1977 UK Athletics Championships

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1977 UK Athletics Championships
Host cityCwmbran, Wales
VenueCwmbran Stadium
Cwmbran Stadium - geograph.org.uk - 241427.jpg
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1978 →

UK Athletics Championships

The 1977 UK Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom held at Cwmbran Stadium, Cwmbran.

It was the first edition of the competition limited to British athletes only, launched as an alternative to the AAA Championships, which was open to foreign competitors. However, due to the fact that the calibre of national competition remained greater at the AAA event, the UK Championships this year were not considered the principal national championship event by some statisticians, such as the (NUTS). Many of the athletes below also competed at the .[1][2]

Ainsley Bennett and Sonia Lannaman won sprint doubles in the 100 metres and 200 metres in the men's and women's side, respectively. Sharon Colyear took the women's titles in 100 metres hurdles and long jump. Other athletes who performed well in multiple events were Andrea Lynch (double sprint runner-up), Allan Wells (100 m runner-up and 200 m third-placer), and Tessa Sanderson who won the javelin throw as well as placing top three in the 400 metres hurdles.[1]

The main international track and field competition for the United Kingdom that year was the 1977 European Cup. Distance runners Steve Ovett and Nick Rose won both the UK event and the European Cup title. Sanderson, Lannaman, Bennett were minor medallists there, as were women's 400 metres champion Donna Hartley and men's long jump runner-up Roy Mitchell.[3][4]

Medal summary[]

Men[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Ainsley Bennett 10.63 Allan Wells 10.65 10.68
200 metres Ainsley Bennett 21.2 Glen Cohen 21.3 Allan Wells 21.3
400 metres 47.5 47.6 Steve Scutt 47.76
800 metres David Warren 1:50.37 1:50.72 Pete Browne 1:50.82
1500 metres Steve Ovett 3:37.5 3:38.8 3:39.7
5000 metres Nick Rose 13:20.6 Julian Goater 13:29.5 Bernie Ford 13:30.9
10,000 metres Ian Stewart 27:51.30 Mike McLeod 28:10.23 Allister Hutton 28:13.09
110 m hurdles Berwyn Price 14.19 Mark Holtom 14.38 David Wilson 14.47
400 m hurdles 51.74 52.03 Phil Beattie 52.19
3000 metres steeplechase Tony Staynings 8:31.0 Dennis Coates 8:32.0 8:35.8
High jump 2.10 m Brian Burgess 2.00 m 1.95 m
Pole vault Jeff Gutteridge 5.00 m 5.00 m Mike Bull 4.80 m
Long jump 7.66 m Roy Mitchell 7.43 m 7.11 m
Triple jump Aston Moore 15.80 m Keith Connor 15.55 m 15.12 m
Shot put Geoff Capes 20.04 m Mike Winch 18.94 m 18.03 m
Discus throw Pete Tancred 55.44 m Richard Slaney 55.08 m Mike Winch 54.92 m
Hammer throw Paul Dickenson 64.88 m 64.08 m Matthew Mileham 60.80 m
Javelin throw 75.82 m Dave Travis 70.40 m Peter Yates 70.24 m

Women[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Sonia Lannaman 11.30 Andrea Lynch 11.40 Wendy Clarke 11.65
200 metres Sonia Lannaman 23.16 Andrea Lynch 23.83 Kathy Smallwood 23.87
400 metres Donna Hartley 51.88 Verona Elder 52.73 Gladys McCormack 53.28
800 metres 2:01.48 Mary Stewart 2:03.11 Christina Boxer 2:04.03
1500 metres 4:13.0 4:13.7 Ann Ford 4:17.3
3000 metres Glynis Penny 9:20.0 Paula Fudge 9:21.2 9:24.0
100 m hurdles Sharon Colyear 13.5 Shirley Strong 13.9 Lorna Boothe 13.9
400 m hurdles Christine Warden 57.6 58.3 Tessa Sanderson 60.46
High jump 1.78 m
Moira Walls		 1.78 m Not Awarded
Long jump Sharon Colyear 6.42 m 6.25 m 6.09 m
Shot put Venissa Head 15.72 m Brenda Bedford 15.25 m Angela Littlewood 15.22 m
Discus throw Meg Ritchie 53.92 m 49.58 m 44.88 m
Javelin throw Tessa Sanderson 60.24 m 49.48 m 48.68 m

References[]

  1. ^ a b UK Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  2. ^ AAA WAAA and National Championships Medalists. NUTS. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  3. ^ European Cup (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  4. ^ European Cup (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
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