World Masters Athletics Federation have introduced Awards for the Best Masters athlete in each discipline in addition to their annual Best Masters Male and Female Athletes Award.
Nominees are selected following numerous hours spent trawling through results, records, PBs, analysing statistics and studying the WMA criteria.
BAC’s Janet Dickinson, a professor at Bournemouth University has been nominated by British Masters Athletics for the World Masters Athletic Federation Awards 2018 for her Multi Events performances and achievements.
Janet won the silver medal at the World Masters Heptathlon this year in Malaga, Spain, competing for Great Britain. Nationally she won six different British Athletics Championships including Heptathlon and Pentathlon.
Janet set new British Heptathlon Records at the British Championships and again at the World Masters Championships.
Janet is coached by Paul Rees and a is member of Bournemouth Athletic Club and Bournemouthbarbell.
Congratulations to Janet on her excellent performance and we wish her every success for 2019. WMA should announce the winners shortly.