BIG Talent... Athlete Review...
The following is a list of some of the top GB and overseas athletes who have used this meeting as a 'stepping stone' to greater success either at the start of their career or as part of their competitive programme for that year.
Their achievements include Olympic gold medallists, European gold medallists, European relay medallists, Commonwealth gold, silver and bronze individual and relay medallists and a number of World, European under 20, under 23 gold, silver and bronze medallists.
In addition to this, the meeting has seen two Commonwealth records (women's hammer & women's pole vault) and two British records (both in the women's pole vault) set over the last 13 years as well as a significant number of major championship qualifying performances and British bests for the year.
Men
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Francis Agyepong Harry Aikines-Aryeetey Femi Akinsanya Chris Baillie Jamie Baulch Tim Benjamin Nick Buckfield Darren Campbell Dean Cappobianco (AUS) Ben Challenger Allyn Condon Marlon Devonish Matt Douglas Nathan Douglas Jason Gardener Gable Garenamotse (BOT) |
Julian Golding Julian Golley Dalton Grant Paul Gray Damien Greaves Shane Hair (AUS) Mick Hill David Holding (Paralympian) Kevin Hughes Phillips Idowu Mick Jones Du'aine Ladejo Mark Lewis-Francis Ian Mackie Christian Malcolm Mark Mandy (IRE) |
Ato Modibo (TRI) Jonathan Moore Nick Nieland Samson Oni David Parker Geoff Parsons Tom Parsons Adrian Patrick Craig Pickering John Regis Darren Ritchie Emeka Udechuku Kenny van Weeglen (Paralympian) Doug Walker Solomon Wariso David Weir (Paralympian) |
Women
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Jacqui Agyepong Diane Allahgreen Shani Anderson Christine Bloomfield Deborah Brennan (Paralympian) Sarah Claxton Yvette Cordy (AUS) Julie Crane Alison Curbishley Shelley Drew Sinead Dudgeon Michelle Dunkley Jessica Ennis Jo Fenn Donna Fraser Emma Green (SWE) |
Tanni Grey-Thompson (Paralympian) Michelle Griffiths Sally Gunnell Amy Harris Tiombe Hurd (USA) Jo Jennings Jade Johnson Carolina Kluft (SWE) Nova Peris Kneebone (AUS) Leija Koeman (NED) Tamsyn Lewis (AUS) Keri Maddox Joice Maduaka Debbie Marti Wanita May (CAN) Dalia Mickneviute |
Christine Ohuruogu Mary Onyali (NGR) Barabara Pethran (HUN) Sarah Reilly (IRE) Marcia Richardson Nicola Sanders Tessa Sanderson Goldie Sayers Lorraine Shaw Kelly Sotherton Kate Staples Laura Turner Janine Whitlock Sarah Wilhelmy Melani Wilkins Aileen Wilson |