Adam Both with his silver medal at the Silver for Adam at English Schools’ Combined Events Championship
ADAM Booth secured the senior boys’ silver medal at the English Schools’ Combined Events Championship.
Representing Hampshire Schools, the Poole AC decathlete amassed a personal best 6,367 points.
He led the competition overnight after running 100m in 11.32secs, a 6.71m long jump, a 10.36m shot putt career best, a 1.77m high jump and a 400m best of 50.07.
He completed the event with 110m hurdles in 15.09, a 32.86m discus throw, a best pole vault of 3.50m, a 40.92m javelin throw and 4:50.91 for 1500m.
Though Booth is in the junior year of three in the under-20 category, his performance ranks eleventh nationally.
Bournemouth AC’s Rian Upton placed 14th and Wimborne AC’s Alexander Long was 21st in the competition.
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