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
2022/23 Summer Achievers Award
See here for the full list of the Award points accumulated by all members and photos of the awardees.
Recent changes to SAMA Website
SAMA has recently updated its website to add two additional pages as follows:
Hall of Fame ( https://www.samastersathletics.org.au/hall-of-fame/ )
This page will contain the listing for all Inductees into the SAMA Hall of Fame, including their biography, statistics and official citations.
Governance ( https://www.samastersathletics.org.au/sama-governance/ )
This is now the location for all information concerning our Insurance, Policies and By-Laws, and also has links to the governance information of the organisations to which SAMA is affiliated, and to relevant legislation.
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 2023, including the Exurbia SA Masters 800m event.
Individual year dates from 2000 onwards have been added to assist in searching for information. Should anyone find anything significant missing, or find errors – please advise George. See the SAMA History section to download it as a PDF.
