A strong Scottish cohort of around 30 athletes headed for Derby at the weekend for the British Masters Athletics Championships.
And the group duly ended their season on a high, coming home with 24 gold, 7 silver and 10 bronze medals as well as multiple finalists just missing out on the podium.
The success stretched to the record books with W65 Fiona Matheson breaking the World Record for 3000m in that age category.
The Falkirk Victoria Harriers athlete clocked 11:19.24 (to beat the mark of 11:19.82 set by French athlete Maryse Le Gallo. Many congratulations!
On the men’s side, following on from their successes in Daegu, Robert McHarg (M60) took gold in the 400m, 800m and 1500m, and Dougie Graham (M45) won gold in the Pole Vault.
Nicky Cowan (M35) was also on form, winning gold in the M35 100m and bronze in the 200m. The M70 category saw success in the field events with Jim Hogg claiming gold in both the Discus and Shot, and Robert Stevenson winning gold in the Long Jump and Triple Jump.
In the women’s events, throwers Claire Cameron (W65) and Susan Jones (W60) took multiple medals with Claire winning gold in the Discus and silver in the Shot, and Susan winning gold in the Hammer, Javelin and Weight Throw as well as silver in the Shot and bronze in the Discus.
On the track, Fiona Matheson (W65) took gold in both the 3000m and 5000m, and Jane Ariztegieta Scott (W45) won gold in both the 80m Hurdles and 400m Hurdles.
In doing so, Jane broke a 21-year old Scottish record in the sprint hurdles and a 32-year-old record in the 400m Hurdles!
Jane Scott on podium with her coach, Ronnie Hunter, at Derby
Congratulations to our medallists (full list below) and indeed all our Scottish athletes competing in Derby.
Grant Matheson (M60, Falkirk Victoria Harriers) – 3000m Silver
Nicky Cowan (M35, Kilbarchan AAC) – 100m Gold, 200m Bronze
Chris Louden (M40, Cambridge Harriers) – 1500m Gold
Grant Baillie (M45, East Kilbride AC) – 3000m Gold
Stephen Brown (M45) – 1500m Silver
Dougie Graham (M45) – Pole Vault Gold
Darren Kerr (M55, Bedford & County AC) – Weight Throw Gold, Hammer Gold
Jim Buchanan (M60, Dumfries RC) – 2000m Steeplechase Silver
James MacGregor (M60, Aberdeen AAC) – High Jump Gold
Grant Matheson (M60, Falkirk Victoria Harriers) – 3000m Bronze
Robert McHarg (M60, Kilmarnock Harriers & AC) – 400m Gold, 800m Gold, 1500m Gold
Ron Todd (M60, Central AC) – Shot Gold, Pole Vault Silver, Discus Bronze
Jim Hogg (M70, Crook & District AC) – Discus Gold and Shot Gold
Robert Stevenson (M70, Ayr Seaforth AAC) – Long Jump Gold, Triple Jump Gold
John Scott (M85, Shettleston Harriers) – Shot Put Gold
Gillian Cooke (W40, Edinburgh AC) – Pole Vault Silver
Jane Ariztegieta Scott (W45, Central AC) – 80m Hurdles Gold, 400m Hurdles Gold
Claire Reid (W50, Airdrie Harriers) – Shot Bronze, Discus Bronze
Julia Jonstone (W55, Gala Harriers) – 800m Bronze
Ruth Kirk (W55, Ayr Seaforth AAC) – Triple Jump Silver, High Jump Bronze, Long Jump Bronze
Susan Jones (W60) – Hammer Gold, Weight Throw Gold, Javelin Gold, Shot Silver, Discus Bronze
Mary Western (W60, PH Racing Club) – 800m Bronze
Claire Cameron (W65, VPCOG AC) – Discus Gold, Shot Silver
Fiona Matheson (W65, Falkirk Victoria Harriers) – 3000m Gold, 5000m Gold
Fiona Matheson in action at the Silverknowes 5k (photo by Bobby Gavin)
Thanks for help with this report to Jane Scott and Grant Matheson.
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