1979 UK Athletics Championships

British athletics event March 2025 March 2025 1979 UK Athletics Championships Birmingham, England 11 & 12 August 1979 Alexander Stadium 250px Senior Outdoor 1978 1980 UK Athletics Championships The 1979 UK Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom held at Alexander Stadium, Birmingham, England.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002192/19790811/189/0028 Jacky seizes javelin chance Sports Argus 11 August 1979 British Newspaper Archive subscription 30 March 2025 It was the third 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 1979 AAA Championships.UK Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-25.AAA WAAA and National Championships Medalists. NUTS. Retrieved 2018-02-25. Summary Two athletes claimed a third straight title: Geoff Capes in the men's shot put and Meg Ritchie in the discus throw. Athletes to claim a second consecutive UK title were David Black (10,000 m), Chris Black (hammer throw), David Ottley (javelin throw), and Sue Reeve (long jump). Heather Hunte won her first titles in the 100 metres and 200 metres, beating out Kathy Smallwood and Beverley Goddard in both events. The main international track and field competition for the United Kingdom that year was the 1979 European Cup. The secondary status of the UK event at national level was indicated by the fact that the six individual medallists at the European competition were all absent from the championships in Birmingham. Several of the European women's relay medallists did compete however, including Hunte, Smallwood and Joslyn Hoyte-Smith.European Cup (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-06.European Cup (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-06. Medals Men 100mTrevor Hoyte 10.40David Baptiste 10.47SCO Cameron Sharp 10.51200mEarl Tulloch 21.06David Baptiste 21.21SCO Cameron Sharp 21.24400mSteve Scutt 47.01Terry Whitehead 47.19Rod Milne 47.22800mDane Joseph 1:49.16Rob Harrison 1:49.22Pete Browne 1:49.661500mAlan Mottershead 3:43.31SCO John Robson 3:43.52Mike Downes 3:43.655000mSteve Emson 13:36.53Julian Goater 13:39.37Bernie Ford 13:39.7810,000mDave Black 28:46.03SCO Jim Brown 28:58.00Peter Standing 28:58.88110m hurdlesMark Holtom 13.95SCO David Wilson 14.29Wilbert Greaves 14.37400m hurdlesGary Oakes 50.76Roger Bell 52.22Phil Beattie 52.243000m steeplechaseSCO Gordon Rimmer 8:39.15John Wheway 8:43.33Graeme Fell 8:46.75High jumpSCO Brian Burgess 2.13 mOssie Cham 2.10 mAlan Dainton 2.05 mPole vaultBrian Hooper 5.40 mAllan Williams 4.90 mSCO Graham EggletonSCO Allan Leiper 4.50 mLong jumpDaley Thompson 7.69 mRoy Mitchell 7.64 m wLen Tyson 7.34 mTriple jumpAston Moore 15.72 mDavid Johnson 15.70 mTony Wadhams 15.38 mShot putGeoff Capes 19.00 mMike Winch 17.62 mIan Lindley 16.66 mDiscus throwRichard Slaney 55.32 mDennis Roscoe 51.40 mGeoff Tyler 51.38 mHammer throwSCO Chris Black 66.68 mPaul Dickenson 65.06 mMatthew Mileham 63.06 mJavelin throwDavid Ottley 74.72 mBrian Roberts 72.88 mJohn Trower 70.14 m Women 100mHeather Hunte 11.30Beverley Goddard 11.37Kathy Smallwood 11.43200mHeather Hunte 23.15Kathy Smallwood 23.18Beverley Goddard 23.30400mJoslyn Hoyte-Smith 52.24Michelle Probert 53.54SCO Karen Williams 53.74800mChristina Boxer 2:01.53Liz Barnes 2:02.04Janet Marlow 2:03.031500mGillian Dainty 4:15.65Bernadette Madigan 4:16.13Chris McMeekin 4:16.543000mGlynis Penny 9:08.38Mary Stewart 9:09.48Kathryn Binns 9:11.18100m hurdlesShirley Strong 13.28Yvette Wray 13.61Judy Vernon 13.78400m hurdlesChristine Warden 56.93Diane Heath 58.17Susan Dalgoutté 58.99High jumpAnn-Marie Devally 1.86 mMoira Maguire 1.78 mJoy Crouchley 1.78 mLong jumpSue Reeve 6.30 mSue Hearnshaw 6.28 mCarol Earlington 6.21 mShot putAngela Littlewood 16.43 mJudy Oakes 16.35 mVenissa Head 16.34 mDiscus throwSCO Meg Ritchie 56.80 mJanet Thompson 50.42 mLesley Mallin 47.72 mJavelinWAL Jacqueline Zaslona 53.32 mLinda Stratford 48.28 mMaxine Jervis 47.00 m References Category:UK Athletics Championships UK Outdoor Championships Athletics Outdoor Category:Sports competitions in Birmingham, West Midlands Category:Athletics competitions in England