1988 AAA Championships
1988 AAA Championships | |
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Dates | 5–7 August |
Host city | Birmingham, England |
Venue | Alexander Stadium |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
← 1987 1989 → |
The 1988 national championships for the United Kingdom, ahead of the 1989 UK Athletics Championships.[1][2][3]
For the first time, men's and women's events were contested at the same championships, with the WAAA Championships merging with the previously men-only AAA Championships.
The men's decathlon, women's heptathlon and women's 5000 metres events were hosted in Stoke-on-Trent. The women's 10,000 m walk was held in London.
Medal summary
Men
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres | Linford Christie | 10.15 | John Regis | 10.31 | Barrington Williams | 10.34 |
200 metres | Linford Christie | 20.46 | John Regis | 20.56 | Michael Rosswess | 20.77 |
400 metres | Kriss Akabusi | 44.93 | Derek Redmond | 45.23 | Todd Bennett | 45.27 |
800 metres | Steve Cram | 1:44.16 | Tom McKean | 1:45.10 | Steve Heard | 1:45.32 |
1500 metres | Peter Elliott | 3:44.48 | Steve Crabb | 3:45.33 | Adrian Passey | 3:46.66 |
5000 metres | Eamonn Martin | 13:50.03 | Gary Staines | 13:51.33 | Paul Davies-Hale | 13:52.56 |
10,000 metres | Steve Binns | 28:40.14 | Mike McLeod | 28:51.76 | Mark Dalloway | 28:53.10 |
110 m hurdles | Colin Jackson | 13.29 | Tony Jarrett | 13.59 | Jon Ridgeon | 13.75 |
400 m hurdles | Max Robertson | 50.23 | Phil Harries |
50.50 | Martin Briggs | 51.02 |
3000 metres steeplechase | Mark Rowland | 8:32.60 | Roger Hackney | 8:33.80 | Eddie Wedderburn | 8:34.23 |
10,000 m walk | Ian McCombie | 41:36.51 | Paul Blagg | 42:57.06 | Chris Maddocks | 43:23.56 |
High jump | Geoff Parsons | 2.28 m | Dalton Grant | 2.28 m | John Holman | 2.20 m |
Pole vault | Simon Arkell (AUS) | 5.10 m | Mike Edwards | 5.00 m | Keith Stock | 5.00 m |
Long jump | Stewart Faulkner | 7.98 m | Gary Honey (AUS) | 7.93 m | Mark Forsythe | 7.91 m |
Triple jump | John Herbert | 17.12 m | Vernon Samuels | 16.75 m | Mike Makin | 16.60 m |
Shot put | Simon Williams | 17.78 m | Neil Gray | 17.20 m | Carl Jennings | 16.99 m |
Discus throw | Paul Mardle | 58.06 m | Graham Savory | 55.24 m | Peter Gordon | 53.76 m |
Hammer throw | David Smith | 72.08 m | Sean Carlin (AUS) | 71.64 m | Mick Jones | 71.52 m |
Javelin throw | Dave Ottley |
80.34 m | Roald Bradstock | 79.50 m | Mark Roberson | 78.06 m |
Decathlon | Eugene Gilkes | 7529 pts | Alex Kruger | 7456 pts | Greg Richards | 7317 pts |
Women
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres | Paula Dunn | 11.26 | Simmone Jacobs | 11.34 | Beverly Kinch | 11.52 |
200 metres | Simmone Jacobs | 23.37 | Louise Stuart | 23.75 | Pat Beckford | 23.77 |
400 metres | Linda Keough | 51.65 | Pat Beckford | 52.49 | Janet Smith | 52.89 |
800 metres | Kirsty Wade | 2:01.52 | Shireen Bailey | 2:02.49 | Helen Thorpe | 2:03.06 |
1500 metres | Christina Cahill |
4:08.26 | Shireen Bailey | 4:09.20 | Kirsty Wade | 4:09.35 |
3000 metres | Yvonne Murray | 8:47.34 | Jill Hunter | 8:51.51 | Wendy Sly | 8:52.37 |
5000 metres | Jane Shields |
16:04.34 | Shireen Samy | 16:15.17 | Ruth Partridge | 16:18.05 |
10,000 metres | Angela Tooby | 33:13.95 | Wendy Sly | 33:34.79 | Véronique Marot | 33:49.10 |
100 m hurdles | Sally Gunnell | 13.02 | Lesley-Ann Skeete | 13.19 | Wendy Jeal | 13.43 |
400 m hurdles | Sally Gunnell | 55.40 | Elaine McLaughlin | 56.09 | Simone Laidlow | 57.00 |
5000 m walk | Betty Sworowski | 24:24.32 | Karen Dunster | 25:28.56 | Vicky Lupton | 25:42.70 |
10,000 m walk | Betty Sworowski | 50:12.0 | Sarah Brown | 54:47.2 | Vicky Lupton | 55:04.9 |
High jump | Janet Boyle | 1.91 m | Joanne Jennings | 1.88 m | Sharon Hutchings |
1.88 m |
Long jump | Nicole Boegman (AUS) | 6.82 m | Fiona May | 6.79 m | Mary Berkeley | 6.46 m |
Shot put | Judy Oakes | 18.76 m | Myrtle Augee | 17.82 m | Yvonne Hanson-Nortey | 15.90 m |
Discus throw | Jackie McKernan | 51.80 m | Venissa Head | 51.14 m | Karen Pugh | 50.54 m |
Javelin throw | Sharon Gibson | 57.32 m | Julie Abel | 55.00 m | Shona Urquhart | 51.46 m |
Heptathlon | Joanne Mulliner | 5728 pts | Shona Urquhart | 5313 pts | Judy Simpson | 5227 pts |
References
- ^ AAA WAAA and National Championships Medalists. NUTS. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
- ^ AAA Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
- ^ WAAA Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-02.