1987 UK Athletics Championships

The 1987 UK Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom held at Moorways Stadium, Derby. It was the first time that the English city hosted the event. The men's 10,000 metres was held at the Gateshead International Stadium, while the women's event was dropped entirely.

1987 UK Athletics Championships
Host cityDerby, England
VenueMoorways Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1986
1988


It was the eleventh 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 National Union of Track Statisticians (NUTS). Many of the athletes below also competed at the 1987 AAA Championships.[1][2]

Fatima Whitbread won her seventh consecutive women's javelin throw UK title, while shot putter Judy Oakes won a fourth straight title and men's javelin athlete Mick Hill his third. Other athletes to defend their 1986 titles were Max Robertson (400 m hurdles), Paula Dunn (100 m), Lisa Langford (racewalk) and Diana Davies (high jump). Dunn, with her sprint double, was the only athlete to win two UK titles that year, though Kim Hagger managed to be runner-up in both 100 m hurdles and long jump events.[1]

The main international track and field competition for the United Kingdom that year was the 1987 World Championships in Athletics. Women's UK champion Fatima Whitbread won the world title, as she had in 1983. Men's 100 m champion Linford Christie was the only other UK champion to reach the podium, though several British athletes not present at the UK event did so.[3]

Medal summary

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Linford Christie10.35 Jamie Henderson10.50 Marcus Adam10.61
200 metres Roger Black20.80 Clarence Callender20.99 Jamie Henderson21.17
400 metres Steve Heard46.96 Paul Harmsworth47.12 Peter Crampton47.32
800 metres John Gladwin1:47.66 Paul Herbert1:47.74 Martin Steele1:47.75
1500 metres Neil Horsfield3:43.69 Andrew Geddes3:43.93 Richard McDonnell3:44.12
5000 metres Simon Mugglestone13:43.82 Richard Nerurkar13:45.52 Karl Harrison13:50.98
10,000 metres Nick Rose28:22.05 Steve Binns28:22.98 Carl Thackery28:25.17
110 m hurdles Tony Jarrett13.72 David Nelson13.77 Hughie Teape13.96
400 m hurdles Kriss Akabusi
Max Robertson
49.56 Not awarded Martin Gillingham50.49
3000 metres steeplechase Colin Walker8:33.28 Mick Hawkins8:45.84 Steve Jones8:48.87
10,000 m walk Ian McCombie40:45.87 Chris Maddocks41:11.66 Phil Vesty41:18.94
High jump Floyd Manderson2.18 m Andy Hutchinson2.15 m Mike Powell2.10 m
Pole vault Jeff Gutteridge5.10 m Paul Hoad5.00 m Mike Edwards4.80 m
Long jump Stewart Faulkner7.68 m Keith Fleming7.62 m Trevor Sinclair7.34 m
Triple jump Eric McCalla16.46 m Francis Agyepong15.96 m Craig Duncan15.82 m
Shot put Carl Jennings17.37 m Paul Edwards17.28 m Mark Aldridge17.03 m
Discus throw Paul Mardle56.96 m Gary Herrington55.12 m Peter Gordon54.52 m
Hammer throw Dave Smith74.50 m Paul Head67.94 m Mick Jones66.94 m
Javelin throw Mick Hill81.02 m Gary Jenson75.62 m Mark Roberson74.22 m

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Paula Dunn11.31 Simmone Jacobs11.34 Eleanor Cohen11.51
200 metres Paula Dunn23.41 Sandra Whittaker23.59 Jennifer Stoute23.68
400 metres Carol Finlay53.47 Linda Keough53.67 Linda Forsyth53.96
800 metres Diane Edwards2:01.68 Shireen Bailey2:02.38 Janet Bell2:02.41
1500 metres Christine Benning4:07.37 Liz Lynch4:08.03 Alison Wyeth4:14.63
3000 metres Yvonne Murray8:53.89 Ruth Partridge9:04.85 Angela Tooby9:06.42
100 m hurdles Lesley-Ann Skeete13.29 Kim Hagger13.48 Wendy Jeal13.53
400 m hurdles Elaine McLaughlin57.91 Jennie Pearson58.75 Simone Gandy58.90
5000 m walk Lisa Langford22:19.04 Bev Allen23:15.04 Helen Elleker23:34.64
High jump Diana Davies1.85 m Janet Boyle
Joanne Jennings
Debbie McDowell
1.80 m Not awarded
Long jump Mary Berkeley6.44 m Kim Hagger6.40 m Fiona May6.38 m
Shot put Judy Oakes18.43 m Myrtle Augee17.80 m Yvonne Hanson-Nortey16.10 m
Discus throw Kathryn Farr55.42 m Ellen Mulvihill52.78 m Judy Oakes50.90 m
Javelin throw Fatima Whitbread75.62 m Julie Abel59.82 m Sharon Gibson58.52 m

References

  1. UK Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  2. AAA WAAA and National Championships Medalists. NUTS. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  3. IAAF World Championships in Athletics. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
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