English Schools' Athletics Championships
The English Schools' Athletics Championships are annual national athletics competitions organised by the English Schools' Athletic Association (ESAA) for students in England aged 12–18 for track and field, cross country and race walking.
The events are used to select the English team for the Schools International Athletics Board competitions (which involve England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland) and the ISF World Schools' Cross Country Championships and World Schools Track & Field Championships.[1]
Age groups
Age groups for the championships are defined based on a student's age on the 31st August of the school year in which the competition is held as follows:[2]
Group (Boys, Girls) | Age at 31st August | Age at Event | School Year |
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Junior (JB, JG) | 13–14 | 12–14 | 8–9 |
Intermediate (IB, IG) | 15–16 | 14–16 | 10–11 |
Senior (SB, SG) | 17–18 | 16–18 | 12–13 |
Track and field championships
The track and field championships have been held every year since 1925 (except for 1940–1945 due to WWII) and are the 4th largest athletics event in the world.[3] Since 2003 they have been held at the major athletics venues of Birmingham Alexander Stadium, Gateshead International Stadium and former Sheffield Don Valley Stadium.
To be eligible to compete students must attain an entry standard. Each county selects a team for the championships from the eligible students attending schools in their area subject to various constraints including maximum team sizes and students only being allowed to participate in a single individual event at the championships. Teams earn points based on the finishing position of their students in each event and their performances levels.[4] The teams compete for various trophies based on their points earned. Since 1951 Essex have attained the overall highest points total the most times.
# | Year | Venue | Winning Team |
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1 | 1925 | Crystal Palace | multiple |
2 | 1926 | Stamford Bridge | multiple |
3 | 1927 | Stamford Bridge | multiple |
4 | 1928 | Stamford Bridge | multiple |
5 | 1929 | Stamford Bridge | multiple |
6 | 1930 | Stamford Bridge | multiple |
7 | 1931 | Reading | multiple |
8 | 1932 | Guildford | multiple |
9 | 1933 | Southend-on-Sea | multiple |
10 | 1934 | Blackpool | multiple |
11 | 1935 | Kettering | multiple |
12 | 1936 | Margate | multiple |
13 | 1937 | Brighton | multiple |
14 | 1938 | Derby | multiple |
15 | 1939 | Loughborough | multiple |
16 | 1946 | Eton | multiple |
17 | 1947 | Hull | multiple |
18 | 1948 | Bath | multiple |
19 | 1949 | Carshalton | multiple |
20 | 1950 | Port Sunlight | multiple |
21 | 1951 | Southampton | Middlesex |
22 | 1952 | Bradford | Yorkshire |
23 | 1953 | Uxbridge | Middlesex |
24 | 1954 | Ashington | Yorkshire |
25 | 1955 | Manchester | Surrey |
26 | 1956 | Plymouth | Yorkshire |
27 | 1957 | Southampton | Essex |
28 | 1958 | Houghton-le-Spring | Lancashire |
29 | 1959 | Northwich | Essex |
30 | 1960 | Shrewsbury | Middlesex |
31 | 1961 | Chesterfield | Middlesex/Yorkshire |
32 | 1962 | Hull | Yorkshire |
33 | 1963 | Chelmsford | Yorkshire |
34 | 1964 | Hendon | Yorkshire |
35 | 1965 | Watford | Lancashire |
36 | 1966 | Blackburn | Essex |
37 | 1967 | Peterborough | Lancashire |
38 | 1968 | Portsmouth | Lancashire |
39 | 1969 | Motspur Park | Essex |
40 | 1970 | Solihull | Lancashire |
41 | 1971 | Crystal Palace | Lancashire |
42 | 1972 | Usworth Washington | Warwickshire |
43 | 1973 | Bebington | Warwickshire |
44 | 1974 | Shrewsbury | Middlesex |
45 | 1975 | Durham | Middlesex |
46 | 1976 | Cannock | Middlesex |
47 | 1977 | Hendon | Essex |
48 | 1978 | Chesterfield | Essex |
49 | 1979 | Nottingham | West Midlands |
50 | 1980 | Knowsley | Essex |
51 | 1981 | Yeovil | West Midlands |
52 | 1982 | Birmingham | West Midlands |
53 | 1983 | Plymouth | West Midlands |
54 | 1984 | Thurrock | West Midlands |
55 | 1985 | Hull | West Midlands |
56 | 1986 | Portsmouth | West Midlands |
57 | 1987 | Birmingham | West Midlands |
58 | 1988 | Yeovil | West Midlands |
59 | 1989 | Wigan | Kent |
60 | 1990 | Derby | West Midlands |
61 | 1991 | Stoke | West Midlands |
62 | 1992 | Hull | Essex |
63 | 1993 | Blackpool | West Midlands |
64 | 1994 | Telford | Essex |
65 | 1995 | Nottingham | Essex |
66 | 1996 | Sheffield | Essex |
67 | 1997 | Sheffield | Essex |
68 | 1998 | Exeter | Essex |
69 | 1999 | Bury St. Edmunds | Essex |
70 | 2000 | Sheffield | Essex |
71 | 2001 | Exeter | Essex |
72 | 2002 | Nottingham | Surrey |
73 | 2003 | Sheffield | Essex |
74 | 2004 | Gateshead | Essex |
75 | 2005 | Birmingham | Essex |
76 | 2006 | Gateshead | Kent |
77 | 2007 | Birmingham | Essex |
78 | 2008 | Gateshead | Essex |
79 | 2009 | Sheffield | Essex |
80 | 2010 | Birmingham | Surrey |
81 | 2011 | Gateshead | Essex |
82 | 2012 | Gateshead | Surrey |
83 | 2013 | Birmingham | Surrey |
84 | 2014 | Birmingham | Surrey |
85 | 2015 | Gateshead | Essex |
86 | 2016 | Gateshead |
Age Group | Event | Mark | Athlete | County | Year |
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JB | 100 m | 10.84 | Kesi Oludoyi | Hertfordshire | 2013 |
JB | 200 m | 22.20 | Michael Williams | Hampshire | 1986 |
JB | 300 m | 35.21 | Joseph Massimo | Surrey | 2014 |
JB | 800 m | 1:56.10 | Craig Winrow | Lancashire | 1986 |
JB | 1500 m | 4:03.60 | Douglas Stones | Humberside | 1979 |
JB | 80 m hurdles | 10.75 | Daniel Davies | Surrey | 2002 |
JB | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.51 | Surrey | 2005 | |
JB | High jump | 1.96 | Richard Byers | Cumbria | 2005 |
JB | Long jump | 6.68 | Onen Eyong | London | 1999 |
JB | Triple jump | 13.86 | Jamie Quarry | Kent | 1987 |
JB | Pole vault | 4.30 | Neil Winter | Avon | 1988 |
JB | Shot put | 18.29 | Michael Wheeler | Surrey | 2006 |
JB | Discus throw | 54.54 | Curtis Griffith-Parker | London | 2005 |
JB | Javelin throw | 61.28 | Oliver Bradfield | Norfolk | 2010 |
JB | Hammer throw | 70.78 | Andrew Tolputt | Berkshire | 1982 |
IB | 100 m | 10.54 | Mark Lewis-Francis | West Midlands | 1998 |
IB | 200 m | 21.44 | Dean Daniel | Cleveland | 2003 |
IB | 400 m | 47.18 | Chris Clarke | Berkshire | 2006 |
IB | 800 m | 1:50.93 | Michael Rimmer | Merseyside | 2002 |
IB | 1500 m | 3:49.15 | Matthew Shirling | Merseyside | 2012 |
IB | 3000 m | 8:20.00 | Kevin Steere | Norfolk | 1971 |
IB | 100 m hurdles | 12.70 | Jack Meredith | Merseyside | 2008 |
IB | 400 m hurdles | 52.63 | Nathan Woodward | Warwickshire | 2006 |
IB | 1500 m steeplechase | 4:13.56 | Zac Seddon | Berkshire | 2010 |
IB | 4 × 100 m relay | 41.85 | London | 2010 | |
IB | High jump | 2.12 | Femi Abejide | London | 1981 |
IB | Long jump | 7.47 | Bernard Yeboah | Surrey | 2002 |
IB | Triple jump | 15.91 | Jonathan Moore | West Midlands | 2000 |
IB | Pole vault | 4.71 | Joel Leon Benitez | Nottinghamshire | 2014 |
IB | Shot put | 20.48 | Carl Myerscough | Lancashire | 1996 |
IB | Discus throw | 61.24 | Emeka Udechuku | London | 1995 |
IB | Javelin throw | 77.12 | James Whiteaker | Kent | 2014 |
IB | Hammer throw | 73.58 | Andrew Tolputt | Berkshire | 1984 |
SB | 100 m | 10.40 | Mike Powell | London | 1980 |
SB | 200 m | 20.98 | Julian Thomas | West Midlands | 2005 |
SB | 400 m | 46.26 | Mark Hylton | Berkshire | 1995 |
SB | 800 m | 1:48.60 | Paul Burgess | Leicestershire | 1989 |
SB | 1500 m | 3:45.90 | Clifton Bradeley | Staffordshire | 1984 |
SB | 3000 m | 8:10.50 | John Nuttall | Lancashire | 1985 |
SB | 110 m hurdles | 13.69 | Jack Meredith | Merseyside | 2010 |
SB | 400 m hurdles | 51.50 | Max Robertson | Somerset | 1982 |
SB | 2000 m steeplechase | 5:38.20 | Spencer Duval | Staffordshire | 1989 |
SB | 4 × 100 m relay | 41.28 | Middlesex | 2009 | |
SB | High jump | 2.25 | Geoff Parsons | Kent | 1983 |
SB | Long jump | 7.68 | Jonathan Moore | West Midlands | 2001 |
SB | Triple jump | 15.92 | Lawrence Lynch | London | 1985 |
SB | Pole vault | 5.16 | Ben Flint | South Yorkshire | 1998 |
SB | Shot put | 20.64 | Carl Myerscough | Somerset | 1998 |
SB | Discus throw | 61.87 | Lawrence Okoye | Surrey | 2010 |
SB | Javelin throw | 72.89 | David Parker | North Yorkshire | 1998 |
SB | Hammer throw | 74.42 | Taylor Campbell | Middlesex | 2014 |
JG | 100 m | 11.58 | Ashleigh Nelson | Staffordshire | 2005 |
JG | 200 m | 24.00 | Diane Smith | Middlesex | 1989 |
JG | 800 m | 2:06.22 | Tilly Simpson | Derby | 2015 |
JG | 1500 m | 4:23.58 | Jessica Judd | Essex | 2009 |
JG | 75 m hurdles | 10.99 | Danielle Rooney | Lancashire | 2005 |
JG | 4 × 100 m relay | 47.37 | Surrey | 2012 | |
JG | High jump | 1.77 | Lee Haggett | London | 1986 |
JG | Long jump | 6.22 | Margaret Cheetham | Merseyside | 1983 |
JG | Shot put | 13.92 | Susan King | Suffolk | 1979 |
JG | Discus throw | 39.89 | Sophie Mace | Surrey | 2013 |
JG | Javelin throw | 44.23 | Freya Jones | Hampshire | 2008 |
IG | 100 m | 11.81 | Joscelynn Hopeson | Surrey | 2004 |
IG | 200 m | 23.62 | Vernicha James | London | 2000 |
IG | 300 m | 37.93 | Cheriece Hylton | Kent | 2013 |
IG | 800 m | 2:05.60 | Jo White | Surrey | 1977 |
IG | 1500 m | 4:16.24 | Georgia Peel | Hampshire | 2009 |
IG | 3000 m | 9:27.15 | Harriet Knowles-Jones | Greater Manchester | 2014 |
IG | 80 m hurdles | 11.10 | Angela Thorp | South Yorkshire | 1989 |
IG | 80 m hurdles | 11.10 | Serita Solomon | Kent | 2005 |
IG | 300 m hurdles | 41.48 | Perri Shakes-Drayton | London | 2005 |
IG | 4 × 100 m relay | 46.40 | Nottinghamshire | 1984 | |
IG | High jump | 1.83 | Aileen Wilson | Leicestershire | 2000 |
IG | Long jump | 6.38 | Margaret Cheetham | Merseyside | 1985 |
IG | Triple jump | 12.22 | Amy Williams | Cheshire | 2013 |
IG | Pole vault | 3.93 | Molly Caudery | Cornwall | 2015 |
IG | Shot put | 15.08 | Sophie McKinna | Norfolk | 2010 |
IG | Discus throw | 49.36 | Claire Smithson | Sussex | 1999 |
IG | Javelin throw | 52.21 | Emma Hamplett | Staffordshire | 2014 |
IG | Hammer throw | 58.83 | Katie Head | Essex | 2015 |
SG | 100 m | 11.59 | Rebecca Drummond | Staffordshire | 1995 |
SG | 200 m | 23.40 | Simone Jacobs | Berkshire | 1984 |
SG | 400 m | 54.33 | Hayley Jones | Cheshire | 2006 |
SG | 800 m | 2:05.18 | Danni Barnes | Devon | 2003 |
SG | 1500 m | 4:15.08 | Amy Griffiths | Leicestershire | 2014 |
SG | 3000 m | 9:04.30 | Paula Radcliffe | Bedfordshire | 1992 |
SG | 100 m hurdles | 13.50 | Lesley-Anne Skeete | Somerset | 1986 |
SG | 400 m hurdles | 57.81 | Hayley McLean | Essex | 2013 |
SG | 1500 m steeplechase | 4:44.83 | Louise Webb | Hampshire | 2009 |
SG | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.60 | Avon | 1979 | |
SG | High jump | 1.88 | Vikki Hubbard | Lincolnshire | 2006 |
SG | Pole vault | 3.85 | Lucy Bryan | Avon | 2012 |
Livvy Connor | Sussex | 2015 | |||
Abigail Roberts | West Yorkshire | 2015 | |||
SG | Long jump | 6.65 | Fiona May | Derbyshire | 1989 |
SG | Triple jump | 12.88 | Ahtollah Rose | Greater Manchester | 2011 |
SG | Shot put | 15.65 | Eden Francis | Leicestershire | 2007 |
SG | Discus throw | 52.74 | Claire Smithson | Sussex | 2001 |
SG | Javelin throw | 50.54 | Izzy Jeffs | Somerset | 2010 |
SG | Hammer throw | 61.65 | Sophie Hitchon | Lancashire | 2009 |
Cross country championships
The cross country championships have been held every year since 1960 for boys and 1968 for girls (except for 2001 due to the foot-and-mouth outbreak). Originally separate events were held for boys and girls but since 1989 they have always been combined.
Combined events and race walking championships
A separate championships is held each year for combined events and race walking. For combined events students compete in the track and field pentathlon (JB, JG), heptathlon (IG, SG), octathlon (IB) and decathlon (SB) events.[14] For race walking students compete over 3000 metres (JB, JG, IG) and 5000 metres (IB, SB, SG).[15]
Notable competitors
Many competitors at the English Schools' Athletics Championships have gone on to win Olympic and World Championship medals including multiple gold medallists Mo Farah, Jessica Ennis-Hill, Kelly Holmes and Greg Rutherford.
Athlete | Olympic/World Medals | English Schools' Athletics Championships Results | ||
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Senior | Intermediate | Junior | ||
Mo Farah | 5000 m, 2015 Worlds 10,000 m, 2015 Worlds 5000 m, 2013 Worlds 10,000 m, 2013 Worlds 5000 m, 2012 Olympics 10,000 m, 2012 Olympics 5000 m, 2011 Worlds 10,000 m, 2011 Worlds |
1500 m, 2001 | 1500 m, 1999 cross country, 1999 3000 m, 1998 cross country, 1998 |
1500 m, 1997 |
Jessica Ennis-Hill | heptathlon, 2015 Worlds heptathlon, 2012 Olympics heptathlon, 2011 Worlds heptathlon, 2009 Worlds |
high Jump, 2002 | high jump, 2000 10th, high jump, 1999 15th, heptathlon, 1999 | |
Kelly Holmes | 800 m, 2004 Olympics 1500 m, 2004 Olympics |
1500 m, 1987 | ||
Greg Rutherford | long jump, 2015 Worlds long jump, 2012 Olympics |
4th, long jump, 2004 4th, long jump, 2003 |
5th, long jump, 2001 | |
Alistair Brownlee | triathlon, 2012 Olympics | cross country, 2006 | ||
Phillips Idowu | triple jump, 2009 Worlds | triple jump, 1997 triple jump, 1996 |
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Paula Radcliffe | marathon, 2005 Worlds | 3000 m, 1992 1500 m, 1991 |
8th, 1500 m, 1988 | |
Kelly Sotherton | heptathlon, 2004 Olympics heptathlon, 2007 Worlds |
long jump, 1995 heptathlon, 1994 |
heptathlon, 1992 4th, 300 m, 1992 |
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Darren Campbell | 100 m, 2003 Worlds 200 m, 2000 Olympics |
200 m, 1989 | 200 m, 1988 | |
Dean Macey | decathlon, 2001 Worlds decathlon, 1999 Worlds |
decathlon, 1995 | ||
Jonathan Brownlee | triathlon, 2012 Olympics | 11th, cross country, 2008 | 23rd, 3000 m, 2006 | 146th, cross country, 2004 |
Lisa Dobriskey | 1500 m, 2009 Worlds | 1500 m, 2001 | 800 m, 1999 | 800 m, 1998 4th, cross country, 1998 5th, 800 m, 1997 |
Hannah England | 1500 m, 2011 Worlds | 1500 m, 2005 | 12th, cross country, 2003 | 5th, 1500 m, 2001 61st, cross country, 2000 |
Nicola Sanders | 400 m, 2007 Worlds | 400 m hurdles, 2000 400 m hurdles, 1999 |
300 m, 1998 4th, 200 m, 1997 |
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Tasha Danvers | 400 m hurdles, 2008 Olympics | 100 m hurdles, 1995 | 300 m hurdles, 1994 300 m hurdles, 1993 |
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Robert Grabarz | high jump, 2012 Olympics | high jump, 2005 | high jump, 2004 | |
Jenny Meadows | 800 m, 2009 Worlds | 5th, 400 m, 1999 400 m, 1998 |
5th, 300 m, 1997 | 800 m, 1995 |
Perri Shakes-Drayton | 400 m hurdles, 2010 Worlds | Heats, 400 m hurdles, 2006 | 300 m hurdles, 2005 Final, 300 m hurdles, 2004 |
Heats, 200 m, 2003 |
Andy Turner | 110 m hurdles, 2011 Worlds | 110 m hurdles, 1999 | 100 m hurdles, 1997 |
External links
English Schools' Athletic Association
References
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- ↑ "ESAA Age Groups". www.esaa.net. Retrieved 2015-06-28.
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- ↑ "ESAA: Track & Field Competition Rules". www.esaa.net. Retrieved 2015-06-28.
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(help) - ↑ "http://www.esaa.net/2011/tf/national/results/tf2011-results-booklet.pdf" (PDF). www.esaa.net. Retrieved 2015-06-28. External link in
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(help) - ↑ "ESAA Combined Events Rules". www.esaa.net. Retrieved 2015-06-28.
- ↑ "ESAA Race Walk Rules". www.esaa.net. Retrieved 2015-06-28.
- ↑ "olympicteam2004". www.esaa.net. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ↑ "Olympic Team 2008". www.esaa.net. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ↑ "Olympic Team 2012". www.esaa.net. Retrieved 2015-05-30.