1985 UK Athletics Championships

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1985 UK Athletics Championships
Host cityAntrim, Northern Ireland
Venue
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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UK Athletics Championships

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
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
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[]

  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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