Antonio Palacios, 56, of Bloomington has been named the USATF Indiana Athlete of the Month for July 2022. Palacios started the month off competing at the World Masters Championships in Tampere, Finland and ended the month at the USATF Masters Outdoor Championshps in Lexington, Kentucky. At both championships he won gold medals. At the world championships he won the men's 55-59 Triple Jump with a leap of 12.43m (40-9½) and also finished fourth in the Long Jump (5.79m / 19-0). Just two weeks later at the USATF championships he won three gold medals in the men's 55-59 division. His winning performances were - High Jump (1.55m / 5-1), Long Jump (5.85m / 19-2½), and Triple Jump (11.59m / 38-0¼).
World Masters Championships (June 29 - July 11; Tampere, Finland) USATF Masters Championships (July 28-31; Lexington, KY)
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