1985 UK Athletics Championships
1985 UK Athletics Championships | |
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Host city | Antrim, Northern Ireland |
Venue | |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
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The 1985 UK Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom held at , Antrim. It was the second time that a national track and field championship was held in Northern Ireland, after hosting the 1981 event.
It was the ninth 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]
Fatima Whitbread won her fifth consecutive women's javelin throw UK title. Both the men's and women's champions defended in the 5000 metres (Eamonn Martin, Angela Tooby) and shot put (Billy Cole, Judy Oakes), as did men's hammer thrower Dave Smith. Linford Christie and John Regis recorded the same times in both the 100 metres and 200 metres finals. Christie was given the 100 m title while the two shared the 200 m title. Christie was the only athlete at the competition to win two titles.[1]
The main international track and field competition for the United Kingdom that year was the 1985 European Cup. Three UK champions medalled at that event: Whitbread in the javelin, Angela Tooby in the 10,000 m and Tom McKean in the 800 metres. Derek Redmond was third in the 400 metres at the European competition, despite coming second at the UK race.[3][4]
Medal summary[]
Men[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres | Linford Christie | 10.5 | John Regis | 10.5 | 10.6 | |
200 metres | Linford Christie John Regis |
21.59 | Not awarded | 21.73 | ||
400 metres | Phil Brown | 45.26 | Derek Redmond | 45.66 | Steve Heard | 45.74 |
800 metres | Tom McKean | 1:49.12 | David Sharpe | 1:49.32 | 1:49.84 | |
1500 metres | Mark Rowland | 3:43.40 | 3:44.10 | Gary Staines | 3:44.22 | |
5000 metres | Eamonn Martin | 13:44.07 | 13:48.01 | 13:48.39 | ||
10,000 metres | 28:42.01 | 28:42.88 | 28:55.63 | |||
110 m hurdles | Wilbert Greaves | 14.10 | Kieran Moore | 14.39 | 14.62 | |
400 m hurdles | Phil Beattie | 51.40 | Trevor Burton | 51.46 | 51.72 | |
3000 metres steeplechase | 8:42.6 | Colin Walker | 8:43.5 | 8:50.9 | ||
10,000 m walk | Ian McCombie | 41:25.90 | Martin Rush | 43:43.42 | 44:19.69 | |
High jump | Geoff Parsons | 2.08 m | 2.05 m | Floyd Manderson |
2.00 m | |
Pole vault | Andy Ashurst | 5.00 m | 4.80 m | 4.60 m | ||
Long jump | 7.37 m | 7.32 m | John King | 7.28 m | ||
Triple jump | Eric McCalla | 16.42 m | 15.62 m | Francis Agyepong | 15.28 m | |
Shot put | Billy Cole | 18.03 m | Andy Vince | 16.94 m | Graham Savory | 16.64 m |
Discus throw | Paul Mardle | 57.94 m | Graham Savory | 54.12 m | 51.56 m | |
Hammer throw | Dave Smith | 77.04 m | 59.14 m | 55.00 m | ||
Javelin throw | Mick Hill | 76.62 m | 76.22 m | 72.24 m |
Women[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres | 11.63 | 11.67 | 11.75 | |||
200 metres | Kathy Cook | 23.69 | Joan Baptiste | 23.89 | 24.10 | |
400 metres | Linda Keough | 52.81 | Angela Piggford | 53.42 | Sian Morris | 54.26 |
800 metres | 2:05.50 | 2:06.30 | 2:06.76 | |||
1500 metres | 4:11.12 | 4:12.19 | Yvonne Murray | 4:12.35 | ||
3000 metres | Yvonne Murray | 9:00.97 | Susan Tooby | 9:06.76 | Liz Lynch | 9:08.34 |
5000 metres | Angela Tooby | 15:28.00 | Susan Tooby | 15:32.19 | Jill Clarke | 15:34.16 |
100 m hurdles | Judy Simpson | 13.47 | 13.71 | Lesley-Ann Skeete | 13.76 | |
400 m hurdles | Aileen Mills | 58.66 | Simone Gandy | 58.68 | 60.39 | |
5000 m walk | 23:20.00 | 23:55.27 | Helen Elleker | 24:07.97 | ||
High jump | Janet Boyle | 1.86 m | Sharon McPeake | 1.80 m | Judy Simpson | 1.80 m |
Long jump | 6.30 m | Judy Simpson | 6.29 m | 6.21 m | ||
Shot put | Judy Oakes | 17.50 m | Myrtle Augee | 17.08 m | 14.54 m | |
Discus throw | Julia Avis | 48.46 m | Karen Pugh | 47.16 m | 45.70 m | |
Javelin throw | Fatima Whitbread | 64.02 m | Sharon Gibson | 59.62 m | 54.76 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
- 1985 in athletics (track and field)
- 1985 in British sport
- Sport in County Antrim
- Athletics competitions in Northern Ireland