WADAC Hall of Fame

  • Photo of John Beattie recovering after a track race

    John Beattie - Senior

    Represented GB at the World Cross Country Championships in Mar 2008 and at the

    European Championships in Dec 2008.

    Represented Scotland over 10,000m at the Delhi Commonwealth Games in 2010.

  • Photo of Karla Borland wearing several medals

    Karla Borland - Senior

    Represented Northern Ireland in the Anglo-Celtic plate 100km race in April 2023, finishing 3rd to take the bronze medal

  • Shone crossing the finish line at a cross country race

    Shona Crombie-Hicks - Senior

    Represented Scotland in the marathon at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.

  • Harry Crosby - U20

    Harry represented GB juniors in long jump at the Manchester International in August 2021 finishing in 5th place in a competition against senior jumpers from the Home Nations teams.

  • Photo of Holly

    Holly Croxford - U20

    Represented GB at the 2007 European Junior Championships and 2008 World Junior

    Championships over 400m/4 x 400m.

  • Louise Damen competing in a cross country race

    Louise Damen - U20 / Senior

    Regular member of the GB cross country team at European and World Championships

    from 2001 to 2013.

    Finished 2nd in the 2004 World University Cross Country Championships.

    Represented England in the Commonwealth Games marathon in Glasgow 2014.

  • Sarah Dean - Junior / Senior

    Winner of the English Schools 80m hurdles title in 1980.

    Finished 5th in the European Schools Indoor Championships in 1981.

    Represented GB over 400m hurdles in a match against the Soviet Union in 1991.

  • Photo of Charlie throwing the hammer

    Charlie Elford-Pond - U17

    Represented England schools in the hammer in the Home Countries track & field International in Belfast in 2022, winning the event

  • Lucy Elliott - Senior

    Represented GB in the 2005 European Cross Country Championships in the Netherlands.

  • Photo of Dawn Gandy

    Dawn Gandy - U20/Senior

    Regularly represented England/GB over 400m and 800m in the late 80s and early 90s.

    800m semi finalist in the 1988 European Indoor Championships.

    Also competed in the 1990 European Indoor Championships and the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria.

  • Photo of Simone Gandy - black and white

    Simone Gandy - U20/Senior

    Regularly represented England/GB over 400m and 400m hurdles in the 1980s.

    Represented GB at the 1983 European Junior Championships, 1985 and 1987 World

    Student Games and 1988 Seoul Olympics.

    Represented England at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.

  • Jess Gordon in England vest

    Jessica Gordon - U18

    Represented England Youth (U18) in the high jump at the Youth Nations Cup in Dublin, Aug 2019.

  • Photo of Karen Hazlitt running in the HK marathon

    Karen Hazlitt - Senior

    Represented GB in the 2006 Hong Kong Marathon, finishing 8th.

  • India breaking the tape when winning triathlon

    India Lee - Senior

    Triathlete who represented Team GB at the Rio test event Sep 2015.

    Cagliari World Cup winner May 2016.

    European Triathlon Champion, Lisbon May 2016.

  • Michaela running in a marathon

    Michaela McCallum - Senior

    Represented GB in the Enschede Half marathon in 2000.

    Represented England at the Gothenburg Half Marathon in 2003, finishing 8th.

    Represented GB in the Kosice Marathon in 2004, finishing 6th.

    Represented GB in the Mumbai marathon in 2006, finishing in 14th.

    Record holder for 1 hour on the track (16.495m)

  • Photo of Stuart McCallum

    Stuart McCalllum - Senior

    Stu represented GB at the European Cross country champs in Ireland in December 2021 coming 27th in the senior mens race.

  • Jo running with mountain in the background

    Jo Meek - Senior

    Represented GB in the 2016 and 2017 World Trail Championships in Portugal and Italy respectively.

  • Head shot of Jacqui

    Jacqui Parker - Junior/Senior

    Represented GB junior and senior teams at 400m hurdles as a WADAC member in the 1980s.

    Competed in World and European Championships and Commonwealth Games in the 1990s as a member of Essex Ladies.

  • Photo of Tom Payn with  a beard smiling at camera in running gear

    Tom Payn - Senior

    Represented GB on the road in several international races in 2013.

  • Photo of Chris in a WADAC vest during a race

    Chris Powner - Senior

    Represented Scotland in the Home Countries cross country international in 2010.

  • Ruben crossing the finish line at cross country race

    Ruben Price - U15

    Ruben represented England schools junior boys as part of the winning team in the mixed relay race at the schools cross county Home International match in Pembrey Park, Wales in March 2022.

  • Photo of Lorna running in a cross country race

    Lorna Russell - U20 / Senior

    Represented GB in cross country internationals in 2008 and 2013/14.

  • Louis in a now-vintage WADAC vest at a race

    Louis Sellars - U20

    Won a bronze medal as part of the 4 x 400m relay team at the 2008 World Junior Championships.

  • Dean in WADAC vest at an event

    Dean Showler-Davis - U23/Senior

    Decathlete who represented GB in U23 and senior international matches in 2006/7.

  • Rachel competing in a GB vest at Edinburgh

    Rachel Townend - Senior

    Represented GB at the World Cross Country Championships in Edinburgh, 2008.

  • Mel hurdling a steeplechase barrier

    Mel Wilkins - Senior

    Represented Wales in the steeplechase at the Loughborough International track meet 2017.