IAAF / WMA Best Masters of the year 2006

Marie Kay of Australia is nominated in the IAAF WMA Best Masters Athlete of the year.From a total of 6 candidates forwarded by the WMA regions, William (Bill) Collins, USA and Melitta Czerwenka-Nagel, GER, were chosen as the WMA Best Masters for 2006.

It is the third time that WMA nominated the best master of the year and proposed them to IAAF.
On the occasion of the IAAF Gala in Monaco in November William (Bill) Collins (USA) and Melitta Czerwenka-Nagel (GER) will represent the World of Masters and they will be awarded as "IAAF Best Masters of the Year 2006".

The others male nominees were Arthur Thompson, GBR (EVAA) Hector Mein, NZL, (OCEANA)

The female nominees were Karla DelGrande, CAN (NCCWMA). Marie Kay AUS, (Oceana). Marie Kay (pictured here with her husband John) is an athletics champion who has recently been nominated for some very prestigious awards, including the Australian Athlete of the Year, the NSW Masters Athlete of the Year, and the Shellharbour Sports Person of the Year Award. Marie was thrilled to find out that she has made it into the top three for the Australian Athlete of the Year, but will have to wait until March to find out if she has won this fantastic award.
Although winning this award would be the ultimate reward for all her hard work, just being nominated for such an elite award is an outstanding achievement.

Marie Kay lists her greatest achievement as winning her second consecutive heptathlon title, along with titles in the 200-metres, 400-metres, 4 x 100-metres relays, and a bronze in the 4 x 400-metre relay at the World Championships in Puerto Rico in 2003.

Her current goals are to continue to pursue her love of athletics, and to stay fit, healthy and injury free. In March Marie will travel to Germany for the first ever World Indoor Championships, where she hopes to win the pentathlon and 400-metre races. In April 2004 she traveled to Melbourne for National Championships, and then hopes to travel to The Cook Islands for the Oceania Games in October.

Javelin throwing John Kay also is keen to get back into competition, but is currently in rehabilitation for niggling injuries. However, he hopes to be recovered by April 2004 to compete at National Championships, and then the Oceania Games

Extracted from GNLD web site