Athlete Success

Cardiff Met has consistently been in the top few performing Universities for Athletics in Britain for over a decade. Not only do we have a strong team, some of our students have gone on to international and world class success.

Olympians

JOSEPH BRIER4 x 400mTokyo, 2021
CHARLOTTE WINGFIELD (Malta)SPRINTSRio, 2016
DAVID GREENE400 HURDLESBeijing 2008, London 2012
TOM PARSONSHIGH JUMPBeijing 2008, London 2012
ALED DAVIESSHOT / DISCUSLondon 2012, Rio 2016
NATHAN STEPHENSSHOT / JAVELIN / DISCUSLondon 2012
BRETT MORSEDISCUSLondon 2012
GARETH WARBURTON400m / 800mLondon 2012
JOHN McFALLSPRINTSBeijing 2008
EMMA ANIASPRINTSBeijing 2008
MATT ELIAS400 HURDLESSydney 2000, Athens 2004
GABLE GARENAMOTSE (Botswana)LONG JUMPSydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008
VENISSA HEADSHOT/DISCUSLos Angeles 1984
LYNN DAVIES CBELONG JUMPTokyo 1964, Mexico 1968, Munich 1972
PETER RADFORDSPRINTSRome 1960

International Honours

JENNY NESBITT5,00mWALES (Commonwealth Games 2022)
HANNAH BRIER100m/ 200mWALES (Commonwealth Games 2022)
JEREMIAH AZU100m / 4 x 100mGREAT BRITAIN, GREAT BRITAIN U23, WALES (Commonwealth Games 2022)
ADAM BOOTH400mhGREAT BRITAIN U20, ENGLAND
BEN HAWKSHAMMERGREAT BRITAIN U23, WALES
JOSEPH BRIER400m/
4 x 400m
GREAT BRITAIN, WALES (Commonwealth Games 2022)
MICA MOORE4 x 100GREAT BRITAIN U20, WALES (Commonwealth Games 2014)
KATY SEALYHEPTATHLONBELIZE (Commonwealth Games 2010)
CURTIS MATTHEWSDECATHLONWALES (Commonwealth Games 2014)
ADAM BITCHELL5000mGREAT BRITAIN U23, WALES (Commonwealth Games 2014)
DAVID GUESTDECATHLONGREAT BRITAIN U20, WALES (Commonwealth Games 2014)
ASHLEY-FAYE HELSBY100 HURDLESGREAT BRITAIN STUDENTS, ENGLAND
BRYONY RAINEPOLE VAULTWALES (Commonwealth Games 2010, 2014)
JOE THOMAS800mGREAT BRITAIN, WALES (Commonwealth Games 2010, 2014)
RICHARD HILL800mGREAT BRITAIN, ENGLAND
PAUL BRADSHAW800mGREAT BRITAIN U23, ENGLAND
NADINE OKYERE400mGREAT BRITAIN, ENGLAND (Commonwealth Games 2010)
ELLIOT O’NEILLTRIPLE JUMPGREAT BRITAIN U23, ENGLAND
GARY WHITETRIPLE JUMPGREAT BRITAIN U23, ENGLAND
EMMA LYONSPOLE VAULTGREAT BRITAIN U23, ENGLAND (Commonwealth Games 2010)
LOUISE BUTTERWORTHPOLE VAULTGREAT BRITAIN U23, ENGLAND
SALLY HINDSSHOT PUTTGREAT BRITAIN U20, WALES
LAUREN THERINJAVELIN / DISCUSGREAT BRITAIN U20, JERSEY (Commonwealth Games 2006)
RYAN SPENCER-JONESSHOT PUTTWALES (Commonwealth Games 2010, 2014)
JONATHAN LAVERS400mGIBRALTAR
DOMINIC CARROLL800m, 60mGIBRALTAR
DAVID BISHOP1500mGREAT BRITAIN STUDENTS, SCOTLAND (Commonwealth Games 2014)
CHRIS GOWELL800mGREAT BRITAIN U20, WALES (Commonwealth Games 2010)
ROB BUGDENCROSS COUNTRYGREAT BRITAIN U23, ENGLAND
SCOTT SIMPSONPOLE VAULTGREAT BRITAIN U23, WALES (Commonwealth Games 2006)
LEE DORANJAVELINGREAT BRITAIN U20, WALES (Commonwealth Games 2010)
STEVE SHALDERSTRIPLE JUMPGREAT BRITAIN U20, WALES (Commonwealth Games 2002, 2006)
SHARON HEVERANHIGH JUMPIRELAND
TIM ABEYIESPRINTSGREAT BRITAIN, WALES, GHANA
STEPHEN DAVIES800m / 1500mGREAT BRITAIN U20, WALES
SONIA LAWRENCEPOLE VAULTWALES (Commonwealth Games 2002)
TIM THOMASPOLE VAULTGREAT BRITAIN, WALES (Commonwealth Games 2002)
JAMES THIEMIDDLE DISTANCEGREAT BRITAIN, WALES (Commonwealth Games 2006, 2010)
DAWN HIGGINS400mGREAT BRITAIN STUDENTS
JAMIE HENTHORNSPRINTSGREAT BRITAIN U20/U23/STUDENTS, WALES (Commonwealth Games 1998, 2002)
RACHEL KING100 HURDLESGREAT BRITAIN, WALES (Commonwealth Games 1998, 2002)
SARAH MOOREHAMMERGREAT BRITAIN, WALES (Commonwealth Games 1998, 2002)
PETER MAITLANDSPRINTSGREAT BRITAIN U20, WALES (Commonwealth Games 1994)
DAVID WOODTRIPLE JUMPGREAT BRITAIN, WALES (Commonwealth Games 1986)
DAVID JAMESMIDDLE DISTANCEGREAT BRITAIN STUDENTS
JOHN PHILLIPSTRIPLE JUMPGREAT BRITAIN, WALES (Commonwealth Games 1978)
JOHN J WILLIAMSSPRINTSGREAT BRITAIN STUDENTS, WALES (Commonwealth Games 1970)
GRAHAM WEBBTRIPLE JUMPWALES (Commonwealth Games 1970)
GWYN WILLLIAMSLONG JUMPWALES (Commonwealth Games 1970)
DAVID LEASEPOLE VAULTWALES (Commonwealth Games 1970, 1974)
KERI JONESSPRINTSWALES (Commonwealth Games 1966)

Club Records

Indoors

Tim Abeyie6.69200460mCharlotte Wingfield7.442017
Tim Abeyie20.922005200mCharlotte Wingfield24.102017
Gareth Warburton46.962006400mEmma Pullen54.082011
Richard Hill1.47.642008800mChloe Anderson2.08.892012
James Thie3.45.2020111500mCharlotte Arter4.22.502012
Piers Copeland7.58.6020183000mCharlotte Arter9.38.702012
Matt Butler8.05200460m HurdlesAshley Helsby8.372011
Seriashe Childs, Peter Stafford, David Greene, Gareth Warburton1.27.1220054 x 200mtbc1.38.952014
Gable Garenamotse8.022002Long JumpRebecca Chapman6.232015
Steve Shalders16.392006Triple JumpSara Barry12.292006
Tom Parsons2.202005High JumpSharon Heveran1.832007
Scott Simpson5.422007Pole VaultLouise Butterworth / Bryony Raine4.152008/10
Ryan Spencer-Jones16.232009Shot PuttAdele Nicoll16.092017
Francis Baker54902009Heptathlon / PentathlonLauren O’Reilly36372012

Outdoors

Tim Abeyie10.302005100m201711.54Charlotte Wingfield
Tim Abeyie20.922004200m201723.84Charlotte Wingfield
Owen Smith46.232016400m201352.92Emma Pullen
Richard Hill1.45.102006800m20122.08.08Charlotte Arter
Steve Mitchell3.38.2720141500m20154.18.07Ffion Price
David James7.46.9519803000m20079.35.33Stephanie Barnes
David James13.33.9119805000m200816.53.72Stephanie Barnes
David Hopkins28.58.6197710000m201637.24.21Lucy Marland
Matt Butler14.082004110/100m Hurdles199813.44Rachel King
David Greene49.532008400m Hurdles201159.69Emma Peters
Jonathan Hopkins5.35.6320162000m S/C201306:45.8Emily Brown
Jonathan Hopkins8.37.4320163000m S/C201310:45.2Emily Brown
   Sam Gordon, Dewi Hammond, Gareth Hopkins, Richard Tremblen40.7020154 x 100m201745.92Catherine Hardy, Amy Odunaiya, Amy Bowen, Charlotte Wingfield
     
Andy Clements, David Greene,3.12.0120054 x 400m20123.42.31Rhiannon Linington-Payne, Megan Rogers
Richard Hill, Gareth Warburton     Emma Peters, Emma Pullen
Gable Garenamotse8.142003Long Jump20046.37Henrietta Paxton
Steve Shalders16.712005Triple Jump200612.65Sara Barry
Tom Parsons2.232005High Jump20061.86Sharon Heveran
Scott Simpson5.412006Pole Vault20084.21Louise Butterworth
Ryan Spencer-Jones16.792009Shot Putt201616.24Adele Nicoll
Brett Morse63.352010Discus200354.73Rebecca Roles
Jac Palmer68.232018Hammer201860.64Jordana Badley-Castello
Lee Doran73.752007Javelin200752.68Lianne Clarke
Francis Baker71192010Decathlon / Heptathlon20184707Molly Newton-O’Brien