1988 AAA Championships

1988 AAA Championships
Dates5–7 August
Host cityBirmingham, England
VenueAlexander Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

The 1988 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held from 5–7 August at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England.It served as the trials for the 1988 British Olympic team.[1] It was considered the de facto national championships for the United Kingdom, ahead of the 1989 UK Athletics Championships.[2][3][4]

For the first time, men's and women's events were contested at the same championships, with the WAAA Championships merging with the previously men-only AAA Championships.[5]

The men's decathlon, women's heptathlon and women's 5000 metres events were hosted in Stoke-on-Trent. The women's 10,000 m walk was held in London.

Medal summary

Mike McLeod was runner-up for the fourth time at the AAAs

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Linford Christie10.15 John Regis10.31 Barrington Williams10.34
200 metres Linford Christie20.46 John Regis20.56 Michael Rosswess20.77
400 metres Kriss Akabusi44.93 Derek Redmond45.23 Todd Bennett45.27
800 metres Steve Cram1:44.16 Scotland Tom McKean1:45.10 Steve Heard1:45.32
1,500 metres Peter Elliott3:44.48 Steve Crabb3:45.33 Adrian Passey3:46.66
5,000 metres Eamonn Martin13:50.03 Gary Staines13:51.33 Paul Davies-Hale13:52.56
10,000 metres Steve Binns28:40.14 Mike McLeod28:51.76 Mark Dalloway28:53.10
marathon+ Denmark Henrik Jørgensen2:10:20 Kevin Forster2:10:52 Japan Kazuyoshi Kudo2:10:59
110 metres hurdles Wales Colin Jackson13.29 Tony Jarrett13.59 Jon Ridgeon13.75
400 metres hurdles Max Robertson50.23 Wales Phil Harries50.50 Martin Briggs51.02
3000m steeplechase Mark Rowland8:32.60 Wales Roger Hackney8:33.80 Eddie Wedderburn8:34.23
10,000 metres walk Ian McCombie41:36.51 Paul Blagg42:57.06 Chris Maddocks43:23.56
High jump Scotland Geoff Parsons2.28 m Dalton Grant2.28 m John Holman2.20 m
pole vault Australia Simon Arkell5.10 m Mike Edwards5.00 m Keith Stock5.00 m
long jump Stewart Faulkner7.98 m Australia Gary Honey7.93 m Northern Ireland Mark Forsythe7.91 m
triple jump John Herbert17.12 m Vernon Samuels16.75 m Mike Makin16.60 m
Shot put Simon Williams17.78 m Neil Gray17.20 m Carl Jennings16.99 m
Discus throw Paul Mardle58.06 m Graham Savory55.24 m Peter Gordon53.76 m
hammer throw David Smith72.08 m Australia Sean Carlin71.64 m Mick Jones71.52 m
Javelin Dave Ottley80.34 m Roald Bradstock79.50 m Mark Roberson78.06 m
Decathlon Eugene Gilkes7529 pts Alex Kruger7456 pts Greg Richards7317 pts

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Paula Dunn11.26 Simmone Jacobs11.34 Beverly Kinch11.52
200 metres Simmone Jacobs23.37 Louise Stuart23.75 Pat Beckford23.77
400 metres Linda Keough51.65 Pat Beckford52.49 Janet Smith52.89
800 metres Wales Kirsty Wade2:01.52 Shireen Bailey2:02.49 Helen Thorpe2:03.06
1,500 metres Christina Cahill4:08.26 Shireen Bailey4:09.20 Wales Kirsty Wade4:09.35
3,000 metres Scotland Yvonne Murray8:47.34 Jill Hunter8:51.51 Wendy Sly8:52.37
5,000 metres Jane Shields16:04.34 Shireen Samy16:15.17 Ruth Partridge16:18.05
10,000 metres Wales Angela Tooby33:13.95 Wendy Sly33:34.79 Véronique Marot33:49.10
marathon+ Ann Ford2:30:38 Wales Susan Tooby2:32:09 Sue Crehan2:35:10
100 metres hurdles Sally Gunnell13.02 Lesley-Ann Skeete13.19 Wendy Jeal13.43
400 metres hurdles Sally Gunnell55.40 Northern Ireland Elaine McLaughlin56.09 Simone Laidlow57.00
5,000 metres walk Betty Sworowski24:24.32 Karen Dunster25:28.56 Vicky Lupton25:42.70
10,000 metres walk Betty Sworowski50:12.0 Sarah Brown54:47.2 Vicky Lupton55:04.9
High jump Northern Ireland Janet Boyle1.91 m Joanne Jennings1.88 m Northern Ireland Sharon Hutchings1.88 m
Long jump Australia Nicole Boegman6.82 m Fiona May6.79 m Mary Berkeley6.46 m
Shot put Judy Oakes18.76 m Myrtle Augee17.82 m Yvonne Hanson-Nortey15.90 m
Discus throw Northern Ireland Jackie McKernan51.80 m Wales Venissa Head51.14 m Karen Pugh50.54 m
Javelin Sharon Gibson57.32 m Julie Abel55.00 m Scotland Shona Urquhart51.46 m
Heptathlon Joanne Mulliner5728 pts Scotland Shona Urquhart5313 pts Judy Simpson5227 pts

References

  1. ↑ "Alexander Results". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 8 August 1988. Retrieved 27 March 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. ↑ "Trials Results". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 7 August 1988. Retrieved 27 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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