1986 UK Athletics Championships
Host cityCwmbran, Wales
VenueCwmbran Stadium
The host stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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UK Athletics Championships

The 1986 UK Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom held at Cwmbran Stadium, Cwmbran. It was the fourth time the event was held in the Welsh town. The women's 5000 metres was dropped from the programme and replaced by a women's 10,000 metres event.

It was the tenth 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 1986 AAA Championships.[1][2]

Fatima Whitbread won her sixth consecutive women's javelin throw UK title, while shot putters Billy Cole and Judy Oakes both won a third straight title. Amongst the men's 1985 champions, John Regis (200 m), Phil Brown (400 m), Kevin Capper (steeplechase), Geoff Parsons (high jump), Andy Ashurst (pole vault) and Mick Hill (javelin) successfully defended their titles. Kathy Cook was the only woman other than Whitbread and Oakes to have a repeat win. Sprinter Sandra Whittaker was the only person to reach the podium in two events.[1]

The main international track and field competition for the United Kingdom that year was the 1986 European Athletics Championships. UK champions Fatima Whitbread and Jack Buckner (5000 m) went on to become European champions, while Yvonne Murray (UK runner-up) took a 3000 m bronze.[3][4] The four countries of the United Kingdom competed separately at the Commonwealth Games that year as well. UK Championships athletes to become Commonwealth gold medalists there included Roger Black (400 m), John Herbert (triple jump), Liz Lynch (10,000 m), Sally Gunnell (100 m hurdles), Joyce Oladapo (long jump), Andy Ashurst (pole vault) and Billy Cole (shot put).[5][6]

Medal summary

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Jamie Henderson 10.49 Fenton Campbell 10.63 Clarence Callender 10.69
200 metres John Regis 21.34 Stewart Weathers 21.43 Todd Bennett 21.47
400 metres Phil Brown 45.29 Brian Whittle 45.38 Roger Black 45.48
800 metres Peter Elliott 1:46.66 David Sharpe 1:47.01 Steve Crabb 1:47.14
1500 metres Rob Harrison 3:35.74 John Gladwin 3:36.28 Neil Horsfield 3:42.86
5000 metres Jack Buckner 13:52.30 Mark Rowland 13:54.64 John Robson 13:56.61
10,000 metres Karl Harrison 28:21.93 Mark Dalloway 28:22.56 Peter Tootell 28:26.29
110 m hurdles Colin Jackson 13.73 Nigel Walker 14.09 Wilbert Greaves 14.16
400 m hurdles Max Robertson 49.99 Martin Gillingham 51.24 Mark Holtom 51.32
3000 metres steeplechase Kevin Capper 8:36.14 Colin Walker 8:37.87 Andy Taylor 8:37.89
10,000 m walk Phil Vesty 41:54.87 Steve Johnson 43:40.89 Chris Smith 44:51.52
High jump Geoff Parsons 2.24 m Dalton Grant 2.15 m Fuzz Ahmed
Floyd Manderson		 2.10 m
Pole vault Andy Ashurst 5.30 m Keith Stock 5.00 m Jeff Gutteridge
Brian Hooper		 5.00 m
Long jump Derrick Brown 7.69 m John King 7.57 m Dwayne Heard 7.41 m
Triple jump John Herbert 16.96 m w Mike Makin 16.35 m Lawrence Lynch 15.95 m w
Shot put Billy Cole 18.68 m Graham Savory 17.68 m Andy Vince 17.56 m
Discus throw Graham Savory 58.10 m Peter Gordon 56.58 m Jeff Clare 51.48 m
Hammer throw Paul Head 67.48 m Mick Jones 66.52 m Andrew Tolputt 60.38 m
Javelin throw Mick Hill 73.74 m Gary Jenson 73.50 m Peter Yates 72.14 m

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Paula Dunn 11.65 Wendy Hoyte 11.70 Sandra Whittaker 11.75
200 metres Kathy Cook 23.80 Sandra Whittaker 23.92 Joan Baptiste 24.02
400 metres Angela Piggford 53.09 Suzanne Guise 53.40 Helen Barnett 53.46
800 metres Anne Purvis 2:01.63 Helen Thorpe 2:02.02 Lorraine Baker 2:02.74
1500 metres Christina Boxer 4:08.68 Christine Whittingham 4:09.23 Suzanne Morley 4:11.48
3000 metres Wendy Sly 8:52.94 Yvonne Murray 8:56.00 Christine Benning 8:56.30
10,000 metres Liz Lynch 32:59.59 Jill Clarke 33:27.71 Lynn Everington 33:34.03
100 m hurdles Sally Gunnell 13.50 Lesley-Ann Skeete 13.57 Wendy Jeal 13.60
400 m hurdles Yvette Wray 57.88 Simone Gandy 58.18 Jennie Pearson 58.91
5000 m walk Lisa Langford 24:38.99 Vicky Lawrence 25:18.37 Julie Drake 25:30.25
High jump Diana Davies 1.88 m Sharon McPeake 1.85 m Ann-Marie Cording 1.80 m
Long jump Kim Hagger 6.39 m Joyce Oladapo 6.25 m Sharon Bowie 6.25 m
Shot put Judy Oakes 19.00 m Myrtle Augee 17.00 m Yvonne Hanson-Nortey 16.12 m
Discus throw Venissa Head 55.74 m Julia Avis 52.90 m Karen Pugh 51.82 m
Javelin throw Fatima Whitbread 68.98 m Sharon Gibson 55.84 m Karen Hough 55.46 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. ^ 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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