Club age group records

Monday 8 November 2010

Club records for all age groups from under 15 to seniors (male and female) are now available and can be seen by clicking on Club Records in the menu.

The records for the Under 20/17/15 age groups have been compiled by Graham Webb; many thanks Graham.

If you spot any errors please let us know.

Also, any club member who breaks a club record should inform the club secretary as soon as possible (with details of where it was done, in which competition and, if appropriate, whether it was wind assisted) as it is very difficult for the club to keep track of every performance by every member.

It is very interesting to study these lists and to compare the age groups.

All the records are impressive and any club in Britain would be proud of them. Just consider that, at the senior level, the following fantastic performances:

Men:
200m: 20.08 (Christian Malcolm)
400m: 44.57 (Jamie Baulch)
110mH: 13.08 (Colin Jackson)
Long Jump: 8.23m (Lynn Davies)

Women:
Discus: 64.68m (Venissa Head)
800m: 1:59.74 (Amanda Moss)

It is interesting to see that Tim Benjamin holds the club records at 100m, 200m and 400m for both under 20 and under 17 but could not improve on the senior marks of Christian and Jamie.

Some athletes did not shine as juniors but scored as seniors and vice-versa. Sam Hood cleared an outstanding 2.09m in the high jump at under 17 level but has left the sport. Gillian Regan, on the other hand, holds the long jump record at under 17, under 20 and senior.

Some of the records were set many years ago and were so good then that they are going to be very difficult to beat. However, some of the longstanding women's and junior age group records are certainly capable of being beaten and could be targets for the many talented young athletes that we have at present.

Go for it!