1997 AAA Championships

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1997 AAA Championships
Dates24–25 July
Host cityBirmingham, England
VenueAlexander Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1996
1998


The 1997 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held from 24 to 25 July at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England. First 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 one.[1][2][3] 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.[4]

Medal summary

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Jason Gardener 10.31 Jason Livingston 10.38  Josephus Thomas (SLE) 10.42
200 metres Marlon Devonish 20.65 Allyn Condon 20.94  Josephus Thomas (SLE) 21.01
400 metres Kent Ulyatt 46.86 Dan Donovan 47.24 David Nolan 47.35
800 metres  James Nolan (IRL) 1:51.47 Noel Edwards 1:51.73 Andi Knight 1:51.78
1500 metres Richard Ashe 3:54.37 Luke Veness 3:54.62 Adam Zawadzki 3:54.76
3000 metres  Cormac Finnerty (IRL) 8:08.83 Allen Graffin 8:15.54 Nick Comerford 8:16.88
5000 metres Kristen Bowditch 13:53.12 Spencer Barden 13:55.29 Paul Green 13:56.27
10,000 metres Mark Steinle 29:27.98 Dave Taylor 29:29.59 Stuart Bell 29:38.09
110 m hurdles Damien Greaves 14.02 Matthew Clements 14.13 Martyn Hendry 14.16
400 m hurdles Charles Robertson-Adams 51.01 Paul Thompson 51.11 Matthew Douglas 51.70
3000 metres steeplechase Spencer Duval 8:45.91 Matt O'Dowd 8:51.55 Andy Morgan-Lee 8:53.51
10,000 m walk Philip King 42:32.32 Steve Partington 42:48.39  Pierce O'Callaghan (IRL) 45:35.02
High jump  Mark Mandy (IRL) 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 Robert 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 (IRL) 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
100 metres  Evadnie McKenzie (JAM) 11.63 Donna Fraser 11.74 Shani Anderson 11.76
200 metres Sharon Tunaley 23.91 Tracy Joseph 23.94 Sharon Williams 24.18
400 metres Lorraine Hanson 53.45 Stephanie Llewellyn 53.65 Jo Sloane 55.17
800 metres Amanda Crowe 2:04.66 Claire Raven 2:05.87  Freda Davoren (IRL) 2:06.00
1500 metres Dianne Henaghan 4:16.19 Helen Pattinson 4:19.43 Joanne Colleran 4:20.03
3000 metres Debbie Sullivan 9:34.30 Jillian Jones 9:38.71 Michelle Wannell 9:53.05
5000 metres Andrea Whitcombe 16:07.26 Sarah Young 16:10.15 Penny Thackray 16:16.01
100 m hurdles Angie Thorp 13.56 Rachel King 13.65 Melani Wilkins 13.77
400 m hurdles Keri Maddox 57.69 Alyson Layzell 57.83 Maggie Still 60.19
5000 m walk  Olive Loughnane (IRL) 24:09.18 Catherine Charnock 25:00.97 Nikki Huckerby 25:41.85
10,000 m 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. ^ 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. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (1997-08-25). Athletics: Cash-stricken BAF asks amateurs to save jobs. Independent. Retrieved 2018-04-04.