Bernie McLoughlan, formerly of Wooroonook, has recently returned from representing Australia in the 2024 World Masters Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden.
The brother of Wooroonook farmers Jeff and Leo McLoughlan, Bernie won a silver medal in the 6000m Cross Country team event with two other Australian runners in the M70-74 Age Group.
Competing in a range of other events over the two weeks of competition, Bernie won heats of the 400m and 1500m in the demanding two day Decathlon event. He reached the semi-finals of the 400m and narrowly missed reaching the finals of both the 800m and 400m.
As one of over 150 Australian athletes competing at international level, with 8,000 other athletes from over 200 countries, it was a great experience for Bernie. He is an active member of the Doncaster Athletic Club and currently holds State and National titles in his age group.
Among his upcoming events are the Victorian Masters Championships early in 2025, before attempting to defend his M70-74 Australian Champion status in the 200m and 400m in Adelaide at Easter.
This article appeared in The Buloke Times, 27 September 2024.
