1983 UK Athletics Championships
1983 UK Athletics Championships | |
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Host city | Edinburgh, Scotland |
Venue | Meadowbank Stadium |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
← 1982 1984 → |
The 1983 UK Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom held at Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh. It was the second time the event was held in the Scottish city, following on from the 1978 UK Athletics Championships. The women's 5000 metres race walk was restored to the programme after an absence at the 1982 event.
It was the seventh 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]
Three athletes, Steve Barry (men's racewalk), Martin Girvan (men's hammer throw) and Fatima Whitbread (women's javelin throw) took their third straight UK titles. Aston Moore defended his men's triple jump title, as did women's long jumper Beverly Kinch and hurdler Susan Morley. Kathy Smallwood-Cook and Buster Watson achieved short sprint doubles and Venissa Head won both the women's shot put and discus throw.[1]
The main international track and field competition for the United Kingdom that year was the inaugural 1983 World Championships in Athletics. Women's UK champions Fatima Whitbread and Kathy Smallwood-Cook went on to reach the world podium.[3]
Medal summary[]
Men[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres | Buster Watson | 10.43 | Drew McMaster | 10.49 | Linford Christie | 10.60 |
200 metres | Buster Watson | 20.88 | Todd Bennett | 21.02 | Donovan Reid | 21.40 |
400 metres | 46.67 | Kriss Akabusi | 46.85 | Steve Heard | 46.98 | |
800 metres | Peter Elliott | 1:45.5 | Rob Harrison | 1:46.6 | 1:47.0 | |
1500 metres | John Gladwin | 3:45.09 | 3:45.69 | 3:45.95 | ||
5000 metres | Nat Muir | 13:35.21 | 13:36.89 | 13:37.31 | ||
10,000 metres | Steve Binns | 28:02.42 | 28:11.85 | Gerry Helme | 28:13.04 | |
110 m hurdles | Nigel Walker | 14.48 | Lloyd Cowan | 14.62 | 14.69 | |
400 m hurdles | Phil Beattie | 51.05 | 51.16 | Wilbert Greaves | 51.39 | |
3000 metres steeplechase | 8:29.72 | 8:41.37 | 8:41.45 | |||
10,000 m walk | Steve Barry | 41:14.38 | Ian McCombie | 42:24.61 | Martin Rush | 43:42.75 |
High jump | 2.10 m | 2.05 m | Alex Kruger | 2.05 m | ||
Pole vault | Keith Stock | 5.30 m | Jeff Gutteridge | 5.30 m | 4.80 m | |
Long jump | Derrick Brown | 7.21 m | 7.19 m | 7.16 m | ||
Triple jump | Aston Moore | 16.40 m | John Herbert | 16.36w m | Eric McCalla | 15.64w m |
Shot put | 17.20 m | Billy Cole | 17.05 m | 16.47 m | ||
Discus throw | Pete Tancred | 55.22 m | Paul Mardle | 54.86 m | 54.36 m | |
Hammer throw | Martin Girvan | 72.38 m | Chris Black | 71.80 m | Dave Smith | 69.20 m |
Javelin throw | Peter Yates | 80.84 m | 72.78 m | Mick Hill | 69.94 m |
Women[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres | Kathy Smallwood-Cook | 11.33 | 11.51 | Shirley Thomas | 11.59 | |
200 metres | Kathy Smallwood-Cook | 23.08 | Sandra Whittaker | 23.51 | 23.55 | |
400 metres | Joslyn Hoyte-Smith | 53.02 | Sian Morris | 53.27 | 53.47 | |
800 metres | Shireen Bailey | 2:01.36 | Lorraine Baker | 2:01.71 | Jane Finch | 2:02.14 |
1500 metres | 4:16.03 | 4:16.10 | Ruth Smeeth | 4:17.30 | ||
3000 metres | Wendy Sly | 8:56.28 | Christine Benning | 8:56.99 | Yvonne Murray | 9:04.14 |
5000 metres | Yvonne Murray | 15:52.55 | Paula Fudge | 15:54.13 | 16:38.03 | |
100 m hurdles | Shirley Strong | 13.15 | 13.51 | Sharon Danville | 13.66 | |
400 m hurdles | Susan Morley | 56.67 | Gladys Taylor | 57.51 | Verona Elder | 58.05 |
5000 m walk | 23:42.2 | 24:08.4 | 24:18.6 | |||
High jump | 1.87 m | Janet Boyle | 1.80 m | Ann-Marie Cording | 1.75 m | |
Long jump | Beverly Kinch | 6.42 m | Joyce Oladapo | 6.40 m | 6.16 m | |
Shot put | Venissa Head | 17.69 m | 14.69 m | Myrtle Augee | 14.63 m | |
Discus throw | Venissa Head | 60.62 m | Lynda Whiteley | 52.60 m | Julia Avis | 51.40 m |
Javelin throw | Fatima Whitbread | 62.14 m | Tessa Sanderson | 61.44 m | Sharon Gibson | 55.42 m |
References[]
- ^ a b UK Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
- ^ AAA WAAA and National Championships Medalists. NUTS. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
- ^ IAAF World Championships in Athletics. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
- UK Athletics Championships
- 1983 in athletics (track and field)
- 1983 in British sport
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