Long jump legend is joined by Paul Nihill, Cherry Alexander, Tony Jarrett, Sheila Sherwood, Lloyd Cowan, Verona Elder and Jason Gardener as 2021 inductees
Greg Rutherford was joined by Paul Nihill, Cherry Alexander, Tony Jarrett, Sheila Sherwood, Lloyd Cowan, Verona Elder and Jason Gardener as inductees into the England Athletics hall of fame.
The celebration was staged on Saturday (Oct 23) at the NEC in Birmingham and saw the 2012 Olympic long jump gold medallist’s achievements recognised.
The England Athletics hall of fame class of 2021 includes…
Greg Rutherford – as well as winning Olympic gold in 2012, he took Commonwealth gold wearing England colours in Glasgow 2014 and also earned European and world titles during his brilliant career.
Paul Nihill – the European champion and Olympic silver medallist from the 1960s died 10 months ago from coronavirus and was a legendary race walker. You can read AW’s tribute to him here.
Paul Nihill’s friends and relatives (Mark Shearman)
Cherry Alexander – the European Athletics vice president was awarded an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2019 for her contribution to athletics.
Cherry Alexander (Mark Shearman)
Tony Jarrett – world silver medallist in the sprint hurdles in 1993 and 1995, he won Commonwealth titles in 1990 and 1998 and currently coaches the next generation.
Tony Jarrett (Mark Shearman)
Sheila Sherwood – 1970 Commonwealth long jump champion and 1968 Olympic silver medallist. Altogether she competed in three Olympics.
Lloyd Cowan – the former hurdler found his true calling as a coach and guided, among others, Christine Ohuruogu, Andy Turner and his son Dwayne.
Christine Ohuruogu and Dwayne Cowan (England Athletics)
Verona Elder – multiple European indoor 400m champion and also won 400m silver and 4x400m golds at the Commonwealth Games.
Verona Elder (Mark Shearman)
Jason Gardener – won the world indoor 60m title in 2004, four European indoor 60m golds and was part of the Olympic 4x100m winning team in 2004.
Jason Gardener (Mark Shearman)
The event also saw volunteers from across the country honoured in the National Volunteer Awards to celebrate their dedication and service to the sport.
David Weir, meanwhile, was named athlete of the decade, whereas Keely Hodgkinson, Jake Heyward and Charlie Carvell were awarded the Ron Pickering Memorial fund’s young athlete of the year award.
Congratulations to David Weir for being named athlete of the decade at this weekend’s England Athletics Awards in Birmingham. ? @AthleticsImages pic.twitter.com/nbdqPGerKH
— AW (@AthleticsWeekly) October 24, 2021
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