2011 Hall of Fame Citations: Athletes
Harold Morioka
In the 28 years that Harold Morioka has been a member of CMA he has set more than 100 individual Canadian Records, 22 of which still stand, including the M45 record of 50.60 he ran for the 400m in 1989. Note that he holds all the 400m CRs from M45 to M60, indoors and out. He also holds multiple records for 100m, 200m, 800m and long hurdles outdoors, and for 60m, 200m, and 800m indoors. A number of these performances were World Records, Harold being the only athlete in the world to break WRs for all distances from 60m to 800m. Highlights of his career include breaking the 400m WR in Myazaki in 1993, and then breaking two WRs, in the 200m and 400m, in the USATF Indoors in 2003. He first won WAVA golds in 1989, and continued to do so at all the other WAVA meets he attended: 1991, 1993, 1999 and 2003. For these achievements he has received numerous Sport BC and BCA Masters Athlete of the Year awards. When knee problems, plus open-heart surgery, interfered with training for the track, he turned to competing in field events, and to founding and serving as Head Coach for The Greyhounds, a masters athletics club in BC. At this very moment Harold is busy coaching, and throwing, at the BC Masters Championships. He was the BC Director for CMAA until 2011, and continues as CMA Relay Records Chair. For BCA he serves on the Masters committee, and is the chair for BC Masters records for all events.
The Board and members of Canadian Masters Athletics congratulate Harold on his outstanding achievements and service, and induct him into the CMA Hall of Fame.
World Records:
The only person in history to break world records from the 60m to 800m
Broke WORLD RECORDS in: 60m, 200m, 400m and 800m.
Broke WORLD RECORDS in the M45, M50, M55 and M60 age groups.
Broke 14 WORLD RECORDS including the M60 4x400m relay.
(only 2 existing world records in the M60 400m and 800m)
Canadian Records:
* Broke Canadian individual records over 100 times.
* Broke Canadian records in the 60m,100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 300m Hurdles and 400m Hurdles.
* Broke Canadian Outdoor records in 100m, 200m and 400m in each of the M40, M45, M50, M55 and M60 age groups.
* Broke Canadian Outdoor records in the Intermediate hurdles (400m) in the M45, M50 and M55 age groups.
* Broke Canadian Outdoor record in the Intermediate hurdles (300m) in the M60 age group.
* Broke Canadian Outdoor records in the 800m in the M50, M55 and M60 age groups.
Performances considered amongst best are:
* M50 60m 7.37 WR
* M45 100m 11.11
* M50 200m 23.3 (hand = 23.54e)
* M60 200m 25.09 WR indoors
* M51 400m 51.70 WR
* M60 400m 54.46 WR indoors
* M50 800m 2:01.26
* M60 800m 2:14.42 WR indoors (2:12:33 outdoors)
Won GOLD MEDALS at the WAVA CHAMPIONSHIPS in:
Eugene (1989)
Turku (1991)
Miyazaki (1993)
Gateshead (1999)
Carolina (2003)
Named BC Athletics “Masters Athlete of the Year” 15 times. (Athletics only)
Named Sport BC’s “Masters Athlete of the Year” 3 times. (Includes all BC Sports)
Named Sport BC’s “Overall Athlete of the Year” in 1989. The only time in BC history that a Masters athlete was named BC’s Athlete of the Year.
Harold Morioka
In the 28 years that Harold Morioka has been a member of CMA he has set more than 100 individual Canadian Records, 22 of which still stand, including the M45 record of 50.60 he ran for the 400m in 1989. Note that he holds all the 400m CRs from M45 to M60, indoors and out. He also holds multiple records for 100m, 200m, 800m and long hurdles outdoors, and for 60m, 200m, and 800m indoors. A number of these performances were World Records, Harold being the only athlete in the world to break WRs for all distances from 60m to 800m. Highlights of his career include breaking the 400m WR in Myazaki in 1993, and then breaking two WRs, in the 200m and 400m, in the USATF Indoors in 2003. He first won WAVA golds in 1989, and continued to do so at all the other WAVA meets he attended: 1991, 1993, 1999 and 2003. For these achievements he has received numerous Sport BC and BCA Masters Athlete of the Year awards. When knee problems, plus open-heart surgery, interfered with training for the track, he turned to competing in field events, and to founding and serving as Head Coach for The Greyhounds, a masters athletics club in BC. At this very moment Harold is busy coaching, and throwing, at the BC Masters Championships. He was the BC Director for CMAA until 2011, and continues as CMA Relay Records Chair. For BCA he serves on the Masters committee, and is the chair for BC Masters records for all events.
The Board and members of Canadian Masters Athletics congratulate Harold on his outstanding achievements and service, and induct him into the CMA Hall of Fame.
World Records:
The only person in history to break world records from the 60m to 800m
Broke WORLD RECORDS in: 60m, 200m, 400m and 800m.
Broke WORLD RECORDS in the M45, M50, M55 and M60 age groups.
Broke 14 WORLD RECORDS including the M60 4x400m relay.
(only 2 existing world records in the M60 400m and 800m)
Canadian Records:
* Broke Canadian individual records over 100 times.
* Broke Canadian records in the 60m,100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 300m Hurdles and 400m Hurdles.
* Broke Canadian Outdoor records in 100m, 200m and 400m in each of the M40, M45, M50, M55 and M60 age groups.
* Broke Canadian Outdoor records in the Intermediate hurdles (400m) in the M45, M50 and M55 age groups.
* Broke Canadian Outdoor record in the Intermediate hurdles (300m) in the M60 age group.
* Broke Canadian Outdoor records in the 800m in the M50, M55 and M60 age groups.
Performances considered amongst best are:
* M50 60m 7.37 WR
* M45 100m 11.11
* M50 200m 23.3 (hand = 23.54e)
* M60 200m 25.09 WR indoors
* M51 400m 51.70 WR
* M60 400m 54.46 WR indoors
* M50 800m 2:01.26
* M60 800m 2:14.42 WR indoors (2:12:33 outdoors)
Won GOLD MEDALS at the WAVA CHAMPIONSHIPS in:
Eugene (1989)
Turku (1991)
Miyazaki (1993)
Gateshead (1999)
Carolina (2003)
Named BC Athletics “Masters Athlete of the Year” 15 times. (Athletics only)
Named Sport BC’s “Masters Athlete of the Year” 3 times. (Includes all BC Sports)
Named Sport BC’s “Overall Athlete of the Year” in 1989. The only time in BC history that a Masters athlete was named BC’s Athlete of the Year.
