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
| CHARLOTTE WINGFIELD (Malta) | SPRINTS | Rio, 2016 |
| DAVID GREENE | 400 HURDLES | Beijing 2008, London 2012 |
| TOM PARSONS | HIGH JUMP | Beijing 2008, London 2012 |
| ALED DAVIES | SHOT / DISCUS | London 2012, Rio 2016 |
| NATHAN STEPHENS | SHOT / JAVELIN / DISCUS | London 2012 |
| BRETT MORSE | DISCUS | London 2012 |
| GARETH WARBURTON | 400m / 800m | London 2012 |
| JOHN McFALL | SPRINTS | Beijing 2008 |
| EMMA ANIA | SPRINTS | Beijing 2008 |
| MATT ELIAS | 400 HURDLES | Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 |
| GABLE GARENAMOTSE (Botswana) | LONG JUMP | Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 |
| VENISSA HEAD | SHOT/DISCUS | Los Angeles 1984 |
| LYNN DAVIES CBE | LONG JUMP | Tokyo 1964, Mexico 1968, Munich 1972 |
| PETER RADFORD | SPRINTS | Rome 1960 |
International Honours
| MICA MOORE | 4 x 100 | GREAT BRITAIN U20, WALES (Commonwealth Games 2014) |
| KATY SEALY | HEPTATHLON | BELIZE (Commonwealth Games 2010) |
| CURTIS MATTHEWS | DECATHLON | WALES (Commonwealth Games 2014) |
| ADAM BITCHELL | 5000m | GREAT BRITAIN U23, WALES (Commonwealth Games 2014) |
| DAVID GUEST | DECATHLON | GREAT BRITAIN U20, WALES (Commonwealth Games 2014) |
| ASHLEY-FAYE HELSBY | 100 HURDLES | GREAT BRITAIN STUDENTS, ENGLAND |
| BRYONY RAINE | POLE VAULT | WALES (Commonwealth Games 2010, 2014) |
| JOE THOMAS | 800m | GREAT BRITAIN, WALES (Commonwealth Games 2010, 2014) |
| RICHARD HILL | 800m | GREAT BRITAIN, ENGLAND |
| PAUL BRADSHAW | 800m | GREAT BRITAIN U23, ENGLAND |
| NADINE OKYERE | 400m | GREAT BRITAIN, ENGLAND (Commonwealth Games 2010) |
| ELLIOT O’NEILL | TRIPLE JUMP | GREAT BRITAIN U23, ENGLAND |
| GARY WHITE | TRIPLE JUMP | GREAT BRITAIN U23, ENGLAND |
| EMMA LYONS | POLE VAULT | GREAT BRITAIN U23, ENGLAND (Commonwealth Games 2010) |
| LOUISE BUTTERWORTH | POLE VAULT | GREAT BRITAIN U23, ENGLAND |
| SALLY HINDS | SHOT PUTT | GREAT BRITAIN U20, WALES |
| LAUREN THERIN | JAVELIN / DISCUS | GREAT BRITAIN U20, JERSEY (Commonwealth Games 2006) |
| RYAN SPENCER-JONES | SHOT PUTT | WALES (Commonwealth Games 2010, 2014) |
| JONATHAN LAVERS | 400m | GIBRALTAR |
| DOMINIC CARROLL | 800m, 60m | GIBRALTAR |
| DAVID BISHOP | 1500m | GREAT BRITAIN STUDENTS, SCOTLAND (Commonwealth Games 2014) |
| CHRIS GOWELL | 800m | GREAT BRITAIN U20, WALES (Commonwealth Games 2010) |
| ROB BUGDEN | CROSS COUNTRY | GREAT BRITAIN U23, ENGLAND |
| SCOTT SIMPSON | POLE VAULT | GREAT BRITAIN U23, WALES (Commonwealth Games 2006) |
| LEE DORAN | JAVELIN | GREAT BRITAIN U20, WALES (Commonwealth Games 2010) |
| STEVE SHALDERS | TRIPLE JUMP | GREAT BRITAIN U20, WALES (Commonwealth Games 2002, 2006) |
| SHARON HEVERAN | HIGH JUMP | IRELAND |
| TIM ABEYIE | SPRINTS | GREAT BRITAIN, WALES, GHANA |
| STEPHEN DAVIES | 800m / 1500m | GREAT BRITAIN U20, WALES |
| SONIA LAWRENCE | POLE VAULT | WALES (Commonwealth Games 2002) |
| TIM THOMAS | POLE VAULT | GREAT BRITAIN, WALES (Commonwealth Games 2002) |
| JAMES THIE | MIDDLE DISTANCE | GREAT BRITAIN, WALES (Commonwealth Games 2006, 2010) |
| DAWN HIGGINS | 400m | GREAT BRITAIN STUDENTS |
| JAMIE HENTHORN | SPRINTS | GREAT BRITAIN U20/U23/STUDENTS, WALES (Commonwealth Games 1998, 2002) |
| RACHEL KING | 100 HURDLES | GREAT BRITAIN, WALES (Commonwealth Games 1998, 2002) |
| SARAH MOORE | HAMMER | GREAT BRITAIN, WALES (Commonwealth Games 1998, 2002) |
| PETER MAITLAND | SPRINTS | GREAT BRITAIN U20, WALES (Commonwealth Games 1994) |
| DAVID WOOD | TRIPLE JUMP | GREAT BRITAIN, WALES (Commonwealth Games 1986) |
| DAVID JAMES | MIDDLE DISTANCE | GREAT BRITAIN STUDENTS |
| JOHN PHILLIPS | TRIPLE JUMP | GREAT BRITAIN, WALES (Commonwealth Games 1978) |
| JOHN J WILLIAMS | SPRINTS | GREAT BRITAIN STUDENTS, WALES (Commonwealth Games 1970) |
| GRAHAM WEBB | TRIPLE JUMP | WALES (Commonwealth Games 1970) |
| GWYN WILLLIAMS | LONG JUMP | WALES (Commonwealth Games 1970) |
| DAVID LEASE | POLE VAULT | WALES (Commonwealth Games 1970, 1974) |
| KERI JONES | SPRINTS | WALES (Commonwealth Games 1966) |
Club Records
Indoors
| Tim Abeyie | 6.69 | 2004 | 60m | Charlotte Wingfield | 7.44 | 2017 |
| Tim Abeyie | 20.92 | 2005 | 200m | Charlotte Wingfield | 24.10 | 2017 |
| Gareth Warburton | 46.96 | 2006 | 400m | Emma Pullen | 54.08 | 2011 |
| Richard Hill | 1.47.64 | 2008 | 800m | Chloe Anderson | 2.08.89 | 2012 |
| James Thie | 3.45.20 | 2011 | 1500m | Charlotte Arter | 4.22.50 | 2012 |
| Steve Mitchell | 8.04.89 | 2015 | 3000m | Charlotte Arter | 9.38.70 | 2012 |
| Matt Butler | 8.05 | 2004 | 60m Hurdles | Ashley Helsby | 8.37 | 2011 |
| Seriashe Childs, Peter Stafford, David Greene, Gareth Warburton | 1.27.12 | 2005 | 4 x 200m | tbc | 1.38.95 | 2014 |
| Gable Garenamotse | 8.02 | 2002 | Long Jump | Rebecca Chapman | 6.23 | 2015 |
| Steve Shalders | 16.39 | 2006 | Triple Jump | Sara Barry | 12.29 | 2006 |
| Tom Parsons | 2.20 | 2005 | High Jump | Sharon Heveran | 1.83 | 2007 |
| Scott Simpson | 5.42 | 2007 | Pole Vault | Louise Butterworth / Bryony Raine | 4.15 | 2008/10 |
| Ryan Spencer-Jones | 16.23 | 2009 | Shot Putt | Adele Nicoll | 16.09 | 2017 |
| Francis Baker | 5490 | 2009 | Heptathlon / Pentathlon | Lauren O’Reilly | 3637 | 2012 |
Outdoors
| Tim Abeyie | 10.30 | 2005 | 100m | 2017 | 11.54 | Charlotte Wingfield |
| Tim Abeyie | 20.92 | 2004 | 200m | 2017 | 23.84 | Charlotte Wingfield |
| Owen Smith | 46.23 | 2016 | 400m | 2013 | 52.92 | Emma Pullen |
| Richard Hill | 1.45.10 | 2006 | 800m | 2012 | 2.08.08 | Charlotte Arter |
| Steve Mitchell | 3.38.27 | 2014 | 1500m | 2015 | 4.18.07 | Ffion Price |
| David James | 7.46.95 | 1980 | 3000m | 2007 | 9.35.33 | Stephanie Barnes |
| David James | 13.33.91 | 1980 | 5000m | 2008 | 16.53.72 | Stephanie Barnes |
| David Hopkins | 28.58.6 | 1977 | 10000m | 2016 | 37.24.21 | Lucy Marland |
| Matt Butler | 14.08 | 2004 | 110/100m Hurdles | 1998 | 13.44 | Rachel King |
| David Greene | 49.53 | 2008 | 400m Hurdles | 2011 | 59.69 | Emma Peters |
| Jonathan Hopkins | 5.35.63 | 2016 | 2000m S/C | 2013 | 06:45.8 | Emily Brown |
| Jonathan Hopkins | 8.37.43 | 2016 | 3000m S/C | 2013 | 10:45.2 | Emily Brown |
| Sam Gordon, Dewi Hammond, Gareth Hopkins, Richard Tremblen | 40.70 | 2015 | 4 x 100m | 2017 | 45.92 | Catherine Hardy, Amy Odunaiya, Amy Bowen, Charlotte Wingfield |
| Andy Clements, David Greene, | 3.12.01 | 2005 | 4 x 400m | 2012 | 3.42.31 | Rhiannon Linington-Payne, Megan Rogers |
| Richard Hill, Gareth Warburton | Emma Peters, Emma Pullen | |||||
| Gable Garenamotse | 8.14 | 2003 | Long Jump | 2004 | 6.37 | Henrietta Paxton |
| Steve Shalders | 16.71 | 2005 | Triple Jump | 2006 | 12.65 | Sara Barry |
| Tom Parsons | 2.23 | 2005 | High Jump | 2006 | 1.86 | Sharon Heveran |
| Scott Simpson | 5.41 | 2006 | Pole Vault | 2008 | 4.21 | Louise Butterworth |
| Ryan Spencer-Jones | 16.79 | 2009 | Shot Putt | 2016 | 16.24 | Adele Nicoll |
| Brett Morse | 63.35 | 2010 | Discus | 2003 | 54.73 | Rebecca Roles |
| Jac Palmer | 64.81 | 2016 | Hammer | 1994 | 50.52 | Sarah Moore |
| Lee Doran | 73.75 | 2007 | Javelin | 2007 | 52.68 | Lianne Clarke |
| Francis Baker | 7119 | 2010 | Decathlon / Heptathlon | 2013 | 4574 | Sara Geary |
