2008 British Athletics Championships

2008 British Athletics Championships
Dates11–13 July
Host cityBirmingham, England
VenueAlexander Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor

British Athletics Championships

The 2008 British Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for athletes in the United Kingdom, held from 11–13 July at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. It was organised by UK Athletics. It served as a selection meeting for Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Results

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100m
(Wind: +1.6 m/s) 		Dwain Chambers 10.00 Simeon Williamson 10.03 Craig Pickering 10.19
200m
(Wind: +0.9 m/s) 		Christian Malcolm 20.52 Alexander Nelson 20.61 Leon Baptiste 20.80
400m Martyn Rooney 45.31 Robert Tobin 46.18 Michael Bingham 46.28
800m Michael Rimmer 1:49.13 Andy Baddeley 1:50.48 Richard Hill 1:50.63
1,500m Tom Lancashire 3:38.92 Mo Farah 3:39.66 Chris Warburton 3:39.98
5,000m Andy Vernon 13:54.26 Scott Overall 13:55.14 Mark Warmby 13:57.88
110m hurdles
(Wind: +0.4 m/s) 		Andy Turner 13.58 Allan Scott 13.67 William Sharman 13.84
400m hurdles Richard Yates 49.50 Steven Green 50.26 Dai Greene 51.08
3000m s'chase Adam Bowden 8:36.17 Luke Gunn 8:36.52 Andrew Lemoncello 8:36.56
5000m walk Daniel King 21:06.37 Mark Williams 22:21.40 Alex Wright 22:58.21
high jump Tom Parsons 2.30 m Germaine Mason 2.27 m Martyn Bernard 2.23 m
pole vault Steven Lewis 5.60 m Scott Simpson 5.30 m Luke Cutts 5.20 m
long jump Greg Rutherford 8.20 m
(+2.0) 		Chris Kirk 7.93 m
(+1.7) 		Nathan Morgan 7.88 m
(+0.5)
triple jump Phillips Idowu 17.58 m
(+1.0) 		Larry Achike 17.18 m
(+1.0) 		Nathan Douglas 17.18 m
(+2.0)
shot put Carl Myerscough 20.15 m Mark Edwards 18.55 m Scott Rider 18.11 m
discus throw Emeka Udechuku 59.35 m Abdul Buhari 58.18 m Matthew Brown 54.64 m
hammer throw Mike Floyd 69.68 m Amir Williamson 68.24 m Alex Smith 67.21 m
javelin throw Michael Allen 75.07 m Mervyn Luckwell 72.13 m Neil McLellan 70.38 m

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100m
(Wind: +1.8 m/s) 		Jeanette Kwakye 11.26 Montell Douglas 11.35 Laura Turner-Alleyne 11.36
200m
(Wind: +0.5 m/s) 		Emily Freeman 22.92 Christine Ohuruogu 22.99 Joice Maduaka 23.53
400m Lee McConnell 52.31 Vicki Barr 53.01 Donna Fraser 53.11
800m Marilyn Okoro 1:59.81 Jemma Simpson 2:00.49 Vicky Griffiths 2:02.29
1,500m Lisa Dobriskey 4:15.84 Susan Scott 4:16.66 Hannah England 4:17.82
5,000m Jo Pavey 15:12.55 Hayley Higham 15:38.60 Laura Whittle 15:54.11
100m hurdles
(Wind: +0.8 m/s) 		Sarah Claxton 13.12 Sara McGreavy-Wills 13.35 Tasha Danvers 13.36
400m hurdles Perri Shakes-Drayton 56.09 Tasha Danvers 57.00 Eilidh Doyle 57.83
3000m s'chase Helen Clitheroe 9:36.98 Barbara Parker 9:40.10 Jo Ankier 9:48.14
5000m walk Johanna Jackson 21:30.75 Niobe Menendez 25:18.67 Diane Bradley 26:19.45
high jump Stephanie Pywell 1.88 m Susan Moncrieff 1.85 m Kelly Sotherton 1.78 m
pole vault Emma Lyons 4.12 m Kirsty Maguire 4.02 m Louise Butterworth 3.92 m
long jump Jade Johnson 6.30 m
(+1.0) 		Kelly Sotherton 6.28 m
(+1.0) 		Amy Woodman 6.09 m w
(+4.2)
triple jump Nadia Williams 13.35 m w
(+2.9) 		Yasmine Regis 13.13 m w
(+3.1) 		Gillian Kerr 13.03 m w
(+2.8)
shot put Joanne Duncan 15.99 m Eden Francis 15.95 m Alison Rodger 15.78 m
discus throw Emma Carpenter 57.26 m Philippa Roles 57.13 m Eden Francis 52.48 m
hammer throw Zoe Derham 67.27 m Carys Parry 65.34 m Laura Douglas 60.75 m
javelin throw Goldie Sayers 62.62 m Hayley Thomas 48.33 m Rosie Semenytsh 47.01 m

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