Achievements

This page is currently under reconstruction, so the information is not complete. Over the years, Claro has done reasonably well on the competitive front given our size, and we have been lucky to have had some very talented orienteers pass through our ranks. This was especially the case in the late 1990s when a number of elite orienteers were living in the area.  Success has not been limited to them though, and the club continues to achieve success at various levels. However, we all have individual goals whatever level we compete at, and the club aims to help members achieve those, whether listed here or not.
Criteria for inclusion here: National competitions – top 10 plus Short class winners; Northerns – top 3, Regional – winners.

TEAM COMPETITIONS
Compass Sport Trophy: Champions 1997, 1998; Runners-up 1993; Finalists 2017, 2019
Harvester Relays: 5th 1998

British Sprint Relays
2018: Gold – Supervets (Tim Evans, Sue Birtwistle, Quentin Harding); Silver – Veterans (Steve Fry, Adrian Parker, Ruth Ker)
2023: Gold – Supervets (Andrew Kelly, Ruth Ker, Quentin Harding); 8th – Elite (Lois Parker, Luke Fry, Steve Fry, Sharon Bowes)

Jan Kjellstrom Relays
2022: 3rd – Women’s Short (Liz Drewe, Ruth Ker, Vicky Bailey); 9th – Veteran Men (Quentin Harding, Graham Ramsden, Andrew Kelly)
2023: 3rd – Women’s Short (Lois Parker, Vicky Bailey, Liz Drewe); 6th – Veteran Men (Will Drewe, Andrew Kelly, Quentin Harding), Veteran Women (Sharon Bowes, Liz Potterton, Ruth Ker)

INDIVIDUAL COMPETITIONS
British Long Distance Championships
David Day: 7th – 2023 M75
Liz Drewe: Silver – 2022 W40
Quentin Harding: Gold – 2022 M60; Silver – 2023 M60
Andrew Kelly: 9th – 2023 M65
Ruth Ker: Gold – 2022 W55; 5th – 2023 W55
Lois Parker: 5th – 2023 W20

British Middle Distance Championships
Quentin Harding: Gold – 2022 M60; Silver – 2023 M60
Andrew Kelly: 7th – 2023 M65
Ruth Ker: Silver – 2022 W55; 5th – 2023 W55

British Sprint Championships
Quentin Harding: Gold – 2022,2023 M60
Andrew Kelly: 5th – 2022 M60; 9th – 2023 M65
Ruth Ker: Gold 2022 W55, Silver – 2023 W55
Jemima Parker: 10th – 2022 W50
Lois Parker: Bronze – 2022 W20

Jan Kjellström Long Distance
Harry Dowdell: Gold – 1998 M40
Liz Drewe: 4th – 2022 W40; 9th – 2023 W40
Quentin Harding: Gold – 2022 M60; Silver – 2023 M60
Ruth Ker: Bronze – 2023 W55; 9th – 2022 W55
Lois Parker: 5th – 2023 W20
Liz Potterton: 9th – 2023 W65

Jan Kjellstrom Middle Distance
Liz Drewe: 7th – 2023 W40; 8th – 2022 W40
Quentin Harding: Gold – 2022 M60; Bronze – 2023 M60
Ruth Ker: 5th – 2023 W55; 7th – 2022 W55
Lois Parker: 6th – 2023 W20

Jan Kjellstrom Sprint
Quentin Harding: Gold – 2022,2023 M60
Andrew Kelly: 10th – 2023 M65
Ruth Ker: Gold – 2023 W55; Silver – 2022 W55
Loise Parker: Silver – 2023 W20; 8th – 2022 W20

YHOA Championships

  • Ruth Ker W45 and W50
  • Liz Day W18,
  • Karin Wimmer W20,
  • Richard Hensman M18,
  • David Day M50
  • Nathan Parker M16 (middle) 2013
  • Geoffrey Hensman M65 (middle) 2013
  • Stan Appleton M65 (urban) 2013

International Honours

  • Ruth Ker and Quentin Harding selected for Veteran Home Internationals and Interland
  • Siggy Gould selected for Great Britain Senior team
  • Liz Day selected for Scandinavian BOF tour for GB Under 20s
  • Liz Day selected for British team for World Junior Championships
  • Jaimie Doe, Rob Baker selected for GB team for World Junior Championships
  • Janine Hensman, Jaimie Doe selected for GB Team for World Student Championships
  • Andrew Kelly,  Harry Dowdell selected for Veteran Home Internationals
  • Edwyn Oliver-Evans selected for 2013 GB Team for Mountain Bike Orienteering

British Champions

  • Ruth Ker W50 Sprint 2019
  • Quentin Harding M55 Sprint and Middle 2019
  • Karin Wimmer W20L
  • Andre Leumann M20L
  • Jason Inman M21S (2001)
  • Jason Inman M21L
  • Robert Kelly M10B
  • David Day M65  British Night champion (2013)

Future Champions Cup

  • Rob Baker Men’s champion
  • Liz Day – 4th (2000)

Nicholas Morgan awarded BOF award for best Junior performance