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Today's Date: 15 October 2024
Surrey County Combined Events Championships - 1959
Senior Men Decathlon FINAL
(Battersea Park, 26 July)
1 Laurie Taitt (Herne Hill Harriers) 5386pts
2 Brian Kettle (U20) (Herne Hill Harriers) 4719pts
3 John Lindquist (Walton AC) 4425pts
4 J McAllister (Surrey AC) 3942pts
5 Alexander Lattimer (U20) (Hermes AC) 3908pts
6 J Melville (Farnham AC) 3477pts
7 John Webster (U23) (Hercules AC) 3380pts
8 F J Cox (Deptford Park AC) 3356pts
9 C Sheppard (Walton AC) 3027pts
10 D Wright (Surrey AC) 2969pts
Senior Men Decathlon Event No 1 100 Metres
(Battersea Park, 25 July)
Laurie Taitt (Herne Hill Harriers) 11.5 737pts
John Lindquist (Walton AC) 11.7 678pts
Alexander Lattimer (U20) (Hermes AC) 11.8 650pts
Brian Kettle (U20) (Herne Hill Harriers) 12.0 597pts
J McAllister (Surrey AC) 12.4 503pts
J Melville (Farnham AC) 12.5 482pts
Senior Men Decathlon Event No 2 Long Jump
(Battersea Park, 25 July)
Laurie Taitt (Herne Hill Harriers) 21ft 9in (6.63m) 675pts
John Lindquist (Walton AC) 20ft 11in (6.38m) 608pts
Brian Kettle (U20) (Herne Hill Harriers) 20ft 3in (6.15m) 552pts
J McAllister (Surrey AC) 19ft 5in (5.91m) 493pts
Alexander Lattimer (U20) (Hermes AC) 18ft 12in (5.77m) 461pts
J Melville (Farnham AC) 17ft 9in (5.39m) 379pts
Senior Men Decathlon Event No 3 Shot Putt (7.26kg)
(Battersea Park, 25 July)
Brian Kettle (U20) (Herne Hill Harriers) 35ft 11in (10.94m) 495pts
J Melville (Farnham AC) 32ft 7in (9.93m) 417pts
Laurie Taitt (Herne Hill Harriers) 32ft 4in (9.86m) 411pts
Alexander Lattimer (U20) (Hermes AC) 32ft 0in (9.75m) 403pts
John Lindquist (Walton AC) 31ft 7in (9.62m) 394pts
J McAllister (Surrey AC) 31ft 5in (9.56m) 390pts
Senior Men Decathlon Event No 4 High Jump
(Battersea Park, 25 July)
Laurie Taitt (Herne Hill Harriers) 5ft 10in (1.77m) 745pts
John Lindquist (Walton AC) 5ft 3in (1.60m) 555pts
Brian Kettle (U20) (Herne Hill Harriers) 5ft 0in (1.52m) 491pts
Alexander Lattimer (U20) (Hermes AC) 5ft 0in (1.52m) 491pts
J Melville (Farnham AC) 4ft 10in (1.47m) 437pts
J McAllister (Surrey AC) 4ft 9in (1.44m) 404pts
Senior Men Decathlon Event No 5 400 Metres
(Battersea Park, 25 July)
Laurie Taitt (Herne Hill Harriers) 53.4 618pts
John Lindquist (Walton AC) 53.5 612pts
Alexander Lattimer (U20) (Hermes AC) 53.8 594pts
J Melville (Farnham AC) 54.1 576pts
J McAllister (Surrey AC) 54.5 555pts
Brian Kettle (U20) (Herne Hill Harriers) 55.2 520pts
Senior Men Decathlon 1st Day Total
(Battersea Park, 25 July)
Laurie Taitt (Herne Hill Harriers) 3187pts
John Lindquist (Walton AC) 2847pts
Brian Kettle (U20) (Herne Hill Harriers) 2655pts
Alexander Lattimer (U20) (Hermes AC) 2599pts
J McAllister (Surrey AC) 2345pts
J Melville (Farnham AC) 2291pts
Senior Men Decathlon Event No 6 110 Metres Hurdles (106.7cm)
(Battersea Park, 26 July)
Laurie Taitt (Herne Hill Harriers) 14.9 840pts
John Lindquist (Walton AC) 16.2 557pts
J McAllister (Surrey AC) 17.3 385pts
Brian Kettle (U20) (Herne Hill Harriers) 17.4 372pts
J Melville (Farnham AC) 20.5 61pts
Alexander Lattimer (U20) (Hermes AC) 20.5 61pts
Senior Men Decathlon Event No 7 Discus (2kg)
(Battersea Park, 26 July)
Brian Kettle (U20) (Herne Hill Harriers) 124ft 7in (37.97m) 572pts
J McAllister (Surrey AC) 102ft 1in (31.10m) 401pts
Alexander Lattimer (U20) (Hermes AC) 97ft 3in (29.64m) 368pts
J Melville (Farnham AC) 96ft 4in (29.35m) 361pts
John Lindquist (Walton AC) 91ft 9in (27.96m) 330pts
Laurie Taitt (Herne Hill Harriers) 87ft 1in (26.54m) 299pts
Senior Men Decathlon Event No 8 Pole Vault
(Battersea Park, 26 July)
Laurie Taitt (Herne Hill Harriers) 10ft 3in (3.12m) 371pts
J McAllister (Surrey AC) 10ft 0in (3.04m) 346pts
Brian Kettle (U20) (Herne Hill Harriers) 9ft 0in (2.74m) 242pts
John Lindquist (Walton AC) 8ft 6in (2.59m) 190pts
Alexander Lattimer (U20) (Hermes AC) 8ft 6in (2.59m) 190pts
J Melville (Farnham AC) NH
Senior Men Decathlon Event No 9 Javelin 800g (pre-1986 model)
(Battersea Park, 26 July)
Brian Kettle (U20) (Herne Hill Harriers) 169ft 2in (51.54m) 557pts
J McAllister (Surrey AC) 134ft 9in (41.05m) 372pts
J Melville (Farnham AC) 132ft 1in (40.24m) 359pts
Alexander Lattimer (U20) (Hermes AC) 127ft 10in (38.96m) 339pts
John Lindquist (Walton AC) 116ft 9in (35.58m) 285pts
Laurie Taitt (Herne Hill Harriers) 116ft 0in (35.35m) 282pts
Senior Men Decathlon Event No 10 1500 Metres
(Battersea Park, 26 July)
Laurie Taitt (Herne Hill Harriers) 4:40.8 407pts
J Melville (Farnham AC) 4:41.0 405pts
Alexander Lattimer (U20) (Hermes AC) 4:47.8 351pts
Brian Kettle (U20) (Herne Hill Harriers) 4:51.8 321pts
John Lindquist (Walton AC) 5:07.2 216pts
J McAllister (Surrey AC) 5:29.5 93pts

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