Can you help please to identify a major athletics event

[Jon39]

One of my indoor projects this winter, has been sorting photographs.
A few albums and packets have not been dated, so that has exercised my brain.

The photograph below I had thought was one of a batch, taken at the 1993 AAA Champonships at Alexander Stadium, Birmingham.
However, having now looked at the scoreboard in this photo, it shows an international result (400m Relay Women won by Great Britain) whereas the AAA Championships I thought was an annual British, or perhaps Commonwealth event. The puzzle is that Wikipedia does not show any Relay races amongst their results for that event. So I might be stuck.

Well known people on this film batch are, Sally Gunnell, Linford Christie, Roger Black and busy broadcasting, Jim Rosenthal.

It is the Alexander Stadium, early 1990s, but can you identify the event and date. The complete 400m result shown will hopefully help find the answer.

I am hoping someone willl be able to help, or perhaps advise which are the most popular forums used by athletics fans.
Thank you.

(Click photo, then click again makes the scoreboard readable)

[nicanary]

European Cup 1994

[anonymous-user]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_European_Cup_...
Times match the previous detective work !

[Jon39]

Thank you very much Andrew and Jimboka.
Excellent.

At least today, forgetting to date a packet of photographs is no longer important, now that we have dated digital phitographs.

[Jon39]

anonymous said:

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Ha ha, if only I had the initial physical talent.

I know that enormous training effort is essential, but presumably for those not born with the right body mechanics, then a spectators seat is as near as the majority of us can ever get to competing seriously.

I have seen an occasional show event, where an ordinary member of the public races against top sprinters.
It demonstrates well, just how fast the elite runners really are.

[Jon39]

Can anyone please put names to these athletes?
They were both competing at the 1994 European Cup.

[nicanary]

The fella is high-jumper Dalton Grant.

[Jon39]

Thank you Andrew.

Just the last question remaining.

[nicanary]

Jon39 said:

Thank you Andrew.

Just the last question remaining.

The regulations for the European Cup meant there was only one competitor per country per event. I'm guessing she was in either of the 2 relay teams.

[Jon39]

Fortunately I have just found a note amongst my photos, which has identified the lady.

Michelle Griffith (now Michelle Griffith-Robinson).
Triple Jump.
Represented GB in the 1996 Olympics.

My photo project is complete for the time being. I need a replacement photo scanner for the next stage, but the model selected has been out of stock, throughout the UK for some time. Perhaps that is due to the large number of people now working from home.
Amazon are anticipating new stock soon, but have suddenly increased their price by £100 (36%).
I don't blame them for being opportunistic during a shortage, but I will wait on principle.

Thanks again for your help.

[nicanary]

Jon39 said:

Fortunately I have just found a note amongst my photos, which has identified the lady.

Michelle Griffith (now Michelle Griffith-Robinson).
Triple Jump.
Represented GB in the 1996 Olympics.

My photo project is complete for the time being. I need a replacement photo scanner for the next stage, but the model selected has been out of stock, throughout the UK for some time. Perhaps that is due to the large number of people now working from home.
Amazon are anticipating new stock soon, but have suddenly increased their price by £100 (36%).
I don't blame them for being opportunistic during a shortage, but I will wait on principle.

Thanks again for your help.

I'm pleased that you got there in the end. I can't say I remember her, but I checked on Google Images - she has aged very well indeed!

PS I got the cheapest "known brand" scanner I could find (£50) and it's not very good. You get what you pay for.