1983 UK Athletics Championships

1983 UK Athletics Championships
Dates28 & 29 May
Host cityEdinburgh, Scotland
VenueMeadowbank Stadium
The host stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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UK Athletics Championships

The 1983 UK Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom held at Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh. It was the second time the event was held in the Scottish city, following on from the 1978 UK Athletics Championships.[1]

It was the seventh 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 1983 AAA Championships.[2][3]

Summary

The women's 5000 metres race walk was restored to the programme after an absence at the 1982 event.

Three athletes, Steve Barry (men's racewalk), Martin Girvan (men's hammer throw) and Fatima Whitbread (women's javelin throw) took their third straight UK titles. Aston Moore defended his men's triple jump title, as did women's long jumper Beverly Kinch and hurdler Susan Morley. Kathy Smallwood-Cook and Buster Watson achieved short sprint doubles and Venissa Head won both the women's shot put and discus throw.[2]

The main international track and field competition for the United Kingdom that year was the inaugural 1983 World Championships in Athletics. Women's UK champions Fatima Whitbread and Kathy Smallwood-Cook went on to reach the world podium.[4]

Medals

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100m Buster Watson10.43 Scotland Drew McMaster10.49 Linford Christie10.60
200m Buster Watson20.88 Todd Bennett21.02 Donovan Reid21.40
400m Alan Slack46.67 Kriss Akabusi46.85 Steve Heard46.98
800m Peter Elliott1:45.5 Rob Harrison1:46.6 Steve Caldwell1:47.0
1,500m John Gladwin3:45.09 Geoff Turnbull3:45.69 Scotland Ian Archibald3:45.95
5,000m Scotland Nat Muir13:35.21 Dick Callan13:36.89 Steve Harris13:37.31
10,000m Steve Binns28:02.42 Scotland Lawrie Spence28:11.85 Gerry Helme28:13.04
110m hurdles Wales Nigel Walker14.48 Lloyd Cowan14.62 Gary Myles14.69
400m hurdles Northern Ireland Phil Beattie51.05 Scotland Stan Devine51.16 Wilbert Greaves51.39
3000m steeplechase David Lewis8:29.72 Keith Irvine8:41.37 Peter Barratt8:41.45
10,000m walk Wales Steve Barry41:14.38 Ian McCombie42:24.61 Martin Rush43:42.75
high jump Mark Lakey2.10 m Rupert Charles2.05 m Alex Kruger2.05 m
pole vault Keith Stock5.30 m Jeff Gutteridge5.30 m Billy Davey4.80 m
long jump Derrick Brown7.21 m Scotland John Scott7.19 m Denis Costello7.16 m
triple jump Aston Moore16.40 m John Herbert16.36w m Eric McCalla15.64w m
shot put Nick Tabor17.20 m Billy Cole17.05 m Ian Lindley16.47 m
discus throw Pete Tancred55.22 m Paul Mardle54.86 m Peter Gordon54.36 m
hammer throw Martin Girvan72.38 m Scotland Chris Black71.80 m Dave Smith69.20 m
javelin throw Peter Yates80.84 m Marcus Humphries72.78 m Mick Hill69.94 m

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100m Kathy Smallwood-Cook11.33 Kaye Jeffrey11.51 Shirley Thomas11.59
200m Kathy Smallwood-Cook23.08 Scotland Sandra Whittaker23.51 Scotland Kaye Jeffrey23.55
400m Joslyn Hoyte-Smith53.02 Sian Morris53.27 Scotland Alison Reid53.47
800m Shireen Bailey2:01.36 Lorraine Baker2:01.71 Jane Finch2:02.14
1,500m Kathy Carter4:16.03 Katie Fairbrass4:16.10 Ruth Smeeth4:17.30
3,000m Wendy Sly8:56.28 Christine Benning8:56.99 Scotland Yvonne Murray9:04.14
5,000m Scotland Yvonne Murray15:52.55 Paula Fudge15:54.13 Julie Asgill16:38.03
100m hurdles Shirley Strong13.15 Scotland Pat Rollo13.51 Sharon Danville13.66
400m hurdles Susan Morley56.67 Gladys Taylor57.51 Verona Elder58.05
5000m walk Irene Bateman23:42.2 Jill Barrett24:08.4 Ginney Birch24:18.6
high jump Gillian Evans1.87 m Northern Ireland Janet Boyle1.80 m Ann-Marie Cording1.75 m
long jump Beverly Kinch6.42 m Joyce Oladapo6.40 m Carol Earlington6.16 m
shot put Wales Venissa Head17.69 m Caroline Savory14.69 m Myrtle Augee14.63 m
discus throw Wales Venissa Head60.62 m Lynda Whiteley52.60 m Julia Avis51.40 m
javelin throw Fatima Whitbread62.14 m Tessa Sanderson61.44 m Sharon Gibson55.42 m

References

  1. ↑ "Peter Elliott". Western Daily Press. 30 May 1983. Retrieved 29 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. 1 2 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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