1993 UK Athletics Championships

1993 UK Athletics Championships
Dates11 & 12 June 1993
Host cityLondon, England
VenueCrystal Palace Athletics Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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UK Athletics Championships

The 1993 UK Athletics Championships, sponsored by Pearl Assurance, was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom held at Crystal Palace Athletics Stadium, London. It was the second time that the British capital hosted the event, having previously done so in 1980. It would be the last outing of the series in its annual format.[1]

It was the seventeenth 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 1993 AAA Championships.[2][3]

Summary

The event programme was expanded to reincorporate men's and women's racewalking events (held separately at Bedford International Stadium), as well as the UK championship debut of both pole vault and hammer throw for women. The women's 3000 m race was dropped, however.

Hammer thrower Paul Head and discus thrower Jackie McKernan each won their fifth straight UK title. Linford Christie (100 m) and Paul Edwards (shot put) made it four consecutive wins in their events. Mick Hill repeated as javelin champion to win his fifth UK title overall. Myrtle Augee (shot put), Gowry Retchakan (400 m hurdles) and Debbie Marti (high jump) all defended their women's titles. Runners Curtis Robb and Phylis Smith returned as UK champions, but at longer distances than they won at in 1992.[2]

The main international track and field competition for the United Kingdom that year was the 1993 World Championships in Athletics. Linford Christie added a world title to his UK and Olympic ones, while UK 100 m runner-up took gold in his hurdles speciality in Stuttgart. UK 200 m champion John Regis was runner-up at global level and Jonathan Edwards (triple jump) and Mick Hill (javelin throw) managed World Championships bronze.[4]

Medals

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100m Linford Christie 10.26 Colin Jackson 10.41 Darren Campbell 10.44
200m
(wind: +2.5 m/s) 		John Regis 20.21 w Darren Campbell 20.69 w Jason John 20.74 w
400m Du'aine Ladejo 46.14 Kriss Akabusi 46.35 David McKenzie 46.62
800m Martin Steele 1:46.34 David Sharpe 1:47.12 Paul Walker 1:47.53
1,500m Curtis Robb 3:39.58 Simon Fairbrother 3:39.64 Gary Lough 3:41.10
3,000m Spencer Barden 8:01.86 Richard Findlow 8:03.38 Andy Lyons 8:05.77
5,000m Jon Brown 13:39.68 Steve Cram 13:48.20 Eamonn Martin 13:50.90
110m hurdles Andy Tulloch 13.70 David Nelson 13.72 Neil Owen 14.03
400m hurdles Gary Cadogan 49.80 Peter Crampton 50.62 Lawrence Lynch 50.96
3000m steeplechase Spencer Duval 8:32.77 Justin Chaston 8:32.79 Darren Mead 8:39.79
10,000 m walk Darrell Stone 42:22.50 Steve Partington 42:43.99 Mark Easton 43:37.31
high jump Dalton Grant 2.25 m Brendan Reilly 2.25 m Geoff Parsons 2.20 m
pole vault Neil Winter 5.35 m Mike Edwards 5.30 m Matt Belsham 5.00 m
long jump Ian Simpson 7.55 m Fred Salle 7.55 m John Munroe 7.47 m
triple jump Tosi Fasinro 17.30 m w Jonathan Edwards 17.18 m w Julian Golley 16.64 m
shot put Paul Edwards 19.06 m Matt Simson 17.93 m David Callaway 17.30 m
discus throw Darrin Morris 57.70 m Robert Weir 56.60 m Neville Thompson 55.68 m
hammer throw Paul Head 71.48 m Jason Byrne 67.82 m Mick Jones 65.98 m
javelin throw Mick Hill 86.94 m Colin Mackenzie 76.86 m Mark Roberson 75.50 m

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100m Beverly Kinch 11.37 Marcia Richardson 11.52 Paula Thomas 11.54
200m Katharine Merry 23.20 Sally Gunnell 23.30 Stephi Douglas 23.54
400m Phylis Smith 51.70 Diane Modahl 53.38 Sandra Leigh 53.84
800m Kelly Holmes 2:00.86 Linda Keough 2:02.32 Jo Latimer 2:03.65
1,500m Jayne Spark 4:14.66 Debbie Gunning 4:15.29 Michelle Faherty 4:15.89
100m hurdles Jacqui Agyepong 13.22 Keri Maddox 13.24 Clova Court 13.40
400m hurdles Gowry Retchakan 56.62 Jacqui Parker 57.14 Jane Low 59.28
5000 m walk Julie Drake 23:07.61 Vicky Lupton 23:16.73 Verity Larby 23:48.66
high jump Debbie Marti 1.90 m Joanne Jennings 1.85 m Julia Bennett 1.80 m
Pole vault Kate Staples 3.40 m Rhian Clarke 3.00 m Linda Stanton 2.90 m
long jump Fiona May 6.67 m w Oluyinka Idowu 6.62 m Jenny Kelly 6.09 m
triple jump Michelle Griffith 13.72 m Rachel Kirby 13.36 m Evette Finikin 13.31 m
shot put Myrtle Augee 17.12 m Maggie Lynes 15.89 m Sharon Andrews 15.49 m
discus throw Jackie McKernan 56.72 m Debbie Callaway 52.84 m Sharon Andrews 52.58 m
hammer throw Lorraine Shaw 55.14 m Fiona Whitehead 49.96 m Ann Gardner 49.86 m
javelin throw Sharon Gibson 56.90 m Mandy Liverton 56.48 m Kirsty Morrison 53.84 m

References

  1. ^ "Linford rap for England fat flops". Sunday Mirror. 13 June 1993. Retrieved 30 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. ^ IAAF World Championships in Athletics. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
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