Yorkshire Olympic Bottle-Thrower Sentenced

4 February 2013, 18:15 | Updated: 30 March 2016, 13:50

A Leeds man, who threw a bottle at runners in the 100m Olympic final has been sentenced to an eight-week community order.

34 year old Ashley Gill-Webb, of South Milford, near Leeds, who suffers from bipolar disorder, was found guilty of public disorder.

The judge at the court in London said “Your intention was to target the highest-profile event  at the London Olympic and put off Usain Bolt.

“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.

Gill-Webb will now wear an electronic and have a 7pm to 7am curfew. He was also ordered to pay a £1,500 contribution to costs.

The judge said: “You suffer from bipolar disorder. At the time of the offence, you were in the throes of a manic episode. This made you over-confident and your behaviour risky.

“I have reduced your punishment to take account of the effects of your illness.”

Gill-Webb used an old ticket to get into the Olympic Park and then the stadium on August 5.

He hurled abuse at athletes, including Jamaican sprint star Bolt, and then threw a bottle on to the track as the final began.