1982 UK Athletics Championships

1982 UK Athletics Championships
Dates30 & 31 May
Host cityCwmbran, Wales
VenueCwmbran Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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UK Athletics Championships

The 1982 UK Athletics Championships sponsored by Guardian Royal Exchange, was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom, held at Cwmbran Stadium, Cwmbran, Wales. It was the second time the event was held in the Welsh town, following on from the 1977 UK Athletics Championships.[1]

It was the sixth 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 1982 AAA Championships.[2][3]

Summary

The women's 5000 metres race walk was dropped from the programme for this championship.

David Ottley extended his unbeaten streak to five straight UK titles in the javelin throw. On the men's side, Steve Barry (racewalk), Graham Eggleton (pole vault), Peter Gordon (discus throw) and Martin Girvan (hammer throw) also defended their 1981 UK titles. Fatima Whitbread was the only woman to repeat her victory, doing so in the javelin. No athlete won multiple titles at this edition, though Mike McFarlane and Bev Callender both won the 200 metres title and were runners-up in the 100 metres.[2]

The main international track and field competition for the United Kingdom that year was the 1982 European Athletics Championships. Reflecting the secondary status of the UK event at national level, none of the British individual medallists there were present at UK Championships, though four relay medallists were on the UK podium: Bev Callender, Shirley Thomas, Todd Bennett, Phil Brown.[4][5] The four countries of the United Kingdom competed separately at the Commonwealth Games that year as well, and UK champions who won there were men's 200 m champion Mike McFarlane, men's racewalker Steve Barry and women's shot putter Judy Oakes.[6][7]

Medals

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100m Earl Tulloch 10.57 Mike McFarlane 10.59 Donovan Reid 10.71
200m Mike McFarlane 21.07 Buster Watson 21.17 Gus McCuaig 21.44
400m Phil Brown 46.20 Todd Bennett 46.54 Terry Whitehead 47.13
800m Paul Forbes 1:46.53 Steve Caldwell 1:46.65 Peter Elliott 1:47.76
1,500m Alan Mottershead 3:44.88 Colin Reitz 3:45.66 Alan Salter 3:46.19
5,000m Tim Hutchings 13:40.66 Steve Harris 13:42.24 Steve Jones 13:43.21
10,000m Julian Goater 28:33.32 Mark Scrutton 29:01.58 Dave Long 29:03.95
110m hurdles Wilbert Greaves 14.00 Berwyn Price 14.15 Glenn MacDonald 14.35
400m hurdles Gary Oakes 50.15 Mike Whittingham 51.39 Stan Devine 51.81
3000m steeplechase Roger Hackney 8:31.52 Eddie Wedderburn 8:33.02 David Lewis 8:37.66
10,000m walk Steve Barry 42:30.72 Roger Mills 43:42.57 Phil Vesty 43:45.02
high jump Trevor Llewelyn 2.16 m David Abrahams 2.16 m Geoff Parsons 2.13 m
pole vault Graham Eggleton 5.10 m Jeff Gutteridge 5.00 m Brian Hooper 4.90 m
long jump John Herbert 7.70 m Len Tyson 7.47 m Tony Henry 7.31 m
triple jump Aston Moore 16.06 m Eric McCalla 16.03 m John Herbert 15.83 m
shot put Andy Vince 17.83 m Antony Zaidman 16.75 m Mark Aldridge 16.68 m
discus throw Peter Gordon 55.32 m Neville Thompson 52.26 m Graham Savory 51.54 m
hammer throw Martin Girvan 74.18 m Dave Smith 64.68 m Mick Jones 58.76 m
javelin throw David Ottley 85.36 m Peter Yates 75.92 m Dave Travis 73.20 m

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100m Heather Oakes 11.48 Bev Callender 11.53 Shirley Thomas 11.54
200m Bev Callender 23.55 Shirley Thomas 23.84 Helen Barnett 24.03
400m Michelle Scutt 50.63 Joslyn Hoyte-Smith 50.76 Linsey MacDonald 51.85
800m Anne Clarkson 2:03.6 Lorraine Baker 2:04.0 Cherry Hanson 2:04.2
1,500m Carole Bradford 4:15.56 Hilary Hollick 4:15.66 Gillian Dainty 4:16.95
3,000m Paula Fudge 8:52.88 Ruth Smeeth 8:53.91 Jane Furniss 8:53.98
5,000m Kathryn Binns 16:33.49 Suzan Hassan 16:45.96 Julie Asgill 16:50.78
100m hurdles Elaine McMaster 13.71 Wendy McDonnell 13.83 Ann Girvan 13.89
400m hurdles Susan Morley 57.10 Wendy Griffiths 58.08 Yvette Wray 58.21
high jump Barbara Simmonds 1.87 m Diana Elliott 1.87 m Sarah Rowe 1.84 m
long jump Beverly Kinch 6.50 m Gill Regan 6.33 m Sue Hearnshaw 6.29 m
shot put Judy Oakes 16.61 m Vanessa Redford 15.22 m Caroline Savory 15.12 m
discus throw Lesley Bryant 48.34 m Lynda Whiteley 48.20 m Janette Picton 48.02 m
javelin throw Fatima Whitbread 65.62 m Jeanette Rose 58.60 m Sharon Gibson 52.30 m

References

  1. ^ "Michelles's best in the world". Manchester Evening News. 1 June 1982. Retrieved 29 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ a b UK Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  3. ^ AAA WAAA and National Championships Medalists. NUTS. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  4. ^ European Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  5. ^ European Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  6. ^ Commonwealth Games (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  7. ^ Commonwealth Games (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
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