OXFORDSHIRE’S Ben Reynolds won gold in the Vet 50 5,000m at the World Masters Championships in Lyon, France.

The Thames Hare & Hounds runner triumphed in 15mins 47.07secs.

Radley AC’s Paula Owen took bronze in the 400m hurdles.

The Vet 35 athlete came third in a time of 1.05.22.

It came after she missed out on making the 100m final by 0.03 secs.

Owen competes in the 100m hurdles today.

 

Her clubmate Lyn Ahmet (Vet 60) came seventh in the triple jump and 12th in the long jump.

Elsewhere, Oxford City AC’s Rob Webster finished tenth in the Vet 50 800m final in 2.09.25.

His clubmate Stewart Thorp (V60) was 25th in the 8km cross country and 28th in the 5,000m.

He was followed by Giovanni Puglisi (V60), also of Oxford City, but competing for Australia, who was 28th in the cross country and 29th in the 5,000m.

City’s Les Newell qualified for the V40 1500m final after coming second in his heat yesterday.

Vet 65 Noel Blatchford, of Abingdon AC, came fourth in the 5,000m walk.

OTHER RESULTS

HOOKY 6 (Oxon runners in top 30)

2 J Bolton (Wds, V40) 32.28, 3 P Fernandez (Abn, V40) 33.02, 4 P Jegou (Whh, V40) 34.29, 5 M Smith (Bou, V40) 34.35, 7 E Smith (Bou, V40) 35.04, 8 C Krzywiec (Bou) 35.17, 9 M Pearce (Hed) 35.22, 10 P Keating (Abc) 35.25, 11 A Stickley (Alc) 35.41, 12 K Game (Wds, V40) 35.47, 13 B Pollard (Eyn, V40) 35.52, 16 D Cantwell (Wds, V40) 36.20, 18 P Wileman (Whh) 36.27, 19 A Lock (Wit, V40) 36.30, 20 S Keyser (Una) 36.38, 21 S Pritchard (Ban, V40) 36.54, 22 J Bagnall (Alc) 37.04, 23 S Crombie-Hicks (Bou, LV35) 37.18, 25 S O’Gorman (Alc, V40) 37.22, 26 C Williams (Eyn) 37.26, 27 A Phelps (Hed, V50) 37.40, 29 S Cayley (Hed) 37.47, 30 I Surguy (Hed) 37.51.

SALISBURY HALF MARATHON

White Horse Harriers: 25 T Coakley (V40) 1.30.49.

LONG TOUR OF BRADWELL ULTRA

Abingdon AC: 69 J Bones (V40) 8.38.40