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
SAMA Achievers Award – Summer 2021/22
At its meeting on 7 March the Committee decided to close the accumulation of points for the SAMA Achievers Award as at the last day of regular competition ie. 2 March 2022. See here for the full list of the Award points accumulated by all members.
Congratulations to the the top three athletes in the Achievers Award for the Summer 2021/22 season who were placed as follows:
1st – Gil McIntosh – 150 points; 2nd – Matt Lovell – 139 points; 3rd – Dean Mortimer – 130 points
Each place-getter will receive a gift card and certificate, and the winner will receive an engraved trophy to keep. These prizes will be presented at the Presentation Night at the stadium on Wednesday 23 March, following the competition that evening.
World Masters Athletics Rankings Website
Australian Masters Athletics (AMA) has extended its agreement with World Masters Rankings so that all members of State Masters Clubs affiliated to AMA will get full access to the Rankings site at no additional charge until 31 December 2022. See the Membership page for more details.
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 December 2021. See the SAMA History section to download it as a PDF.
George has also scanned all the press clippings collected following the 50th Anniversary reunion and collated many of the historical photos (by year). He has also collected together a full set of digitised archival Newsletters. These materials are available to view in the SAMA Archives section
