Steve Gardner smashes 800m Welsh record at World Masters Athletics champs in Sweden.

By Don Hale

*Pictured above - Steve Gardener at the World Masters champs in Sweden.

Steve Gardner smashes 800m Welsh Masters record at World Masters Athletics champs in Sweden.

Report by Don Hale.

https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com


North Wales Road Runner, Welsh Master, and Team GB track athlete Steve Gardner smashed his own previous best record time in the 800m event during the World Masters Athletics Championships in Sweden last week with an improved time to set a new Welsh Masters Athletics record.

Competing on the track in Bjorlanda, Sweden, on 15th August, for Team GB, the M60 veteran ran home in 2 minutes 22.26 seconds. He was also the 3rd British athlete and the 1st Welshman, finishing 23rd overall based on the times over seven heats. There were 72 starters. 

And in the 1500m held over the past few days, he recorded another excellent PB finishing in 5.07.05, in 24th place overall, as the 4th British athlete, and once again he was understood to be the 1st Welshman. There were 57 starters over three heats.  

*Chris Pruski, the results coordinator from WMAL confirmed to Steve this week: “On behalf of Welsh Masters Athletics Limited please find a certificate attached, recognising your achievement at the World Masters Athletics Championships and improving your own 800m record. Many congratulations.”


*Steve Gardner (*above) on track for success during the World Championships.



Don Hale is a former award winning investigative journalist and now a best-selling author who has created a very popular blog post linked to numerous social media sites. donhaleblog.blogspot.com/2025.

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