Athlete Profile

Louise Damen

Club:	Winchester
Gender:	Female
Age Group:	V40
County:	Hampshire
Region:	South East
Nation:	England

Lead Coach:	Tom Craggs		2017-
Previous Lead:	None		-2014

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Coached by Richard Nerurkar

Domestic Championships Record

2003-1st English XC Champs (U20), 1st British University XC Champs
2004-2nd English XC Champs, 3rd UK Inter-Counties XC, 2nd British University XC Champs
2005-3rd British University XC Champs
2007- 3rd English XC Champs, 2nd UK Inter-Counties XC, 3rd European XC Trials
2008 -3rd European XC Trials
2010-1st European XC Trials
2011-1st English XC Champs
2012-3rd European XC Trials
2013-1st English XC Champs, 1st UK Inter-Counties XC

Noteworthy performances

2001 - 15th European Cross Country Championships (u20) 2002 - 13th World University Cross Country Championships 2003 – 28th World Cross Country Championships, 3rd European U23 Championships 10000m
2004 – 22nd World Cross Country Championships (3rd team), 2nd World University Cross Country Championships (1st team)
2008 – 9th European Cross Country Championships (2nd team)
2012 - 11th European Cross Country Championships (3rd team)

The Brit made quite a breakthrough in 2007, running 70:47 for the half-marathon but was forced to drop out of the World Half-marathon Championships, having sustained injuries in a freak accident at the AAA 10km Championships in Chichester.

Best known performances

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2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

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2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

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1998

1997

800

2:10.1

800

2:14.7

2:14.0

2:10.1

2:11.63

1500

4:24.25

1500

4:24.25

4:29.5

4:28.74

4:27.7

4:36.2

4:42.9

4:48.5

Mile

5:02.7

Mile

5:02.7

3000

9:26.62

3000

9:40.28

9:41.5

9:26.62

9:29.28

9:28.61

9:36.5

5000

15:53.11

5000

16:28.23

16:19.58

15:53.11

16:24.13

16:55.99

10000

33:28.61

10000

33:28.61

34:05.1

15:48

17:27

17:07

16:33

16:36

17:26

15:48

16:41

parkrun

16:22

17:20

17:25

16:22

parkrun

26:34

26:59

29:02

28:15

30:30

26:34

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2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

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2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

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2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

1997

10K

32:47

35:04

35:03

34:30

33:39

34:07

32:47

33:22

33:48

33:13

10K

33:38

33:34

33:37

34:00

10M

55:15

55:46

55:15

10M

55:46

58:03

70:47

76:23

76:52

74:18

72:43

73:24a

73:59

72:57

70:47

Mar

2:30:00

2:32:21

2:31:37

2:30:00

Mar

Performances	Submit
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

2020 V35 Winchester
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
10K	35:04				29		2	1	Stubbington Green	Stubbington Green 10K	12 Jan 20
HM	76:23			76:24	53		1	1	Wokingham	Wokingham Half Marathon	23 Feb 20
2019 V35 Winchester
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
5K	17:27				8		1		Portsmouth	Lakeside 5K Series	22 May 19
parkrun	17:20				11		1	1	Southampton	Southampton parkrun # 349	2 Mar 19
parkrun	17:33				5		1	1	Southampton	Southampton parkrun # 347	16 Feb 19
parkrun	17:47				3		1	1	Moors Valley	Moors Valley parkrun # 169	9 Feb 19
10K	35:03			35:04	73		7		Cardiff	Cardiff 10K	1 Sep 19
10K	35:58			36:00	14		1		Poole	Poole Festival of Running 10K	2 Jun 19
10K	36:15			36:15	52		5	1	Swansea	Admiral Swansea Bay 10K	22 Sep 19
10KXC	42:15				60				Loughborough	CAU Inter County Championships (Inc British Athletics Cross Challenge)	9 Mar 19
HM	76:52			76:52	26		1	1	Gosport	Gosport Half Marathon	17 Nov 19
ZXC	NT				1				Stoney Cross	RR10 League	1 May 19
ZXC	NT				1				Fleming Park	RR10 League	5 Jun 19
ZXC	NT				1				Eastleigh	RR10 League	3 Jul 19
2018 V35 Winchester
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
5K	17:07				9		1		Portsmouth	Lakeside 5K Series	27 Jun 18
parkrun	17:25				4		1	1	Poole	Poole parkrun # 359	10 Feb 18
5.9KXC	23:33				9			1	Aldershot	Alton Sports Hampshire League	10 Nov 18
6KXC	22:09				22	1			Edinburgh	Simplyhealth Great Edinburgh Cross Country International (Inc Scottish Inter District Championships)	13 Jan 18
6KXC	23:10				8				Oxford	South of England Masters' & Inter Counties Championships	8 Dec 18
ZXC	NT				1				Wilverley	RR10 League	16 May 18
ZXC	NT				1				Fleming Park	RR10 League	6 Jun 18
ZXC	NT				1				Eastleigh	RR10 League	4 Jul 18
2017 SEN Winchester
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
5.9KXC	20:50				7				Milton Keynes	Chiltern League Inc. British Athletics Cross Challenge & RAF v Oxford University	11 Nov 17
6.09KXC	21:16				2			1	Bournemouth	Alton Sports Hampshire League	14 Oct 17
7.95KXC	27:05				2				Botley	Hampshire County Championships	7 Jan 17
8KXC	29:08				4				Parliament Hill	South of England AA Championships	28 Jan 17
8KXC	29:56				6				Nottingham	ECCA Saucony English National Championships	25 Feb 17
8.1KXC	28:45				10				Liverpool	British Athletics Cross Challenge (inc European Trials, Liverpool & District League & Mid Lancs League)	25 Nov 17
2016 SEN Winchester
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
6KXC	22:31				23	1			Edinburgh	Great Edinburgh Cross Country International (Inc Scottish Inter District Championships)	9 Jan 16
10K	34:30			34:30	63		1		Chichester	Chichester Priory 10K	7 Feb 16
2015 SEN Winchester
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
5.82KXC	20:22				1				Milton Keynes	Results Base Chiltern League (Inc British Cross Challenge and RAF v Oxford University)	7 Nov 15
8KXC	25:10				2				Birmingham	CAU Inter County Championships (Inc World Trials & British Athletics Cross Challenge)	7 Mar 15
8KXC	27:30				16				Burgos, ESP	Cross Internacional de Atapuerca	15 Nov 15
8KXC	29:22				1				Brighton	South of England AA Championships	24 Jan 15
8.1KXC	28:10				8				Liverpool	British Athletics Cross Challenge (inc European Trials & Liverpool & District/Mid Lancs Leagues)	28 Nov 15
10K	33:39	c			56		1		Bristol	Bristol 10K	31 May 15
ZXC	19:22				1				Reading	Destination Basingstoke Hampshire League	10 Jan 15
2014 SEN Winchester
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
10K	34:07			34:07	110		4		London	Bupa London 10,000 (10K)	25 May 14
10K	34:36	a		34:36	16		3		Brighton	Brighton 10K	6 Apr 14
SHORT10K	33:28			33:29	67		3		Partington	Trafford 10K	9 Mar 14
Mar	2:32:21				9				Osaka, JPN	Osaka Women's Marathon	26 Jan 14
Mar	2:32:59				7				Glasgow	Commonwealth Games Marathon	27 Jul 14
2013 SEN Winchester
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
5M	26:59				7		1		Overton	Overton 5	7 Sep 13
10K	32:47				50		1		Telford	Telford 10K	15 Dec 13
10K	33:04			33:06	128		1		Leeds	Leeds Abbey Dash 10K	17 Nov 13
ZXC	18:29				2				Antrim	McCain UK Cross Challenge Series (Inc NI Senior Champs)	12 Jan 13
ZXC	25:21				1				Cardiff	McCain UK Cross Challenge Series	20 Jan 13
ZXC	25:55				37				Bydgoszcz, POL	IAAF World Cross Country Championships	24 Mar 13
ZXC	26:58				1				Birmingham	CAU Inter County Championships	9 Mar 13
ZXC	29:31				1				Sunderland	English National Championships	23 Feb 13
2012 SEN Winchester
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
parkrun	16:22				1		1		Poole	Poole parkrun # 85	10 Nov 12
parkrun	16:24				9		1		Poole	Poole parkrun # 90	15 Dec 12
8.05KXC	28:22				11				Budapest, HUN	European Cross Country Championships	9 Dec 12
10K	33:22				6		1		Poole	Poole Round The Lakes 10K	26 Dec 12
9.1ML	49:52				1	L18	1		Caernarfon	Welsh Castles Relay	10 Jun 12
HM	74:18			74:31	59		8		Bath	Bath Half Marathon	11 Mar 12
Mar	2:31:37			2:31:37	16	E			London	Virgin London Marathon	22 Apr 12
ZMT	NT				1				Blackfield	RR10 League	30 May 12
ZXC	22:30				1				Winchester	Hampshire League	13 Oct 12
ZXC	27:55				3				Liverpool	McCain UK Cross Challenge Series	24 Nov 12
ZXC	28:42				1				Dibden Inclosure	Hampshire County Championships	7 Jan 12
2011 SEN Winchester
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
5.6KXC	18:03				2				Antrim	McCain UK Cross Challenge	22 Jan 11
10K	33:48				6		1		Poole	Poole Round The Lakes 10K	26 Dec 11
10K	33:53				10		1		Gateshead	Bupa Great North 10K	17 Jul 11
10M	55:46				4		1		Southampton	Lordshill 10	6 Nov 11
HM	72:43			72:43	42		3		Bath	Bath Half Marathon	6 Mar 11
HM	73:51				2				Birmingham	Bupa Birmingham Half Marathon	23 Oct 11
Mar	2:30:00			2:30:00	22	E			London	Virgin London Marathon	17 Apr 11
Mar	DNF				-				Yokohama, JPN	Yokohama Women's Marathon	20 Nov 11
ZMT	NT				1				Eastleigh	RR10 League	6 Jul 11
ZXC	23:49				1				Alton Towers	English National Championships	19 Feb 11
2010 SEN Winchester
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
8.1KXC	26:32				1				Liverpool	McCain UK Cross Challenge (inc European Trials)	27 Nov 10
8.17KXC	27:52				17				Albufeira, POR	European Cross Country Championships	12 Dec 10
10K	33:13			33:14	28		1		Brighton	Brighton 10K	21 Nov 10
8.8ML	54:19				3	L16			Caernarfon	Castles Relay	12 Jun 10
10M	55:15				6		1		Southampton	Lordshill 10	7 Nov 10
10M	55:29				10				Portsmouth	Bupa Great South Run 10	24 Oct 10
10M	56:44				2		1		Ryde	Ryde 10	7 Feb 10
HM	73:24	a			7	E			Newcastle-South Shields	Bupa Great North Run Half Marathon	19 Sep 10
2009 SEN Winchester
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
HM	73:59				55		2		Reading	Reading Half Marathon	29 Mar 09
ZRDL	15:58				4				Sutton Coldfield	ERRA National Women's 6 Stage Road Relays	18 Apr 09
ZRDL	18:12				3				Milton Keynes	Southern Women's 6 Stage Relay	5 Apr 09
ZXC	15:42				1				Salisbury	Hampshire League	14 Feb 09
2008 SEN Winchester
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
5K	16:33				6		1		Yeovilton	Yeovilton 5K	11 Jun 08
8KXC	28:33				9				Brussels, BEL	European Cross Country Championships	14 Dec 08
10K	33:38				18		2		Poole	Poole 10K (& Junior 5K)	1 Jun 08
10K	34:09				25		2		Bristol	Bristol 10K	5 May 08
10K	34:43				14		2		Totton	Totton 10K	6 Apr 08
10K	35:08				29		10		London	Bupa London 10,000 (10K)	26 May 08
10M	55:46				7		1		Southampton	Lordshill 10	2 Nov 08
HM	72:57			72:59	4				Reims, FRA	Reims Half Marathon	19 Oct 08
ZRDL	16:11				-7	L2			Sutton Coldfield	National 6 Stage Relays	26 Apr 08
ZXC	19:46				1				Goodwood	Hampshire Women's League	8 Nov 08
ZXC	20:22				1				Hamworthy	Hampshire League	16 Feb 08
ZXC	20:26				27				Albufeira, POR	European Champion Clubs Cup Cross Country	2 Feb 08
ZXC	20:29				2				Winchester	Hampshire League	11 Oct 08
ZXC	25:44				23				Alton Towers	English National Championships	23 Feb 08
ZXC	26:50				2				Gateshead	McCain UK Cross Challenge	15 Nov 08
ZXC	27:29				3				Liverpool	McCain UK Cross Challenge	29 Nov 08
ZXC	27:44				1				Dibden	Hampshire Championships	5 Jan 08
ZXC	31:49				2				Parliament Hill	Southern Championships	26 Jan 08
2007 SEN Winchester
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
3000	9:40.28				17	C			Street	BMC Millfield PB Classic	7 May 07
5000	16:28.23				13	A			Sportcity	BMC Nike Grand Prix	9 Jun 07
5K	16:36				10		1		Boscombe	Boscombe Winter 5K Series	2 Nov 07
5M	29:02				45		8		Overton	Overton 5	1 Sep 07
10K	33:34				16		1		Stubbington Green	Stubbington Green 10K	14 Jan 07
10K	33:49				11		1		Poole	Poole 10K	3 Jun 07
10K	35:00				5		1		Winchester	Winchester 10K	8 Jul 07
HM	70:47				17		1		Reading	Asics Reading Half Marathon	25 Mar 07
HM	72:46				35		3		Bristol	Bristol Half Marathon	9 Sep 07
ZXC	26:34				6				Gateshead	UK Challenge Series	10 Nov 07
ZXC	28:04				3				Liverpool	UK Challenge Series	24 Nov 07
ZXC	28:35				34				Toro, ESP	European Championships	9 Dec 07
ZXC	29:40				3				Sunderland	English National Cross Country Championships	10 Mar 07
2006 SEN Poole Runners
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
5M	28:15						2		Overton	Overton 5	2 Sep 06
2005 SEN Poole Runners
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
5K	17:26				1				Poole	POOLE RUNNERS LADIES 5km	5 Apr 05
5M	30:30				5				Overton	OVERTON 5	3 Sep 05
2004 U23 Bournemouth
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
3000	9:41.5	e			m				Sportcity	AAA Championships	10 Jul 04
5000	16:19.58				6				Sportcity	AAA Championships	10 Jul 04
10K	33:37				10				Manchester	Great Manchester Run Manchester	23 May 04
10K	35:23				5				Cardiff	Kruf Cardiff 10K	5 Sep 04
10M	58:03		c		11				Portsmouth	Great South Run	10 Oct 04
ZXC	32:51				2				Leeds	English National Cross Country	21 Feb 04
2003 U23 Bournemouth
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
1500	4:24.25				13	A			Watford	BMC Grand Prix	5 Jul 03
1500	4:26.27				2	A			Watford	BMC	20 Aug 03
3000	9:26.62				7				Wythenshawe	BMC	31 May 03
3000	9:37.05				3				Loughborough	Loughborough International Match	8 Jun 03
5000	15:53.11				2		?		Solihull	BMC Grand Prix	6 Aug 03
5000	16:09.58				2				Eton	BMC Grand Prix	14 Jun 03
10000	33:28.61				21				Athens (E), GRE	European 10000m Challenge	12 Apr 03
10000	33:29.82				3				Bydgoszcz, POL	European U23 Championships	19 Jul 03
5K	15:48				1				Yeovilton	-	13 Aug 03
5M	26:34				22		1		Ruislip	Hillingdon 5	9 Mar 03
2002 U23 Bournemouth
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
800	2:14.7				1				Kingston	Kingsmeadow, Kingston	27 Jul 02
800	2:18.9				5				Yate	D4	7 Jul 02
800	2:19.2				3				Loughborough	BUSA Trial & Open	27 Apr 02
800	2:21.0				1				Cheltenham	Cheltenham Mid-Summer Open	17 Jul 02
1500	4:29.5				1				Kingston	Kingsmeadow, Kingston	27 Jul 02
1500	4:30.2				5	B			Solihull	BMC	22 Jun 02
1500	4:31.0				2				Eton	BAL Cup	21 Jul 02
1500	4:31.7				4				Loughborough	Loughborough Students v Army v RAF	5 Jun 02
1500	4:35.9				5				Yate	D4	7 Jul 02
1500	4:36.67				5				Bedford	AAA U20/U23 Championships	29 Jun 02
1500	4:39.0				3				Loughborough	Loughborough Students v British Police	22 May 02
3000	9:29.28				1				Niort, FRA	Great Britain U23 v France v Spain	3 Aug 02
3000	9:39.64				1				Newport	U23 International Newport	20 Jul 02
5000	16:24.13				7				Manchester (CG)	Aqua-Pura Commonwealth Trials	15 Jun 02
5000	16:35.9				1				Bedford	BUSA Championships	6 May 02
5000	17:58.5				3	h2			Bedford	BUSA Championships	4 May 02
10000	34:05.1				1				Poole	DORSET 10km and WOMEN'S 2km STEEPLECHASE Champs Poole, Dorset	21 Aug 02
2001 U20 Bournemouth
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
800	2:14.0				3				Eton	Division 4	5 Aug 01
800	2:15.7				1				Stevenage	Stevenage	1 Sep 01
1500	4:28.74				10	B			Watford	BMC	9 Jun 01
1500	4:33.37				3				Hendon	South of England Inter Counties	26 Aug 01
1500	4:33.6				2				Eton	Division 4	5 Aug 01
1500	4:33.76				2				Watford	BMC	30 May 01
1500	4:34.4				1				Bournemouth	Bournemouth	11 Aug 01
1500	4:37.8				1				Stevenage	Stevenage	1 Sep 01
3000	9:28.61				6				Loughborough	Loughborough International Match	20 May 01
3000	9:38.02				12				Grosseto, ITA	European Junior Championships	21 Jul 01
5000	16:55.99				3				Haringey	Southern Counties AA Championships	16 Jun 01
5K	16:41				1				Boscombe	-	4 Sep 01
10K	34:00				1				Poole	-	26 Dec 01
2000 U20 Bournemouth
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
800	2:10.1				1				Bournemouth	Dorset Kings Park Stadium	14 May 00
800	2:13.3				1				Portsmouth	Hampshire Schools Championships	14 May 00
800	2:13.34				1				Hendon	Southern Inter Counties	20 Aug 00
800	2:16.3				4				Eton	Eton	22 Jul 00
1500	4:27.7				1				Bournemouth	Dorset Kings Park Stadium	14 May 00
1500	4:28.25				2				Watford	Inter-Regional Match	2 Jul 00
1500	4:31.4				1				Exeter	South West Inter Counties Championships	16 Jul 00
1500	4:32.32				5				Bedford	AAA U20 Championships	27 Aug 00
1500	4:35.5				1				Stevenage	Southern Women's League	2 Sep 00
1500	4:35.70				3				Edinburgh	Commonwealth Youth Games	13 Aug 00
3000	9:36.5				1				Basingstoke	British Athletics League Gold Cup	11 Jun 00
3000	9:38.4				1				Brighton	South of England AA Championships	16 Aug 00
3000	9:42.93				1				Don Valley	ESAA English Schools' Championships	8 Jul 00
3000	9:51.38				3				Street	BMC PB Classic	1 May 00
ZXC	21:09				3				Parliament Hill	South of England Cross Country Championships	29 Jan 00
1999 U17 Bournemouth
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
800	2:11.63				6	B			Watford	BMC Grand Prix	23 Jun 99
1500	4:36.2				6	A			Street	BMC PB Classic	3 May 99
1998 U17 Bournemouth
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
1500	4:42.9				4	C			Street	BMC Regional Races	4 May 98
Mile	5:02.7				1				Colindale	BMC Regional Races	24 Jun 98
1997 U15 Bournemouth
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
1500	4:48.5				7				Street	BMC PB Classic	5 May 97

Total Performances: 183

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UK Rankings

Event	AG	Year	Rank
800	U20	2000	6
800	ALL	2000	49
800	ALL	2001	104
800	U20	2001	26
800	U23	2002	32
800	ALL	2002	149
1500	ALL	2000	48
1500	U20	2000	4
1500	ALL	2001	44
1500	U20	2001	10
1500	U23	2002	11
1500	ALL	2002	57
1500	ALL	2003	37
1500	U23	2003	7
3000	ALL	2000	43
3000	U20	2000	5
3000	ALL	2001	22
3000	U20	2001	2
3000	ALL	2002	24
3000	U23	2002	3
3000	U23	2003	1
3000	ALL	2003	14
3000	ALL	2004	42
3000	ALL	2007	54
3000	U20	AT	85
5000	U20	2001	2
5000	ALL	2001	29
5000	U23	2002	2
5000	ALL	2002	16
5000	ALL	2003	8
5000	U23	2003	1
5000	ALL	2004	16
5000	U23	2004	5
5000	ALL	2007	22
5000	U23	AT	35
5000	U20	AT	76
5000	ALL	AT	129
10000	U23	2002	3
10000	ALL	2002	10
10000	ALL	2003	6
10000	U23	2003	1
10000	ALL	AT	114
10000	U23	AT	21
5K	ALL	2007	13
5K	ALL	2008	17
5K	ALL	2018	76
5K	V35	2018	8
5K	V35	2019	10
5K	ALL	2019	118
5K	ALL	AT	45
5K	U20	AT	2
parkrun	ALL	2012	2
parkrun	ALL	2018	73
parkrun	V35	2018	5
parkrun	V35	2019	4
parkrun	ALL	2019	73
parkrun	V35	AT	46
parkrun	ALL	AT	42
5M	ALL	2005	125
5M	ALL	2006	15
5M	ALL	2007	40
5M	ALL	2013	4
10K	ALL	2004	12
10K	ALL	2007	15
10K	ALL	2008	12
10K	ALL	2010	11
10K	ALL	2011	18
10K	ALL	2012	14
10K	ALL	2013	3
10K	ALL	2014	27
10K	ALL	2015	17
10K	ALL	2016	44
10K	ALL	2019	94
10K	V35	2019	7
10K	ALL	2020	32
10K	V35	2020	2
10K	U20	AT	19
10K	ALL	AT	68
10M	ALL	2004	17
10M	U23	2004	2
10M	ALL	2008	2
10M	ALL	2010	7
10M	ALL	2011	5
HM	ALL	2007	4
HM	ALL	2008	8
HM	ALL	2009	11
HM	ALL	2010	8
HM	ALL	2011	7
HM	ALL	2012	19
HM	V35	2019	10
HM	ALL	2019	52
HM	ALL	2020	31
HM	V35	2020	2
HM	ALL	AT	28
Mar	ALL	2011	5
Mar	ALL	2012	4
Mar	ALL	2014	2
Mar	ALL	AT	35