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

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 Sharp 10.60 Drew McMaster 10.71 Trevor Hoyte 10.71
200 metres Cameron Sharp 21.02 Drew McMaster 21.15 Phil Brown 21.23
400 metres David Jenkins 45.29 Alan Bell 45.80 Glen Cohen 45.93
800 metres David Warren 1:48.54 Paul Forbes 1:49.75 Steve Cram 1:50.16
1500 metres David Moorcroft 3:41.46 Graham Wiliamson 3:42.42 David Warren 3:43.45
5000 metres David Moorcroft 13:41.8 Nick Rose 13:42.1 Barry Smith 13:44.4
10,000 metres Geoff Smith 28:20.24 Bernie Ford 28:26.84 Ray Smedley 28:40.55
110 m hurdles Wilbert Greaves 14.05 Mark Holtom 14.17 Berwyn Price 14.64
400 m hurdles Gary Oakes 50.24 Bill Hartley 51.39 Bob Danville 51.52
3000 metres steeplechase Tony Staynings 8:27.21 Roger Hackney 8:29.53 Colin Reitz 8:30.93
10,000 m walk Adrian James 43:26.21 Mick Holmes 43:34.55 Allan King (athlete) 43:47.67
High jump Mark Naylor 2.22 m Ossie Cham 2.18 m Brian Burgess 2.15 m
Pole vault Keith Stock 5.30 m Brian Hooper 5.25 m Tim Anstiss 4.80 m
Long jump Roy Mitchell 7.74 m John Herbert 7.72w m Tony Henry 7.56 m
Triple jump Keith Connor 16.77 m Frank Attoh 16.00 m David Johnson 15.43 m
Shot put Mike Winch 18.96 m Simon Rodhouse 17.44 m Richard Slaney 17.27 m
Discus throw Pete Tancred 56.42 m Colin Sutherland 55.38 m Richard Slaney 54.96 m
Hammer throw Paul Dickenson 71.34 m Chris Black 70.56 m Jim Whitehead 68.28 m
Javelin throw David Ottley 84.10 m John Trower 80.20 m Peter Yates 78.82 m

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Heather Hunte 11.33 Sonia Lannaman 11.38 Kathy Smallwood 11.46
200 metres Kathy Smallwood 22.62 Heather Hunte 23.06 Beverley Goddard 23.12
400 metres Linsey MacDonald 51.16 Joslyn Hoyte-Smith 51.47 Michelle Probert 52.31
800 metres Christina Boxer 2:02.18 Cherry Hanson 2:02.66 Janet Marlow 2:02.70
1500 metres Jo White 4:19.48 Wendy Smith 4:22.42 Hilary Hollick 4:22.57
3000 metres Kathryn Binns 9:01.65 Paula Fudge 9:04.14 Sue Hutton 9:14.72
100 m hurdles Shirley Strong 13.48 Lorna Boothe 13.67 Judy Livermore 13.69
400 m hurdles Susan Dalgoutté 57.79 Sue Morley 58.24 Wendy Griffiths 58.56
5000 m walk Carol Tyson 23:48.62 Irene Bateman 24:06.87 Elaine Cox 25:22.32
High jump Louise Miller 1.88 m Ann-Marie Devally 1.86 m Diana Elliott 1.83 m
Long jump Sue Hearnshaw 6.47w m Sue Reeve 6.41 m Sandra Green 6.27 m
Shot put Angela Littlewood 17.17 m Vanessa Redford 15.46 m Susan Tudor 13.87 m
Discus throw Meg Ritchie 62.16 m Lesley Mallin 52.52 m Vanessa Redford 50.20 m
Javelin throw Diane Royle 49.52 m Janeen Williams 49.30 m Jeanette Rose 49.06 m

References

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