British Olympic Track and field records

[bonzo]

Hi
I can find a list of World Records
I can find a list of Olympic Records
I can find a list of British records
but I cannot find a list of British Olympic Track and Field records
Can anyone help ?

Mark

[trickstat]

Hi
I can find a list of World Records
I can find a list of Olympic Records
I can find a list of British records
but I cannot find a list of British Olympic Track and Field records
Can anyone help ?

Mark

There is no such record category. Presumably you mean the best performance, by time or distance rather than position, by a British athlete at the Olympics for each event. Shouldn't be that difficult to work out if anyone had the inclination to do it.

[bevone]

Wickipedia has medallists but for best performances, you could work out most of them if you go through event by even and if you didnt know, you could loo it up quite easy - e.g 100 to 1500m for men you could recount pretty easily and the jumps and thorws would be quite easy to recall and then you could look up the ones you are not sure of It shouldnt take that long.

[bonzo]

Thanks - I have the inclination !

For example out best performance at the womens 100m in the Olympics appears to be 11.18 by Abi Oyepitan in Athens in 2004 - now how many people knew that !

Mark

[trevorp]

For example out best performance at the womens 100m in the Olympics appears to be 11.18 by Abi Oyepitan in Athens in 2004 - now how many people knew that !

Jeanette Kwakye 11.14 2008

[mump boy]

This is the best website for Olympic stats

http://www.sports-reference.com/olympic ... ummer/ATH/

[bonzo]

Brilliant site - many thanks indeed and yes

Jeanette Kwakye 11.14 2008 is correct . I took my info from the GB records website which look like it hasn't been update since 2006 !

[bonzo]

I am making my way through these - the best british track and field performances at the Olympics - and apart from the more famous GB athletes like Christie and Coe who hold the 100,200,800 and 1500 best times there are some interesting results :
Mens 400m - Roger Black - 44.41 -1996 Atlanta
Mens 5,000 M - Tim Hutchings - 13.11.50 - 1984 LA
Mens 10,000M - Karl Keska - 27.44.09 - 2000 Sydney
Mens Marathon - Charlie Spedding - 2.09.48 1984 LA

Anyway if no-one answers this message i will assume that I am the only nerd interested !

Mark

[SteveK26]

I think your research would throw up some interesting facts; I wonder if Lyn Davies still has the best long jump ?

[kingmaker]

HI Steve, Think Chris Tomlinsons 8.25 from 2004 is still the best in the long jump.

[SteveK26]

So it is, thanks, Kingmaker.
Hopefully for not much longer?...........

[bonzo]

Ok I have finished the men (all but one ) , I believe the best track & field performances by GB men at the Olympics are as follows:
100M L.Christie 9.96 1992 Barcelona
200M L.Christie 20.09 1988 Seoul
J.Regis 20.09 1992 Barcelona
400M R.Black 44.41 1996 Atlanta
800M S.Coe 1.43.64 1984 Los Angeles
1500M S.Coe 3.32.53 1984 Los Angeles
5000M T.Hutchings 13.11.50 1984 Los Angeles
10000M K Keska 27.44.09 2000 Sydney
MARATHON C.Spedding 2.09.58 1984 Los Angeles
110M HURDLES C.Jackson 13.10 1992 Barcelona
400M HURDLES K.Akabusi 47.82 1992 Barcelona
3000M STEEPLECHASE M.Rowland 8.07.96 1988 Seoul
HIGH JUMP S.Smith 2.35 1996 Atlanta
LONG JUMP C.Tomlinson 8.25 2004 Athens
TRIPLE JUMP J.Edwards 17.88 1996 Atlanta
POLE VAULT N.Buckfield 5.60 2004 Athens
DISCUS R.Weir 61.64 1996 Atlanta
SHOT G.Capes 20.50 1980 Moscow
HAMMER C.Black 73.18 1976 Montreal
JAVELIN S.Backley 89.85 2000 Sydney
DECATHLON D.Thompson 8,847 1984 Los Angeles
20KM WALK I.McCrombie 1.22.03 1988 Seoul
50KM WALK L.Mortimer 3.59.30 1988 Seoul

100M RELAY ?
400M RELAY 2.56.60 1996 Atlanta
If anyome knows better please let me know
And now for the women.........
Mark

[trickstat]

The best sprint relay time is the winning time from Athens 2004 - 38.07.

Good work though. The correct names of the walkers are McCombie and Morton. I suspect you were getting tired!

[MarkC]

That's interesting, thanks for posting.

I see the potential for maybe 7 of those being beaten over the next week and a bit. Probably unlikely to all come off but would be great if they did! Will be interested to check back after the Games!

Will look forward to seeing the women as well...

[BigGut]

That's one down, or two if you count Ennis:

Alex Smith new best ever MH at the Olympics by a brit. 74.77m

[bonzo]

Yes Alex Smith fanatastic and yes I suppose we count Jessica although it wasn't actually in the event itself.
So here I believe are the best performances by British women at the Olympics . Once again if soemeone cam let me know if I have got wrong or is incomplete . I'm not sure about the 100m relay.

100M J.Kwakye 11.14 2008 Bejiing
200M K.Cook 22.10 1984 Los Angeles
400M K.Cook 49.43 1984 Los Angeles
800M K.Holmes 1.56.37 2004 Athens
1500M K.Holmes 3.57.90 2004 Athens
5000M J.Pavey 14.55.45 2004 Athens
10000M P.Radcliffe 30.26.97 2000 Sydney
MARATHON P.Radcliffe 2.32.38 2008 Bejiing

100M HURDLES J.Ennis 12.54 2012 London
400M HURDLES S.Gunnell 53.23 1992 Barceleona
3000M STEEPLECHASE H.Pattinson-Clitheroe 9.29.14 2008 Bejiing

HIGH JUMP D.Marti 1.92 1992 Barceleona
D Elliott-Davies 1.92 1988 Seoul
J.Boyle 1.92 1988 Seoul

LONG JUMP J.Johnson 6.80 2004 Athens
S.Hearnshaw 6.80 1984 Los Angeles
TRIPLE JUMP A.Hansen 14.55 1996 Atlanta

POLE VAULT K.Dennison 4.40 2008 Bejiing
DISCUS M.Ritchie 62.58 1984 Los Angeles
SHOT J.Oakes 18.56 1996 Atlanta
HAMMER L.Shaw 64.79 2004 Athens
JAVELIN G.Sayers 65.75 2008 Bejiing

HEPTAPHLON D.Lewis 6,584 2000 Sydney

10KM WALK V.Lupton 47.05 1996 Atlanta
20KM WALK J.Jackson 1.31.33 2008 Bejiing

100M RELAY 42.43 1980 Moscow
400M RELAY ?

many thanks

Mark

[MBChristie]

Marathon - 2:27:29 Mara Yamauchi (Beijing)
4x400m - 3:24.23 Smith, Douglas, Stoute, Gunnell (Barcelona)

(I think)

[bonzo]

yes many thanks, you are right about the women's marathon , I'm not sure how I missed that. It will be interesting to see how many British Olympic records will go , the oldest being Geoff Capes's shot put and the women's 100m relay both from Moscow 1980 - 32 years ago !
I was going to include the Triathlon but I'm not sure if there have been standard distances for the three elements ?

Mark

[BigGut]

There goes another one, Bleasedale sets a new best of 4.50 that will surely last minutes.

[alfie7]

There goes another one, Bleasedale sets a new best of 4.50 that will surely last minutes.

Indeed.

Make that 4.55

[mump boy]

I like this thread but i've never heard of such a thing as an National Olympic Record before, did you just make it up ? If so well done, it's given us another thing to obsess about

[BigGut]

So the Long Jump has gone too. C'mon Greg.

[BigGut]

As Queen said, another one bites the dust. Mo Farah, Olympic Champion.

[bonzo]

What a fantastic night - we all thought we Jess and Mo should get a medal but Gold- brilliant - and Greg - well astonishing and yes 3 new records - Wigtastic !

[timthemod]

Kathy Cook's 200m time would have won her the bronze at 2012 and gold in the 400!

[iain]

Women 4x4 - 3:22.68 (Ohuruogu, Sotherton, Okoro, Sanders) - 2008