2003 BRITISH SUPERSTARS HEAT 1

Greg Searle saw off his rivals in a desperately tight group to become the first man to reach the final of Superstars. The Olympic rower turned America's Cup sailor was made to dig deep throughout. But he called on deep reserves of power and stamina to ride to glory in the last event - the bike ride. Brother Jonny fared less well, collapsing at the finish after a gruelling climb to slip down the rankings. Former England rugby international Phil de Glanville clung onto the second qualification spot, after back-to-back winning performances in the kayak and the golf. But Henry Olonga's bid to be a Superstar was stopped by injury, after the lightning quick cricketer had blitzed the field in the 100m and 800m. Big names John Regis and Colin Jackson disappointed their many fans in La Manga. The athletes were banned from the short sprint and may rue their uncomfortable relationships with the water events after finishing well adrift overall. Boxer Wayne McCullough also fell short, and he may have to rethink a squat thrust technique that ripped his feet to shreds, effectively ending his hopes. "Psycho" Stuart Pearce and Mark Foster gave everything and entertained with their battling efforts. But both men narrowly missed out on a place in the final.

BBC site: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/superstars/2949782.stm

Salamanga, Spain

Air Date: October 15, 2003

PLC. NAME, SPORT

100M

SWIM

GYM

KAYK

GOLF

800M

FOOT

BIKE

TOTAL

MONEY

1. Greg Searle, Rowing/Sailing

-

7

4

-

0

1

7

10

29

N/A

2. Henry Olonga, Cricket

10

-

0

1

7

10

-

-

28

N/A

3. Phil de Glanville, Rugby

4

-

0

10

10

2

1

-

27

N/A

4. Mark Foster, Swimming

7

-

1

7

4

-

2

1

22

N/A

5. Stuart Pearce, Soccer

2

4

-

4

2

0

-

7

19

N/A

6. Jonny Searle, Rowing

1

10

-

-

1

0

4

2

18

N/A

7. Colin Jackson, 110 Hurdles

-

1

7

2

0

7

0

-

17

N/A

8. Wayne McCullough, Boxing

-

2

10

-

0

0

0

4

16

N/A

8. John Regis, Sprinter

-

-

2

0

0

4

10

0

16

N/A


Olympic Rowing Champion Greg Searle won the first Superstars heat


Cricketer Henry Olonga sprinted to 11.17 in the 100 Meters


The competitors ready themselves for the 50 Meter Swim


Olympic sprinter John Regis efforted the gym test, but finished only fourth.


Greg Searle easily won the bike race to take first place overall by one point.

INDIVIDUAL EVENT RESULTS

100 METER DASH
1. Henry Olonga

11.19

2. Mark Foster

12.39

3. Phil de Glanville

12.47

4. Stuart Pearce

12.54

5. Jonny Searle

14.28

SWIMMING - 50 Meters
1. Jonny Searle

34.02

2. Greg Searle

34.50

3. Stuart Pearce

36.66

4. Wayne McCullough

39.66

5. Colin Jackson

43.84

GYM TESTS
1. Wayne McCullough

91

34

125

2. Colin Jackson

78

40

118

3. Greg Searle

88

23

111

4. John Regis

73

35

108

5. Mark Foster

68

33

101

6. Phil de Glanville

72

28

100

7. Henry Olonga

45

25

70

KAYAK - 120 Meters
1. Phil de Glanville

47.69

47.07

2. Mark Foster

48.19

48.38

3. Stuart Pearce

49.79

4. Colin Jackson

52.91

5. Henry Olonga

1:07.47

6. John Regis

dnf

GOLF
1. Phil de Glanville

13

2. Henry Olonga

10

3. Mark Foster

9

4. Stuart Pearce

8

5. Jonny Searle

5

6. Wayne McCullough

4

6. Greg Searle

4

8. Colin Jackson

2

9. John Regis

0

800 METER RUN
1. Henry Olonga

2:15.11

2. Colin Jackson

2:18.48

3. John Regis

2:20.39

4. Phil de Glanville

2:20.71

5. Greg Searle

2:21.12

6. Stuart Pearce

2:26.50

7. Johnny Searle

2:28.00

8. Wayne McCullough

2:30.27

FOOTBALL
1. John Regis

3

40.18

2. Greg Searle

3

51.76

3. Jonny Searle

3

52.07

4. Mark Foster

2

41.99

5. Phil de Glanville

2

44.63

6. Colin Jackson

1

44.21

7. Wayne McCullough

1

51.73

BIKE RACE
1. Greg Searle

1:53.32

2. Stuart Pearce

2:07.04

3. Wayne McCullough

2:08.03

4. Jonny Searle

2:08.12

5. Mark Foster

2:37.52

6. John Regis

2:45.59

e = estimated time

r = Superstars record

N/A = result not available

dnf - did not finish

nm - no mark

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