Athletics & Running Sports Section PSUK Track & Field Championships Newport, Gwent Wednesday, 19 July 2006 
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. Picture Gallery
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 | | |
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