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  • The Veteran Athlete 1972 – 1979  by Jack Pennington (ACT)
  • Veteran Athlete Newspaper  1986 – 1992 by Mike Hall (VIC)
  • Courier Newsletters  1996 – 2002 – By Russ Haines OAM (VIC)
  • AMA Handbook   2002-15 – produced by 2002/3 Bob Banens/Alice Scott, 2003/4 Bob Banens,  2004/5- 2006/7 Bob & Jan Banens, 2007/8 – 2014/15 Bob & Lynne Schickert 
  • AMA E-News 2016 -2023 by Judy Farrell 2016-19, 2021, Janet Naylon 2019- 20, Jill Taylor 2021-22, Bruce Bodsworth 2022-23. 

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AMA Archived Nationals Championships AwardsTrophies are presented annually for outstanding performances at the AMA National Championships. 

  • Brian Foley Award 2008 – 2025
    • The Brian Foley trophy is for the best age-graded 800m or 1500m performance at the AMA National Championships. It was introduced in 2008 to mark the outstanding contribution to Masters Athletics by Brian Foley, former, AMA Secretary, who died suddenly in 2006 aged 61.
  • Royce Foley Award 1996 – 2025
    • Royce Foley developed the concept of the Weight Pentathlon, which is now one of the most popular events in masters athletics internationally. The award is presented to the highest-scoring male and female Throws Pentathletes at the AMA National Championships. An athlete may win this award only once in the same age group
  • Age – Graded Sprints Championship 1987 – 2025
    • The Sprint Championship is a handicap race between the winners in each age group in the 100 metres sprint at the AMA National Championships. Handicapping is determined according to the graded handicap.
  • Throws Champion of Champions 1999 – 2025
    • This championship is held between the Australian male and female age-group winners of a selected throwing event on a rotational basis each year at the AMA National Championships. Competitors are handicapped according to their performance in their age-group event and throw their own implement weight. They can have three attempts only, which have the handicap distance added on. The furthest distance wins

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