1980 UK Athletics Championships

The 1980 UK Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom held at Crystal Palace Athletics Stadium, London. Three events were contested separately at Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh – the women's 1500 metres and men's 800 metres and 5000 metres. This set of events served as the British Olympic Team Trials for the 1980 Summer Olympics. Two new events were contested for the first time: a men's 10,000 metres track walk and a women's 5000 metres track walk.

1980 UK Athletics Championships
Host cityLondon, England
VenueCrystal Palace Athletics Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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UK Athletics Championships

It was the fourth 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 1980 AAA Championships.[1][2]

Women's discus thrower Meg Ritchie took a record fourth consecutive UK title. David Ottley won a third straight title in the javelin throw. Five other athletes defended their 1979 titles: Gary Oakes in the 400 metres hurdles, Heather Hunte in the women's 100 m, Christina Boxer in the women's 800 m, Shirley Strong in the women's 100 metres hurdles and Angela Littlewood in the women's shot put. Two athletes achieved a championship double: Cameron Sharp edged out Drew McMaster in both the men's 100 metres and 200 metres, and David Moorcroft claimed a 1500/5000 m double.[1]

At the 1980 Moscow Olympics, one participant at the UK trials won an individual medal – hurdles champion Gary Oakes took Olympic bronze.[3] The four women who took the top three in the short sprints (Hunte, Kathy Smallwood, Beverley Goddard, and Sonia Lannaman) combined to win an Olympic bronze in the 4 × 100 metres relay, and the top three in the women's 400 metres (Linsey Macdonald, Joslyn Hoyte-Smith and Michelle Probert) joined Donna Hartley to take the 4 × 400 metres relay Olympic bronze.[4] Allan Wells, Sebastian Coe, Steve Ovett and Daley Thompson made the 1980 Olympic podium, but were not present at this national event.[3]

Medal summary

Men
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Cameron Sharp10.60 Drew McMaster10.71 Trevor Hoyte10.71
200 metres Cameron Sharp21.02 Drew McMaster21.15 Phil Brown21.23
400 metres David Jenkins45.29 Alan Bell45.80 Glen Cohen45.93
800 metres David Warren1:48.54 Paul Forbes1:49.75 Steve Cram1:50.16
1500 metres David Moorcroft3:41.46 Graham Wiliamson3:42.42 David Warren3:43.45
5000 metres David Moorcroft13:41.8 Nick Rose13:42.1 Barry Smith13:44.4
10,000 metres Geoff Smith28:20.24 Bernie Ford28:26.84 Ray Smedley28:40.55
110 m hurdles Wilbert Greaves14.05 Mark Holtom14.17 Berwyn Price14.64
400 m hurdles Gary Oakes50.24 Bill Hartley51.39 Bob Danville51.52
3000 metres steeplechase Tony Staynings8:27.21 Roger Hackney8:29.53 Colin Reitz8:30.93
10,000 m walk Adrian James43:26.21 Mick Holmes43:34.55 Allan King (athlete)43:47.67
High jump Mark Naylor2.22 m Ossie Cham2.18 m Brian Burgess2.15 m
Pole vault Keith Stock5.30 m Brian Hooper5.25 m Tim Anstiss4.80 m
Long jump Roy Mitchell7.74 m John Herbert7.72w m Tony Henry7.56 m
Triple jump Keith Connor16.77 m Frank Attoh16.00 m David Johnson15.43 m
Shot put Mike Winch18.96 m Simon Rodhouse17.44 m Richard Slaney17.27 m
Discus throw Pete Tancred56.42 m Colin Sutherland55.38 m Richard Slaney54.96 m
Hammer throw Paul Dickenson71.34 m Chris Black70.56 m Jim Whitehead68.28 m
Javelin throw David Ottley84.10 m John Trower80.20 m Peter Yates78.82 m

Women
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Heather Hunte11.33 Sonia Lannaman11.38 Kathy Smallwood11.46
200 metres Kathy Smallwood22.62 Heather Hunte23.06 Beverley Goddard23.12
400 metres Linsey MacDonald51.16 Joslyn Hoyte-Smith51.47 Michelle Probert52.31
800 metres Christina Boxer2:02.18 Cherry Hanson2:02.66 Janet Marlow2:02.70
1500 metres Jo White4:19.48 Wendy Smith4:22.42 Hilary Hollick4:22.57
3000 metres Kathryn Binns9:01.65 Paula Fudge9:04.14 Sue Hutton9:14.72
100 m hurdles Shirley Strong13.48 Lorna Boothe13.67 Judy Livermore13.69
400 m hurdles Susan Dalgoutté57.79 Sue Morley58.24 Wendy Griffiths58.56
5000 m walk Carol Tyson23:48.62 Irene Bateman24:06.87 Elaine Cox25:22.32
High jump Louise Miller1.88 m Ann-Marie Devally1.86 m Diana Elliott1.83 m
Long jump Sue Hearnshaw6.47w m Sue Reeve6.41 m Sandra Green6.27 m
Shot put Angela Littlewood17.17 m Vanessa Redford15.46 m Susan Tudor13.87 m
Discus throw Meg Ritchie62.16 m Lesley Mallin52.52 m Vanessa Redford50.20 m
Javelin throw Diane Royle49.52 m Janeen Williams49.30 m Jeanette Rose49.06 m

References
  1. UK Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  2. AAA WAAA and National Championships Medalists. NUTS. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  3. Olympic Games (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  4. Olympic Games (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
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