European Indoor Masters Gold for Steve Whyte
TVH throws powerhouse Steve Whyte scooped three medals including a gold in the European Indoor Masters Championships in Ancona, Italy. A third round effort of 20.52m won the M50 weight throw by 17 cm from Laurent Bettolo of France. Steve completed a full set of medals by claiming silver in the hammer and bronze in the discus, his haul helping the GB team to third place in the medals table behind Germany and Italy.
John Munroe came sixth in the M45 long jump, while Trevor Wade, only just back from injury was 14th in the M55 long jump. Andrew Mitchell, making his debut at this level, was sixth in the M45 1500m.
European Masters Indoors Championships Ancona, Itay 27 March – 3rd April
Weight M50 1st (Gold) Steve Whyte 20.52m
Hammer M50 2nd (Silver) Steve Whyte 55.22m
Discus M50 3rd (Bronze) Steve Whyte 49.23m
Shot Putt M50 4th Steve Whyte 14.06m
Long Jump M45 6th John Munroe 6.07m
Long Jump M55 14th Trevor Wade 4.69m
1500 M45 6th Andrew Mitchell 4:22.56 PB