1981 UK Athletics Championships
Host cityAntrim, Northern Ireland
VenueAntrim Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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UK Athletics Championships

The 1981 UK Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom held at Antrim Stadium, Antrim. It was the first time that a national track and field championship was held in Northern Ireland.

It was the fifth edition of the competition limited to British athletes only, launched as an alternative to the AAA Championships, which was open to foreign competitors. However, due to the fact that 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 1981 AAA Championships.[1][2]

David Ottley won his fourth straight title in the men's javelin throw. Among the athletes to defend their 1980 UK titles were Cameron Sharp (men's 100 metres), Carol Tyson (race walk) and Louise Miller (high jump). Three athletes won UK title doubles, all of them women: Linsey MacDonald won the short sprint double, Gillian Dainty took both middle-distance titles, while Venissa Head was both shot put and discus throw champion.[1]

The main international track and field competition for the United Kingdom that year was the 1981 European Cup. Reflecting the secondary status of the UK event at national level, none of the British individual medallists there were present at UK Championships, though all members of the medal-winning women's 4 × 400 metres relay reached the podium in Antrim (Linda Forsyth, Michelle Scutt, Verona Elder and Joslyn Hoyte-Smith).[3][4]

Medal summary

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Cameron Sharp10.86 Earl Tulloch10.90 Jim Evans11.07
200 metres Earl Tulloch20.84 Cameron Sharp21.21 Nigel Richens21.40
400 metres Steve Scutt46.52 Paul Dunn47.87 Brian Jones47.99
800 metres Rob Harrison1:48:35 John Goodacre1:48.89 Peter Elliott1:49.19
1500 metres Steve Ovett3:42.80 Frank Clement3:44.10 Jack Buckner3:44.22
5000 metres Dave Clarke13:36.13 Steve Binns13:42.28 Steve Emson13:57.94
10,000 metres Dave Black29:09.09 Glyn Harvey29:14.21 Lawrie Spence29:15.50
110 m hurdles Kieran Moore15.02 Phil Barthropp15.08 Gary Myles15.08
400 m hurdles Bill Hartley51.58 Steve Sole52.33 Howard Moscrop52.41
3000 metres steeplechase Kevin Capper8:43.99 Trevor Fieldsend8:46.15 Paul Bettridge8:46.73
10,000 m walk Steve Barry42:32.43 Roger Mills43:46.16 Gordon Vale43:52.52
High jump Brian Burgess2.15 m Ossie Cham2.10 m Floyd Manderson2.10 m
Pole vault Graham Eggleton4.80 m Mike Bull4.80 m Billy Davey4.40 m
Long jump Colin Rattigan7.49 m w Derrick Williams7.22 m John King7.18 m
Triple jump Gary Gallagher15.46 m Joe Allison15.11 m Stephen Metcalfe15.03 m
Shot put Simon Rodhouse17.73 m Ian Lindley17.58 m Mike Atkinson15.13 m
Discus throw Peter Gordon52.06 m Paul Mardle50.86 m Colin Sutherland50.32 m
Hammer throw Martin Girvan69.50 m Ron James64.58 m Ian Chipchase61.74 m
Javelin throw David Ottley82.84 m Roald Bradstock75.56 m Richard Hooper69.66 m

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Linsey MacDonald12.20 Pippa Baker12.38 Debbie Warner12.46
200 metres Linsey MacDonald23.97 Verona Elder24.21 Debbie Warner24.42
400 metres Joslyn Hoyte-Smith52.33 Michelle Scutt52.34 Linda Forsyth53.47
800 metres Gillian Dainty2:08.12 Karen Ford2:08.71 Lorraine Baker2:08.86
1500 metres Gillian Dainty4:21.39 Karen Hughes4:22.25 Sandra Arthurton4:23.70
3000 metres Ruth Smeeth9:00.36 Jane Furniss9:03.14 Hilary Hollick9:05.03
100 m hurdles Manndy Laing14.20 Elaine McMaster14.43 Jill Duffield14.59
400 m hurdles Wendy Griffiths58.51 Susan Morley59.74 Margaret Southerden60.17
5000 m walk Carol Tyson24:09.89 Lillian Millen24:32.09 Elaine Cox25:18.98
High jump Louise Miller1.89 m Ann-Marie Cording1.86 m Sharon McPeake1.83 m
Long jump Sandra Green6.17 m w Karen Glen6.08 m w Beverly Kinch6.02 m
Shot put Venissa Head17.62 m Caroline Dyer14.03 m Helen Clarke13.16 m
Discus throw Venissa Head45.20 m Jackie McKernan37.18 m Laurian Hanna33.14 m
Javelin throw Fatima Whitbread56.10 m Jackie Zaslona51.16 m Janeen Williams50.74 m

References

  1. 1 2 UK Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  2. ↑ AAA WAAA and National Championships Medalists. NUTS. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  3. ↑ European Cup (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  4. ↑ European Cup (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
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