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Olympic 100m final bottle thrower Ashley Gill-Webb sentenced | Olympic 100m final bottle thrower Ashley Gill-Webb sentenced |
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A man who threw a plastic beer bottle on to the track at the start of the men's 100m final at the London Olympics has been given a community order. | A man who threw a plastic beer bottle on to the track at the start of the men's 100m final at the London Olympics has been given a community order. |
Ashley Gill-Webb, 34 of South Milford, North Yorkshire, who has bipolar disorder, was given an eight-week sentence at Thames Magistrates' Court. | Ashley Gill-Webb, 34 of South Milford, North Yorkshire, who has bipolar disorder, was given an eight-week sentence at Thames Magistrates' Court. |
Gill-Webb, who also shouted at athletes including Usain Bolt, was earlier found guilty of two public order offences. | Gill-Webb, who also shouted at athletes including Usain Bolt, was earlier found guilty of two public order offences. |
District Judge William Ashworth said he had tarnished the spirit of the Games. | District Judge William Ashworth said he had tarnished the spirit of the Games. |
'Manic episode' | 'Manic episode' |
"Your intention was to target the highest-profile event at the London Olympics and put off Usain Bolt," he said. | "Your intention was to target the highest-profile event at the London Olympics and put off Usain Bolt," he said. |
"The potential harm of triggering a false start was significant. By good fortune, you failed. | "The potential harm of triggering a false start was significant. By good fortune, you failed. |
"You did, however, spoil the occasion for some spectators and tarnish the spirit of the Games." | "You did, however, spoil the occasion for some spectators and tarnish the spirit of the Games." |
Bolt, the world record-holder and defending champion, won the race in 9.63 seconds, ahead of Jamaican team-mate and 2011 world champion Yohan Blake. | |
The US's Justin Gatlin won bronze. | |
The court heard that Gill-Webb pushed his way to the front of an exclusive seating area at the stadium and started shouting: "Usain, I want you to lose." | |
Witnesses Farzin Mirshahi heard Gill-Webb yell: "Believe in Blake, no Usain." | |
Gill-Webb threw the bottle just before the race started. | |
Edith Bosch, Dutch judo champion and London 2012 70kg bronze medallist, who confronted Gill-Webb about the bottle throwing, said the incident made her miss the race. | |
Gill-Webb was escorted from the stadium and arrested. | |
The court heard he used an old ticket to get into the Olympic Park, and then the stadium on 5 August. | |
Gill-Webb, who did not give evidence during his trial, originally denied throwing the bottle, but his DNA was found on it. | |
He later said he could not remember the incident. | |
His lawyers had said he was suffering from a "manic episode" at the time. | |
Gill-Webb will be electronically-monitored and be subject to a 07:00 to 19:00 curfew. He was also ordered to pay a £1,500 contribution to costs. | Gill-Webb will be electronically-monitored and be subject to a 07:00 to 19:00 curfew. He was also ordered to pay a £1,500 contribution to costs. |
Bolt and Blake said they had been unaware of the incident. | |
In interviews Gatlin said: "It was a little distraction and I didn't know what it was. | |
"But when you're in those blocks and the whole stadium's quiet, you can hear a pin drop." |