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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.
Gill-Webb's lawyers had said he was suffering from a "manic episode" at the time. Bolt and Blake said they had been unaware of the incident.
The court heard he had used an old ticket to get into the Olympic Park and then the stadium on 5 August. 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."