1991 UK Athletics Championships

Last updated

1991 UK Athletics Championships
Dates8 & 9 June 1991
Host city Cardiff, Wales
Venue Cardiff Athletics Stadium
Old leckwith athletics stad.jpg
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1990
1992


The 1991 UK Athletics Championships sponsored by Pearl Assurance, 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. [1]

Contents

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, because 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. [2] [3]

Summary

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.

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. [2]

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. [4]

Medals

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
100m Linford Christie 10.39 Michael Rosswess 10.47 Jason John 10.57
200m John Regis 21.24 Michael Rosswess 21.28 Roger Black 21.55
400m Paul Sanders 47.69 Kriss Akabusi 47.81 Mark Richardson 47.97
800m David Sharpe 1:50.31 Steve Heard 1:50.79 Andrew Lill 1:51.07
1,500m Simon Fairbrother 3:48.59 Gary Marlow 3:50.26 Nick Hopkins 3:50.37
3,000m Peter Elliott 8:07.51 Neil Rimmer 8:10.70 Andrew Geddes 8:11.73
5,000m Ian Hamer 13:49.86 Colin Walker 13:50.93 Simon Mugglestone 13:51.74
110m hurdles David Nelson 13.88 Andrew Tulloch 13.90 Hughie Teape 13.96
400m hurdles Max Robertson 50.33 Lawrence Lynch 50.81 Flag of Scotland.svg Mark Davidson 51.67
3000m steeplechase Peter McColgan 8:49.54 Mick Hawkins 8:53.15 Spencer Duval 8:55.78
10,000m walk Steve Partington 42:46.28 Gareth Holloway 43:17.85 Les Morton 43:41.07
high jump Dalton Grant 2.20 m Flag of Scotland.svg Geoff Parsons 2.15 m Marlon Huggins 2.10 m
pole vault Andy Ashurst 5.15 m Matt Belsham 5.10 m Keith Stock 5.00 m
long jump Mark Forsythe 7.81 m w John King 7.81 m w Barrington Williams 7.80 m w
triple jump Vernon Samuels 16.19 m Francis Agyepong 15.88 m Michael McDonald 15.56 m
shot put Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Paul Edwards 18.68 m Matt Simson 18.37 m Nigel Spratley 16.99 m
discus throw Paul Mardle 54.66 m Kevin Brown 54.46 m Flag of Scotland.svg Darrin Morris 52.82 m
hammer throw Paul Head 73.64 m Mick Jones 67.24 m Shane Peacock 66.24 m
javelin throw Gary Jenson 76.90 m Mark Roberson 75.86 m Myles Cottrell 72.82 m

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
100m Beverly Kinch 11.63 Paula Thomas 11.67 Stephi Douglas 11.71
200m Linda Keough 24.25 Sally Gunnell 24.26 Simmone Jacobs 24.40
400m Sandra Leigh 53.55 Tracy Goddard 53.59 Jennifer Stoute 53.96
800m Paula Fryer 2:05.43 Mary Kitson 2:06.18 Alison Parry 2:07.52
1,500m Alison Wyeth 4:14.98 Lisa York 4:15.21 Lorraine Baker 4:16.24
3,000m Flag of Scotland.svg Liz McColgan 8:59.39 Jill Hunter 9:05.90 Karen Hutcheson 9:11.56
100m hurdles Lesley-Ann Skeete 13.66 Louise Fraser 13.85 Michelle Edwards 13.98
400m hurdles Jacqui Parker 57.64 Sarah Dean 59.20 Jennie Pearson 59.99
5000m walk Vicky Lupton 22:51.38 Helen Elleker 23:26.18 Sylvia Black 23:44.88
high jump Lea Haggett 1.85 m Debbie Marti 1.85 m Ulster Banner.svg Janet Boyle 1.80 m
long jump Fiona May 6.74 m w Oluyinka Idowu 6.69 m w Mary Berkeley 6.54 m w
triple jump Evette Finikin 13.23 m w Michelle Griffith 13.17 m w Mary Berkeley 12.97 m w
shot put Judy Oakes 18.37 m Myrtle Augee 18.12 m Maggie Lynes 15.71 m
discus throw Ulster Banner.svg Jackie McKernan 53.14 m Janette Picton 50.64 m Debbie Bushnell 47.76 m
hammer throw Fiona Whitehead 45.94 m Jean Clark 44.62 m Diana Holden 42.12 m
javelin throw Sharon Gibson 60.14 m Caroline White 56.50 m Tessa Sanderson 55.50 m

References

  1. "Ian storms to UK title" . South Wales Daily Post. 10 June 1991. Retrieved 29 March 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. 1 2 UK Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  3. AAA WAAA and National Championships Medalists. NUTS. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  4. IAAF World Championships in Athletics. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-09.