2008 British Indoor Athletics Championships

2008 British Indoor Athletics Championships
Dates	9–10 February
Host city	Sheffield
Venue	EIS Sheffield
Level	Senior national
Type	Indoor
Events	24
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The 2008 British Indoor Athletics Championships was the 2nd edition of the national championship in indoor track and field for the United Kingdom. It was held from 9–10 February at the English Institute of Sport, Sheffield, England. A total of 24 events (divided evenly between the sexes) were contested over the two-day competition.

Medal summary[]

Men[]

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
60 metres	Dwain Chambers	6.56	Simeon Williamson	6.61	Rikki Fifton	6.65
200 metres	Chris Clarke	20.98	Jeffrey Lawal-Balogun	21.53		DQ
400 metres	Richard Buck	46.53		46.93	Richard Strachan	47.99
800 metres	Richard Hill	1:48.26		1:48.64	Sam Ellis	1:48.87
1500 metres	James McIlroy	3:44.90		3:45.05		3:45.27
3000 metres	Nick McCormick	8:16.73	Adam Bowden	8:19.97		8:20.40
60 metres hurdles	Allan Scott	7.61		7.71		7.71
High jump	Samson Oni	2.30 m	Tom Parsons	2.19 m		2.19 m
Pole vault	Steven Lewis	5.61 m	Scott Simpson	5.31 m	Mark Christie	5.16 m
Long jump	Chris Tomlinson	7.80 m	Jonathan Moore	7.71 m	JJ Jegede	7.63 m
Triple jump	Phillips Idowu	17.24 m	Nathan Douglas	16.72 m	Tosin Oke	16.26 m
Shot put	Garrett Johnson  United States	20.66 m	Emeka Udechuku	18.06 m	Scott Rider	18.03 m

Women[]

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
60 metres	Laura Turner-Alleyne	7.32	Anyika Onuora	7.33	Ailis McSweeney  Ireland	7.40
200 metres	Joice Maduaka	23.43		23.73		24.19
400 metres	Meghan Beesley	54.88		55.46		55.74
800 metres	Jenny Meadows	2:01.97	Marilyn Okoro	2:02.56		2:08.20
1500 metres	Jemma Simpson	4:13.99	Susan Scott	4:14.84		4:16.00
3000 metres	Helen Clitheroe	8:56.13	Lisa Dobriskey	8:56.49	Tina Brown	9:03.92
60 metres hurdles	Sarah Claxton	8.09		8.18	Jessica Ennis-Hill	8.20
High jump	Jessica Ennis-Hill	1.92 m		1.85 m	Kelly Sotherton	1.79 m
Pole vault	Kate Dennison	4.25 m	Louise Butterworth	4.15 m	Ireland	4.15 m
Long jump	Kelly Sotherton	6.41 m	Kelly Proper  Ireland	6.31 m	Gillian Cooke	6.22 m
Triple jump		13.39 m		13.01 m		12.95 m
Shot put	Eden Francis	16.11 m	Rebecca Peake	15.67 m	Joanne Duncan	15.56 m

References[]

• 2008 British Indoor Championships. UKAthletics. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
• Norwich Union Trials & UK Championships. Power of 10. Retrieved 2020-01-24.