1981 UK Athletics Championships
1981 UK Athletics Championships | |
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Host city | Antrim, Northern Ireland |
Venue | |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
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The 1981 UK Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom held at , Antrim. It was the first time that a national track and field championship was held in Northern Ireland.
It was the fifth 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]
David Ottley won his fourth straight title in the men's javelin throw. Among the athletes to defend their 1980 UK titles were Cameron Sharp (men's 100 metres), Carol Tyson (race walk) and Louise Miller (high jump). Three athletes won UK title doubles, all of them women: Linsey MacDonald won the short sprint double, Gillian Dainty took both middle-distance titles, while Venissa Head was both shot put and discus throw champion.[1]
The main international track and field competition for the United Kingdom that year was the 1981 European Cup. Reflecting the secondary status of the UK event at national level, none of the British individual medallists there were present at UK Championships, though all members of the medal-winning women's 4 × 400 metres relay reached the podium in Antrim (, Michelle Scutt, Verona Elder and Joslyn Hoyte-Smith).[3][4]
Medal summary[]
Men[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres | Cameron Sharp | 10.86 | 10.90 | 11.07 | ||
200 metres | 20.84 | Cameron Sharp | 21.21 | 21.40 | ||
400 metres | Steve Scutt | 46.52 | 47.87 | 47.99 | ||
800 metres | Rob Harrison | 1:48:35 | 1:48.89 | Peter Elliott | 1:49.19 | |
1500 metres | Steve Ovett | 3:42.80 | Frank Clement | 3:44.10 | Jack Buckner | 3:44.22 |
5000 metres | Dave Clarke | 13:36.13 | Steve Binns | 13:42.28 | 13:57.94 | |
10,000 metres | Dave Black | 29:09.09 | 29:14.21 | 29:15.50 | ||
110 m hurdles | Kieran Moore | 15.02 | 15.08 | 15.08 | ||
400 m hurdles | Bill Hartley | 51.58 | 52.33 | 52.41 | ||
3000 metres steeplechase | 8:43.99 | 8:46.15 | 8:46.73 | |||
10,000 m walk | Steve Barry | 42:32.43 | Roger Mills | 43:46.16 | 43:52.52 | |
High jump | Brian Burgess | 2.15 m | 2.10 m | Floyd Manderson | 2.10 m | |
Pole vault | 4.80 m | Mike Bull | 4.80 m | 4.40 m | ||
Long jump | Colin Rattigan | 7.49 m w | 7.22 m | John King | 7.18 m | |
Triple jump | 15.46 m | 15.11 m | 15.03 m | |||
Shot put | Simon Rodhouse | 17.73 m | 17.58 m | 15.13 m | ||
Discus throw | 52.06 m | Paul Mardle | 50.86 m | 50.32 m | ||
Hammer throw | Martin Girvan | 69.50 m | 64.58 m | Ian Chipchase | 61.74 m | |
Javelin throw | David Ottley | 82.84 m | Roald Bradstock | 75.56 m | 69.66 m |
Women[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres | Linsey MacDonald | 12.20 | 12.38 | 12.46 | ||
200 metres | Linsey MacDonald | 23.97 | Verona Elder | 24.21 | 24.42 | |
400 metres | Joslyn Hoyte-Smith | 52.33 | Michelle Scutt | 52.34 | 53.47 | |
800 metres | Gillian Dainty | 2:08.12 | 2:08.71 | Lorraine Baker | 2:08.86 | |
1500 metres | Gillian Dainty | 4:21.39 | 4:22.25 | 4:23.70 | ||
3000 metres | Ruth Smeeth | 9:00.36 | Jane Furniss | 9:03.14 | 9:05.03 | |
100 m hurdles | 14.20 | 14.43 | 14.59 | |||
400 m hurdles | Wendy Griffiths | 58.51 | Susan Morley | 59.74 | 60.17 | |
5000 m walk | Carol Tyson | 24:09.89 | 24:32.09 | 25:18.98 | ||
High jump | Louise Miller | 1.89 m | Ann-Marie Cording | 1.86 m | Sharon McPeake | 1.83 m |
Long jump | 6.17 m w | 6.08 m w | Beverly Kinch | 6.02 m | ||
Shot put | Venissa Head | 17.62 m | 14.03 m | 13.16 m | ||
Discus throw | Venissa Head | 45.20 m | Jackie McKernan | 37.18 m | 33.14 m | |
Javelin throw | Fatima Whitbread | 56.10 m | 51.16 m | 50.74 m |
References[]
- ^ a b UK Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
- ^ AAA WAAA and National Championships Medalists. NUTS. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
- ^ European Cup (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- ^ European Cup (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- UK Athletics Championships
- 1981 in athletics (track and field)
- 1981 in British sport
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