Athletics

Ray Scovell
Athletics Co-ordinator

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Athletics on the Isle of Wight

Ryde Harriers is one of the oldest athletics clubs in the country founded in 1886. In the past they have been responsible for all major events held on the island. These days the main thrust is around the road running scene and they continue to be responsible for the Isle of Wight Marathon one of the oldest (and toughest) annual marathons in the country having been competed since 1957. As well as all the other road races they organise and run the Isle of Wight Fell series held each year in September in the Victorian Spa town of Ventnor.

In 1987 South Wight Athletic Club was born to provide centre for the casual road runner as well as a local junior track and field club. The club was destined to grow as the eight lane all weather track facility was built at their base at Sandown High School in time for the 1993 Island Games.

The club joined with the junior section of Ryde Harriers in 1994 to compete as a composite team in the National Young Athletes League. Composite teams are now common place but unheard of at the time and promotion restrictions were imposed by the league organisers. Each club entered the league separately for following two years. The South Wight Club had the advantage of the track being on their doorstep, numbers grew and track and field success followed. In 1997 the club changed its name to Isle of Wight AC and took responsibility for all track and field events on the Island.

Isle of Wight AC develop young athletes and provide competition up to age 20 when athletes are directed to larger club that offer quality league competition. The club is proud of its successes, Andy Frost progressed through the junior rankings with IWAC and is now Britain’s number one Hammer thrower competing for Woodford Green in London. He was the first club member to gain a Great Britain vest and was fourth at the last Commonwealth Games in Australia.

Provisional Schedule

Sunday 26th June
am 8.00 18.00 18.00 18.40 19.00 19.20 19.20 19.40	Half marathon Hammer 100m High Jump 200m 800m Triple Jump 1500m 3,000m walk	M/W M W M M M W W W	Final Final Heats Final Heats Heats Final Heats Final
20.10	Medal Ceremony Hammer High Jump Half Marathon 3,000m walk	M M M/W W
Monday 27th June
11.00 12.05 12.30	400m Hurdles 200m 800m	M M M	Heats Semis Semi Final
18.00 18.00 18.00 18.10	Shot Putt 400m Hurdles Pole Vault 100m	M M W W	Final Final Final Semi Final
18.20	Medal Ceremony 3,000m Walk Triple Jump	W W
18.40 19.00 19.20 19.40 19.40 20.00	200m 1500m 400m 100m Javelin 5000m	M W W W W M	Final Final Semi Final Final Final Final
20.30	Medal Ceremony Shot Putt 200m 400m Hurdles	M M M
Tuesday 28th June
11.00 11.35 11.55 12.15 12.40	110m Hurdles 100m Hurdles 800m 4 x 100m 4 x 100m	M W W M W	Heats Heats Heats Heats Heats
18.00	Shot Putt	W
18.10	Medal Ceremony Javelin Pole Vault 100m 1500m 5000m	W W W W M
18.30 18.35 18.40 18.50 19.10 19.15	3,000m Steeplechase 100m Hurdles 110m Hurdles Long Jump 400m Discus Throw	W W M M W M	Final Final Final Q Final Final
19.40	Medal Ceremony 100m Hurdles 110m Hurdles 400m Shot Putt 3,000m Steeplechase	W M W M W
20.10	800m	M	Final
Wednesday 29th June
11.00 11.25 11.45 12.30 18.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 18.30	100m 800m 200m 400m Hammer Long Jump High Jump 4 x 400m 4 x 400m	M W W M W M W W M	Heats Semi Final Heats Heats Final Final Final Heats Heats
18.50	Medal Ceremony 800m Discus	M M
19.10 19.15 20.10	10,000m Javelin 3,000m Steeplechase	W M M	Final Final Final
20.40	Medal Ceremony Hammer High Jump	W W
Thursday 30th June
11.00 11.30 12.00 12.30 18.00 18.00 18.00	400m Hurdles 1500m 400m 200m Discus 400m Hurdles Pole Vault	W M M W W W M	Heats Heats Semis Semis Final Final Final
18.10	Medal Ceremony 10,000m Javelin 3,000m Steeplechase Long Jump	W M M M
18.35 19.20 18.50	100m 200m Long Jump	M W W	Semi Final Final Final
19.10 19.50 20.00 20.30	800m 100m 400m 10,000m Walk	W M M M	Final Final Final Final
20.15	Medal Ceremony Discus 200m 400m Hurdles Pole Vault	W W W M
Friday 1st July
11.00	Medal Ceremony Long Jump 100m 200m 400m 800m 10,000m Walk	W M W M W M
11.00 11.25 12.15 12.30 12.40 12.55 13.45 14.00	Triple Jump 5,000m 1500m 4 x 100m 4 x 100m 10,000m 4 x 400m 4 x 400m	M W M W M M W M	Final Final Final Final Final Final Final Final
13.40	Medal Ceremony 4 x 100m 5,000m 1500m 4 x 400m Triple Jump	W W M M M
14.30	Medal Ceremony 10,000m 4 x 400m 4 x 400m	M W M

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