1990 UK Athletics Championships

The 1990 UK Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom held at Cardiff Athletics Stadium, Cardiff. It was the first time that the event was held in the Welsh capital. Strong winds affected several of the sprint races and jumps on the programme. A women's triple jump was contested for the first time.

1990 UK Athletics Championships
Host cityCardiff, Wales
VenueCardiff Athletics Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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UK Athletics Championships

It was the fourteenth 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 1990 AAA Championships.[1][2]

Racewalker Ian McCombie and javelin thrower Steve Backley both won a third straight UK title at the event. Other men to defend titles that year were Colin Jackson (110 m hurdles), Paul Edwards (shot put) and Paul Head (hammer throw). Three women repeated their 1989 victories: Kay Morley (100 m hurdles), Jackie McKernan (discus) and Sharon Gibson (javelin).Myrtle Augee defeated Judy Oakes in the women's shot put to break her rival's winning streak dating back to 1984. No athletes won multiple titles in Cardiff, though champions Sallyanne Short, Phylis Smith, Alison Wyeth and Michelle Griffith all reached the podium in two events.[1]

The main international track and field competition for the United Kingdom that year was the 1990 European Athletics Championships. Britain's men had a highly successful performance there, with Linford Christie, Roger Black, Colin Jackson, Kriss Akabusi, and Steve Backley all going from UK champion to European champion. The 800 m UK champion David Sharpe was also a silver medallist behind his teammate Tom McKean.[3][4] The four countries of the United Kingdom competed separately at the Commonwealth Games that year as well. UK champions Christie, Akabusi, Backley, Diane Edwards and Myrtle Augee all won gold for England, while Jackson and Morley made it a men's and women's sprint hurdles double for Wales.[5][6]

Medal summary

Men
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(wind: +2.2 m/s)		 Linford Christie10.13 w Jason Livingston10.31 w Dave Clark10.39 w
200 metres Ade Mafe21.13 Dave Clark21.14 Michael Rosswess21.26
400 metres Roger Black45.63 Paul Sanders46.75 Mark Richardson46.88
800 metres David Sharpe1:51.46 Martin Steele1:51.63 Kevin McKay1:51.63
1500 metres Neil Horsfield3:48.39 Rob Whalley3:49.07 Andrew Geddes3:49.18
3000 metres Geoff Turnbull8:11.35 Robert Denmark8:11.90 Tom Hanlon8:12.71
5000 metres Simon Mugglestone13:43.7 Jon Richards13:46.3 Deon McNeilly13:47.7
110 m hurdles Colin Jackson13.10 David Nelson13.62 Nigel Walker13.77
400 m hurdles Kriss Akabusi51.50 Philip Harries52.49 Martin Briggs53.03
3000 metres steeplechase Ken Penney8:50.90 Tom Buckner8:54.84 Spencer Newport8:56.55
10,000 m walk Ian McCombie41:16.00 Mark Easton41:35.39 Andrew Penn44:10.67
High jump Dalton Grant2.25 m Geoff Parsons2.20 m Brendan Reilly2.20 m
Pole vault Andy Ashurst5.30 m Mike Edwards5.20 m Dean Mellor5.00 m
Long jump Kevin Liddington7.62 m Wayne Griffith7.58w m John Shepherd7.50 m
Triple jump Francis Agyepong16.06 m Jonathan Edwards15.49 m Joe Sweeney15.22 m
Shot put Paul Edwards18.57 m Matt Simson18.52 m Steve Whyte17.24 m
Discus throw Paul Mardle57.02 m Abi Ekoku56.46 m Steve Casey54.46 m
Hammer throw Paul Head71.64 m Mick Jones68.24 m Jason Byrne67.98 m
Javelin throw Steve Backley88.46 m Myles Cottrell72.54 m Gary Jenson72.20 m

Women
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(wind: +4.6 m/s)		 Sallyanne Short11.36 w Phylis Smith11.40 w Helen Miles11.45 w
200 metres
(wind: +2.6 m/s)		 Phylis Smith23.97 w Louise Stuart24.00 w Sallyanne Short24.04 w
400 metres Diane Edwards54.32 Sandra Douglas55.02 Pat Beckford55.49
800 metres Helen Thorpe2:05.52 Mary Kitson2:06.10 Sally Wheeler2:07.36
1500 metres Alison Wyeth4:20.40 Lisa York4:21.04 Debbie Gunning4:21.24
3000 metres Andrea Wallace9:08.1 Sonia McGeorge9:08.7 Alison Wyeth9:08.9
100 m hurdles
(wind: +4.6 m/s)		 Kay Morley13.16 w Sam Farquharson13.33 w Wendy Jeal13.40 w
400 m hurdles Clare Sugden57.52 Gowry Retchakan58.23 Julie Vine59.82
5000 m walk Betty Sworowski22:31.59 Lisa Langford22:42.47 Julie Drake23:03.24
High jump Julia Bennett1.84 m Debbie Marti1.81 m Louise Gittens1.78 m
Long jump Mary Berkeley6.17 m Joanne Wise6.08 m Michelle Griffith5.90 m
Triple jump Michelle Griffith12.94 m w Evette Finikin12.87 m w Karen Hambrook11.82 m w
Shot put Myrtle Augee19.03 m Judy Oakes18.77 m Yvonne Hanson-Nortey16.09 m
Discus throw Jackie McKernan55.36 m Janette Picton52.64 m Sharon Andrews52.60 m
Javelin throw Sharon Gibson58.32 m Mandy Liverton57.84 m Fatima Whitbread51.50 m

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