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Towards a new Winter Festival Fédération Internationale de Ski by Sigge Bergman (FIS) former Secretary-General of the FIS

When summer sunshine is warming the World CUD will provide the climax of the and the beaches are filled with enthusiastic season. The first will be in Laax (SUI), 5th swimmers, the ski officials the world over are December (Men), and Val d’lsére (FRA) 7th- seated around green tables in the South and 8th December (Women). Thereupon and up to in the North, putting together competition 18th-19th March, when the Cup final will be programmes for the coming winter. And at the organised in Furano (JPN), the élite will meet same time, the competitors start their training in all the 69 events (Men 38, Women 31) at 35 on snow-either in , in Chile or, if they different competition sites in 11 countries and wish to stick to Europe, on the glaciers of the on three continents. It will be of a very special Alps and of . interest to follow the cup events on the future Olympic venues in Sarajevo. The working schedule of modern skiing com- prises all the months of the year. The Men’s Cup programme contains new In lnterlaken (SUI) the Alpine competition events: the “Super G” will have its world programme has been put into shape. As the première, as will also the new combined season 1982/83 does not include Winter events : Downhill-Super G and Slalom-Super Olympics or World Ski Championships (WSC), G. As distinguished from former events of the

603 same kind, each combined competition, also A new evidence of the extension of skiing all those for women, will be organised at the same over the world was given at the latest FIS site. Eight such places have been reserved: Council meeting, when the Japanese member Val d’lsère. Madonna di Campiglio, Wengen, Yoshiro Ito reported that he plans to create a Kitzbühel and St. Anton ; for ladies Val d’lsére, “Far East Alpine Junior Cup” for young skiers Piancavallo, Schruns and Les Diablerets. from , Australia, , and Super G (“G” for giant) is a giant slalom with . The Council has assured Mr. Ito of “the considerably higher vertical drop (500-600 m) full support of the FIS”. than the present giant slalom (300-400 m). The winter of 1983 of will be a historic year. The number of gates shall be 10 % of the The Ski Associations of , Norway and vertical drop, with a tolerance of ± 5. Through - all three pioneers in the history of this arrangement, the speed of the Super skiing-will celebrate their 75 years jubilee. At G-course will be higher than that of the normal the same time the Society for Promotion of giant slalom course. Skiing in Norway will be one hundred years old The men’s programme for the coming season and plans to celebrate this jubilee in-connec- will comprise 11 downhills, 11 slaloms, 7 giant tion with the Holmenkollen events 6th-13th slaloms, 5 Super G, 5 combined and 1 parallel March 1983. slalom (valid only for the Nations’ Cup) ; for ladies 8 downhills, 8 slaloms, 10 giant slaloms The skiers look forward to yet another Winter (no Super G), 4 combined and 1 parallel. Festival. S. B. In the over all , the competitors may count the five best results (women the 4 best ones) in downhill, slalom and giant sla- lom/Super G and the three best results of the combined event. The introduction of the classical combination downhill-slalom as a separate event included in the World Ski Championships (première in Schladming 1982) and the inclusion of Super G in the cup programme is regarded as. “a valuable attempt to counteract the trends towards extreme specialisation” (FIS President Mr. Hodler). Super G should also, it is thought, induce the slalom specialists to try the downhill and vice versa. Many think, however, that a campaign against specialisation does not harmonise with the International Amateur fact that today we live in an age of specialisa- Athletic Federation tion. The FIS Congress 1983 will take final (IAAF) stand in this matter. As for the introduction at the WSC 1982 of the Alpine combination as a separate event, the ● IAAF World Cup was formally established at FIS President in the FIS Bulletin declared that the federation’s Annual Congress in , “the new event was a success thanks to the 1976. The basis of the competition was to be the great number of entries, the interest shown by participation of eight teams - the five continents the public and due to the fact that suspense and of , Asia, America, Europe and Oceania, interest remained alive until the last competitor as well as the USA and the two leading nations had started. ” from the Bruno Zauli Europe Cup. It was aimed at bringing together in competition athletes from As for other innovations of the WSC pro- all continents. gramme in the winter of 1982, the premiere of team competitions in jumping and Nordic Following in the footsteps of Düsseldorf, Mon- combination turned out a success. It is still an treal and-, the city of Canberra (AUS) will open question whether these two competitions be the host for the World Cup IV, a decision and the Alpine combined event will receive taken at the last meeting of the IAAF Council in Olympic status or not, but it is certainly the Kingston (JAM). The competitions are to take ambition of the FIS that it will be so. place from 5th to 7th October 1985.

604 ● Ramona Neubert (GDR) bettered her hep- tathlon record on 20th June 1982 in Halle (GDR) by 55 points with a score of 6772 points.

● Kristina Lillak (FIN), age 21, bettered the women’s world record in the javelin event with a throw of 72.40 m on 29th July 1982 in Helsinki (FIN).

● Jürgen Hingsen (FRG) broke the world record in the decathlon with 8723 points on 15th August 1982 during the Federal Republic of ’s national decathlon championships in Ulm (FRG). 100 m : 10.74, long jump : 7.85 m, shot put : 16 m, high jump : 2.15 m, 400 m : 47.64, 110 m hurdles: 14.64, discus: 44.92 m, javelin : 63.10m, pole vaul:4.60m, 1500 m:4:15.14.

The women's record in the long jump was broken by Vali Ionescu (ROM) with a distance of 7.20m. during the Rumanian Champioships in Bucar- est on 1st august.

Fédération Internationale des Societes d'Aviron The 13th European Athletics Championships (FISA-Rowing) inaugurated Athen's (GRE) new Olympic sta- dium. 80,000 spectators attend the outstanding opening ceremony on 6th September. IOC ● The Federation’s annual issue has been President Mr. Juan Antonio Samaranch, Greek published. It contains up-to-date appointments IOC member N. Nissiotis, President and Secre- and addresses, the list of international judges and tary General of the Greek Olympic Commitee, referees, the results of the 1981 World Cham- G. Athanassiadis and N. Filaretos, IAAF Presi- pionships and the annual report of the FISA by dent P. Niebolo and many other international President Thomas Keller. He underlines the sports figures from around the world applauded decision taken by the Executive Bureau to some 1902 athletes who competed in this major particularly support the development of rowing athletic gathering. in Latin America and in Asia.

605 ● Results of the XIIlth Juniors World Rowing Girls Championships which were staged in Piediluco 1OOOm: (ITA) from 3rd to 8th August 1982. Sculls : 1. Peters (GDR), 4’4”07 : 2. Trifonova Boys (URS), 4’8”72 ; 3. Larsson (SWE), 4’10”88. 1.500 m. Double sculls : 1. Schade/Pieloth (GDR), Sculls: I. Lenge (GDR), 5’21”12 ; 2. Savino 3’34”50; 2. Zimmer/Weber (FRG), 3’39”18 ; 3. (ITA), 5’24”57 ; 3. De Leef (BEL), 5’24”74. Motretchko/Malick (URS), 3’42”03. Double sculls : 1. Bohlmann/Guldempfennig Uncoxed pairs : 1. Bytchenkova/German (URS), (GDR) 5’05”; 2. Frattini/Borio (ITA), 5’08”47 ; 3’47”50 ; 2. Goralik/Hosenke (GDR), 3’50”60 ; 3. Bannasch/Schropfer (FRG) 5’10”30. 3. Neu/Reichelt (FRG), 3’54”05. Uncoxed pairs Uncoxed quadruple sculls : 1. GDR. 3’25”76 : 2. 1. Eichwurzel/Wegmann (GDR), 5’13”78 ; 2. FRA. 3’27”06 : 3. HOL. 3’27”40. Carando/Torta (ITA), 5’16”02 ; 3. Stcherbij/Wo- Coxed fours: 1. URS, 3’32”30 ; 2. FRA, lokh (URS), 5’21”27. 3’33”32 ; 3. BUL. 3’34”45. Coxed pairs : Eights: 1. GDR. 3’12”64: 2. FRG, 3’17”05: 3. 1. Zotov/Vinogradov (URS) 5’23”42 : 2. Vetters/ Seite (GDR). 5’29”43 : 3. Capuano/Strazzullo URS, 3’17”12. (ITA), 5’32”34. Uncoxed quadruple sculls : 1. GDR, 4’33”33 ; 2. ● Rowing will be introduced for the first time URS. 4’35”74 ; 3. BUL. 4’36”02. this year. to the IXth which will be staged at New-Delhi (IND) on 19th November to Eights: 1 FRG.4’27”90:2.USA,4’29”05:3. 4th December. A lake near Jaipur south-west of FRA, 4’29”39. Delhi has been selected for the regatta course, Uncoxed fours: 1. GDR, 4’42”34 ; 2. FRG. with a view to establishing a National Rowing 4’46”80 ; 3. TCH, 4’48”53. Centre there. Coxed fours: I. GDR, 4’55”94 ; 2. URS, The competition will be organised on 21st to 4’58”34 ; 3. FRG, 5’00”91. 25th November.

606 ● Results of the Senior World Rowing Cham- Coxed fours: 1. GDR. 6‘19”04: 2. TCH. pionships which took place from 22nd to 29th 6’21”69 ; 3. USA, 6’25”39. August 1982 in Lucerne (SUI).

Ladies 1000 m. Men Scull: 1. Fetissova (URS), 3’42”83 : 2. Rosca 2000 m. (ROM), 3’42”92 : 3. Forster (NZL). 3’44”61. Scull: 1. Reiche (GDR), 7’00”67 ; 2. lakucha Double sculls : 1. Bratichko/Makhina (URS), (URS), 7’01”15 ; 3. Biglow (USA), 7’02”08. 3’19”47 ; 2. Schroeter/Kirst (GDR). 3’23”05 : 3. Roy/Mason (CAN), 3’26”49. Double sculls: 1. Hansen/Torsen (NOR), Uncoxed pairs : 1. Fruehlich/Sandig, (GDR). 6’23”66; 2. Dreifke/Kroeppelin (GDR), 6’25”36 ; 3. Vochoska/Decka (TCH), 6’28”08. 3’32”41 : 2. Koscianska:Dluzewska (POL). 3’34’58 : 3. Smith/Craig (CAN), 3’35”93. Uncoxed pairs : 1. Loken/Grepperud (NOR), 6’41”98 ; 2. Sauerbrey/Hertel (GDR), 6’44”88 ; Coxed fours: 1. URS, 3’17”16 ; 2. USA. 3. Adema/Hoekstra (HOL), 6’45”72. 3’19”55 ; 3. ROM, 3’19”71. Uncoxed quadruple sculls : 1. URS, 3’07”58 ; 2. Coxed pairs : 1. G. Abbagnale/C. Abbagnale (ITA), 6’59”63 ; 2. Schmeling/Seyfarth (GDR). GDR, 3’12-48 : 3. ROM. 3’16-63. 7’01”55 ; 3. Skopek/Delecek (TCH), 7’02”07. Eights: 1. URS, 2’57”97 ; 2. USA, 3’01”50; 3. GDR, 3’02”89. Uncoxed quadruple sculls : 1. GDR, 5’55”50 ; 2. FRG, 5’59”l0 ; 3. URS, 6’00”90. Eights : 1. NZL, 5’36”99 ; 2. GDR, 5’39”17 ; 3. URS, 5’39”52. Lightweight : Uncoxed fours: 1. SUI, 6’10”41 ; 2. URS, Scull: 1. Haberl (AUT), 7’12”57 ; 2. Scott 6’11”82 ; 3. ROM, 6’12-32. (USA), 7’14”26 : 3. Milgliaccio (ITA), 7’14”58.

607 Double sculls : 1. Verroca/Esposito (ITA), featured an article on the history of these 6’34”85 ; 2. Belden/Fuchs (USA), 6’37”28; 3. championships in issue Number 16, 1982/3. Z’rotz/Steiner (SUI), 6’38”87. In 1948 the FIBA Congress took the decision to Uncoxed fours: 1. ITA, 6’17”79 ; 2. ESP. organ& the world championships. , 6’19”68 ; 3. DEN, 6’20”33. FIBA’s only non-European charter member, staged the first edition in Buenos Aires in 1950. Eights: ITA, 5’49”45 ; 2. DEN, 5’50”47 ; 3. The final game was played between Argentina ESP, 5’51”90. and the with the hosts winning with a score of 64-50. At this time the FIBA Central Board held its first meeting. They drafted the ● The 11rh FISA Coaches’ Colloquium will be rules of international tournaments and estab- held from the 29th to the 31st of October 1982 lished the James Naismith Cup. The list of at the National Sports Centre in Papendal, near locations for the last seven world championships Arnhem (HOL). Themes to be discussed are : 1. and the winning teams are as follows : Muscle development for rowers, biological prin- ciples, isokinetic training ; 2. Tests of physiologi- cal performance capacities ; 3. Development of 1954 : (BRA), USA wins. boat construction ; 4. Technical data on competi- 1959 : Santiago (CHI), BRA wins. tion. 1963 : Rio de Janeiro (BRA), BRA wins. 1967 : Montevideo (URU), USR wins. 1970 : Ljubljana (YUG), YUG wins. ● Since the new rules and bye-laws have been 1974 : San Juan (PUR), USR wins. put into effect (in 1978), many symposiums 1978 : Manila, (PHI), YUG wins. explaining them have taken place. All the same, there remain differences in interpretation con- cerning various situations and certain points. It would be advisable for judges-referees to take the opportunity of participating in refresher courses. The judges-referees school of the FISA is prepared to assist in any and all ways possible in this matter.

● The Equipment Commission will publish in the near future the results of its studies, reached in the last three years, on the advantages and disadvantages of reducing the weight of boats. It would seem that the limit should be about 15 % Fédération Internationale below the current average boat weight of the class de Canoë that was studied. (FIC)

Sergio Orsi has been re-elected for four years as President of the FIC by the Congress which met on 27th July in (YUG). The Secretary General, Caslav Veljic and all of the other members of the bureau remain in their posts. We transmit all our best wishes to this durable Federation Internationale bureau. de Amateur The Congress was equally pleased with the (FIBA) introduction of Women’s K4 on the Olympic Programme, a decision made by the 85th IOC Session in Rome, at the request of the LAOOC. ● To co-ordinate with the IXth Men’s World Championships which were held in Cali (COL) ● Results of the 17th World Racing Champion- from 15th to 28th August 1982, “International ships staged in Belgrade (YUG) from the 28th Basketball”, the official publication of the FIBA, July-1st August :

608 Men C1: 1. Olaf Heukrodt (GDR), 1‘54”60 ; 2. Janos Kiss (HUN). 1’55”94; 3. Serguei Postrehin 10 000m: (URS). 1’56”09. KI : 1. Janic (YUG), 44’28”02 ; 2. Einar C2: 1. Matija Ljubek, Mirko Nisovic (YUG), Rasmusen (NOR), 44’35”47 ; 3. Nikolai Astap- 1’40”80; 2. Yuri Laptikov, Serguei Petrenko kovitch (URS), 44’37”25. (URS), 1’41”08 : 3. Laszlo Foltman, Istvan K2: 1. Bernard Bregeon, Patrick Lefoulon Vaskuti (HUN), 1’41”75. (FRA), 40’09”11 ; 2. Ron Stevens, Goerjan Lebbink (HOL), 40’11”28 ; 3. Istvan Szabo, Istvan Toth (HUN), 40’14”0l. K4 : 1. URS (Chuhrai, Romanovski, Yermilov, Baranov), 36’21”37; 2. ROM (Dimofte, Mar- Ladies inescu, Jigorov, Coman), 36’26”51 ; 3. HUN 500 m (Petrovics, Szelest, Rasztotzky, Helyi), 36’27”03. KI : 1. Brigit Fischer (GDR), 2’04”33 ; 2. Agneta Cl : 1. Tamas Wichman (HUN), 47’16”53; 2. Andersson (SWE), 2’06”29 ; 3. Eva Rakusz Jirzy Urdlovec (TCH), 47’23”56 ; 3. Gheorghe (HUN), 2’09”42. Titu (ROM). 47’35”23. K2: 1.Brigit Fischer, Bettina Streussel (GDR). C2 : 1. Ivan Patzaickin, Toma Simeonov (ROM), 1’57”23 ; 2. Katalin Povaszan, Erika Geczi 43’39”26 ; 2. Vassili Beressa, Eden Mouradossi- (HUN), 1’58”34; 3. Karin Olsson, Agneta lov (URS), 43’47”97 ; 3. Tamas Budai, lstvan Andersson (SWE), 1’59”48. Vaskuti (HUN). 43’52”62. K4 : 1. GDR (Fischer, Streussel, Eberl, Giese), 1‘37”08 ; 2. URS (Chipoulina, Golubeva, Efre- 1000m: mova, Komkova), 1’38”05 ; 3. HUN (Povazsan, K1 : 1. Ruediger Helm(GDR), 3’55”50 ; 2. Alan Geczi, Rakusz, Dragos), 1’38”37. Thompson (NZL), 3’57”62 ; 3. Einar Rasmusen (NOR), 3’58”18. K2: 1. Vladimir Parfenovic, Serguei Souperata (URS), 3’36”24 ; 2. Alwyn Morris, Hugh Fisher (CAN), 3’37”45 ; 3. Luis Ramos, Herminio Men- endez (ESP), 3’39”08. K4: 1. SWE (Bengtsson, Moberg, Ohlsson, Andersson), 3’15”70 ; 2. GDR (Bischof, Hempel, Helm, Marg), 3’15”79 ; 3. FRG (Seack, Seack, Renner, Hessel), 3’15”90. Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme C1 : 1. Joerg Schmidt (GDR), 4’27”82 ; 2. (FIAC) Doesze Csepai (HUN), 4’28”84 ; 3. Vasili Beresa (URS), 4’28”84. C2: 1. Gyula Hadju, Janos Kiss (HUN), ● Mr. Valery Sysoev. new President of the 4’00”52 ; 2. Matija Ljubek, Mirko Nisovic FIAC (YUG), 4’02”75 ; 3. Ivan Patzaichin, Toma The FIAC Congress, which met on 22nd August Simionov (ROM), 4’04”35. in Leicester (GBR) at the occasion of the Men’s World Road and Track Cycling Championship, 500 m : elected Mr. Valery Sysoev as President of the Kl : 1. Vladimir Parfenovic (URS), 1’45”55 ; 2. Federation. The post has been vacant since Mr. Peter Hempel (GDR), 1’45”98 ; 3. Lars Erik Luis Puig Esteve (ESP) became President of the Moberg (SWE), 1’46”01. UCI in November 1981. K2 : 1. Vladimir Parfenovic, Serguei Souperata Born in 1942 in (URS), Mr. Valery (URS), 1’33”28 ; 2. Alan Thompson, McDonald Sysoev was a former road and track runner. He (CAN), l’33”94; 3. Seack, Seack (FRG), was elected member of the Soviet Cycling Federation in 1967 and in 1969 acquired the post of National Technical Director. In 1977. he K4 : 1. URS (Krivochev, Gaydamaka, Koloko- became Vice-President of the FIAC and that of lov, Vodovatov), 1’24”09 ; 2. GDR (Bischof. the UCI, a few months later. Fischer, Helm, Marg), 1’25’06 ; 3. SWE (Nord- quist, Bengtsson, Moberg, Ohlsson), 1’25”38. We warmly congratulate him.

609 ● Other decisions taken by the Congress ● Following the accident that occured to Vladimir Smimov during the recent World - election of Mr. Khaled AI-Turki (SAU) as Fencing Championships, Roland Boitelle, Presi- Vice-President ; dent of the French Fencing Federation, addressed - affiliation of three new federations : CAY, FIJ, a letter to Gian Carlo Brusati, President of the JOR. FIE, insisting on the necessity to take security measures : “It is our responsibility to ensure the ● Sylvia Burka (CAN) broke the world record protection of fencers. These decisions must be in the kilometre time-trials with a time of 1:14.97 taken immediately. and not postponed until the on 16th August 1982 in Montreal’s Olympic next commissions’ meeting in or the velodrome (CAN). Congress in Sardinia the following May. Public opinion will not forgive us for this reprehensible waiting-game. Speaking for the French fencers, I earnestly request, my dear President, that an extraordinary congress be called or that your Executive Committee takes the responsibility of taking all necessary measures without any Fédération Internationale delay. ” d’Escrime FIF: - Fencing)

Fédération Internationale de Football Association ● During its last meeting this July in Rome (FIFA) (ITA) on the occasion of the World Champion- ships, the Medical Commission of the FIE decided that, no age limit would be imposed on the participants for the Games of the XXIIIrd ● During a dinner in Madrid, the President of Olympiad in 1984 in . the IOC thanked Mr. Jolo Havelange, IOC

610 member and President of FIFA, and Mr. Jesus educate his wards with techniques for reducing Hermida Cebreiro. President of the Spanish the dangerous effects of tension and anxiety. A Olympic Committee, for the warm reception few examples Dr. Toth cites are Shultz’s “Auto- accorded to the Executive Board and IOC genie Training” (1969) based on imagery and members on the occasion of the “Mundial”. In suggestion, and Jacobson’s “Progressive Relaxa- the photograph, from left to right: Mr. J. tion” (1938) based on gaining awareness of the Hermida Cebreiro, Mr. Mohamed Mzali, the dearee of muscle tension in one’s body and then IOC President, Mrs. Samaranch, Mr. J. Have- controlling it. lange, Mrs. Mzali. Dr. Kurt Furgler, Minister of Justice and Federal Councillor (SUI), Mrs. He mentions that it is not desirable to eliminate Havelange. all stress as it plays a role in stimulation.

● The European Amateur Football Union (UEFA) organised a course for top-level judges in Keszathely (HUN) from the 23rd to 27th of August. The programme included a study of technical, tactical and administrative matters as well as talks on the various aspects of linesmen’s collaboration. Useful conclusions came about with the animated debates on the subject of the recent football World Cup in Madrid (ESP).

International Federation (IHF)

Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique ● The XIXth Congress of the International (FIG) Handball Federation which took place on 17th August 1982 in Wembley (GBR), has taken the decision that in the future World Championships ● Principal dcicions taken by the 60th Con- will be organised in categories “B” and’“C”. and gress which was held on the 10th and 11th of will be open to teams from all continents. Until July in Zurich (SUI) : now only European teams have participated in - 1985 World Championships will be staged in the “B” and “C” categories. The “B” Champion- Montreal (CAN) ; ship will be introduced in 1985, but that of the - 1986 World Cup in (CHN) ; “C” has been postponed. - 1987 Gymnaestiada in Mrning (DEN) ; On another subject, the delegates voted the - 1986 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Cham- inclusion of six new members: DOM. KEN, pionships in (AUS); SOM, SUD, Sao Tome and the Oman Emirates. - World Cups shall no longer be held every two The XXth Congress will be held in San Diego in years, but instead every four years. 1984, three days before the Opening Ceremony - Elimination of the “A” and “B” World of the in Los Angeles. Championships : consequently the 1983 World Championships in Budapest (HUN) will deter- ● World Championships calendar : mine qualifications for the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Women’s “B”, 1983, POL : Men’s “C”, 1984. ITA : Appearing in “World Gymnastics” Volume 4. “B”, new system, 1985. NOR ; issue 2, is an article by Dr. Joseph Toth Junior men’s 1985, ITA : (Department of Physical Education, Montclair Junior women’s 1985. KOR ;“A”. 1986. Stif State College, USA) on “Stress and the Gym- nast”. It is Dr. Toth’s opinion that the coach ● “According to and against the rule” is the must provide knowledge regarding the psycholo- title of the new educational film produced by the gical and physiological effects of stress that are Hungarian Handball Federation. In colour (16 inescapable for the gymnast. Further he should mm), 20 minutes long, available in German and

611 Hungarian, this film gives the official commen- - The 23rd World Championships will be held tary of the Playing Rules in force as of 1982 and in Lake Placid (USA) the 5th and 6th the Referees Commission. February. Orders can be addressed to: Hungarofilm, - Olympic Test Runs will be slaged in Sarajevo Bathory utca 10, H-1064 Budapest (HUN). (YUG) the 19th and 20th February.

International Federation (IIHF) Féderation Internationale de Lutte Amateur ● On the calendar for 1983 (FILA - Wrestling) World & European Championships Pool A, 16th April-2nd May in Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Mun- ich (FRG). ● Results of the Junior World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships held from 4th to 7th World & European Championships Pool B, August 1982 in Colorado Springs (USA) : 21 St-3 1 st March in (JPN). 48 kg. : 1. Serguei Bovranov (URS) ; World & European Championships Pool C, 52 kg. : 1. Vladimir Morssichvili (URS) ; 11 th-20th March in Budapest (HUN). 56 kg. : 1. Valeri Perminov (URS) ; World Junior Championships Pool A, 26th 60 kg. : 1. IIcham Daminor (URS) ; December l982-4th January 1983 in Leningrad 65 kg. : 1. Umberto Dibiasi (ITA); (U RS). 70 kg : 1. Alex Kondratski (URS) ; 75 kg. : 1. Valeri Korodev (URS) ; 81 kg. : 1. Georg March1 (AUT). International Federation ● Results of the World Free Wrestling Cham- (IJF) pionships which were staged in Edmonton (CAN) from 12th to 17th August : 48 kg: 1. Serguei Komilaiev (URS); 2. Ali Mechmedov (BUL) ; 3. Seban Trstena (YUG). ● The Men’s World Judo Championships will 52 kg: 1. Hartmut Reich (GDR) ; 2. Osman take place in Moscow (URS) from 13th to 16th Efendiev (URS) : 3. Joe Gonzales (USA). October 1983. 57 kg: 1. Anatoly Beloglavos (URS) ; 2. Hideaki The IJF Congress will meet there on 11th Tomiyama (JPN) ; 3. Stefan Ivanov (BUL). October. 62 kg : 1. Serguei Beloglasov (URS) ; 2. Simeon Sterev (BUL) ; 3. Joszef Orban (HUN). 68 kg: 1. Mikhail Kharachura (URS) ; 2. Paul Cascaret (CUB) ; 3. Eberhard Probst (GDR). Fédération Internationale 74 kg: I. Lee Kemp (USA); 2. Dan Karabin de Luge de Course (TCH) ; 3. Youri Vorobiev (URS). (FIL) 82 kg: 1. Taimuraz Dzgoev (URS) ; 2. Efraim Kamberov (BUL) ; 3. Dave Schultz (USA).

● 90 kg: 1. Uwe Neupert (GDR) ; 2. Clark Davis 1983 Calendar (CAN) ; 3. Vladimir Banti (URS). - The World Cup events will be staged in 100 kg: 1. IIia Mate (URS); 2. Slavtcho Hammar (SWE), 8th and 9th January - in Tchervenkov (BUL) ; 3. Greg Gibson (USA). Imst (AUT), 15th and 16th January - in Lake Placid (USA), 29th and 30th January - in Over 100 kg: 1. Salman Khasimikov (URS) ; 2. Königsee (FRG). 26th and 27rh February - in Adam Sandourski (POL); 3. Andreas Shroeder Oberhof (GDR), 5th and 6th March. (GDR).

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● Results of the 4th World Swimming Cham- pionships staged in Guayaquil (ECU) from 29th July to 7th August 1982 : Men 100 m freestyle : 1. Jorg Woithe (GDR) 50.18 ; 2. (USA) 50.21 ; 3. (SWE) 50.25. 200 m freestyle: 1. (FRG) 1:49.84 ; 2. Rowdy Gaines (USA) 1:49.92 ; 3. Jorg Woithe (GDR) 1:50.71.

400 m freestyle: 1. (URS) Vladimir Salnikov (URS). 3:51.30 ; 2. Sviatoslav Semenov (URS) 3:51.43 ; 3. (GDR) 3:51.84. 1500 m freestyle: 1. Vladimir Salnikov (URS) 15:01.77 ; 2. Sviatoslav Semenov (URS) 15:05.54 ; 3. Dajan Petric (YUG) 15:10.20. 4 x 100 m freestyle : 1. USA (Cavanaugh, Leamy, McGagg, Gaines) 3: 19.26 ; 2. URS (Krassiouk, Filinov, Smiriguine, Markovski) 3:21.78 ; 3. SWE (Johansson, Baron, Holmertz, Wikstrom) 3:22.15. 4 x 200 m freestyle: I. USA (Float, Towne, Worden, Miller) 7:21.09 ; 2. URS (Stukolkine; Krassiouk, Semenov, Krilov) 7:24.91 : 3. FRG (Knust, Korthals, Henkel, Schmidt) 7:25.46. 100 m ; 1. (USA) 1:02.75 ; 2. Victor Davis (CAN) 1:02.82 ; 3. John Megan Meyer (USA) Moffet (USA) 1:03.13. 200 m breaststroke: 1. Victor Davis (CAN) 2:14.77 : 2. Robertas Joulpa (URS) 2:16.68 : 3. (USA) 3:18.54. 100 m : 1. (GDR) 55.95 ; 2. (USA) 56.04 ; 3. Vladimir Chemetov (URS) 56.42. 200 m backstroke : 1. Rick Carey (USA) 2:00.82 ; 2. Sandor Wladar (HUN) 2:01.31 : 3. Frank Baltrusch (GDR) 2:0l.51. 100 m butterfly: 1. (USA) 53.88 : 2. Michael Gross (FRG) 54.26 ; 3. (SWE) 54.41. 200 m butterfy: 1. Michael Gross (FRG) 1:58.85 : 2. Sergei Fessenko (URS) 1:59.91 : 3. (USA) 2:00.08. 200 m medley: 1. Alexander Sidorenko (URS) 2:03.30; 2. (USA) 2:03.49 ; 3. Giovanni Franceschi (ITA) 2:04.65.

613 400 m medley : 1. Ricardo Prado (BRA) 4: 19.78 ; 4 x 100 m medley: 1. GDR (Otto, Geweniger, 2. Peter Berndt (GDR) 4:23.02 ; 3. Serguei Geissler, Meineke) 4:05.58 ; 2. USA (Walsh, Fessenko (URS) 4:23.29. Rhodenbaugh, Meagher, Sterkel) 4:08.12 ; 3. URS (Gortchakova, Varganova, Pokas, Guerassi- 4 x 100 m medley relay: 1. GDR : 4:08.88 ; 2. mova) 4:12.36. USA : 4:08.12 ; 3. URS: 4:12.36. Wafer Polo : 1. URS (E. Chamov, A. Vdoin, V. Synchronised Swimming Akinov, E. Grichin, A. Kleimenov, A. Kobanov, Solo; 1. Tracy Ruiz (USA) 192,3000 points ; 2. E. Kotenko, E. Shagach, M. Ivanov, H. Mendy- Kelly Kryczka (CAN) 188,9833 points; 3. galiev, N. Smimov, M. Gaorgadzc, G. Shveni- Miwako Motoyoshi (JPN) 181,600 I points. cradzc), 2. HUN, 3. FRG. Duel : 1. CAN (Sharon Hambrook and Kelly Women Kryczka); 2. USA (Tracy Ruiz and Candace 100 m freestyle : 1. (GDR) 55.79 ; Costie ; 3. JPN (Masae Fujiwara and Ikudo Abe). 2. Annemaria Verstappen (HOL) 55.87 ; 3. (USA) 56.27. Diving 200 m freestyle: 1. Annemaria Verstappen (HOL) l:59.53 ; 2. Birgit Meineke (GDR) Men 2:00.67 ; 3. Annelies Maas (GDR) 2.00.84. Springboard (3 metres) : 1. Greg Louganis (USA) 400 m freestyle: 1. Carmela Schmidt (GDR) 752,670 points; 2. Serguei Kuznine (URS) 4:08.98 ; 2. (GDR) 4:10.08 ; 3. 636.150 points ; 3. Alexandre Portoff (URS) (USA) 4:11.85. 631,560 points. 800 m freestyle: 1. Kimberly Linehan (USA) Highboard: I. Greg Louganis (USA) 634,260 8:29.48 ; 2. Jackie Willmott (GBR) 8:38.41 ; 3. points; 2. Vladimir Alemik (URS) 629,850 Tiffany Cohen (USA) 8:41.15. points ; 3. Bruce Kimball (USA) 619,680 points. 4 x 100 m freestyle: 1. GDR (Meineke, Link, Otto, Metschuk) 3:43.97 ; 2. USA (Hebemigg, Women Treible, Washut, Sterkel) 3:45.76 ; 3. HOL Springboard (3 metres) : 1. Megan Neyer (USA) (Verstappen, Maas, Velsen, Van Bentum) 501,030 points ; 2. Christina Seufert (USA) 3:45.96. 490,020 points; 3. Yuang Chun Peng (CHN) 100 m breaststroke: 1. (GDR) 482,100 points. 1:09.14; 2. Anne Ottenbrite (CAN) and Kim Highboard : 1. Wendy Wyland (USA) 438,780 Rhodenbaugh (USA) 1:11.03. points ; 2. Ramona Menzel (GDR) 417,990 200 m breaststroke: 1. Svetlana Varganova points ; 3. Jihong Zhou (CHN) 396,570 points. (URS) 2:28.82 : 2. Ute Geweniger (GDR) 2:29.71 ; 3. Anne Ottenbrite (CAN) 1:33.05. 100 m backstroke: I. (GDR) 1:01.30 ; 2. Ina Kleber (GDR) 1:01.47 ; 3. Sue ● 7 world records were broken during the 4th Walsh (USA) 1:02.86. World Championships in Guayaquil. 200 m backstroke : 1. Comelia Sirch (GDR) 2:09.91 ; 2. Georgina Parkes (AUS) 2:14.98 ; 3. Men Carmen Bunaciu (ROM) 2:15.63. 400 m medley : Ricardo Prado (BRA), 4:19.78. 100 m butterfly : 1. Mary Meagher (USA) 59.41 ; 200 m breaststroke: Victor Davis (CAN), 2. (GDR) 1:00.36 ; 3. Melanie 2:14.78. Buddemeyer (USA) 1:00.40 4 x 100 m freestyle: USA (Cavanaugh, Leamy, McCagg, Gaines), 3:19.26. 200 m butterfly : I. Ines Geissler (GDR) 2:08.66 ; 4 x 100 m medley: USA (Carey, Lundquist, 2. Mary Meagher (USA) 2:09.76; 3. Heike Gribble, Gaines), 3:40.84. Dahne (GDR) 2:10.29. 200 m medley: 1. Petra Schneider (GDR) Women 2:11.79; 2. Ute Geweniger (GDR) 2:13.38; 3. 400 m medley : Petra Schneider (GDR), 4:36.10. (USA) 2:15.91. 4 x 100 m medley: GDR (Otto, Geweniger, 400 m medley: 1. Petra Schneider (GDR) Geissler, Meineke), 4:05.88. 4:36.10 ; 2. Kathleen Norel (GDR) 4:43.51 ; 3. 200 m backstroke: Comelia Sirch (GDR), Tracy Caulkins (USA) 4:44.64. 2:09.91.

614 ● Modification of the eligibility rules for Olym- pic Games and World Championships. Decision taken by the FINA Bureau in Guayaquil. Henceforth, the total number of swimming and International Tennis diving athletes accepted by the NOC will be 31 Federation for men and 28 for women. In the past it was 33 (I TF) men and 30 women for the Olympic Games and 28 men and 25 women for the World Champion- ships. ● The Annual General Meeting of the ITF was held in Acapulco (MEX) on 16th September teams by NOC will be composed of 1982. The agenda was brimming with reports 13 players instead of 11. and motions For ITF rule modifications ; lengthy discussions ensued on the subject of tennis and the Olympic Games - as a demonstration sport Union Internationale in 1984 and on the programme for 1988. de Pentathlon Moderne As this issue went to the printers before we et Biathlon received the report of the principal decisions (UIPMB) taken at this meeting, the next edition of the “Olympic Review” will feature them.

● The 2nd Women’s World Modern Pentath- lon Championships were staged in Compiègne (FRA) from 8th to 12th August 1982. It has been only since 1977 that Modern Pentathlon has officially been available to women. It includes five events: equitation, fencing, swimming, shooting and running, which are run in that order. The national federations from the following countries sent athletes to these championships : AUS, CAN, CHN, DEN, FRA, International Weightlifting FRG, ITA, MEX, POL, SUI, SWE, URS and Federation USA. (IWF) Results By team: 1. GBR, 15,505 ; 2. FRG, 14,731 ; 3. ● Daniel Nuñez (CUB) broke the world record SWE, 14,473. in the 60 kg category snatch, lifting 136 kg on Individually : 1. Wendy Norman (GBR), 5311 ; 12th August 1982 in Havana (CUB) during the 2. Sarah Parker (GBR), 5136 ; 3. Kathy Tayler Central American and Caribbean Games. (GBR), 5058.

● Result of the 8th Juniors World Weightlifting Championships which were held in São Paulo International (BRA) from 7th to 15th August in the lbera Federation Puera gymnasium. (ITTF) snatch jerk total kg category : ● 52 1982 World rankings of the best players, as 1. N. Suleimanov (BUL) 110 140 250 kg. published by the Federation : 2. M. Terzinski (BUL) 110 132.5 242.5 - Women. 3. M. Suriyaman (URS) 100 125 225 1. (CHN) ; 2. (CHN) ; 3. 56 kg category : (CHN) ; 4. Qi Baoxiang (CHN) ; 1. N. Dimitrov (BUL) 107.5 142.5 250 kg 5. Chen Lili (CHN). 2. R. Lai (CHN) 110 135 245 3. T. Hara (JPN) 107.5 135 242.5 Men 60 kg category : 1. (CHN) ; 2. Zhenhua (CHN) ; 1. S. Tuporov (BUL) 125 155 280 kg 3. (CHN); 4. Appelgren (SWE); 5. 2. D. Willy (GBR) 117.5 147.5 265 Kampar (HKG). 3. I. Kerek (HUN) 115 150 265

615 67.5 kg category : 1. V. Galabarov (BUL) 153.5*182 Recognised Federations 2. S. Martinenko (URS) 127.5 170 3. J. Gorman (FIN) 137.5 160 297.5 75 kg category : The International 1. S. Li (URS) 155 195 350 kg Federation 2. N. Boev (BUL) 155 190 340 (IBF) 3. V. Kuznietsov (URS) 150 185 335 caregory, 82.5 kg ● The 82nd edition of the rules and statutes now 1. Arsamakov (URS) l70* 215* 385 kg in force, completing and modifying the booklet 2. Osaoka (JPN) 157.5185 342.5 released in 1981, is available by contacting the 3. Barsi (HUN) 145 172.5 317.5 Secretary General of the Federation at : 24 90 kg category : Winchcombe House, Winchcombe Street, Chel- 1. Detelin (BUL) 175 217.5 392.5kg tenham, Gloucestershire (GBR). 2. Solodev (URS) 175 215 390 3. Coelho (POR) 140 175 315 ● The 45th IBF General Assembly will be held 100 kg category : in (DEN) on 3rd May 1983. 1. Radev (BUL) 170 225 395 kg 2. Boksi (HUN) 150 190 340 3. Mazedi (IRN) 147.5 180 327.5 International Association * New world records. of Amateur (AINBA)

International Yatch ● The XX VIIth World Baseball Championship Racing Union Series were staged in (KOR) from the 4th (IYRU) to 18th August 1982, inaugurating the new Jamsil Basegall Stadium completed on 30th June. The venue has a seating capacity of 50,000 and its field is of natural turf. The Jamsil district, ● Results of the boardsailing regattas that were on the bank of Seoul’s great Han River, is the site staged around Long Beach, California (USA) for the 1988 Olympic Games. from 8th to 13th August 1982 : I. Stephen van de Berg (HOL), 42.10 points ; 2. Svein Rasmussen (NOR), 56.40 points ; 3. Walter Raudaschl (AUS), 66.70 points ; Union Mondiale 4. Kart Nelson (USA), 68.40 points ; de Ski nautique 5. Alessandro Mamusa (ITA), 83 points. (UMISN) - Water Skiing These races took place at the site foreseen for the boardsailing events at the 1984 Olympic Games. An official decision by the IOC has yet to be ● The new address of Mr. Peter Pearl, Secretary taken on this matter. General of the World Water Skiing Union (UMSN) : ● The 1982 Winglider World Championships 19 Endersleigh Gardens will be staged in Malta from the 3rd to 14th of Hendon/London (GBR). November while those of the Yngling will be raced in Sarasota, Florida (USA) from the 14th to 21 st of November. International ● Approximately 350 competitors from 20 Federation countries took part in regattas from the 1st to the (ISF) 7th of August 1982 at the site scheduled for the 1984 Olympic Games. It is located in the vicinity of Long Beach, 50 km south of Los Angeles. The Results of the 5th Women’s World Softball 6 Olympic classes were featured, that is: 470, Championships played in Taipei (CTO) from Star, Flying Dutchman, Sloing, Tornado and 2nd to 11th July 1982 : 1. NZL ; 2. CTO ; 3. Finn. AUS.

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