NAVY NEWS, AUGUST 1993
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HELD on the newly-laid track at Burnaby Road, the RN Athletics Championships saw run the battle was decided. Lesley showed her speed of several Navy records broken and championship best performances recorded. foot, clocking 28:29 for the main feature was staged — and RM Endurance Triathlon Wren Emma Craig (Culfour mile run, and came in 38 the Inter Service Athletics Championship at Lympstone. drose) set a new WRNS reseconds ahead of Ali. Championships, The Army cord in the 3,000m with a time She and POWren Ali Parnell Lieut. Viv Price (RNEC) was and RAF had their fair share of 10:12:2 and went on to (Heron) left the pool with just third overall, despite the fasof internationals, including excomplete a double by attainsix seconds between them. test run (28:10), POWrenPT Olympian Clarence Calender ing a personal best of 4:58:5 Their remarkably close margin Carol Strong (Mount Wise) (Army) who won the 100m and in the 1,500m. continued in the cycle, with was fourth and Sub-Lieut. 200m. RN athletics secretary Ali's split five seconds ahead Louise Eastwood (RNEC) was Sgt Finch and Cpl. Holmes, Lieut.-Cdr. Clive Lambshead of Lesley's. It was not until the fifth. two other internationals, took pointed to Emma's hard trainback to their regiments reing throughout the winter spectively the 800m and months and was optimistic of Pictures: (top to bottom) Lieut. Andy Wolvern (Cottesmore) in 1,500m and the 400m and further improvement during the discus. Lieut. Terry Price (left), CPO Eddie Over and Sgt 800m ladies titles. New Interthe summer. Stu Gibbs battle it out over the 110m hurdles. PMA Rob Smith Service records were set in Lieut. Andrew Quixley set a beats CPO Rupert Williams by a head in the 100m. POWren the 3,000m by Sgt Bradley new championship best with a Pippa Routeledge in the 4 x 400m relay. Wren Emma Craig, RN (Army) in 9:58 and by SA Kingjavelin throw of 58.04m. A Young Sportswoman of the Year, with two of her trophies. man (RAF) with a pole vault of keen supporter of RN athletPOPT Mickey Northard (Brilliant) in the high jump. 4.9m. ics over the yeas, Andy set a Emma and hurdlers pictured by LA(Phot) Andy Pratt. Other photos by Lieut.-Cdr. Best Navy performances new Navy record last season. Nigel Huxtable. came from Emma Craig New discoveries so far this (again!). She finished second season include PMA Rob in the 3,000m, creating anSmith (Haslar), who won both other RN record with a time of the 100m and 200m sprint 10 minutes point 9 of a events. CPO Rupert Williams, second, and was also second a past champion, was given in the 1,500m in a time of 4:50, the same time in the 100, but knocking eight seconds off Smith was adjudged to have her Navy Championship time. won the race. Veteran sprinter Rupert WilTeam captain Sgt Andy liams returned commendable Mitchell set a new RM record performances in the 100m in the hammer and went on to (3rd) and 200m (4th). Rob win both the discus and shotSmith was hampered by injuputt. Another notable perforry. LNN Ceaser came third in mance came from Lieut. Terry the high jump, and Justine Price (Collingwood), who Warnock recovered from a again won both the 400m and disappointing 100m to finish 110m hurdles. He has now second in the 200m. won these events a total of 22 The men's team championtimes! ship was won by the RAF, Within a week of the RN while the Army won the ladies. Championships, Terry won the N. Ireland 400m hurdles title D n n with a personal best of 52:39. A NEW record of 9:31:23 was Back at the Navy event, set by Commando Logistics Terry's proteges, whom he Regiment for the MacMillan has been coaching at the Appeal 100 x 1 mile Relay, Mountbatten Centre, Portsknocking nearly 13 minutes mouth, collected a stash of off HMS Sultan's original medals. record. The group includes Rob The competition involves Smith (see above), Wren Wtr 100 different runners covering Justine Warnock (Mercury) a distance of one mile each (winner of the women's 100m and the idea is to collect and 200m), and Sub-Lieut. sponsorship money for the Rick Paulson (1st leg of the MacMillan Nurses Appeal. winning 4x400m relay team). Any ship or establishment The 1,500m was a closelywishing to challenge for the contested event, with AEM trophy should contact Lieut.Jones in his comeback year Cdr. Clive Lambshead on PNB beating England international ext 24153. WE Garry Gerrard. But Garry n n n went on to win his first choice event, the 5,000m, very CONTINUING to fly the flag for convincingly. the Royal Navy Down Under is Sub-Lieut. Anna Krysztofiak Lieut-Cdr. Bob Chapman, curwas another athlete to bring rently on an exchange posting off a fine double — the most to Australia. demanding 400m and 800m. Bob finished the athletics And Wren Tracey Brough season with a silver medal at pulled off a double with the the Australian Veterans Athlong and triple jump titles. letics Championships. He is There were also good pernow well into the crossformances from Jardine (discountry season; he came cus and javelin), and POWren second and was first veteran Pippa Routledge (Neptune) in by over two minutes in the. the 400m and 100m hurdles. Australian Inter-Services New find LNN Roz Ceaser Cross-Country Champion(Haslar) convincingly won the ships held near Sydney. high jump and shows promise n a n as a heptathlete. Air and Scotland won the laINCORPORATING the Royal dies event, while the Royal Navy Road Race ChampionMarines kept their hold on the ships, the HMS Sultan 10 Mile men's championship. Road Race will take place on n n n September 26, starting at HMS Heron triumphed in both 1100. For men the time to beat is the men's and ladies' sec47 minutes 25 seconds and tions of the Navy Cup Final, for women 54 minutes 40 sealthough the women's title was not settled until the final conds. In each case a weekend in a 5-star London hotel event, in which Heron beat Drake to retain their crown by for two and a weekend cross one point. channel trip for two with car are up for grabs. All credit to LWrenPT BowMajor sponsors for the en for her hard work getting event are P&O European Ferthe winning team together. ries, Serco Gifford, BHE HMS Nelson came third. In the Sports International and The men's cup final, last year's Gloucester, London. The entry winners, HMS Sultan, were fee is £5 for attached and beaten into second place by £5.50 for unattached runners. the very strong Heron squad. For an entry form write to Cdo Logs came third. POPT Jock Stewart, PT Office, It was a pity that HMS CanHMS Sultan, Gosport, enclosnet, who qualified for the final ing a stamped addressed by winning the Scotland Comenvelope. mand Championships, were unable to field teams in what O D D is proving to be a most sucLWRENDH Lesley Allen (Daecessful and competitive dalus), who lead the field in championship. the '92 Inter-Services, had a n n n fight on her hands for this year's women's title in the RN BACK at Burnaby Road the
IMPETING in the 640kg category, HMS Sultan's tug of war team were runners-up in the Hampshire Championships, held at Hythe in Southampton. HMS Sultan went on to Coached by POPT Jock represent the Royal Navy Stewart, the team comprised MEAs Whalley. Philin the Inter-Service Chamlip, Strachan, dagger. Hirst, pionship at four weights. In Alexander, Hinde and each category each SerBoulton. vice was represented by HMS Sultan played host two teams. to the RN Tug of War At 680kg Sultan finished Championship in which again the competition third, at 600kg fifth, at 640 sixth (having lost a man weight was 640kg. The Sultan A team (as above) through injury) and at 560kg third. In this final won the event and the Sultan B team (MEAs Connah, category the RN team Thomas, Bessant, Young, comprised four men from Laycock. Saddler and Joss Sultan and two each from HMS Collingwood and HMS and Lieut. Spanos) were Cambridge. runners-up.
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