Hampshire's Olympians
and 2012 Paralympians
1896 Athens, GRE (1st Olympiad)
No Hampshire athletes at this Olympiad
1900 Paris, FRA (2nd)
| Charles Bennett | Finchley Harriers | 1500m | GOLD | 4:06.2 | Britain's First Olympic Athletics Champion, WORLD RECORD |
| | | 5000m | 1st | 13:29.2 | WORLD RECORD |
| | | 5000m Tm | GOLD | 26 points | |
| | | 4000mSC | SILVER | 12:58.6 | Hampshire Record |
1904 St. Louis, USA (3rd)
No Hampshire athletes at this Olympiad
1906 Athens, GRE (I)
No Hampshire athletes known to be at this Olympiad (full results not yet located)
1908 London, GBR (4th)
| George Nichol $ | Polytechnic Harriers | 400m | 3s2 | Not recorded | Unconfirmed Hampshire status at the time. |
1912 Stockholm, SWE (5th)
| George Nichol $ | Polytechnic Harriers | 400m | 3s_ | Not recorded | Unconfirmed Hampshire status at the time. |
| | | 4x400m (2nd leg) | BRONZE | 3:23.2 | Unconfirmed Hampshire status at the time. |
1916 Berlin, GER (6th)
Olympiad cancelled due to the Great War
1920 Antwerp, BEL (7th)
| Percy Hodge | Surrey AC | 3000m Tm | SILVER | 5th/7th or 8th | GUE |
| | | 3000mSC | GOLD | 10:00.4 | GUE - Olympic Record & UK Record |
1924 Paris, FRA (8th)
| William Nichol | Highgate Harriers | 100m | 1h10 | 11.0 | |
| | | | 2q3 | 11.0 | |
| | | | 4s1 | 11.3 | |
| | | 200m | 1h9 | 22.6 | |
| | | | 2q1 | 22.6 | |
| | | | 5s1 | 22.4 | |
| | | 4x100m (2nd leg) | 1h11 | 42.0 | WORLD RECORD |
| | | | 1h1 | 41.8 | |
| | | (4th leg) | SILVER | 41.2 | |
1928 Amsterdam, NET (9th)
| John Hanlon | Birchfield Harriers | 400m | 3h15 | Not recorded | |
| Douglas Neame | Royal Navy | 110mH | 4h4 | Not recorded | |
| Charles Chauncy | Polytechnic Harriers | 400mH | 3h3 | Not recorded | |
| | | | 6s1 | Not recorded | |
| Harry Simmons (U20) | London AC | High Jump | 1=Q | 1.83 | |
| | | | 11th= | 1.84 | |
| Laurence Bond $ | Achilles | Pole Vault | 5=QA(10th=) | 3.50 | |
| Howard Ford | Achilles | Decathlon | x | DNF | (12.8; ?.??m; ?.??m; ?.??m; 59.8/20.6; ??.??m; ?.??m, then eliminated) |
1932 Los Angeles, USA (10th)
| Tommy Green (M35) | Belgrave Harriers | 50kmW | GOLD | 4:50:10 | Olympic Record (won by 7m10s) |
1936 Berlin, GER (11th)
No Hampshire athletes at this Olympiad
1940 Tokyo, JPN (12th)
Olympiad moved due to the Second Sino-Japanese War
then Helsinki, FIN
Olympiad cancelled due to the Second World War
1944 London, GBR (13th)
Olympiad cancelled due to the Second World War
1948 London, GBR (14th)
No Hampshire athletes
1952 Helsinki, FIN (15th)
| John Savidge $ | London AC | Shot | 12th Q | 14.89 | (14.89,pass,pass) |
| | | | 6th | 16.19 | (16.17,16.18,NP,16.19,16.03,NP) |
1956 Melbourne, AUS (16th)
| Mike Wheeler | Bournemouth | 400m | 2h4 | 49.3 | (49.37@) |
| | | | 5q4 | 47.9 | (48.05@) |
| | | 4x400m | 1h3 | 3:08.8 | (3:08.76@) |
| | | (4th leg) | BRONZE | 3:07.2 | (3:07.19@) |
1960 Rome, ITA (17th)
| Martin Hyman | Portsmouth | 10000m | 9th | 29:04.8 | (29:05.11@) |
| Max Boyes | Royal Navy | 400mH | 4th hts | 52.1 | (52.32@) |
1964 Tokyo, JPN (18th)
| Tim Graham | Polytechnic Harriers | 400m | 4h2 | 48.4 | |
| | | | 3q2 | 46.8 | |
| | | | 4s2 | 46.5 | |
| | | | 6th | 46.0 | (46.08@) |
| | | 4x400m | 1h3 | 3:04.7 | |
| | | | SILVER | 3:01.6 | (45.9 split) |
1968 Mexico City, MEX (19th, at altitude)
| Colin Campbell | Polytechnic Harriers | 400m | 2h8 | 46.6 | JER (46.66@) |
| | | | 6q1 | 46.3 | (46.35@) |
| | | 4x400m (2nd leg?) | 2h2 | 3:03.6 | (3:03.67@) |
| | | (2nd leg) | 5th | 3:01.2 | (3:01.21@ 44.9 split) |
| Tim Johnston | Portsmouth | Marathon | 8th | 2:28:04.4 | |
| Alan Pascoe | Polytechnic Harriers | 110mH | 4h5 | 13.9 | (14.01@) |
| Della James | London Olympiads | 100m | 4h4 | 11.7 | (11.78@) |
| | | | 3q1 | 11.3 | (11.36@) |
| | | | 7th sf | 11.6 | (11.68@) |
1972 Munich, FRG (20th)
| Colin Campbell | Polytechnic Harriers | 800m | 6h2 | 1:54.8+ | JER |
| Alan Pascoe | Polytechnic Harriers | 110mH | 3h4 | 14.08 | |
| | | | 7s2 | 14.24 | |
| | | 4x400m (2nd leg?)
| 1h1 | | |
| | | (2nd leg) | SILVER | 3:00.46 | (44.9 split) |
| Peter Gabbett | Royal Navy | Decathlon | x | dnf + | (10.65(+0.4); 7.19(+0.1); 13.59; 1.76; 46.10/ 15.47(-0.2); 45.58; 3.60; NDR; DNS) |
| David Dear | Southampton & Eastleigh | 4x100m (3rd leg?) | 3h4 | 39.63 | |
| | | (3rd leg) | 6s2 | 39.47 | |
| Donna Murray | Southampton & Eastleigh | 200m | 4h1 | 23.76 | |
| | | | 4q3 | ??.?? | |
| | | | 8s2 | 24.03 | |
| Della Pascoe | London Olympiads | 200m | 3h3 | 23.97 | |
| | | | 5q2 | 23.72 | |
| | | 4x100m (2nd leg?) | 4h2 | 43.76 | |
| | | (2nd leg) | 7th | 43.71 | UK Record |
1976 Montreal, CAN (21st)
| Alan Pascoe | Polytechnic Harriers | 400mH | 2h4 | 51.66 | |
| | | | 4s2 | 49.95 | |
| | | | 8th | 51.29 | |
| | | 4x400m | xh1 | DNF | |
1980 Moscow, USR (22nd)
| Roger Hackney | Aldershot, Farnham & D. | 3000mSC | sf | 8:29.2 | |
| Kathy Smallwood | Reading | 100m | 6th | 11.28 | |
| | | 4x100m (2nd leg) | BRONZE | 42.43 | UK Record |
| Chris Boxer | Aldershot, Farnham & D. | 800m | sf | 2:00.9 | |
1984 Los Angeles, USA (23rd)
| Kriss Akabusi | Southampton & Eastleigh | 400m | 7th sf | 45.56 | |
| | | 4x400m (1st leg) | SILVER | 2:59.13 | |
| Todd Bennett | Southampton & Eastleigh | 400m | 7th qf | 46.63 | |
| | | 4x400m (2nd leg) | SILVER | 2:59.13 | |
| Roger Hackney | Aldershot, Farnham & D. | 3000mSC | 10th | 8:27.10 | |
| Christine Benning | Southampton & Eastleigh | 1500m | 5th | 4:04.70 | |
| Chris Boxer | Aldershot, Farnham & D. | 1500m | 6th | 4:05.53 | |
1988 Seoul, SKR (24th)
| Todd Bennett | Team Solent | 400m | 6q2 | 45.96 | |
| | | 4x400m (3rd leg) | 5th | 3:02.00 | |
| Kriss Akabusi | Team Solent | 400mH | 6th | 48.69 | |
| | | 4x400m (2nd leg) | 5th | 3:02.00 | |
| Roger Hackney | Aldershot, Farnham & D. | 3000mSC | xs1 | DNF | |
| Linda Keough | Basingstoke | 400m | 5q3 | 51.91 | |
| | | 4x400m (1st leg) | 6th | 3:26.89 | |
| Chris Cahill * | Gateshead Harriers | 1500m | 4th | 4:00.64 | |
| Simone Laidlow | Hounslow | 400mH | 7h5 | 59.28 | |
1992 Barcelona, ESP (25th)
| Roger Black | Team Solent | 400m | 5s2 | 44.72 | |
| | | 4x400m (1st leg) | BRONZE | 2:59.73 | |
| Kriss Akabusi | Team Solent | 400mH | BRONZE | 47.82 | |
| | | 4x400m (3rd leg) | BRONZE | 2:59.73 | |
| Tom Buckner | Havant | 3000mSC | 8s1 | 8:32.89 | |
| Mike Edwards, Jr. | Belgrave Harriers | Pole Vault | q | 5.20 | |
| Alison Wyeth | Parkside Harrow | 3000m | 9th | 9:00.23 | |
1996 Atlanta, USA (26th)
| Roger Black | Team Solent | 400m | SILVER | 44.41 | |
| | | 4x400m (4th leg) | SILVER | 2:56.60 | |
| Iwan Thomas | Newham & Essex B. | 400m | 5th | 44.70 | |
| | | 4x400m (1st leg) | SILVER | 2:56.60 | |
| Alison Wyeth | Parkside Harrow | 5000m | 15h1 | 16:24.74 | |
2000 Sydney, AUS (27th)
| Iwan Thomas | Newham & Essex B. | 4x400m (3rd leg) | 5th | 3:01.22 | Original finished 6th but the winning USA team were disqualified years later due to doping admissions. |
2004 Athens, GRE (28th)
| Michael East | Newham & Essex Beagles | 1500m | 6th | 3:36.33 | |
| Kelly Sotherton | Birchfield Harriers | Heptathlon | BRONZE | 6424 points | |
2008 Beijing, CHN (29th)
| Rob Tobin | Basingstoke & Mid Hants | 4x400m (2nd leg) | 4th | 2:57.81 | 44.78s - Same time as Bronze-medal winning Russian team. |
| Dale Garland | Guernsey Island | 4x400m (Squad only) | x | Did not run | GUE |
| Steph Twell | Aldershot, Farnham & D. | 1500m | 6h1 | 4:06.68 | |
| Kelly Sotherton | Birchfield Harriers | Heptathlon | 4th | 6517 points | |
2012 London, GBR (30th)
| Rob Tobin | Basingstoke & Mid Hants | 4x400m (Squad only) | x | Did not run | |
| Chris Thompson | Aldershot, Farnham & D. | 10000m | 25th | 29:06.14 | |
| Lee Merrien | Guernsey Island | Marathon | 30th | 2:17:00 | |
2012 Paralympics London, GBR
| Olivia Breen (T38) | City of Portsmouth | 100m | 3h2 | 14.21(+0.8) | |
| | | | 5th | 14.42(-0.9) | |
| | | 200m | 5h1 | 29.75(+0.5) | PB |
| | | | 8th | 30.22(-0.7) | |
| | | 4x100m (1st leg) | BRONZE | 56.08 | |
Hampshire-linked Paralympians
| Bethany Woodward (T37) | Southampton | 200m | 2h2 | 29.50(+0.3) | Dorset |
| | | | SILVER | 29.65(+0.4) | |
| | | 4x100m (2nd leg) | BRONZE | 56.08 | |
Notes:
+ injured during the competition
@ auto-timing, where two timing systems recorded
Missing Results:
1906 All results after medalists.
1952 All Women's results and the Men's 50km walk HJ, LH, DT, HT, JT & Decathlon.
1956 Men's 400mH & Decathlon and Women's 100m & 200m
1976 All Women's results and the Men's relays, 50km walk, HJ, PV, HT & Decathlon.
Also the qualifying rounds from 1936 (some events); 1948 (all events); 1952 (some events).
Sources:
Various NUTS British annuals
Various books by NUTS members
Sports-reference.com, using information by the OlyMADMen
Wikipedia
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