1984 UK Athletics Championships

The 1984 UK Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom held at Cwmbran Stadium, Cwmbran. It was the third time the event was held in the Welsh town, following on from its hosting in 1977 and 1982. The competition was affected by heavy winds that year, particularly the jumps and sprints.

1984 UK Athletics Championships
Host cityCwmbran, Wales
VenueCwmbran Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1983
1985


It was the eighth 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 1984 AAA Championships.[1][2]

Fatima Whitbread won her fourth consecutive women's javelin throw UK title, while Aston Moore won his third straight men's triple jump title. Aside from Moore, four men successfully defended their 1983 titles and Peter Elliott (1500 metres), Keith Stock (pole vault), Derrick Brown (long jump) and Peter Yates (javelin). Venissa Head was the only woman to defend her title, doing so in the discus throw. Heather Oakes was the only athlete to win multiple UK titles, taking the women's 100 metres and 200 metres to repeat a feat she had achieved five years previously.[1]

The main international track and field competition for the United Kingdom that year was the 1984 Olympic Games. Reflecting the secondary nature of the UK competition and the fact it was not used as the Olympic trial event, only one of the 14 British individual Olympic medallists took a UK title that year – Fatima Whitbread. British Olympic relay medallists Simmone Jacobs, Heather Oakes and Kriss Akabusi were present at the UK Championships, however.[3][4]

Medal summary

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(wind: +4.5 m/s)
Mike McFarlane10.08 w Buster Watson10.12 w Donovan Reid10.17 w
200 metres Todd Bennett20.36 Donovan Reid20.62 Gus McCuaig20.86
400 metres Kriss Akabusi46.10 Roy Dickens46.19 Alan Slack46.49
800 metres Peter Elliott1:46.08 Rob Harrison1:46.43 Gareth Brown1:46.48
1500 metres Alan Salter3:43.31 Steve Martin3:43.42 David Lewis3:43.58
5000 metres Eamonn Martin13:32.11 Geoff Turnbull13:33.86 Steve Harris13:39.95
10,000 metres Nick Rose28:00.70 Steve Jones28:12.51 Julian Goater28:13.02
110 m hurdles
(wind: +2.7 m/s)
Hughie Teape13.98 w Wilbert Greaves14.09 w Paul Brice14.27 w
400 m hurdles Martin Briggs50.97 Phil Beattie51.35 Stan Devine51.67
3000 metres steeplechase Paul Davies-Hale8:33.16 Tony Blackwell8:40.58 Ken Baker8:48.05
10,000 m walk Phil Vesty40:53.60 Martin Rush41:49.63 Richard Dorman43:34.50
High jump Alex Kruger2.15 m Rupert Charles2.15 m David Abrahams2.10 m
Pole vault Keith Stock5.35 m Jeff Gutteridge5.30 m Billy Davey5.00 m
Long jump Derrick Brown7.71 m w Trevor Hoyte7.69 m w Fred Salle7.57 m w
Triple jump Aston Moore16.80 m Eric McCalla16.74 m John Herbert16.53 m
Shot put Billy Cole17.57 m Mark Aldridge17.07 m Nick Tabor16.95 m
Discus throw Paul Mardle59.70 m Peter Gordon58.10 m Graham Savory56.90 m
Hammer throw Dave Smith72.34 m Paul Dickenson69.98 m Paul Head63.46 m
Javelin throw Peter Yates82.54 m Marcus Humphries75.34 m Simon Osborne75.34 m

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(wind: +3.8 m/s)
Heather Oakes11.08 w Shirley Thomas11.13 w Simmone Jacobs11.26 w
200 metres
(wind: +2.1 m/s)
Heather Oakes23.00 w Simmone Jacobs23.01 w Shirley Thomas23.14 w
400 metres Jane Parry53.46 Tracy Lawton53.73 Joslyn Hoyte-Smith53.76
800 metres Christina Boxer2:01.64 Jane Finch2:01.73 Lorraine Baker2:02.11
1500 metres Zola Budd4:04.39 Lynne MacDougall4:10.80 Suzanne Morley4:13.89
3000 metres Christine Benning8:56.79 Angela Tooby8:59.69 Susan Tooby9:11.05
5000 metres Angela Tooby15:27.56 Susan Tooby15:35.40 Yvonne Murray15:50.54
100 m hurdles
(wind: +4.5 m/s)
Pat Rollo13.12 w Heather Ross13.22 w Wendy Jeal13.41 w
400 m hurdles Gladys Taylor58.2 Wendy Griffiths58.2 Simone Gandy58.76
5000 m walk Jill Barrett23:53.13 Nicky Jackson24:02.15 Helen Elleker24:04.84
High jump Diana Elliott1.90 m Judy Simpson1.84 m Louise Manning1.84 m
Long jump Sue Hearnshaw7.00 m w Joyce Oladapo6.54 m w Georgina Oladapo6.51 m w
Shot put Judy Oakes17.94 m Myrtle Augee16.68 m Yvonne Hanson-Nortey14.48 m
Discus throw Venissa Head57.44 m Lynda Whiteley51.20 m Karen Pugh49.56 m
Javelin throw Fatima Whitbread65.44 m Sharon Gibson58.78 m Diane Royle58.42 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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