Durham, N.C. Her time of 6 minutes 47.75 seconds, bettered the previous record of 7:15.87 by Canada's Helly Visser set in 2004. Later this summer Daprano is entered in the 100m, 200m, 400m, and 1,500m at the 2007 World Masters Championships in Riccione, Italy.
Also in Durham on Sunday, John Hinton set the M45 world record for 1,500 meters with his time of 3 minutes 56.39 seconds. Hinton's performance betters the previous world record of Great Britian's Peter Molloy of 3:58.3 from August 9, 1995.
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