WAVA/USATF Hurdle and Implement Specifications

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MEN Age Race Distance Hurdle Height To First Hurdle Between Hurdles To the Finish No. of Hurdles 30-49 110m .991m 39 inches 13.72m 45 feet 9.14m 30 feet 14.02m 46 feet 10 50-59 100m .914m 36 inches 13m 42 feet, 8 in 8.5m 27 feet, 10.5 10.5m 34 feet, 5 10 60-69 100m .840m 33 inches 13m 42 feet, 8 8.5m 27 feet, 10.5 10.5m 34 feet, 5 10 70-up 80m .762m 30 inches 12m 39 feet, 4 7m 22 feet, 11.5 19m 62 feet, 4 8 30-49 400m .914m 36 inches 45m 147 feet, 7.5 35m 114 feet, 9.5 40m 131 feet, 2.5 10 50-59 400m .840m 33 inches 45m 147 feet, 7.5 35m 114 feet, 9.5 40m 131 feet, 2.5 10 60-up 300m .762m 30 inches 50m 164 feet, 0.5 35m 114 feet, 9.5 40m 131 feet, 2.5 7 WOMEN Age Race Distance Hurdle Height To First Hurdle Between Hurdles To the Finish No. of Hurdles 30-39 100m .840m 33 inches 13m 42 feet, 8.5 8.5m 27 feet, 10.5 10.5m 34 feet, 5 10 40-49 80m .762m 30 inches 12m 39 feet, 4 8m 26 feet, 3 12m 39 feet, 4 8 50-up 80m .762m 30 inches 12m 39 feet, 4 7m 22 feet, 11.5 19m 62 feet, 4 8 30-49 400m .762m 30 inches 45m 147 ft, 7.75 35m 114 feet, 9.5 40m 131 feet, 2.5 10 50-up 300m .762m 30 inches 50m 164 feet, 0.5 35m 114 feet, 9.5 40m 131 feet, 2.5 7 MEN'S IMPLEMENTS Age SHOT DISCUS HAMMER JAVELIN WEIGHT THROW WAVA/USATF 30-49 7.26k (16lb.) 2k 7.26k 800gms. 35lb. / 35lb. 50-59 6k 1.5k 6k 800gms. 25lb. / 35lb. 60-69 5k 1k 5k 600gms. 20lb. /25lb. 70-79 4k 1k 4k 600gms. 16lb. / 25lb. 80-up 4k 1k 4k 600gms. 12lb. / 25lb. WOMEN'S IMPLEMENTS Age SHOT DISCUS HAMMER JAVELIN WEIGHT THROW WAVA/USATF 30-49 4k 1k 4k 600gms. 20lb. / 20lb. 50-up 3k 1k 3k 400gms. 16lb. / 16lb. 60-up 3k 1k 3k 400gms. 12lb. / 16lb.         Note: Steeplechase specs are generally the same as IAAF's -- hit the 36-inch barrier and you're dead meat. (Except for men 60 and over, and all women, who now have 30-inch barriers.) Men 30-59 run 3000m. Men 60 and over run 2000m. All women run 2000m. Length of the water jump pit for 30-inch barriers has been decreased from 12 feet to 10 feet, accomplished by using an insert or a movable barrier. Implements in the superweight throws are 56 pounds for men 30-69 and 35 pounds for men 70 and up. Women's superweight throw implements are 35 pounds for 30-49 and 25 pounds for 50 and up. WAVA weights are used for USATF weight pentathlons. Any questions? Send them to the masters webmaster. You are visitor to this page since Nov. 7, 1996.