The 1983 UK Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom held at Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh. It was the second time the event was held in the Scottish city, following on from the 1978 UK Athletics Championships. The women's 5000 metres race walk was restored to the programme after an absence at the 1982 event.
1983 UK Athletics Championships | |
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Host city | Edinburgh, Scotland |
Venue | Meadowbank Stadium |
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Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
← 1982 1984 → |
It was the seventh 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 1983 AAA Championships.[1][2]
Three athletes, Steve Barry (men's racewalk), Martin Girvan (men's hammer throw) and Fatima Whitbread (women's javelin throw) took their third straight UK titles. Aston Moore defended his men's triple jump title, as did women's long jumper Beverly Kinch and hurdler Susan Morley. Kathy Smallwood-Cook and Buster Watson achieved short sprint doubles and Venissa Head won both the women's shot put and discus throw.[1]
The main international track and field competition for the United Kingdom that year was the inaugural 1983 World Championships in Athletics. Women's UK champions Fatima Whitbread and Kathy Smallwood-Cook went on to reach the world podium.[3]
Medal summary
editMen
editEvent | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres | Buster Watson | 10.43 | Drew McMaster | 10.49 | Linford Christie | 10.60 |
200 metres | Buster Watson | 20.88 | Todd Bennett | 21.02 | Donovan Reid | 21.40 |
400 metres | Alan Slack | 46.67 | Kriss Akabusi | 46.85 | Steve Heard | 46.98 |
800 metres | Peter Elliott | 1:45.5 | Rob Harrison | 1:46.6 | Steve Caldwell | 1:47.0 |
1500 metres | John Gladwin | 3:45.09 | Geoff Turnbull | 3:45.69 | Ian Archibald | 3:45.95 |
5000 metres | Nat Muir | 13:35.21 | Dick Callan | 13:36.89 | Steve Harris | 13:37.31 |
10,000 metres | Steve Binns | 28:02.42 | Lawrie Spence | 28:11.85 | Gerry Helme | 28:13.04 |
110 m hurdles | Nigel Walker | 14.48 | Lloyd Cowan | 14.62 | Gary Myles | 14.69 |
400 m hurdles | Phil Beattie | 51.05 | Stan Devine | 51.16 | Wilbert Greaves | 51.39 |
3000 metres steeplechase | David Lewis | 8:29.72 | Keith Irvine | 8:41.37 | Peter Barratt | 8:41.45 |
10,000 m walk | Steve Barry | 41:14.38 | Ian McCombie | 42:24.61 | Martin Rush | 43:42.75 |
High jump | Mark Lakey | 2.10 m | Rupert Charles | 2.05 m | Alex Kruger | 2.05 m |
Pole vault | Keith Stock | 5.30 m | Jeff Gutteridge | 5.30 m | Billy Davey | 4.80 m |
Long jump | Derrick Brown | 7.21 m | John Scott | 7.19 m | Denis Costello | 7.16 m |
Triple jump | Aston Moore | 16.40 m | John Herbert | 16.36w m | Eric McCalla | 15.64w m |
Shot put | Nick Tabor | 17.20 m | Billy Cole | 17.05 m | Ian Lindley | 16.47 m |
Discus throw | Pete Tancred | 55.22 m | Paul Mardle | 54.86 m | Peter Gordon | 54.36 m |
Hammer throw | Martin Girvan | 72.38 m | Chris Black | 71.80 m | Dave Smith | 69.20 m |
Javelin throw | Peter Yates | 80.84 m | Marcus Humphries | 72.78 m | Mick Hill | 69.94 m |
Women
editReferences
edit- ^ a b UK Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
- ^ AAA WAAA and National Championships Medalists. NUTS. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
- ^ IAAF World Championships in Athletics. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-09.