1991 UK Athletics Championships

The 1991 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 second time that the event was held in the Welsh capital, following on from the 1990 championships there. Strong winds affected several of the jumps on the programme. A women's hammer throw was added to the schedule for the first time, though it was not classified as a UK championship event at the competition.

1991 UK Athletics Championships
Host cityCardiff, Wales
VenueCardiff Athletics Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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UK Athletics Championships

It was the fifteenth 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 1991 AAA Championships.[1][2]

Three athletes won a third straight UK title, all of them throwers: Paul Head (hammer), Sharon Gibson (javelin) and Jackie McKernan (discus). Five further athletes defended their 1990 titles: Linford Christie (100 m), David Sharpe (800 m), Paul Edwards (shot put), Andy Ashurst (pole vault) and Alison Wyeth (1500 m). Judy Oakes returned to the top of the women's shot put podium to take a record-breaking ninth UK title. No athlete won multiple UK titles, though Michael Rosswess managed runner-up in both short sprints.[1]

The main international track and field competition for the United Kingdom that year was the 1991 World Championships in Athletics. Liz McColgan added the world 10,000 metres title to her UK 3000 m title. Though neither Roger Black nor Kriss Akabusi topped the UK podium, they won medals at the world level that year.[3]

Medal summary

Men
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Linford Christie10.39 Michael Rosswess10.47 Jason John10.57
200 metres John Regis21.24 Michael Rosswess21.28 Roger Black21.55
400 metres Paul Sanders47.69 Kriss Akabusi47.81 Mark Richardson47.97
800 metres David Sharpe1:50.31 Steve Heard1:50.79 Andrew Lill1:51.07
1500 metres Simon Fairbrother3:48.59 Gary Marlow3:50.26 Nick Hopkins3:50.37
3000 metres Peter Elliott8:07.51 Neil Rimmer8:10.70 Andrew Geddes8:11.73
5000 metres Ian Hamer13:49.86 Colin Walker13:50.93 Simon Mugglestone13:51.74
110 m hurdles David Nelson13.88 Andrew Tulloch13.90 Hughie Teape13.96
400 m hurdles Max Robertson50.33 Lawrence Lynch50.81 Mark Davidson51.67
3000 metres steeplechase Peter McColgan8:49.54 Mick Hawkins8:53.15 Spencer Duval8:55.78
10,000 m walk Steve Partington42:46.28 Gareth Holloway43:17.85 Les Morton43:41.07
High jump Dalton Grant2.20 m Geoff Parsons2.15 m Marlon Huggins2.10 m
Pole vault Andy Ashurst5.15 m Matt Belsham5.10 m Keith Stock5.00 m
Long jump Mark Forsythe7.81 m w John King7.81 m w Barrington Williams7.80 m w
Triple jump Vernon Samuels16.19 m Francis Agyepong15.88 m Michael McDonald15.56 m
Shot put Paul Edwards18.68 m Matt Simson18.37 m Nigel Spratley16.99 m
Discus throw Paul Mardle54.66 m Kevin Brown54.46 m Darrin Morris52.82 m
Hammer throw Paul Head73.64 m Mick Jones67.24 m Shane Peacock66.24 m
Javelin throw Gary Jenson76.90 m Mark Roberson75.86 m Myles Cottrell72.82 m

Women
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Beverly Kinch11.63 Paula Thomas11.67 Stephi Douglas11.71
200 metres Linda Keough24.25 Sally Gunnell24.26 Simmone Jacobs24.40
400 metres Sandra Leigh53.55 Tracy Goddard53.59 Jennifer Stoute53.96
800 metres Paula Fryer2:05.43 Mary Kitson2:06.18 Alison Parry2:07.52
1500 metres Alison Wyeth4:14.98 Lisa York4:15.21 Lorraine Baker4:16.24
3000 metres Liz McColgan8:59.39 Jill Hunter9:05.90 Karen Hutcheson9:11.56
100 m hurdles Lesley-Ann Skeete13.66 Louise Fraser13.85 Michelle Edwards13.98
400 m hurdles Jacqui Parker57.64 Sarah Dean59.20 Jennie Pearson59.99
5000 m walk Vicky Lupton22:51.38 Helen Elleker23:26.18 Sylvia Black23:44.88
High jump Lea Haggett1.85 m Debbie Marti1.85 m Janet Boyle1.80 m
Long jump Fiona May6.74 m w Oluyinka Idowu6.69 m w Mary Berkeley6.54 m w
Triple jump Evette Finikin13.23 m w Michelle Griffith13.17 m w Mary Berkeley12.97 m w
Shot put Judy Oakes18.37 m Myrtle Augee18.12 m Maggie Lynes15.71 m
Discus throw Jackie McKernan53.14 m Janette Picton50.64 m Debbie Bushnell47.76 m
Hammer throw Fiona Whitehead45.94 m Jean Clark44.62 m Diana Holden42.12 m
Javelin throw Sharon Gibson60.14 m Caroline White56.50 m Tessa Sanderson55.50 m

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