Charles Allie
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Born | August 20, 1947 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US |
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Country | USA |
Sport | Masters athletics |
Event | Sprints |
Charles Allie (born August 20, 1947) is an American masters athletics sprinter. He has set numerous masters world records in sprint events from 200 to 400 meters. [1]
Allie won high school city athletics championships in Pittsburgh. [2] [3] He attended Hampton University on a track scholarship and earned Bachelor of Science in industrial arts in 1971, then obtained Master of vocational education from University of Pittsburgh in 1978. [4]
After retiring as an industrial arts middle school teacher, he coaches the Nadia Track Club in Pittsburgh, where he is called "Coach Buddy" [5] and for which he was a founding member at age 40. [6] [2]
In November 2021, Allie was diagnosed with prostate cancer, and began receiving radiation therapy. [3] The cancer was detected early, so he was able to return to competition fairly soon, though not in his usual competitive shape: he finished 4th in the M70 60 Meter Dash at the 2022 USATF Masters Indoor Championships on March 18 in Fort Washington Avenue Armory, New York City. [7]
Honors
[edit]- 2005 USATF Masters Hall of Fame[8][9]
- 2013 IAAF-WMA Best Master of the Year[10][11][12]
- 2018 WMA Athlete of the Year (men)[13][14]
- 2018 USATF Masters Overall Athlete of the Year[15][16][17]
- 2019 WMA Athlete of the Decade (2010–2019) nominee (male)[18]
Masters World records
[edit]World Masters Athletics (WMA) keeps the official list of current Masters WRs, both outdoor [19] and indoor. [20] Masters WRs set by American athletes are kept at USATF Masters. [21]
Key: video available
Outdoor
[edit]Masters outdoor WRs are documented in list of world records in masters athletics.
Indoor
[edit]Age group | Event | Competition | Location | Date | Time |
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M60 | 200 Meters | 2008 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships[31]: 13 [32]: 18 Video on YouTube |
Clermont-Ferrand FRA | March 19, 2008 | 24.95
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M65 | 200 Meters | 2013 USATF Masters Indoor Championships[33][34] | Landover, Maryland USA | March 24, 2013 | 25.41
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4 x 200 Meters Relay Charles Allie, Thaddeus Wilson, Charles Powell, Bill Collins |
2017 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships[35] | Daegu KOR | March 25, 2017 | 1:48.58
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M70 | 200 Meters | Imperial Dade Track Classic[36][37][3] | New York City USA | February 24, 2018 | 26.45
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200 Meters | 2019 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships[38][39][20] Video 1 on YouTube, Video 2 on YouTube, Video 3 on YouTube |
Toruń POL | March 29, 2019 | 26.11
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400 Meters | Front Runners Invitational[40][41][42][3] Video interview |
New York City USA | March 21, 2018 | 59.43
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4 x 400 Meters Relay | Imperial Dade Track Classic[43][3] | New York City USA | February 24, 2018 | 4:26.15
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References
[edit]- ^ Guy Junker (July 27, 2019). "Local 71-year-old sprinter holds 9 world records". WTAE – Pittsburgh Action News 4.
- ^ a b Matthew Futterman (July 10, 2019). "The World's Fastest (Old) Man". New York Times.
- ^ a b c d e "74-Year-Old Track Star Charles Allie Sets the Standard for Excellence". New Balance Track & Field Center.
- ^ DEB ERDLEY (December 14, 2013). "Newsmaker: Charles Allie". Trib Total Media.
- ^ "Charles Allie still outrunning the ageing curve". Master-Athlete. July 24, 2019.
- ^ Francesca Dabecco (February 18, 2020). "This Is What One of the World's Fastest Runners Eats for Breakfast". Heated.
- ^ "2022 Results – USATF Masters Indoor Championships". Armory Track. March 20, 2022.
- ^ "USATF Masters Athlete Spotlight: Charles Allie". USATF.
- ^ "Masters Hall of Fame". USATF.
- ^ a b "IAAF-WMA Best Master of the Year 2013 Charles (Buddy) Allie" (PDF). World Masters Athletics.
- ^ "Allie named world's Best Masters Athlete for 2013". USATF.
- ^ "I'm just addicted to speed". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Publisher Extra. July 23, 2019.
- ^ "2018 Athletes of the Year". World Masters Athletics.
- ^ "WMA BEST MASTERS ATHLETES – 2018". World Masters Athletics.
- ^ "Masters Overall Athlete of the Year". USATF.
- ^ "TAYLOR EWERT, CHARLES ALLIE NAMED 2018 USATF YOUTH AND MASTERS ATHLETES OF THE YEAR". USATF. November 21, 2018.
- ^ EMILY SHIFFER (April 11, 2021). "A 73-Year-Old Top Sprinter Shares His Secrets to Running Fast". Men's Health. Hearst Digital Media.
- ^ "Athletes of the Decade (2010–2019)". World Masters Rankings. March 19, 2021.
- ^ "Outdoor". World Masters Athletics.
- ^ a b "Indoor". World Masters Athletics.
- ^ "USATF MTF Records". USATF Masters. December 5, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ Ken Stone (April 24, 2010). "M55 world record in 4×4 again falls at Penn — but will it be ignored?". Masterstrack.com.
- ^ "2011 WMA World Track & Field Championships" (PDF). British Masters Athletic Federation.
- ^ Ken Stone (April 27, 2013). "Bill Collins, Charles Allie team sets M60 4×1 club AR at Penn". Masterstrack.com.
- ^ "2013 Masters Men's 4x400 50 and older". Penn Relays. April 26, 2013.
- ^ a b Ken Stone (September 12, 2012). "Charles Allie annihilates two long-sprint world records in M65". Masterstrack.com.
- ^ Ken Stone (January 26, 2013). "National Senior Games pulls site switcheroo for 2nd time in row". Masterstrack.com.
- ^ "POTOMAC VALLEY GAMES". Potomac Valley Track Club.
- ^ "Masters Inspire Crowd @ USATF Championships". MastersRankings.com. June 23, 2018.
- ^ "XXIII WORLD MASTERS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS" (PDF). Victorian Masters Athletics.
- ^ "Competition n° 024696" (PDF). European Masters Athletics.
- ^ Martin Gasselsberger. "Clermont Ferrand ResultsCleaned" (PDF). Masters Athletics.
- ^ "2013 National Masters Indoor Championships" (PDF). Museum of Masters Track & Field.
- ^ Ken Stone (October 30, 2013). "Allie and Bortignon named WMA Best Masters Athletes of Year". Masterstrack.com.
- ^ Ken Stone (March 26, 2017). "USA's Allie, Powell, Wilson and Collins crank out M65 4×2 WR". Masterstrack.com.
- ^ "Masters World Records Set at Imperial Dade Track Classic Hosted by Urban Athletics". Armory Track.
- ^ "Men's 200m Open Section 2 – Imperial Dade Track Classic 2018". Urban Athletics.
- ^ Steve Smythe (March 29, 2019). "USA's Charles Allie breaks M70 200m record with 26.11 in Torun". Athletics Weekly.
- ^ "Charles Allie, USA – M72 2019 Outdoor Performances". World Masters Rankings.
- ^ "Charles Allie Breaks Masters 400m World Record with 59.43". Armory Track.
- ^ "Front Runners New York Annual Track Meet". Front Runners.
- ^ Ken Stone (March 24, 2018). "M70 Charles Allie goes sub-60! Incredible indoor WR in the 400". Masterstrack.com.
- ^ "2018 Results – Imperial Dade Track Classic hosted by Urban Athletics". Armory Track.