2[Type text] [Type text] [Type text] Hampshire’s Athletics Olympians 1896-2012 and 2012 Paralympians Noted by Mark A. CAWTE (N.U.T.S.), Hampshire Statistician Olympic athletes from (or linked with) Hampshire sorted and show by various methods. Version 7 (January 2013) Hampshire’s Athletics Olympians (1896-2012) & 2012 Paralympians © 2011-2013 Mark A. CAWTE Hampshire’s Olympic Medallists (ordered by Olympiad) Year Host City Olympiad Athlete Event Medal .Performance Club Notes 1900 Paris, FRA 2nd Charles BENNETT 1500m GOLD 4m06.2s Finch Britain’s First Olympic Athletics Champion, WORLD RECORD 5000m 1st 13m29.2s WORLD REC. 5000m Tm GOLD 26 points 4000mSC SILVER 12m58.6s Hants. Record 1912 Stockholm, SWE 5th George NICHOL $ 4x400mR BRONZE 3m23.2s Poly H 1920 Antwerp, BEL 7th Percy HODGE 3000mSC GOLD 10m00.4s Sy AC GUE Olympic Record & UK Record 3000m Tm SILVER 5th /7 th or 8 th Sy AC GUE 1924 Paris, FRA 8th William P. NICHOL $ 4x100mR SILVER 51.2s H’gate 1932 Los Angeles, USA 10 th T. W. “Tommy” GREEN M35 50kmW GOLD 4h50m10s Belg Olympic Record (new event) won by 7m10s) 1956 Melbourne, AUS 16 th M. K. V. “Mike” WHEELER (4 th L) 4x400mR BRONZE 3m07.1s B’mth 1964 Tokyo, JPN 18 th T. J. M. “Tim” GRAHAM 4x400mR SILVER 3m01.6s Poly H 1980 Moscow, USR 22 nd K. J. “Kathy” SMALLWOOD (2 nd L) 4x100mR BRONZE 42.43s Read UK Rec. 1984 Los Angeles, USA 23 rd K. U.C.D. “Kriss” AKABUSI (1 st L) & Todd A. BENNETT (2 nd L) Both S&E 4x400mR SILVER 2m59.13s 1992 Barcelona, ESP 25 th K. U.C.D. “Kriss” AKABUSI 400mH BRONZE 47.82s T Sol Roger A. BLACK (1 st L) & K. U.C.D. “Kriss” AKABUSI (3 rd L) Both T Sol 4x400mR BRONZE 2m59.73s Hampshire’s Athletics Olympians (1896-2012) & 2012 Paralympians © 2011-2013 Mark A. CAWTE Hampshire’s Olympic Medallists (continued) 1996 Atlanta, USA 26 th Roger A. BLACK 400m SILVER 44.41s T Sol Iwan G. THOMAS (N&EB) (1 st L) & Roger A. BLACK (T Sol) (4 th L) 4x400mR SILVER 2m56.60s 2004 Athens, GRE 28 th Kelly J. SOTHERTON Heptathlon BRONZE 6424 pts. Bir Hampshire’s Athletics Olympians (1896-2012) & 2012 Paralympians © 2011-2013 Mark A. CAWTE Hampshire Olympians (ordered by Olympiad) Year Host City Olympiad Athlete Event Pos. .Performance Club Notes 1896 Athens, GRE 1st No Hampshire athletes at this Olympiad. 1900 Paris, FRA 2nd Charles BENNETT 1500m GOLD 4m06.2s Finch Britain’s First Olympic Athletics Champion, WORLD RECORD 5000m 1st 13m29.2s WORLD REC. 5000m Tm GOLD 26 points 4000mSC SILVER 12m58.6s Hants. Record 1904 St. Louis, USA 3rd No Hampshire athletes at this Olympiad. 1906 Athens, GRE I No Hampshire athletes known to be at this Olympiad. (Full results not yet located). 1908 London, GBR 4th George NICHOL $ 400m 3s2 Not recorded Poly H Unconfirmed Hampshire status at the time. 1912 Stockholm, SWE 5th George NICHOL $ 400m 3s_ Not recorded Poly H (2 nd leg) 4x400mR BRONZE 3m23.2s Unconfirmed Hampshire status at the time. 1916 Berlin, GER 6th Olympiad cancelled due to The Great War. 1920 Antwerp, BEL 7th Percy HODGE 3000m Tm SILVER 5th /7 th or 8 th Sy AC GUE 3000mSC GOLD 10m00.4s Olympic Record & UK Record Hampshire’s Athletics Olympians (1896-2012) & 2012 Paralympians © 2011-2013 Mark A. CAWTE Hampshire Olympians (ordered by Olympiad) (continued, page 2) Year Host City Olympiad Athlete Event Pos. .Performance Club Notes 1924 Paris, FRA 8th William P. NICHOL 100m 1h10 11.0s H’gate H [“Chariots of Fire”] 2q3 11.0s 4s1 11.3s 200m 1h9 22.6s 2q1 22.6s 5s1 22.4s (2 nd leg) 4x100mR 1h11 42.0 WORLD REC. 1h1 41.8s (4 th leg) SILVER 41.2s 1928 Amsterdam, NET 9th John . T. HANLON 400m 3h15 Not recorded Bir Douglas M. L. NEAME 110mH 4h4 Not recorded RN F. Charles L. CHAUNCY 400mH 3h3 Not recorded Poly H 400mH 6s1 Not recorded H. A. “Harry” SIMMONS U20 HJ 1= Q 1.83m London AC 11 th = 1.84m Laurence T. BOND $ PV 5=QA (10 th =) 3.50m Ach Howard FORD Decathlon x DNF Ach (12.8; _.__m; _.__m; _.__m; 59.8 / 20.6; __.__m; _.__m, then eliminated) 1932 Los Angeles, USA 10 th T. W. “Tommy” GREEN M35 50kmW GOLD 4h50m10s Belg Olympic Record (won by 7m10s) 1936 Berlin, GER 11 th No Hampshire athletes at this Olympiad. 1940 Tokyo, JPN 12 th Olympiad moved due to The Second Sino-Japanese War. then Helsinki, FIN Olympiad cancelled due to The Second World War. 1944 London, GBR 13 th Olympiad cancelled due to The Second World War. 1948 London, GBR 14 th No Hampshire athletes Hampshire’s Athletics Olympians (1896-2012) & 2012 Paralympians © 2011-2013 Mark A. CAWTE Hampshire Olympians (ordered by Olympiad) (continued, page 3) Year Host City Olympiad Athlete Event Pos. .Performance Club Notes 1952 Helsinki, FIN 15 th John A. SAVIDGE $ SP 12 th Q 14.89m London AC (14.89; pass, pass) 6th 16.19m (16.17, 16.18, NP, 16.19, 16.03, NP) 1956 Melbourne, AUS 16 th M. K. V. “Mike” WHEELER 400m 2h4 49.3s (49.37s @) B’mth 5q4 47.9s (48.05s @) B’mth 4x400mR 1h3 3m08.8s (3m08.76s @) (4 th leg) BRONZE 3m07.2s (3m07.19s @) th th 1960 Rome, ITA 17 Martin HYMAN 10000m 9 29m04.8s Ports (29m05.11s @) M. G. “Max” BOYES 400mH 4th hts 52.1s RN (52.32s @) 1964 Tokyo, JPN 18 th T. J. M. “Tim” GRAHAM 400m 4h2 48.4s 3q2 46.8s 4s2 46.5s th 6 46.0s Poly H (46.08s @) 4x400mR 1h3 3m04.7s SILVER 3m01.6s (45.9s split) th 1968 Mexico City, MEX 19 Colin W. A. CAMPBELL 400m 2h8 46.6s Poly H (46.66s @) (at altitude) 6q1 46.3s Poly H (46.35s @) (2 nd leg ?) 4x400mR 2h2 3m03.6s (3m03.67s @) nd th (2 leg) 5 3m01.2s (3m01.21s @, 44.9s sp.) T. F. K. “Tim” JOHNSTON Marathon 8th 2h28m04.4s Ports Alan P. PASCOE 110mH 4h5 13.9s Poly H (14.01s @) Della P. JAMES 100m 4h4 11.7s LOAC (11.78s @) 3q1 11.3s (11.36s @) 7th sf 11.6s (11.68s @) Hampshire’s Athletics Olympians (1896-2012) & 2012 Paralympians © 2011-2013 Mark A. CAWTE Hampshire Olympians (ordered by Olympiad) (continued, page 4) Year Host City Olympiad Athlete Event Pos. .Performance Club Notes 1972 Munich, FRG 20 th Colin W. A. CAMPBELL 800m 6h2 1m54.8s + Poly H JER Alan P. PASCOE 110mH 3h4 14.08s Poly H 7s2 14.24s (2 nd leg ?) 4x400mR 1h1 (2 nd leg) SILVER 3m00.46s (44.9s split) Peter J. GABBETT Decathlon x dnf + RN (10.65 (+0.4); 7.19m (+0.1); 13.59m; 1.76m; 46.10 / 15.47 (-0.2); 45.58m; 3.60m; NDR; DNS) David G. DEAR (3 rd leg ?) 4x100mR 3h4 39.63s S&E (3 rd leg) 6s2 39.47s Donna M. MURRAY 200m 4h1 23.76s S&E 4q3 12.69s 8s2 24.03s Della P. PASCOE 200m 3h3 23.97s LOAC 5q2 23.72s (2 nd leg ?) 4x100mR 4h2 43.76s (2 nd leg) 7th 43.71s UK Rec. 1976 Montréal, CAN 21 st Alan P. PASCOE 400mH 2h4 51.66s Poly H 4s2 49.95s 8th 51.29s (2 nd L) 4x400mR xh1 DNF 1980 Moscow, USR 22 nd Roger G. HACKNEY 3000mSC sf 8m29.2s AFD K. J. “Kathy” SMALLWOOD 100m 6th 11.28 Read (2 nd L) 4x100mR BRONZE 42.43s UK Record C. T. “Chris” BOXER 800m sf 2m00.9s AFD 1984 Los Angeles, USA 23 rd Kriss U.C.D. AKABUSI 400m 7th sf 45.56s S&E (1 st L) 4x400mR SILVER 2m59.13s Hampshire’s Athletics Olympians (1896-2012) & 2012 Paralympians © 2011-2013 Mark A. CAWTE Todd A. BENNETT 400m 7th qf 46.63s S&E (2 nd L) 4x400mR SILVER 2m59.13s Roger G. HACKNEY 3000mSC 10 th 8m27.10s AFD C. M. “Chris” BENNING 1500m 5th 4m04.70s S&E C. T. “Chris” BOXER 1500m 6th 4m05.53s AFD 1988 Seoul, SKR 24 th Todd A. BENNETT 400m 6q2 45.96s T Sol (3 rd L) 4x400mR 5th 3m02.00s Kriss U.C.D. AKABUSI 400mH 6th 48.69s T Sol (2 nd L) 4x400mR 5th 3m02.00s Roger HACKNEY 3000mSC xs1 dnf AFD Linda KEOUGH 400m 5q3 51.91s B’stoke (1 st L) 4x400mR 6th 3m26.89s C. T. “Chris” CAHILL * 1500m 4th 4m00.64s Gates Simone L. LAIDLOW 400mH 7h5 59.28s Houn Hampshire’s Athletics Olympians (1896-2012) & 2012 Paralympians © 2011-2013 Mark A. CAWTE Hampshire Olympians (ordered by Olympiad) (continued, page 5) Year Host City Olympiad Athlete Event Pos. .Performance Club Notes 1992 Barcelona, ESP 25 th Roger A. BLACK 400m 5s2 44.72s T Sol (1 st L) 4x400mR BRONZE 2m59.73s Kriss U.C.D. AKABUSI 400mH BRONZE 47.82s T Sol (3 rd L) 4x400mR BRONZE 2m59.73s T. C. “Tom” BUCKNER 3000mSC 8s1 8m32.89s Havant M. “Mike” EDWARDS, Jr. PV q 5.20m Bel Alison WYETH 3000m 9th 9m00.23s Parks 1996 Atlanta, USA 26 th Roger A. BLACK 400m SILVER 44.41s T Sol (4 th L) 4x400mR SILVER 2m56.60s Iwan G. THOMAS 400m 5th 44.70s N&EB (1 st L) 4x400mR SILVER 2m56.60s Alison WYETH 5000m 15h1 16m24.74s Parks 2000 Sydney, AUS 27 th Iwan G. THOMAS (3 rd R) 4x400mR 5th 3m01.22s N&EB Original finished 6 th but the winning USA team were disqualified years later due to doping admissions.