NUTS Notes Vol.19 No.4
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NUTS NOTES Vol.19 No.4 November 1981 U.K. INTERNATIONAL ATHLETES 1896-1981 One of the projects that we would most like to pursue is the collation of a dossier of U.K. International athletes. No lists of international athletes or full results of international fixtures have been published since 'The Encyclopedia of British Athletics' by Ian Buchanan (1961 ) and 'British Women's Athletics (Part 2: International 1921-64)' by Peter Pozzoli (1965). Exactly what we will be able to publish will depend on the economics. While we may at some stage be able to publish summarised results of all events at international matches, the main part will consist of an alphabetical index of UK international athletes with, space permitting, chronological listings of performances in matches and championships. We need to ascertain full Christian names and dates of birth (or death), many previously unpublished. We must also draw up a list of what constitutes an international appearance. Basically it is to follow the guidelines laid down in Ian Buchanan's book (though not necessarily Pozzoli's). All full G.B. and N.I. matches and appearances for G.B. and N.I. at Olympic Games, European Championships, European Indoor Championships, Lugano Cup races etc. qualify, but there are some borderline cases, and indeed the problem of some non-match events. A possible full layout would look as follows: PETERS, Mary Elizabeth 060739“ Ballymena AC/Spartan LAC/NI Total: 36 + 8i 1961 v Hun SP (4) 1230 v GFR SP (4) 1192 v Pol SP 4) 1164 1962 v GFR SP (3) 14O3i v Bel v Neth Pen (1) 4420 v Pol . SP (4 1270 EC SP (12) 1315 The total given in line 3 is the number of appearances in full U.K. international teams (outdoor) followed by the number of appearances in full U.K. international teams (indoor). Data would be given in the same form for appearances in 'B' international teams, etc. as a supplement. It is not proposed to give additional data such as height and weight, but date of death would be given where known. Appearances for England, Scotland or Wales would not count, as at the Commonwealth Games, for instance, but it would be a useful follow-up to separately compile international appearances for each constituent part of the U.K. If you would like to help with this project, and we need volunteers, please contact Andrew Huxtable, 78 Toynbee Road, London SW20 8SR. Peter Matthews - Andrew Huxtable - 2 - AUTOMATIC TIMINGS AT A.A.A. CHAMPIONSHIPS I was disappointed, that the Championship Results summary in the A.A.A. Centenary- History did not incorporate photo-finish times prior to 1975 (and curious that, as "A.A.A. Honorary Statistician", nobody consulted me!) Photo-finish equipment was first installed at White City in 1958 and operated by the Race-Finish Recording Co. (later Racecourse Technical Services) until the move to Crystal Palace. R.T.S. in fact continued at C.P. until the AAA/BAAB took over operations in 1974* All A.A.A. Senior Championships from 1960 onwards were covered by photo-finish (i have as yet no details of 1958 & 1959)» and most results from the early days are listed on the following sheets, together with actual times at 800m upwards from 1975» There are still some gaps in my records for the early 1960’s, which I hope someday will be completed. Note that at White City, the 100m, 120y/l00m Hurdles and Steeplechase finish were on the back-straight, so no films of these events existed. The 1968 5000m and 1971 10000m were held at Wolverhampton and Portsmouth respectively. Some other comments:- Figuerolawinning 100y time in 1964 was Officially adjusted to 9.5 (compare other adjustments from originally announced times, such as Nash 21.1 in 1968, Carter 1:45.2 in 1975* Gamoudi 27:23.8 in 1966, etc.) Ron Hill was A.A.A. Marathon Champion in 1972; Lutz Philipp was not .officially entered and ran as a guest (compare the Decathlon in 1968, won by Bill Toomey with 7985). John McSorley’s 1962 Javelin mark of 260’0 converted to 79.25 under measurement rules of the day. Bob Sparks A.A.A. CHAMPIONSHIPS AUTO-TIMES (? auto-time not known; e no photo-finish; * no auto-time) 100 yards/metres 440 yards/400 metres 1960 Radford 9.62 1960 Milkha Singh 46.56 1961 Jerome 9.63 1961 Metcalfe 47.49 1962 Antao 9 1962 Brightwell 7 1963 B. Jones 9.71 1963 Metcalfe 47.22 1964 Figuerda 9.66 1964 Brightwell 7 1965 Figuerda 9.64 1965 Larrabee 47.60 1966 Nash 9.62 1966 Mottley 45.95 1967 Kelly 9.91 1967 Graham 46.62 1968 Nash 9.87 1968 Winbolt Lewis 46.88 1969 R. Jones • 1969 Griffiths 46.77 1970 Symonds • 1970 Bilham 46.65 1971 Green 10.57 1971 Jenkins 47.10 1972 Papageorgopoulos 10.16 1972 Jenkins 45.59 1975 Halliday 10.60 1975 Jenkins 46.42 1974 Williams 10.16 1974 Jenkins 46.11 220 yards/200metres 880 yards/800 metres 1965 Morrison 21.84 I960 T. Farrell 1:49.40 1966 Nash 21.18 1961- ? 1967 Campbell 21.40 1965 Farrell (USA) 1:49.54 1968 Nash 21.20 1966 Carroll 1:47.98 1969 Dear 21.38 1967 Boulter 1:47.54 1970 Reynolds 21.00 1968 Carroll - 1:50.02 1971 Pascoe 21.09 1969 Cropper 1:48.96 1972 Pascoe 20.92 1970 Carter 1:49.56 1975 Monk 21.12 1971 Browne 1:47.54 1974 Lutz * 1972 Carter 1:48.18 1975 Carter 1:45.12 1974 Ovett 1:46.84 - 3 - 1 mile/1500 metres 120 yards/110 metres Hurdles 1960 Tibori 4:01.02 No photo finish at White City 1961 Bernard 4:05.82 1971 Pascoe 14.49 1962-1964 1972 Pascoe 13.88 1965 Simpson 4:01.94 1973 Price 14.10 1966 Camien 4:01.16 1974 Price 13.94 1967 Green 4:00.61 1968 Whetton 4:06.01 440 yards/400 metres Hurdles 1969 Murphy 3:40.90 1961 Rintamäki 51.46 1970 Wilkinson 3:45.31 1962-1964 9 1971 Polhill 3:40.34 1965 Cawley 50.92 1972 P. Stewart 3:38.22 1966 Sherwood 51.10 1973 Dixon 3:38.99 1967 Sherwood 50.94 1974 Waldrop * 1968 Hemery 50.19 1975 Malan 3:38.07 1969 Sherwood 50.12 1976 Dixon 3:41.43 1970 Roberts 52.42 1977 Coghlan 3:43.02 1971 Sherwood 51.38 1978 Moorcroft 3:42.92 1972 Hemery 49.67 1979 Ovett 3:39.08 1973 Pascoe 49.77 1980 Ovett 4:04.40 1974 Bolding * 3 miles/5000 metres 3000 metres Walk 1965 Clarke 12:52.26 No photo-finish prior to 1972 1966 Clarke 12:58.20 1972 Mills 12:31.54 1967 Clarke 12:59.62 1973 Mills 1968 L. Stewart • 1974 Mills * 1969 I. Stewart 13:39.66 1975 Nihill 12:43.14 1970 C. Stewart 13:49.58 1976 Mills * 1971 Baxter 13:39.63 1977 Mills 12:08.36 1972 Bedford 13:17.21 1978 Mills 12:05.83 1973 Foster 13:23.71 1979 Mills 12:09.07 1974 Foster 13:27.39 1980 Barry 12:00.44 1975 Liquori 13:32.52 1976 Foster 13:32.88 Junior 2 Miles/3000 metres 1977 Black * 1964 Tagg 9 1978 Rono 13:20.78 1965 Church 9:01.86 1979 Coghlan 13:23.54 1966 van Zijl 8:50.15 1980 Hudak 13:51.71 1967 Simmons 8:50.34 1968 Bedford 8:59.42 6 miles/10000 metres 1969 Boggis 8:17.30 1965 Gamoudi 27:38.15 1970 Black 8:17.04 1966 Gamoudi 27:23.38 1971 Black 8:00.73 1967 Haase 27:33.14 1972 Bannon 8:09.25 1968 Johnston 27:22.17 1973 Kearns 8:06.80 1969 ’ Taylor 28:27.50 1974 Treacy 8:15.50 1970 Bedford 28:26.28 1975 Treacy 8:14.88 1971 Bedford e 1976 McCallum 8:07.85 1972 Bedford 27:52.44 1977 Espir * 1973 Bedford 27:30.80 1978 Morton 8:10.20 1974 Bedford 28:14.80 1979 Cram 8:03.14 1975 Black 27:54.23 1980 Doherty 7:59.86 1976 Tebroke 28:03.95 1977 Foster 27:45.66 Youth '3000 metres 1978 Foster * 1977 Clarkson * 1979 Treacy 28:12.10 1978 Taylor 8:34.19 1980 Rose 28:11.98 1979 Newton 8:38.21 1980 Richards 8:26.92 (Colin Clarkson 8:34.8 omitted from entry on p.2O5) - 4 - A.A.A. JUNIOR/YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS Photo-finish was first used at the 1974 Championships (Crystal Palace), but unfortunately the electrical connection in the gun (activating the timer) failed at the start of the first event (!) and consequently no auto-times were obtained, Photo-finish was next used at Cwmbran (1978), but at Cleckheaton an Accutrack camera gave only a handful of results. At Birmingham (1980), however, full coverage was again obtained. JUNIORS 800 metres 2000m. Steeplechase 1978 Spooner 1:50.96 1978 Reitz 5:35.57 1979 McGeorge * 1979 Reitz * 1980 Blackledge 1:52.53 1980 Conlon 5:51.79 1500 metres 4 x 100 metres 1978 Williamson 3:59.68 1967 Birchfield 43.94 1979 Williamson 3:41.57 1968 W & B 42.48 1980 Buckner 3:50.94 1969 W & B 42.26 1970 T.V.H. 42.56 5000 metres 1971 W & B 42.92 1978 Morton 14:05.85 1972-74 No photo--finish 1979 Scrutton 14:08.59 1975 T.V.H.