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| Dai Greene will lead the British team at the Stockholm 2011 European Team Championships on 18-19 June. |
Great Britain and Northern Ireland with have three of its 2010 European Athletics Championships gold medallists in its squad for the SPAR European Team Championships in Stockholm on 18-19 June.
Hurdlers Andy Turner and David ‘Dai’ Greene winners at 110m hurdles and 400m hurdles respective in Barcelona will be there along with triple jumper Phillips Idowu, the reigning world outdoor champion at his event.
The 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships 3000m gold medallist Helen Clitheroe will race over 5000m and showed her improving endurance by finishing fourth at the European Cup 10000m.in Oslo on Saturday.
Greene will be the tam captain and hopes to lead by example with 12 points in the first track event of the weekend in the Swedish capital, following on from his victories in 2009 and 2010.
“I was surprised to be asked but I’m really proud take on the role of team captain in Stockholm. It’ll be great to lead by example by hopefully scoring maximum points in the first event.
“Five years ago when I went to the European Championships in Gothenburg I never thought I would be a team captain just a few years later, it’s a real honour, especially when there are world champions in the team and other senior figures who could take the role,” said Greene, the fastest European in his event.
Great Britain finished second last year to Russia, although they were 62.5 points adrift, and they were third at the inaugural Championships two years ago.
Among the other leading names in the British team are Barcelona medallists Michael Rimmer, Chris Thompson, Jennifer Meadows and Perri Shakes-Drayton.
The 2006 European Athletics Championships long jump silver medallist Greg Rutherford is also enjoying a run of good consistency in recent weeks, including a just slightly wind-assisted leap of 8.32m at the Samsung Diamond League meet in Eugene, United States, last Saturday.
“I am pleased to be able to name a strong team with a number of athletes having posted promising early season performances so far. The Aviva Great Britain and Northern Ireland team is looking forward to competing against nations such as Russia, France and Germany and vying for the top positions in Stockholm,” said UK Athletics head coach Charles Van Commenee.
Men
100m: Dwain Chambers
200m: Danny Talbot
400m: tbc
800m: Michael Rimmer
1500m: tbc
3000m: Andy Baddeley
5000m: Chris Thompson
110mH: Andy Turner
400mH: David Greene
3000mSC: Luke Gunn
High Jump: Tom Parsons
Pole Vault: Steve Lewis
Long Jump: Greg Rutherford
Triple Jump: Phillips Idowu
Shot: Greg Beard
Discus: Brett Morse
Javelin: James Campbell
Hammer: Andy Frost
4x100m: Harry Aikines Aryeetey, Leon Baptiste, Marlon Devonish, James Ellington, Christian Malcolm, Craig Pickering, Danny Talbot
4x400m: Michael Bingham, David Greene, Luke Lennon Ford, Martyn Rooney, Robert Tobin, Conrad Williams
Women
100m: Anyika Onuora
200m: Abi Oyepitan
400m: Shana Cox
800m: Jenny Meadows
1500m: Charlene Thomas
3000m: Stevie Stockton
5000m: Helen Clitheroe
100mH: Tiffany Porter-Ofili
400mH: Perri Shakes Drayton (Chris Zah)
3000mSC: Hatti Dean
High Jump: Emma Perkins
Pole Vault: Holly Bleasdale
Long Jump: Shara Proctor
Triple Jump: Yasmine Regis
Shot: Rebecca Peake
Discus: Jade Nicholls
Javelin: Goldie Sayers
Hammer: Sophie Hitchon
4x100m: Jeanette Kwakye, Ashleigh Nelson, Anyika Onuora Laura Turner, Asha Philip, Abi Oyepitan
4x400m: Kelly Massey, Lee McConnell, Jenny Meadows, Nicola Sanders, Perri Shakes Drayton, Kelly Sotherton