South Australian
Masters Athletics
SA Masters Athletics (SAMA) caters for men and women athletes aged 30 years and above. The main aim of the Club is to provide an ongoing competition program for mature age athletes in South Australia for people of all athletic abilities.
You will find a varied program of Running, Walking and Field events conducted throughout most of the year. Some events are handicapped which encourages athletes of all abilities. Everyone is welcome to come and try.
Recent News & Announcements
AMA 2025 Award Winners
The AMA 2025 Annual Awards were presented on 7 March at the Awards Dinner of the 2026 National Championships held in Canberra, in recognition of the achievements of outstanding Masters athletes and officials.
Congratulations to SAMA members George White and Viddy Jermacans, who were recipients of 2025 AMA awards. See the Awards page for details.
2025 OMA Championships Results & Photos
Oceania Masters Athletics Championships – Brisbane 2025
Results & photos for SAMA athletes at the recent OMA Championships are available at https://www.samastersathletics.org.au/results/#other_results
Thanks to George White for collating the results and to Ros Lowe for posting the photos on our Facebook page
SAMA History Update
George White has again updated the history of the club in his publication “AGE IS AN ADVANTAGE: A History of Veterans/Masters Athletics In South Australia” taking the narrative up to January 2025, to include additional entries for new Hall of Fame inductees, Life Member and Magnificent Masters, and to update information and data up to the end of 2024.
There are two versions available for download – one at 9MB or a more compressed version at 5MB. Should anyone find anything significant missing, or find errors – please advise George. See the SAMA History section to download it as a PDF.
