1991 UK Athletics Championships

British athletics event March 2025 March 2025 1991 UK Athletics Championships Cardiff, Wales 8 & 9 June 1991 Cardiff Athletics Stadium 250px|The host stadium Senior Outdoor 1990 1992 UK Athletics Championships The 1991 UK Athletics Championships sponsored by Pearl Assurance, was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom held at Cardiff Athletics Stadium, Cardiff. It was the second time that the event was held in the Welsh capital, following on from the 1990 championships there.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004705/19910610/026/0026 Ian storms to UK title South Wales Daily Post 10 June 1991 British Newspaper Archive subscription 29 March 2025 It was the fifteenth 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 1991 AAA Championships.UK Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-25.AAA WAAA and National Championships Medalists. NUTS. Retrieved 2018-02-25. Summary Strong winds affected several of the jumps on the programme. A women's hammer throw was added to the schedule for the first time, though it was not classified as a UK championship event at the competition. Three athletes won a third straight UK title, all of them throwers: Paul Head (hammer), Sharon Gibson (javelin) and Jackie McKernan (discus). Five further athletes defended their 1990 titles: Linford Christie (100 m), David Sharpe (800 m), Paul Edwards (shot put), Andy Ashurst (pole vault) and Alison Wyeth (1500 m). Judy Oakes returned to the top of the women's shot put podium to take a record-breaking ninth UK title. No athlete won multiple UK titles, though Michael Rosswess managed runner-up in both short sprints. The main international track and field competition for the United Kingdom that year was the 1991 World Championships in Athletics. Liz McColgan added the world 10,000 metres title to her UK 3000 m title. Though neither Roger Black nor Kriss Akabusi topped the UK podium, they won medals at the world level that year.IAAF World Championships in Athletics. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-09. Medals Men 100mLinford Christie 10.39Michael Rosswess 10.47Jason John 10.57200mJohn Regis 21.24Michael Rosswess 21.28Roger Black 21.55400mPaul Sanders 47.69Kriss Akabusi 47.81Mark Richardson 47.97800mDavid Sharpe 1:50.31Steve Heard 1:50.79Andrew Lill 1:51.071,500mSimon Fairbrother 3:48.59Gary Marlow 3:50.26Nick Hopkins 3:50.373,000mPeter Elliott 8:07.51Neil Rimmer 8:10.70Andrew Geddes 8:11.735,000mIan Hamer 13:49.86Colin Walker 13:50.93Simon Mugglestone 13:51.74110m hurdlesDavid Nelson 13.88Andrew Tulloch 13.90Hughie Teape 13.96400m hurdlesMax Robertson 50.33Lawrence Lynch 50.81SCO Mark Davidson 51.673000m steeplechasePeter McColgan 8:49.54Mick Hawkins 8:53.15Spencer Duval 8:55.7810,000m walkSteve Partington 42:46.28Gareth Holloway 43:17.85Les Morton 43:41.07high jumpDalton Grant 2.20 mSCO Geoff Parsons 2.15 mMarlon Huggins 2.10 mpole vaultAndy Ashurst 5.15 mMatt Belsham 5.10 mKeith Stock 5.00 mlong jumpMark Forsythe 7.81 m wJohn King 7.81 m wBarrington Williams 7.80 m wtriple jumpVernon Samuels 16.19 mFrancis Agyepong 15.88 mMichael McDonald 15.56 mshot putWAL Paul Edwards 18.68 mMatt Simson 18.37 mNigel Spratley 16.99 mdiscus throwPaul Mardle 54.66 mKevin Brown 54.46 mSCO Darrin Morris 52.82 mhammer throwPaul Head 73.64 mMick Jones 67.24 mShane Peacock 66.24 mjavelin throwGary Jenson 76.90 mMark Roberson 75.86 mMyles Cottrell 72.82 m Women 100mBeverly Kinch 11.63Paula Thomas 11.67Stephi Douglas 11.71200mLinda Keough 24.25Sally Gunnell 24.26Simmone Jacobs 24.40400mSandra Leigh 53.55Tracy Goddard 53.59Jennifer Stoute 53.96800mPaula Fryer 2:05.43Mary Kitson 2:06.18Alison Parry 2:07.521,500mAlison Wyeth 4:14.98Lisa York 4:15.21Lorraine Baker 4:16.243,000mSCO Liz McColgan 8:59.39Jill Hunter 9:05.90Karen Hutcheson 9:11.56100m hurdlesLesley-Ann Skeete 13.66Louise Fraser 13.85Michelle Edwards 13.98400m hurdlesJacqui Parker 57.64Sarah Dean 59.20Jennie Pearson 59.995000m walkVicky Lupton 22:51.38Helen Elleker 23:26.18Sylvia Black 23:44.88high jumpLea Haggett 1.85 mDebbie Marti 1.85 mNIR Janet Boyle 1.80 mlong jumpFiona May 6.74 m wOluyinka Idowu 6.69 m wMary Berkeley 6.54 m wtriple jumpEvette Finikin 13.23 m wMichelle Griffith 13.17 m wMary Berkeley 12.97 m wshot putJudy Oakes 18.37 mMyrtle Augee 18.12 mMaggie Lynes 15.71 mdiscus throwNIR Jackie McKernan 53.14 mJanette Picton 50.64 mDebbie Bushnell 47.76 mhammer throwFiona Whitehead 45.94 mJean Clark 44.62 mDiana Holden 42.12 mjavelin throwSharon Gibson 60.14 mCaroline White 56.50 mTessa Sanderson 55.50 m References Category:UK Athletics Championships UK Outdoor Championships Athletics Outdoor Category:Sports competitions in Cardiff Category:Athletics competitions in Wales