1991 AAA Championships

1991 AAA Championships
Dates26–27 July
Host cityBirmingham, England
VenueAlexander Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1990
1992


The 1991 AAA Championships sponsored by Panasonic, were an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held from 26 to 27 July at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England. It was considered the de facto national championships for the United Kingdom, ahead of the 1991 UK Athletics Championships.[1][2][3][4]

Medal summary

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100m Linford Christie 10.14 John Regis 10.22 Michael Rosswess 10.25
200m Jon Drummond 20.61 Michael Rosswess 20.64 James Trapp 20.70
400m Derek Redmond 46.07 Mark Richardson 46.08 Ade Mafe 46.09
800m Tom McKean 1:45.67 Steve Heard 1:46.53 Brian Whittle 1:46.63
1,500m Matthew Yates 3:40.88 Kevin McKay 3:41.25 Tony Morrell 3:41.53
3,000m Tom Hanlon 8:02.11 John Downes 8:05.12 Paul Dugdale 8:05.74
5,000m Eamonn Martin 13:32.99 Robert Denmark 13:33.03 Ian Hamer 13:33.66
10,000m Carl Thackery 28:37.52 Richard Nerurkar 28:39.58 Jon Solly 28:45.28
110m hurdles David Nelson 13.55 Hughie Teape 13.61 Nigel Walker 13.64
400m hurdles Max Robertson 49.98 Lawrence Lynch 50.19 Leigh Miller 50.32
3000m steeplechase Colin Walker 8:38.02 Ken Penney 8:44.01 Peter McColgan 8:44.71
10,000m walk Ian McCombie 41:24.69 Andrew Penn 41:59.10 Paul Blagg 42:47.16
high jump Hollis Conway 2.31 m Geoff Parsons 2.28 m Dalton Grant 2.25 m
pole vault Tim Bright 5.50 m Gianni Iapichino 5.40 m Mike Edwards 5.30 m
long jump Barrington Williams 7.94 m Steve Phillips 7.81 m Joe Greene 7.79 m
triple jump Willie Banks 16.60 m Jonathan Edwards 16.50 m Vernon Samuels 16.39 m
shot put Paul Edwards 18.92 m Matt Simson 18.41 m Shaun Pickering 17.09 m
discus throw Werner Reiterer 59.56 m Simon Williams 58.08 m Nick Sweeney 57.92 m
hammer throw Sean Carlin 72.58 m Mick Jones 66.72 m Conor McCullough 66.48 m
javelin throw Mick Hill 84.54 m Roald Bradstock 80.48 m Colin Mackenzie 80.22 m
decathlon Eric Hollingsworth 7631 pts Dean Smith 7522 pts Mark Bishop 7364 pts

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100m Evelyn Ashford 11.15 Kerry Johnson 11.38 Stephi Douglas 11.44
200m Stephi Douglas 23.37 Katharine Merry 23.50 Sallyanne Short 23.60
400m Maicel Malone 50.89 Lorraine Hanson 51.88 Jennifer Stoute 52.60
800m Paula Fryer 2:02.19 Lorraine Baker 2:02.76 Sue Bevan 2:03.15
1,500m Ann Williams 4:08.93 Christina Cahill 4:11.31 Karen Hutcheson 4:15.35
3,000m Yvonne Murray 8:46.47 Alison Wyeth 8:54.34 Andrea Whitcombe 8:58.59
5,000m Amanda Wright 16:50.62 Alison Barnes 16:59.67 Sally Lynch 17:07.32
10,000m Silva Vivod 33:04.60 Lesley Morton 33:23.66 Annette Bell 33:46.62
100m hurdles Sally Gunnell 13.02 Lesley-Ann Skeete 13.05 Kay Morley-Brown 13.17
400m hurdles Gowry Retchakan 55.67 Jacqui Parker 56.15 Sarah Dean 57.38
5,000m walk Betty Sworowski 22:29.04 Helen Elleker 23:27.70 Melanie Brookes 24:38.90
10,000m walk Betty Sworowski 46:23.08 Melanie Brookes 50:10.85 Only two finishers
high jump Debbie Marti 1.88 m Janet Boyle
Lea Haggett
Alison Inverarity
1.88 m Not awarded
long jump Fiona May 6.58 m Yinka Idowu 6.50 m Mary Berkeley 6.36 m
triple jump Evette Finikin 13.46 m Rachel Kirby 13.16 m Karen Hambrook 12.77 m
shot put Judy Oakes 18.24 m Myrtle Augee 17.29 m Maggie Lynes 15.91 m
discus throw Jackie McKernan 57.76 m Janette Picton 52.94 m Lacy Barnes 52.92 m
hammer throw Fiona Whitehead 43.06 m Lucy Mills 42.46 m Tracy Oldfield 41.48 m
javelin throw Sharon Gibson 57.34 m Kaye Nordstrom 54.16 m Caroline White 53.46 m
heptathlon Clova Court 5875 pts Jenny Kelly 5667 pts Charmaine Johnson 5400 pts

Other AAA titles

Event Gold Silver Bronze
men's marathon Yakov Tolstikov 2:09:1 Manuel Matias 2:10:21 Jan Huruk 2:10:21
women's marathon Rosa Mota 2:26:14 Francie Larrieu Smith 2:27:35 Valentina Yegorova 2:28:18

References

  1. ^ AAA WAAA and National Championships Medalists. NUTS. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  2. ^ AAA Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  3. ^ WAAA Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  4. ^ "Athletics". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 29 July 1991. Retrieved 30 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.