Charles Allie
Birth placePittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
Birth dateAugust 20, 1947
SportMasters athletics
EventSprints
CountryUSA

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 ChampionshipsCarolina, Puerto RicoJuly 12, 2003
4 x 400 Meters Relay
Charles Allie,
George Haywood,
Bill Collins,
Horace Grant		Penn Relays[22]Philadelphia, United StatesApril 23, 2010
M604 x 100 Meters Relay
Ralph Peterson,
Thaddeus Wilson,
Charles Allie,
Leo Sanders		2011 World Masters Athletics Championships[23]: 92[24]Sacramento, United StatesJuly 17, 2011
4 x 400 Meters Relay
Bill Collins,
Horace Grant,
George Haywood,
Charles Allie		Penn Relays[25]Philadelphia, United StatesApril 26, 2013
M65200 MetersPotomac Valley Track Club[26]Falls Church, United StatesSeptember 1, 2012
200 MetersNational Senior Games[27]Berea, United StatesJuly 26, 2013
400 MetersPotomac Valley Track Club[26]Falls Church, United StatesSeptember 1, 2012
400 MetersSoutheastern Masters[10]Raleigh, United StatesMay 18, 2013
4 x 400 Meters Relay
David Ortman,
Charles Allie,
Thomas A. Jones,
George Haywood		Potomac Valley Games[28]Alexandria, United StatesSeptember 1, 2019
M70200 Meters2018 USATF Open Outdoor Championships[29]Des Moines, United StatesJune 21, 2018
400 Meters2018 World Masters Athletics Championships[30]: 100Málaga, SpainSeptember 11, 2018

Indoor

Age groupEventCompetitionLocationDateTime
M60200 Meters2008 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships[31]: 13[32]: 18
Charles Allie on YouTube		Clermont-Ferrand, FranceMarch 19, 2008
M65200 Meters2013 USATF Masters Indoor Championships[33][34]Landover, United StatesMarch 24, 2013
4 x 200 Meters Relay
Charles Allie,
Thaddeus Wilson,
Charles Powell,
Bill Collins		2017 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships[35]Daegu, South KoreaMarch 25, 2017
M70200 MetersImperial Dade Track Classic[36][37][3]New York City, United StatesFebruary 24, 2018
200 Meters2019 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships[38][39][20]
Video 1 on YouTube, Video 2 on YouTube, Video 3 on YouTube		Toruń, PolandMarch 29, 2019
400 MetersFront Runners Invitational[40][41][42][3]
Video interview		New York City, United StatesMarch 21, 2018
4 x 400 Meters RelayImperial Dade Track Classic[43][3]New York City, United StatesFebruary 24, 2018

References

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