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Talented sprinter now chases 38-year-old Tyrolean record

IAC sprinter Noël Waroschitz (center) chases the Tyrolean 100 m record.

(Bild: GEPA/GEPA pictures)

On 18 June 1986, the then bobsleigh pusher Christian Mark set a Tyrolean record of 10.42 seconds over 100 meters, practically for eternity. Now, 38 years later, IAC sprinter Noël Waroschitz is scratching this record. The 22-year-old from Schwaz pushed his best performance to 10.47 seconds.

"It couldn't have gone any better," laughed IAC sprinter Noël Waroschitz after a successful lightning start to the outdoor season at the Liese Prokop Meeting.

The Schwaz native improved his own Tyrolean U23 record over 100 meters by two hundredths of a second to 10.47 seconds in his very first competition: "Apart from a few aches and pains, I felt really good."

Of course, this record is my big goal. But every hundredth of a second is hard-won.

Noël Waroschitz

Bobsleigh pusher holds best time
Waroschitz is now just five hundredths of a second off Christian Mark's age-old record. For almost 38 years, the former bobsleigh pusher has been the fastest Tyrolean with a 100-meter best time of 10.42 seconds.

"Of course, this record is my biggest goal. But every hundredth of a second is hard-won," says Noël, hoping to improve. He will make his next attempt on Saturday at the well-attended meeting in Regensburg (D).