1983 UK Athletics Championships
Host cityEdinburgh, Scotland
VenueMeadowbank Stadium
The host stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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UK Athletics Championships

The 1983 UK Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom held at Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh. It was the second time the event was held in the Scottish city, following on from the 1978 UK Athletics Championships. The women's 5000 metres race walk was restored to the programme after an absence at the 1982 event.

It was the seventh 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 1983 AAA Championships.[1][2]

Three athletes, Steve Barry (men's racewalk), Martin Girvan (men's hammer throw) and Fatima Whitbread (women's javelin throw) took their third straight UK titles. Aston Moore defended his men's triple jump title, as did women's long jumper Beverly Kinch and hurdler Susan Morley. Kathy Smallwood-Cook and Buster Watson achieved short sprint doubles and Venissa Head won both the women's shot put and discus throw.[1]

The main international track and field competition for the United Kingdom that year was the inaugural 1983 World Championships in Athletics. Women's UK champions Fatima Whitbread and Kathy Smallwood-Cook went on to reach the world podium.[3]

Medal summary

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Buster Watson10.43 Drew McMaster10.49 Linford Christie10.60
200 metres Buster Watson20.88 Todd Bennett21.02 Donovan Reid21.40
400 metres Alan Slack46.67 Kriss Akabusi46.85 Steve Heard46.98
800 metres Peter Elliott1:45.5 Rob Harrison1:46.6 Steve Caldwell1:47.0
1500 metres John Gladwin3:45.09 Geoff Turnbull3:45.69 Ian Archibald3:45.95
5000 metres Nat Muir13:35.21 Dick Callan13:36.89 Steve Harris13:37.31
10,000 metres Steve Binns28:02.42 Lawrie Spence28:11.85 Gerry Helme28:13.04
110 m hurdles Nigel Walker14.48 Lloyd Cowan14.62 Gary Myles14.69
400 m hurdles Phil Beattie51.05 Stan Devine51.16 Wilbert Greaves51.39
3000 metres steeplechase David Lewis8:29.72 Keith Irvine8:41.37 Peter Barratt8:41.45
10,000 m walk Steve Barry41:14.38 Ian McCombie42:24.61 Martin Rush43:42.75
High jump Mark Lakey2.10 m Rupert Charles2.05 m Alex Kruger2.05 m
Pole vault Keith Stock5.30 m Jeff Gutteridge5.30 m Billy Davey4.80 m
Long jump Derrick Brown7.21 m John Scott7.19 m Denis Costello7.16 m
Triple jump Aston Moore16.40 m John Herbert16.36w m Eric McCalla15.64w m
Shot put Nick Tabor17.20 m Billy Cole17.05 m Ian Lindley16.47 m
Discus throw Pete Tancred55.22 m Paul Mardle54.86 m Peter Gordon54.36 m
Hammer throw Martin Girvan72.38 m Chris Black71.80 m Dave Smith69.20 m
Javelin throw Peter Yates80.84 m Marcus Humphries72.78 m Mick Hill69.94 m

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Kathy Smallwood-Cook11.33 Kaye Jeffrey11.51 Shirley Thomas11.59
200 metres Kathy Smallwood-Cook23.08 Sandra Whittaker23.51 Kaye Jeffrey23.55
400 metres Joslyn Hoyte-Smith53.02 Sian Morris53.27 Alison Reid53.47
800 metres Shireen Bailey2:01.36 Lorraine Baker2:01.71 Jane Finch2:02.14
1500 metres Kathy Carter4:16.03 Katie Fairbrass4:16.10 Ruth Smeeth4:17.30
3000 metres Wendy Sly8:56.28 Christine Benning8:56.99 Yvonne Murray9:04.14
5000 metres Yvonne Murray15:52.55 Paula Fudge15:54.13 Julie Asgill16:38.03
100 m hurdles Shirley Strong13.15 Pat Rollo13.51 Sharon Danville13.66
400 m hurdles Susan Morley56.67 Gladys Taylor57.51 Verona Elder58.05
5000 m walk Irene Bateman23:42.2 Jill Barrett24:08.4 Ginney Birch24:18.6
High jump Gillian Evans1.87 m Janet Boyle1.80 m Ann-Marie Cording1.75 m
Long jump Beverly Kinch6.42 m Joyce Oladapo6.40 m Carol Earlington6.16 m
Shot put Venissa Head17.69 m Caroline Savory14.69 m Myrtle Augee14.63 m
Discus throw Venissa Head60.62 m Lynda Whiteley52.60 m Julia Avis51.40 m
Javelin throw Fatima Whitbread62.14 m Tessa Sanderson61.44 m Sharon Gibson55.42 m

References

  1. 1 2 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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