Charles Allie Explained

Charles Allie
Birth Place:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
Birth Date:August 20, 1947
Sport:Masters athletics
Event:Sprints
Country:USA

Charles Allie (born August 20, 1947) is an American masters athletics sprinter. He has set numerous masters world records in sprint events from 200 to 400 meters.[1]

Allie won high school city athletics championships in Pittsburgh.[2] [3] He attended Hampton University on a track scholarship and earned Bachelor of Science in industrial arts in 1971, then obtained Master of vocational education from University of Pittsburgh in 1978.[4]

After retiring as an industrial arts middle school teacher, he coaches the Nadia Track Club in Pittsburgh, where he is called "Coach Buddy"[5] and for which he was a founding member at age 40.[6] [2]

In November 2021, Allie was diagnosed with prostate cancer, and began receiving radiation therapy.[3] The cancer was detected early, so he was able to return to competition fairly soon, though not in his usual competitive shape: he finished 4th in the M70 60 Meter Dash at the 2022 USATF Masters Indoor Championships on March 18 in Fort Washington Avenue Armory, New York City.[7]

Honors

Masters World records

World Masters Athletics (WMA) keeps the official list of current Masters WRs, both outdoor[19] and indoor.[20] Masters WRs set by American athletes are kept at USATF Masters.[21]

Key:

Outdoor

Masters outdoor WRs are documented in list of world records in masters athletics.

Age groupEventCompetitionLocationDateTime
M55400 Meters2003 World Masters Athletics ChampionshipsJuly 12, 2003
4 x 400 Meters Relay
Charles Allie,
George Haywood,
Bill Collins,
Horace Grant		Penn Relays[22] April 23, 2010
M604 x 100 Meters Relay
Ralph Peterson,
Thaddeus Wilson,
Charles Allie,
Leo Sanders		2011 World Masters Athletics Championships[23] [24] July 17, 2011
4 x 400 Meters Relay
Bill Collins,
Horace Grant,
George Haywood,
Charles Allie		Penn Relays[25] April 26, 2013
M65200 MetersPotomac Valley Track Club[26] September 1, 2012
200 MetersNational Senior Games[27] July 26, 2013
400 MetersPotomac Valley Track ClubSeptember 1, 2012
400 MetersSoutheastern MastersMay 18, 2013
4 x 400 Meters Relay
David Ortman,
Charles Allie,
Thomas A. Jones,
George Haywood		Potomac Valley Games[28] September 1, 2019
M70200 Meters2018 USATF Open Outdoor Championships[29] June 21, 2018
400 Meters2018 World Masters Athletics Championships[30] September 11, 2018

Indoor

Age groupEventCompetitionLocationDateTime
M60200 Metersbgcolor=#e0ffff 2008 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships[31] [32]
March 19, 2008
M65200 Meters2013 USATF Masters Indoor Championships[33] [34] March 24, 2013
4 x 200 Meters Relay
Charles Allie,
Thaddeus Wilson,
Charles Powell,
Bill Collins		2017 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships[35] March 25, 2017
M70200 MetersImperial Dade Track Classic[36] [37] New York City February 24, 2018
200 Metersbgcolor=#e0ffff 2019 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships[38] [39]
March 29, 2019
400 Metersbgcolor=#e0ffff Front Runners Invitational[40] [41] [42]
Video interview		New York City March 21, 2018
4 x 400 Meters RelayImperial Dade Track Classic[43] New York City February 24, 2018

Notes and References

  1. News: July 27, 2019. Guy Junker. Local 71-year-old sprinter holds 9 world records. WTAE – Pittsburgh Action News 4.
  2. News: July 10, 2019. Matthew Futterman. The World's Fastest (Old) Man. New York Times.
  3. Web site: 74-Year-Old Track Star Charles Allie Sets the Standard for Excellence. New Balance Track & Field Center .
  4. News: December 14, 2013. DEB ERDLEY. Newsmaker: Charles Allie. Trib Total Media.
  5. Web site: July 24, 2019. Charles Allie still outrunning the ageing curve. Master-Athlete.
  6. Web site: Francesca Dabecco. February 18, 2020. This Is What One of the World's Fastest Runners Eats for Breakfast. Heated.
  7. Web site: March 20, 2022. 2022 Results – USATF Masters Indoor Championships. Armory Track.
  8. Web site: USATF Masters Athlete Spotlight: Charles Allie . USATF .
  9. Web site: Masters Hall of Fame . USATF .
  10. Web site: IAAF-WMA Best Master of the Year 2013 Charles (Buddy) Allie . World Masters Athletics .
  11. Web site: Allie named world's Best Masters Athlete for 2013 . USATF .
  12. News: July 23, 2019 . I'm just addicted to speed . Honolulu Star-Advertiser . Publisher Extra .
  13. Web site: 2018 Athletes of the Year . World Masters Athletics .
  14. Web site: WMA BEST MASTERS ATHLETES – 2018 . World Masters Athletics .
  15. Web site: Masters Overall Athlete of the Year . USATF .
  16. Web site: TAYLOR EWERT, CHARLES ALLIE NAMED 2018 USATF YOUTH AND MASTERS ATHLETES OF THE YEAR . November 21, 2018 . USATF .
  17. News: April 11, 2021 . EMILY SHIFFER . A 73-Year-Old Top Sprinter Shares His Secrets to Running Fast . Men's Health . Hearst Digital Media .
  18. Web site: Athletes of the Decade (2010–2019) . March 19, 2021 . World Masters Rankings .
  19. Web site: Outdoor. World Masters Athletics.
  20. Web site: Indoor. World Masters Athletics.
  21. Web site: USATF MTF Records. December 5, 2021. USATF Masters. 2021-12-29.
  22. Web site: M55 world record in 4×4 again falls at Penn — but will it be ignored? . April 24, 2010 . Ken Stone . Masterstrack.com .
  23. Web site: 2011 WMA World Track & Field Championships . British Masters Athletic Federation .
  24. Web site: Bill Collins, Charles Allie team sets M60 4×1 club AR at Penn . April 27, 2013 . Ken Stone . Masterstrack.com .
  25. Web site: 2013 Masters Men's 4x400 50 and older . April 26, 2013 . Penn Relays .
  26. Web site: Charles Allie annihilates two long-sprint world records in M65 . September 12, 2012 . Ken Stone . Masterstrack.com .
  27. Web site: National Senior Games pulls site switcheroo for 2nd time in row . January 26, 2013 . Ken Stone . Masterstrack.com .
  28. Web site: POTOMAC VALLEY GAMES . Potomac Valley Track Club .
  29. Web site: Masters Inspire Crowd @ USATF Championships. June 23, 2018 . MastersRankings.com .
  30. Web site: XXIII WORLD MASTERS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS . Victorian Masters Athletics .
  31. Web site: Competition n° 024696 . European Masters Athletics .
  32. Web site: Clermont Ferrand ResultsCleaned . Martin Gasselsberger . Masters Athletics .
  33. Web site: 2013 National Masters Indoor Championships . Museum of Masters Track & Field .
  34. Web site: Allie and Bortignon named WMA Best Masters Athletes of Year . October 30, 2013 . Ken Stone . Masterstrack.com .
  35. Web site: USA's Allie, Powell, Wilson and Collins crank out M65 4×2 WR . March 26, 2017 . Ken Stone . Masterstrack.com .
  36. Web site: Masters World Records Set at Imperial Dade Track Classic Hosted by Urban Athletics . Armory Track .
  37. Web site: Men's 200m Open Section 2 – Imperial Dade Track Classic 2018 . Urban Athletics .
  38. Web site: USA's Charles Allie breaks M70 200m record with 26.11 in Torun . March 29, 2019 . Steve Smythe . Athletics Weekly .
  39. Web site: Charles Allie, USA – M72 2019 Outdoor Performances . World Masters Rankings .
  40. Web site: Charles Allie Breaks Masters 400m World Record with 59.43 . Armory Track .
  41. Web site: Front Runners New York Annual Track Meet . Front Runners .
  42. Web site: M70 Charles Allie goes sub-60! Incredible indoor WR in the 400 . March 24, 2018 . Ken Stone . Masterstrack.com .
  43. Web site: 2018 Results – Imperial Dade Track Classic hosted by Urban Athletics . Armory Track .

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