Last updated 28 December 2000
VP Pat Calnan has produced this
"Review Of The Year 2000"
January
Michael Skinner and Colin Norris take the Kent Junior and
Under 13 Cross Country titles at Sevenoaks, and the Club wins the team gold in
both these races too.
At the Southern Indoor Championships the Club walk away
with four gold medals from Lash Lashore (Senior 60 metres), Mohammed Sillah
Freckleton (Senior 110 hurdles), Marvin Bramble (Senior triple jump), and Katy
Porter (Under 20 women's 60 hurdles). There is silver for Levi Edwards in the
long jump, 1 centimetre off gold, and bronze for Tom Robinson in the under 17s
pole vault.
Will Bolton wins the Senior Boys race at the Kent Schools
Championships at Mote Park.
The Senior Mens team win the Southern Cross Country title
for the 7th time in 8 years. For the 4th time in 5 years a Blackheath athlete is
the individual winner as Dave Taylor claims his first individual title. Andy
Arrand, Joe Mills, Jeremy Bradley, Roy Smith and Giles Clifford complete the
scoring team.
Emeka Udechuku takes silver in the shot putt at the AAA's
indoor championships with Julian Golding taking bronze in the 200.
February
Dave Heath finishes 6th in the World Cross Country Short
Course Trials and just misses out on selection for the Great Britain team.
Fabian Collymore wins bronze in the 200 metres at the AAA's Under 17
Championships. Gordon Hickey smashes the UK over 65 shot record at the Southern
Counties Veterans Championships with a putt of 13.29. Jim Day picks up gold in
the high jump and pole vault as well as silver in the triple jump.
Katy Benneworth breaks the Championship record in the Kent
Indoors under 17s long jump with a leap of 5.38. Sanadra Alaneme wins the under
15s high jump and shot.
Julian Golding is the first Club member to win a medal at
a European Indoor Championship when he finishes 3rd in the 200 metres.
Dave Taylor finishes a fine 4th in the Senior Mens race at
the National Cross Country Championships at Stowe school. Bill Foster wins the
3000 metres at the National Veterans Indoor Championships. Jim Day wins the over
65s pole vault and 60 metre hurdles and also claims silver in the high jump.
March
Roy Smith becomes only the 5th Heathen ever to win the
Club 5, 7.5 and 10 mile titles in the same season. Dave Heath receives a late
call up to the Great Britain team for the short course race at the World Cross
Country Championships. He responds by finishing as the first man home for the
team in 38th, 12th European. Three Club members win medals at the British
Universities Indoor Championships at Cardiff. Emeka Udechuku takes gold in the
shot; "Lash" Lashore silver in the 60 metres; and Michael Skinner
bronze in the 800.
The Club changes its name from Blackheath Harriers to
Blackheath Harriers Bromley.
The Clubs youngsters win the overall boys and girls trophy in the Parkwood
League. Bill Foster is second in the National Veterans Cross Country
Championships at Grimsby.
April
Mark Steinle finishes first Briton in the London Marathon
and so gains automatic selection for the Sydney Olympics. His time of 2.11.18
breaks Dave Taylor's Club Record.
Seven Club members win grants from the Ron Pickering
Memorial Fund to help with their training.
Emeka Udechuku wins gold at both the shot and discus at
the British Universities Championships at Stoke On Trent. His throw of 56.82 in
the discus breaks the 30 year old Championship Record and there is gold also
from "Lash" Lashore in the 100 metres.
May
Highlights of the Kent County Championships are
Championship Records for Dwayne Grant and Samantha Singer. Grant celebrates his
selection for the following weeks Great Britain Junior team by clocking 10.57
for the under 20 100 metres. Sam Singer times 2.13 for 800.
Grant follows his County success with double gold in the
100 and 200 at the Southern Under 20 Championships at Watford. Further golds
come from Katy Porter in the under 20 women's 100 hurdles while Sandra Alaneme
wins the under 15 girls high jump with a new best of 1.65.
June
Club members win four gold and two bronze medals at the
Southern Senior Championships at Brighton. Jonathan Barbour equals Julian
Golding's Club 100 metre record winning in 10.28. Mensah Elliott retains his 110
hurdles title as the race is re-run after a false start. Emeka Udechuku wins
both the shot and discus titles. Michael Champion takes bronze in the 200 and
first year senior Levi Edwards is also third in the long jump.
Former World Record holder for the mile, half mile, 800
metres and three quarters of a mile, Sydney Wooderson is awarded an MBE for his
"services to Blackheath Harriers and athletics".
The Club announce a new sponsorship deal with BG
Electrical Associates Ltd and Sportsmatch worth £10,000 a year. The money is to
be targeted at expanding the Club's links with local schools in the Borough of
Bromley.
July
Athletes from the Club win five gold medals at the AAA's
under 23 Championships at Bedford. Jonathan Barbour takes the 100 and 200; Emeka
Udechuku the shot and discus; and Chris Moss the 800.
Mark Steinle smashes the Club 10,000 metre record at the
Olympic Trials race at Watford. His time of 28.04.48 takes 31 seconds off the
record set by Bob Richardson in 1969. It is also an Olympic qualifying time.
Dwayne Grant wins gold in the Senior Boys 200 metres at
the English Schools Championships at Sheffield. There is also silver from Mark
Awanah in the long jump and Paul Archer in the shot.
Bob Minting wins the European Veterans Over 50s 800 metre
title in Jyvaskyla, Finland. He is also 2nd in the 400.
Barbour, Moss and Udechuku win the 100, 800 and discus for
the Great Britain under 23 match against France and Germany in Liverpool.
Joseph Godsell wins the silver medal in the AAAs Under 17s
Championship 800 metres. His uncle Bob Minting wins golds at 200, 400 and 800 at
the National Veteran Championships at Bedford. He also gets silver in the 100
and 400 hurdles and bronze in the high jump. Not to be outdone Jim Day wins gold
in the over 65s pole vault and high jump and silver in the 100 hurdles and
triple jump. Gordon Hickey wins the shot in the same age group and Peter Hannell
wins the over 50s 3km walk.
August
The Senior men's team gain promotion back to Division One
of the British Athletics League.
The Southern League Division Five team complete an
unbeaten season to gain promotion and the youngsters win the Kent Boys And Colts
League title for the eighteenth successive year.
At the Olympic Trials Emeka Udechuku is the Clubs highest
placer finishing 3rd in the discus. However, he fails to achieve the Olympic
qualifying distance. There are 4th places for Mensah Elliott (110 Hurdles) and
Chris Moss (800) but disappointment for Julian Golding who goes out in the semi
finals of the 200 metres. Subsequent tests reveal he is suffering from a viral
complaint. Despite his problems he is still selected for the Great Britain
Olympic 4x100 metre relay team.
Dwayne Grant finishes 3rd in both the 100 and 200 at the
AAA'S Under 20s and World Championships Trials. Nange Ursell takes silver in the
400 hurdles and there is bronze for Mark Awanah in the long jump. Grant is
subsequently selected for the 200 and 4x100 at the World Junior Championships in
Santiago, Chile.
September
The Clubs youngsters complete another excellent season
with 2nd place in the McDonalds National Young Athletes Boys Auxiliary Final at
Birmingham. Amongst a wealth of personal bests there are two new Club records.
Under 15 Andrew Johnson's 11.78 is the best ever wind assisted 80 metre hurdles
performance by a Club member. Fabrice Serybi breaks the under 13s shot record
with 10.49.
Jonathan Barbour wins the 100 and 200 metres in a Great
Britain International against France. There are 2nd places for Mensah Elliott
(110 Hurdles) and Chris Moss (800).
Barbour has another double victory in an under 23 match
against Spain.
Sian Brice crashes out of the inaugural Olympic women's
triathlon. She is brought down on the cycling section and is refused permission
to rejoin the race as an official deems her bike unfit.
Dave Taylor runs the fastest leg of the day at the
Southern Road Relay Championships at Aldershot.
October
Mark Steinle's Olympics ultimately ends is disappointment
as he finishes 56th in the marathon in 2.24.42. Up with lead group and feeling
comfortable, he suffers stomach cramps and suffers on the second half of the
course.
Dwayne Grant's track season ends on a high at the World
Junior Championships in Santiago. He breaks the Club junior 200 metre record as
he times 20.88 to qualify for the Final. He is then part of the Great Britain
team who strike gold in the 4x100 metres relay.
Mark Steinle is selected for the World Half Marathon
Championships in Mexico but has to withdraw with injury.
The Club's Marathon Appeal raises £9,121.42 for Great
Ormond Street Hospital.
November
Dave Taylor gains selection for the Great Britain team for
the European Cross Country Championships after finishing 5th in the Trials race
at Margate. Daniel Ayrton narrowly misses out on a place in the Junior team.
Adam Walker, Director Of Development at UK Athletics, and
the Mayor and Mayoress of Bromley, Councillor David and Mrs Helen Crowe are
guests of honour at the annual Club Dinner.
Joseph Godsell and Paul Archer receive Excellence Awards
from the London Borough of Bromley in recognition of their 2nd places at the
AAA's under 17s 800 metres and the English Schools Senior Boys shot putt.
December
Dave Taylor is 4th scorer for the Great Britain team who
finish 6th at the European Cross Country Championships in Malmo, Sweden. He
places 37th.
Sydney Wooderson receives his MBE from the Queen at
Buckingham Palace.
The Senior team round off the year with a win in the
County Road Relay Championships at Rochester Airport.
