1982 UK Athletics Championships

British athletics event March 2025 March 2025 1982 UK Athletics Championships Cwmbran, Wales 30 & 31 May Cwmbran Stadium 250px|The host stadium Senior Outdoor 1981 1983 UK Athletics Championships The 1982 UK Athletics Championships sponsored by Guardian Royal Exchange, was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom, held at Cwmbran Stadium, Cwmbran, Wales. It was the second time the event was held in the Welsh town, following on from the 1977 UK Athletics Championships.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004985/19820601/023/0023 Michelles's best in the world Manchester Evening News 1 June 1982 British Newspaper Archive subscription 29 March 2025 It was the sixth 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 1982 AAA Championships.UK Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-25.AAA WAAA and National Championships Medalists. NUTS. Retrieved 2018-02-25. Summary The women's 5000 metres race walk was dropped from the programme for this championship. David Ottley extended his unbeaten streak to five straight UK titles in the javelin throw. On the men's side, Steve Barry (racewalk), Graham Eggleton (pole vault), Peter Gordon (discus throw) and Martin Girvan (hammer throw) also defended their 1981 UK titles. Fatima Whitbread was the only woman to repeat her victory, doing so in the javelin. No athlete won multiple titles at this edition, though Mike McFarlane and Bev Callender both won the 200 metres title and were runners-up in the 100 metres. The main international track and field competition for the United Kingdom that year was the 1982 European Athletics Championships. Reflecting the secondary status of the UK event at national level, none of the British individual medallists there were present at UK Championships, though four relay medallists were on the UK podium: Bev Callender, Shirley Thomas, Todd Bennett, Phil Brown.European Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-06.European Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-06. The four countries of the United Kingdom competed separately at the Commonwealth Games that year as well, and UK champions who won there were men's 200 m champion Mike McFarlane, men's racewalker Steve Barry and women's shot putter Judy Oakes.Commonwealth Games (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-06.Commonwealth Games (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-06. Medals Men 100mEarl Tulloch 10.57Mike McFarlane 10.59Donovan Reid 10.71200mMike McFarlane 21.07Buster Watson 21.17SCO Gus McCuaig 21.44400mPhil Brown 46.20Todd Bennett 46.54Terry Whitehead 47.13800mSCO Paul Forbes 1:46.53Steve Caldwell 1:46.65Peter Elliott 1:47.761,500mAlan Mottershead 3:44.88Colin Reitz 3:45.66Alan Salter 3:46.195,000mTim Hutchings 13:40.66Steve Harris 13:42.24WAL Steve Jones 13:43.2110,000mJulian Goater 28:33.32Mark Scrutton 29:01.58Dave Long 29:03.95110m hurdlesWilbert Greaves 14.00WAL Berwyn Price 14.15SCO Glenn MacDonald 14.35400m hurdlesGary Oakes 50.15Mike Whittingham 51.39SCO Stan Devine 51.813000m steeplechaseWAL Roger Hackney 8:31.52Eddie Wedderburn 8:33.02David Lewis 8:37.6610,000m walkWAL Steve Barry 42:30.72Roger Mills 43:42.57Phil Vesty 43:45.02high jumpWAL Trevor Llewelyn 2.16 mDavid Abrahams 2.16 mSCO Geoff Parsons 2.13 mpole vaultSCO Graham Eggleton 5.10 mJeff Gutteridge 5.00 mBrian Hooper 4.90 mlong jumpJohn Herbert 7.70 mLen Tyson 7.47 mTony Henry 7.31 mtriple jumpAston Moore 16.06 mEric McCalla 16.03 mJohn Herbert 15.83 mshot putAndy Vince 17.83 mAntony Zaidman 16.75 mMark Aldridge 16.68 mdiscus throwPeter Gordon 55.32 mNeville Thompson 52.26 mGraham Savory 51.54 mhammer throwMartin Girvan 74.18 mDave Smith 64.68 mMick Jones 58.76 mjavelin throwDavid Ottley 85.36 mPeter Yates 75.92 mDave Travis 73.20 m Women 100mHeather Oakes 11.48Bev Callender 11.53Shirley Thomas 11.54200mBev Callender 23.55Shirley Thomas 23.84Helen Barnett 24.03400mWAL Michelle Scutt 50.63Joslyn Hoyte-Smith 50.76SCO Linsey MacDonald 51.85800mSCO Anne Clarkson 2:03.6Lorraine Baker 2:04.0Cherry Hanson 2:04.21,500mCarole Bradford 4:15.56WAL Hilary Hollick 4:15.66Gillian Dainty 4:16.953,000mPaula Fudge 8:52.88Ruth Smeeth 8:53.91Jane Furniss 8:53.985,000mKathryn Binns 16:33.49Suzan Hassan 16:45.96Julie Asgill 16:50.78100m hurdlesSCO Elaine McMaster 13.71Wendy McDonnell 13.83SCO Ann Girvan 13.89400m hurdlesSusan Morley 57.10Wendy Griffiths 58.08Yvette Wray 58.21high jumpBarbara Simmonds 1.87 mDiana Elliott 1.87 mSarah Rowe 1.84 mlong jumpBeverly Kinch 6.50 mWAL Gill Regan 6.33 mSue Hearnshaw 6.29 mshot putJudy Oakes 16.61 mVanessa Redford 15.22 mCaroline Savory 15.12 mdiscus throwLesley Bryant 48.34 mLynda Whiteley 48.20 mJanette Picton 48.02 mjavelin throwFatima Whitbread 65.62 mJeanette Rose 58.60 mSharon Gibson 52.30 m References Category:UK Athletics Championships UK Outdoor Championships Athletics Outdoor Category:Sport in Monmouthshire Category:Athletics competitions in Wales