1993 UK Athletics Championships

The 1993 UK Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom held at Crystal Palace Athletics Stadium, London. It was the second time that the British capital hosted the event, having previously done so in 1980. It would be the last outing of the series in its annual format.

1993 UK Athletics Championships
Host cityLondon, England
VenueCrystal Palace Athletics Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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UK Athletics Championships

The event programme was expanded to reincorporate men's and women's racewalking events (held separately at Bedford International Stadium), as well as the UK championship debut of both pole vault and hammer throw for women. The women's 3000 m race was dropped, however.

It was the seventeenth 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 1993 AAA Championships.[1][2]

Hammer thrower Paul Head and discus thrower Jackie McKernan each won their fifth straight UK title. Linford Christie (100 m) and Paul Edwards (shot put) made it four consecutive wins in their events. Mick Hill repeated as javelin champion to win his fifth UK title overall. Myrtle Augee (shot put), Gowry Retchakan (400 m hurdles) and Debbie Marti (high jump) all defended their women's titles. Runners Curtis Robb and Phylis Smith returned as UK champions, but at longer distances than they won at in 1992.[1]

The main international track and field competition for the United Kingdom that year was the 1993 World Championships in Athletics. Linford Christie added a world title to his UK and Olympic ones, while UK 100 m runner-up took gold in his hurdles speciality in Stuttgart. UK 200 m champion John Regis was runner-up at global level and Jonathan Edwards (triple jump) and Mick Hill (javelin throw) managed World Championships bronze.[3]

Medal summary

Men
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Linford Christie10.26 Colin Jackson10.41 Darren Campbell10.44
200 metres
(wind: +2.5 m/s)		 John Regis20.21 w Darren Campbell20.69 w Jason John20.74 w
400 metres Du'aine Ladejo46.14 Kriss Akabusi46.35 David McKenzie46.62
800 metres Martin Steele1:46.34 David Sharpe1:47.12 Paul Walker1:47.53
1500 metres Curtis Robb3:39.58 Simon Fairbrother3:39.64 Gary Lough3:41.10
3000 metres Spencer Barden8:01.86 Richard Findlow8:03.38 Andy Lyons8:05.77
5000 metres Jon Brown13:39.68 Steve Cram13:48.20 Eamonn Martin13:50.90
110 m hurdles Andy Tulloch13.70 David Nelson13.72 Neil Owen14.03
400 m hurdles Gary Cadogan49.80 Peter Crampton50.62 Lawrence Lynch50.96
3000 metres steeplechase Spencer Duval8:32.77 Justin Chaston8:32.79 Darren Mead8:39.79
10,000 m walk Darrell Stone42:22.50 Steve Partington42:43.99 Mark Easton43:37.31
High jump Dalton Grant2.25 m Brendan Reilly2.25 m Geoff Parsons2.20 m
Pole vault Neil Winter5.35 m Mike Edwards5.30 m Matt Belsham5.00 m
Long jump Ian Simpson7.55 m Fred Salle7.55 m John Munroe7.47 m
Triple jump Tosi Fasinro17.30 m w Jonathan Edwards17.18 m w Julian Golley16.64 m
Shot put Paul Edwards19.06 m Matt Simson17.93 m David Callaway17.30 m
Discus throw Darrin Morris57.70 m Robert Weir56.60 m Neville Thompson55.68 m
Hammer throw Paul Head71.48 m Jason Byrne67.82 m Mick Jones65.98 m
Javelin throw Mick Hill86.94 m Colin Mackenzie76.86 m Mark Roberson75.50 m

Women
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Beverly Kinch11.37 Marcia Richardson11.52 Paula Thomas11.54
200 metres Katharine Merry23.20 Sally Gunnell23.30 Stephi Douglas23.54
400 metres Phylis Smith51.70 Diane Modahl53.38 Sandra Leigh53.84
800 metres Kelly Holmes2:00.86 Linda Keough2:02.32 Jo Latimer2:03.65
1500 metres Jayne Spark4:14.66 Debbie Gunning4:15.29 Michelle Faherty4:15.89
100 m hurdles Jacqui Agyepong13.22 Keri Maddox13.24 Clova Court13.40
400 m hurdles Gowry Retchakan56.62 Jacqui Parker57.14 Jane Low59.28
5000 m walk Julie Drake23:07.61 Vicky Lupton23:16.73 Verity Larby23:48.66
High jump Debbie Marti1.90 m Joanne Jennings1.85 m Julia Bennett1.80 m
Pole vault Kate Staples3.40 m Rhian Clarke3.00 m Linda Stanton2.90 m
Long jump Fiona May6.67 m w Oluyinka Idowu6.62 m Jenny Kelly6.09 m
Triple jump Michelle Griffith13.72 m Rachel Kirby13.36 m Evette Finikin13.31 m
Shot put Myrtle Augee17.12 m Maggie Lynes15.89 m Sharon Andrews15.49 m
Discus throw Jackie McKernan56.72 m Debbie Callaway52.84 m Sharon Andrews52.58 m
Hammer throw Lorraine Shaw55.14 m Fiona Whitehead49.96 m Ann Gardner49.86 m
Javelin throw Sharon Gibson56.90 m Mandy Liverton56.48 m Kirsty Morrison53.84 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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