1982 UK Athletics Championships
1982 UK Athletics Championships | |
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Host city | Cwmbran, Wales |
Venue | Cwmbran Stadium |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
← 1981 1983 → |
The 1982 UK Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom held at Cwmbran Stadium, Cwmbran. It was the second time the event was held in the Welsh town, following on from the 1977 UK Athletics Championships. The women's 5000 metres race walk was dropped from the programme for this championship.
It was the sixth 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 extended his unbeaten streak to five straight UK titles in the javelin throw. On the men's side, Steve Barry (racewalk), (pole vault), (discus throw) and Martin Girvan (hammer throw) also defended their 1981 UK titles. Fatima Whitbread was the only woman to repeat her victory, doing so in the javelin. No athlete won multiple titles at this edition, though Mike McFarlane and Bev Callender both won the 200 metres title and were runners-up in the 100 metres.[1]
The main international track and field competition for the United Kingdom that year was the 1982 European Athletics Championships. Reflecting the secondary status of the UK event at national level, none of the British individual medallists there were present at UK Championships, though four relay medallists were on the UK podium: Bev Callender, Shirley Thomas, Todd Bennett, Phil Brown.[3][4] The four countries of the United Kingdom competed separately at the Commonwealth Games that year as well, and UK champions who won there were men's 200 m champion Mike McFarlane, men's racewalker Steve Barry and women's shot putter Judy Oakes.[5][6]
Medal summary[]
Men[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres | 10.57 | Mike McFarlane | 10.59 | Donovan Reid | 10.71 | |
200 metres | Mike McFarlane | 21.07 | Buster Watson | 21.17 | 21.44 | |
400 metres | Phil Brown | 46.20 | Todd Bennett | 46.54 | Terry Whitehead | 47.13 |
800 metres | 1:46.53 | 1:46.65 | Peter Elliott | 1:47.76 | ||
1500 metres | 3:44.88 | Colin Reitz | 3:45.66 | 3:46.19 | ||
5000 metres | Tim Hutchings | 13:40.66 | 13:42.24 | Steve Jones | 13:43.21 | |
10,000 metres | Julian Goater | 28:33.32 | 29:01.58 | Dave Long | 29:03.95 | |
110 m hurdles | Wilbert Greaves | 14.00 | Berwyn Price | 14.15 | 14.35 | |
400 m hurdles | Gary Oakes | 50.15 | 51.39 | 51.81 | ||
3000 metres steeplechase | Roger Hackney | 8:31.52 | Eddie Wedderburn | 8:33.02 | 8:37.66 | |
10,000 m walk | Steve Barry | 42:30.72 | Roger Mills | 43:42.57 | 43:45.02 | |
High jump | 2.16 m | 2.16 m | Geoff Parsons | 2.13 m | ||
Pole vault | 5.10 m | Jeff Gutteridge | 5.00 m | Brian Hooper | 4.90 m | |
Long jump | John Herbert | 7.70 m | 7.47 m | 7.31 m | ||
Triple jump | Aston Moore | 16.06 m | Eric McCalla | 16.03 m | John Herbert | 15.83 m |
Shot put | Andy Vince | 17.83 m | 16.75 m | 16.68 m | ||
Discus throw | 55.32 m | 52.26 m | Graham Savory | 51.54 m | ||
Hammer throw | Martin Girvan | 74.18 m | Dave Smith | 64.68 m | Mick Jones | 58.76 m |
Javelin throw | David Ottley | 85.36 m | Peter Yates | 75.92 m | Dave Travis | 73.20 m |
Women[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres | Heather Oakes | 11.48 | Bev Callender | 11.53 | Shirley Thomas | 11.54 |
200 metres | Bev Callender | 23.55 | Shirley Thomas | 23.84 | Helen Barnett | 24.03 |
400 metres | Michelle Scutt | 50.63 | Joslyn Hoyte-Smith | 50.76 | Linsey MacDonald | 51.85 |
800 metres | Anne Clarkson | 2:03.6 | Lorraine Baker | 2:04.0 | 2:04.2 | |
1500 metres | Carole Bradford | 4:15.56 | 4:15.66 | Gillian Dainty | 4:16.95 | |
3000 metres | Paula Fudge | 8:52.88 | Ruth Smeeth | 8:53.91 | Jane Furniss | 8:53.98 |
5000 metres | Kathryn Binns | 16:33.49 | 16:45.96 | 16:50.78 | ||
100 m hurdles | 13.71 | 13.83 | 13.89 | |||
400 m hurdles | Susan Morley | 57.10 | Wendy Griffiths | 58.08 | Yvette Wray | 58.21 |
High jump | Barbara Simmonds | 1.87 m | Diana Elliott | 1.87 m | 1.84 m | |
Long jump | Beverly Kinch | 6.50 m | 6.33 m | Sue Hearnshaw | 6.29 m | |
Shot put | Judy Oakes | 16.61 m | 15.22 m | 15.12 m | ||
Discus throw | Lesley Bryant | 48.34 m | Lynda Whiteley | 48.20 m | Janette Picton | 48.02 m |
Javelin throw | Fatima Whitbread | 65.62 m | 58.60 m | Sharon Gibson | 52.30 m |
References[]
- ^ a b UK Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
- ^ AAA WAAA and National Championships Medalists. NUTS. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
- ^ European Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- ^ European Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- ^ Commonwealth Games (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- ^ Commonwealth Games (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
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