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Kennedy Wins V35 British Masters Decathlon |
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Thursday, 25 September 2008 |
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DOUBLE delight for Doncaster Athletic Club saw multi-eventers Troy Kennedy and Liam Ramsey scoop gold medal success in two prestigious competitions. Kennedy, 35, won the V35 British Masters Decathlon in Oxford, while teenager Ramsay finished first in the Under 17 Men's Octathlon at the Yorkshire Championships.
Competing for Northern Vets Kennedy scored a magnificent 5,015 points from the ten events to push team-mate Andrew England into second. Another Doncaster athlete, and also a member of the successful Northern Vets squad, Dave Long took the bronze medal.
Kennedy's excellent all-round performance, which included a 12.90secs 100m, 5.60m long jump, 10.76m shot putt, 1.54m high jump, 56.50secs 400m, 18.23secs 110m hurdles, 29.70m discus, 2.80m pole vault, 36.83m javelin throw, and 4:54.15 1500m swiftly followed his success in an international competition.
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