1997 AAA Championships
1997 AAA Championships | |
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Dates | 24–25 July |
Host city | Birmingham, England |
Venue | Alexander Stadium |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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[]
- ^ AAA WAAA and National Championships Medalists. NUTS. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
- ^ AAA Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
- ^ WAAA Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (1997-08-25). Athletics: Cash-stricken BAF asks amateurs to save jobs. Independent. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
Categories:
- AAA Championships
- 1997 in athletics (track and field)
- 1997 in British sport
- July 1997 sports events in the United Kingdom
- Sports competitions in Birmingham, West Midlands
- Athletics competitions in England