Lancashire Constabulary Sports & Social Club - PSUK Track and Field Championships

Braving temperatures of 36 degrees, two of the Constabularies top athletes succeeded in winning five silver medals in the National Police Sport UK Track and Field Championships.

The event held at Newport Stadium, Gwent on one of the hottest days on record saw many of the UK's top police athletes compete in a variety of track and field disciplines.

Community Beat Managers PC John Wiggans based at Fulwood, Preston and PC Beckie Herbert based at Blackpool both competed in the Long, Triple and High Jump events.

John jumped season bests in all three events winning silver medals in each. Beckie also won silver medals in the triple and high jump events.

Also competing for the force in a variety of track events were PC's Ian Pudge (3K Steeplechase), Steve Broadbent (3k Walk, Steeplechase, 5k, 1500m) David Watkinson (3k Walk and 5K). Ms Susan Harrison and Ms Gail Hickson (5K). All braved the hot 90 degree temperatures and finished in respectable times.

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Results

100 metres Men
Heat 1
1 Christopher Carson	Fife	11.0
2 Greg Richards	West Midlands	11.3
3 Scott Ware	Metropolitan	11.5
4 Richard Anderson	Metropolitan	11.6
5 Jayson Richards	Hampshire	11.6
6 Eifion Lewis	Dyfed Powys	12.3
(Wind: +3.7m/sec)

100 metres Men
Heat 2
1 Stephen Ballentine	PSNI	11.5
2 Stuart Timms	Metropolitan	11.7
3 Ibrahim Olateju	Metropolitan	11.8
4 Robert Aird	Fife	12.5
5 Alan Tinsley	Gwent	13.2
(Wind: +2.5m/sec)

100 metres Men
Final
1 Christopher Carson	Fife	11.1
2 Greg Richards	West Midlands	11.2
3 Scott Ware	Metropolitan	11.5
4 Richard Anderson	Metropolitan	11.7
5 Jayson Richards	Hampshire	11.7
6 Ibrahim Olateju	Metropolitan	11.8
7 Stuart Timms	Metropolitan	11.9
8 Stephen Ballentine	PSNI	DNF
(Wind: +1.0m/sec)

200 metres Men
1 Christopher Carson	Fife	22.6
2 Greg Richards	West Midlands	23.2
3 Scott Ware	Metropolitan	23.8
4 Ibrahim Olateju	Metropolitan	23.8
5 Stuart Timms	Metropolitan	24.7
6 Derek Walker	Essex	24.7
(Wind: -1.0m/sec)

400 metres Men
1 Paul Clarke	Dyfed Powys	50.4
2 Jayson Richards	Hampshire	51.6
3 Nick Sharpe	Surrey	53.8
4 Martin Williams	West Midlands	55.6
5 Robert Aird	Fife	58.6

800 metres Men
1 Paul Clarke	Dyfed Powys	01:55
2 John Hine	Metropolitan	01:56
3 Martin Williams	West Midlands	02:00
4 Nick Sharpe	Surrey	02:04
5 Brett Davis	South Wales	02:08
6 Kevin Pye	Derbyshire	02:09
7 Paul Scarlett	PSNI	02:20

1500 metres Men
1 Richard Vint	Thames Valley	04:14
2 Martin Williams	West Midlands	04:18
3 Carl Dunne	West Midlands	04:23
4 John Knight	Metropolitan	04:28
5 Russell Welch	Essex	04:50
6 Paul Scarlett	PSNI	05:22
7 Paul Roberts	Lothian & Borders	05:46
8 Steven Broadbent	Lancashire	06:01

5000 metres Men
1 Steve Cairns	Lothian & Borders	15:03
2 Harvey Rose	West Midlands	17:01
3 Russell Welch	Essex	17:04
4 Neil Dutton	West Yorkshire	18:04
5 Darryn McAtee	South Wales	19:00
6 Wayne Usher	Gloucestershire	19:01
7 Ron Neil	Metropolitan	19:03
8 Mark Osborn	Humberside	20:02
9 David Willis	Essex	21:01
10 Phillip McCulloch	Essex	21:04
11 Stuart Altoft	Humberside	22:04

5000 metres Veteran Men