1997 AAA Championships

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1997 AAA Championships
Dates24–25 July
Host cityBirmingham, England
VenueAlexander Stadium
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LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

The 1997 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held from 24–25 July at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England. First the first time, it was not considered the national championships for the United Kingdom, as the 1997 British Athletics Championships (which incorporated the trials for the 1997 World Championships in Athletics) attracted a higher standard of national competitors than the AAA one.[1][2][3] The British Athletics Federation's decision to hold its trials separately was taken due to the organisation's financial problems, which would ultimately result in its bankruptcy.[4]

Medal summary[]

Men[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Jason Gardener 10.31 Jason Livingston 10.38  Josephus Thomas (SLE) 10.42
200 metres Marlon Devonish 20.65 Allyn Condon 20.94  Josephus Thomas (SLE) 21.01
400 metres 46.86 47.24 47.35
800 metres  James Nolan (IRL) 1:51.47 1:51.73 1:51.78
1500 metres 3:54.37 3:54.62 3:54.76
3000 metres  Cormac Finnerty (IRL) 8:08.83 8:15.54 8:16.88
5000 metres Kristen Bowditch 13:53.12 13:55.29 13:56.27
10,000 metres Mark Steinle 29:27.98 29:29.59 29:38.09
110 m hurdles Damien Greaves 14.02 14.13 14.16
400 m hurdles Charles Robertson-Adams 51.01 51.11 Matthew Douglas 51.70
3000 metres steeplechase Spencer Duval 8:45.91 Matt O'Dowd 8:51.55 8:53.51
10,000 m walk 42:32.32 42:48.39   (IRL) 45:35.02
High jump  Mark Mandy (IRL) 2.20 m Brendan Reilly 2.15 m 2.15 m
Pole vault Tim Thomas 5.30 m 5.20 m Kevin Hughes 5.00 m
Long jump Steve Phillips 7.57 m Chris Davidson 7.34 m Barrington Williams 7.30 m
Triple jump Francis Agyepong 16.71 m Tosi Fasinro 15.92 m 15.81 m
Shot put 17.26 m Carl Myerscough 16.99 m 16.28 m
Discus throw Robert Weir 61.60 m Kevin Brown 57.30 m Glen Smith 56.56 m
Hammer throw Paul Head 70.66 m Mick Jones 67.88 m 62.56 m
Javelin throw Mark Roberson 77.22 m  Terry McHugh (IRL) 70.50 m 65.04 m
Decathlon 7500 pts 6841 pts 6822 pts

Women[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   (JAM) 11.63 Donna Fraser 11.74 Shani Anderson 11.76
200 metres 23.91 Tracy Joseph 23.94 Sharon Williams 24.18
400 metres Lorraine Hanson 53.45 53.65 55.17
800 metres 2:04.66 2:05.87   (IRL) 2:06.00
1500 metres 4:16.19 Helen Pattinson 4:19.43 4:20.03
3000 metres 9:34.30 9:38.71 9:53.05
5000 metres Andrea Whitcombe 16:07.26 16:10.15 16:16.01
100 m hurdles Angie Thorp 13.56 13.65 13.77
400 m hurdles Keri Maddox 57.69 57.83 60.19
5000 m walk  Olive Loughnane (IRL) 24:09.18 25:00.97 25:41.85
10,000 m walk 54:33.6 56:21.4 57:34.5
High jump Debbie Marti 1.90 m Joanne Jennings 1.83 m Michelle Dunkley 1.83 m
Pole vault Janine Whitlock 3.80 m 3.75 m 3.40 m
Long jump Andrea Coore 6.22 m Sarah Claxton 6.10 m 5.88 m
Triple jump 12.58 m 12.42 m 12.11 m w
Shot put Judy Oakes 17.89 m Myrtle Augee 16.41 m 14.56 m
Discus throw Jackie McKernan 56.00 m Philippa Roles 50.68 m Tracy Axten 49.76 m
Hammer throw Lyn Sprules 61.18 m 54.16 m 52.10 m
Javelin throw Karen Martin 50.38 m 47.84 m 46.26 m
Heptathlon Clova Court 5712 pts Julie Hollman 5577 pts 5550 pts

References[]

  1. ^ AAA WAAA and National Championships Medalists. NUTS. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  2. ^ AAA Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  3. ^ WAAA Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  4. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (1997-08-25). Athletics: Cash-stricken BAF asks amateurs to save jobs. Independent. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
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