Club Success
CLUB ATHLETES: NATIONAL VESTS
Inverness Harriers Amateur Athletic Club (IHAAC) have developed young athletes who have gone onto experience success on the international stage. The first club athlete to compete at a Major Championship was Honorary Life Member Jayne Barnetson at the 1985 European Athletics Junior Championships. The club has since had no less than 15 individual athletes who have competed at Commonwealth Games, European Championships and IAAF World Championships. The club was responsible for 3 athletes at the 1986 Commonwealth Games (Edinburgh), 4 athletes at the 2014 Commonwealth Games (Glasgow) and have represented Scottish and Great Britain & N.I. teams at Major Championships on 42 separate occasions. The table below shows a summary of all National vests gained by club athletes.
National Vest | Junior Teams | Senior Teams | Masters Teams | Totals |
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Scotland | 85 | 156 | 33 | 274 |
Great Britain & N.I. | 31 | 22 | 28* | 81 |
Totals | 116 | 178 | 61 | 355 |
* Masters Athletes do not require to meet any qualification standards to compete for Great Britain & N.I. teams.
CLUB ATHLETES: REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEDALLISTS
Inverness Harriers Amateur Athletic Club (IHAAC) athletes have won medals at District, National and International level. The first club athlete to win a national medal was Roderick McFarquhar competing in the Junior 800 Yards at the 1960 Scottish Championships. Club athletes have since collected over 500 medals at Scottish Age Groups, Seniors, Masters and Disability Championships. The first club athlete to win a Major Championships medal was Jamie Bowie who collected a gold medal at the 2011 European U23 Championships as part of GB’s 4x400m relay team and would later add a silver medal from the 2014 World Indoor Championships as part of Team GB 4x400m relay squad to his collection. The table below shows a summary of all National and International medals gained by club athletes.
Championships | Scottish | British | European | Commonwealth | World | Other* | Totals |
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Male Athletes | 373 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 469 |
Female Athletes | 243 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 317 |
Totals | 616 | 89 | 19 | 1 | 19 | 42 | 786 |
* Other includes Home Nations and Home Countries Championships and International Masters Games Association (IMGA) events.
National & International Medallists
National & International Medals – Matrix
Scottish North District & Inter-District RR & CC
CLUB ATHLETES: RECORDS AND CHAMPIONSHIP BEST PERFORMANCES
The following records provide details of all club athletes (first and second claim) that have broken Regional and National Records and recorded Best Performances at National Championship events.
National Records & Championship Best Performances