21/08/2015   IAAF: The new components in Race Walking Committee






The new faces in the IAAF Race Walking Committee.

 

The IAAF Congress elected new offices until 2019 and among them also members of the IAAF Race Walking Committee.

 

Two of them, for being for years in the environment of the world race walking and well known, have become part of the Race Walking Committee for the first time.

Marcia dal Mondo is pleased to present their short CV, along with congratulations for being joined to the technical organ of government of race walking and the best wishes.

 

 

Maryanne Torrelas Daniel (USA)

 

Born July 26, 1958

Profession: massage therapist

 

Athlete activities:

Six-time race walking American champion

 

World Championships 1987 in Rome, ranked 24th in the 10km in 48:27

1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis: bronze in the 10km in 47:35

 

World Cup:

Bergen (SWE) 1983: 16th in 47:52

Isle of Man (GBR) 1985: 20th in 49:08

New York (USA) 1987: 16th in 46:28

L'Hospitalet (ESP): # 79 53:07

 

Other sport activities:

Race walking judge in the US since 1983

Member of the Board or race walking for the US since 1998

Race Walking Judge Area level: since 2006 to the present

Race Walking Judge IAAF level: from 2010 to the present

 

 

Jean Pierre Dahm (FRA)

 

Born April 17, 1958

Profession: Teacher of Physical Education

 

Sport activity:

Race Walking Judge Area level: since 1998 to the present

Race Walking Judge IAAF level: since 2002 to the present

Race walking Lecturer in many international seminars

 

Judging Activities:

Olympic Games: London 2012

World Championships (including Junior and masters): 9

World Cups: 2

Area Championships (Europe, including masters): 5

Area Cups (Europe): 2

IAAF Challenge meetings: 23

 

Note: Son of art. His father Jean Dahm was in the eighties a famous race walking judge and member of the IAAF Walking Committee.