1997 AAA Championships

1997 AAA Championships
Dates24–25 August
Host cityBirmingham, England
VenueAlexander Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

The 1997 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held from 24 to 25 August at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England.[1]

For the first time, it was not considered the national championships for the United Kingdom, as the 1997 British Athletics Championships (which incorporated the trials for the 1997 World Championships in Athletics) attracted a higher standard of national competitors than the AAA event.[2][3][4] The British Athletics Federation's decision to hold its trials separately was taken due to the organisation's financial problems, which would ultimately result in its bankruptcy.[5]

Medal summary

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100m Jason Gardener 10.31 Jason Livingston 10.38 Josephus Thomas 10.42
200m Marlon Devonish 20.65 Allyn Condon 20.94 Josephus Thomas 21.01
400m Kent Ulyatt 46.86 Dan Donovan 47.24 David Nolan 47.35
800m James Nolan 1:51.47 Noel Edwards 1:51.73 Andi Knight 1:51.78
1,500m Richard Ashe 3:54.37 Luke Veness 3:54.62 Adam Zawadzki 3:54.76
3,000m Cormac Finnerty 8:08.83 Allen Graffin 8:15.54 Nick Comerford 8:16.88
5,000m Kristen Bowditch 13:53.12 Spencer Barden 13:55.29 Paul Green 13:56.27
10,000m Mark Steinle 29:27.98 Dave Taylor 29:29.59 Stuart Bell 29:38.09
110m hurdles Damien Greaves 14.02 Matthew Clements 14.13 Martyn Hendry 14.16
400m hurdles Charles Robertson-Adams 51.01 Paul Thompson 51.11 Matthew Douglas 51.70
3000m steeplechase Spencer Duval 8:45.91 Matt O'Dowd 8:51.55 Andy Morgan-Lee 8:53.51
10,000m walk Philip King 42:32.32 Steve Partington 42:48.39 Pierce O'Callaghan 45:35.02
high jump Mark Mandy 2.20 m Brendan Reilly 2.15 m David Barnetson 2.15 m
pole vault Tim Thomas 5.30 m Dean Mellor 5.20 m Kevin Hughes 5.00 m
long jump Steve Phillips 7.57 m Chris Davidson 7.34 m Barrington Williams 7.30 m
triple jump Francis Agyepong 16.71 m Tosi Fasinro 15.92 m Femi Akinsanya 15.81 m
shot put Steph Hayward 17.26 m Carl Myerscough 16.99 m David Callaway 16.28 m
discus throw Bob Weir 61.60 m Kevin Brown 57.30 m Glen Smith 56.56 m
hammer throw Paul Head 70.66 m Mick Jones 67.88 m Chris Howe 62.56 m
javelin throw Mark Roberson 77.22 m Terry McHugh 70.50 m Stuart Faben 65.04 m
decathlon Alexis Sharp 7500 pts Anthony Southward 6841 pts Mark Bushell 6822 pts

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100m Evadnie McKenzie 11.63 Donna Fraser 11.74 Shani Anderson 11.76
200m Sharon Tunaley 23.91 Tracy Joseph 23.94 Sharon Williams 24.18
400m Lorraine Hanson 53.45 Stephanie Llewellyn 53.65 Jo Sloane 55.17
800m Amanda Crowe 2:04.66 Claire Raven 2:05.87 Freda Davoren 2:06.00
1,500m Dianne Henaghan 4:16.19 Helen Pattinson 4:19.43 Joanne Colleran 4:20.03
3,000m Debbie Sullivan 9:34.30 Jillian Jones 9:38.71 Michelle Wannell 9:53.05
5,000m Andrea Whitcombe 16:07.26 Sarah Young 16:10.15 Penny Thackray 16:16.01
100m hurdles Angie Thorp 13.56 Rachel King 13.65 Melani Wilkins 13.77
400m hurdles Keri Maddox 57.69 Alyson Layzell 57.83 Maggie Still 60.19
5,000m walk Olive Loughnane 24:09.18 Catherine Charnock 25:00.97 Nikki Huckerby 25:41.85
10,000m walk Catherine Charnock 54:33.6 Sally Warren 56:21.4 Sally Hall 57:34.5
high jump Debbie Marti 1.90 m Joanne Jennings 1.83 m Michelle Dunkley 1.83 m
pole vault Janine Whitlock 3.80 m Paula Wilson 3.75 m Kim Rothman 3.40 m
long jump Andrea Coore 6.22 m Sarah Claxton 6.10 m Ruth Irving 5.88 m
triple jump Kate Evans 12.58 m Karen Skeggs 12.42 m Nikki Barr 12.11 m w
shot put Judy Oakes 17.89 m Myrtle Augee 16.41 m Alison Grey 14.56 m
discus throw Jackie McKernan 56.00 m Philippa Roles 50.68 m Tracy Axten 49.76 m
hammer throw Lyn Sprules 61.18 m Sarah Moore 54.16 m Helen Arnold 52.10 m
javelin throw Karen Martin 50.38 m Lucy Stevenson 47.84 m Lorna Jackson 46.26 m
heptathlon Clova Court 5712 pts Julie Hollman 5577 pts Diana Bennett 5550 pts

References

  1. ^ "Heart of Oakes keeps her in pole position". Birmingham Daily Post. 26 August 1997. Retrieved 1 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ AAA WAAA and National Championships Medalists. NUTS. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  3. ^ AAA Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  4. ^ WAAA Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  5. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (1997-08-25). Athletics: Cash-stricken BAF asks amateurs to save jobs. Independent. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
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