1997 AAA Championships
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| 1997 AAA Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24–25 August |
| Host city | Birmingham, England |
| Venue | Alexander Stadium |
 | |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
← 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 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
[edit]Men
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Women
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References
[edit]- ^ "Heart of Oakes keeps her in pole position". Birmingham Daily Post. 26 August 1997. Retrieved 1 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ AAA WAAA and National Championships Medalists. NUTS. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
- ^ AAA Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
- ^ WAAA Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (1997-08-25). Athletics: Cash-stricken BAF asks amateurs to save jobs. Independent. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
| 1997 AAA Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24–25 August |
| Host city | Birmingham, England |
| Venue | Alexander Stadium |
| |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
← 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 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 | .svg/1280px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_(1953%E2%80%931972).svg.png){kind=small} 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
- ^ "Heart of Oakes keeps her in pole position". Birmingham Daily Post. 26 August 1997. Retrieved 1 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ AAA WAAA and National Championships Medalists. NUTS. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
- ^ AAA Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
- ^ WAAA Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (1997-08-25). Athletics: Cash-stricken BAF asks amateurs to save jobs. Independent. Retrieved 2018-04-04.