The 1978 UK Athletics Championships , sponsored by Kraft, was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom held at Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland.
It was the second 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 1978 AAA Championships.UK Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-25.AAA WAAA and National Championships Medalists. NUTS. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
Summary Sonia Lannaman defended her 100 metres/200 metres sprint double from 1977. Allan Wells took his first sprint double on the men's side and Jane Colebrook managed a double in the 400 metres and 800 metres. Athletes to retain their titles from 1977 included Lannaman, sprint hurdlers Berwyn Price and Sharon Colyear, Geoff Capes (men's shot put), Meg Ritchie (women's discus) and Tessa Sanderson (women's javelin).
The main international track and field competition for the United Kingdom that year was the 1978 European Athletics Championships. Two athletes at the UK event won individual medals at European level: the men's 800 m champion Sebastian Coe was a European bronze medallist and women's javelin throw champion Sanderson was European runner-up. The top three in the UK women's 200 m (Beverley Goddard, Kathy Smallwood, and Lannaman) plus hurdles champion Colyear teamed up to take a 4 × 100 metres relay European silver.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 Wells, Price, Lannaman, Capes, Sanderson, Paula Fudge (3000 m), Sue Reeve (long jump). The same relay quartet of the European Championships also took the Commonwealth Games title for England.Commonwealth Games (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-06.Commonwealth Games (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
Medals Men 100 metres Allan Wells 10.15 Drew McMaster 10.55Steve Green 10.57200 metres Allan Wells 20.70 David Jenkins 21.43 Drew McMaster 21.56400 metresRichard Ashton 46.35Danny Laing 46.97Glen Cohen 47.09800 metresSebastian Coe 1:47.14 Peter Hoffmann 1:48.30 Paul Forbes 1:49.091500 metres John Robson 3:43.87 Frank Clement 3:44.38 Graham Williamson 3:44.885,000 metresMike McLeod 13:25.20Brendan Foster 13:25.41Malcolm Prince 13:36.6310,000 metresDave Black 28:34.77Geoff Smith 28:37.31Bernie Ford 28:40.45110 metres hurdles(wind: +4.1 m/s) Berwyn Price 13.93wMark Holtom 14.10w David Wilson 14.43w400 metres hurdlesBill Hartley 51.03Gary Oakes 51.09Steve James 51.833000 metres steeplechaseDennis Coates 8:25.98John Davies 8:26.64 Ian Gilmour 8:31.09High jumpMark Naylor 2.15 m Brian Burgess 2.15 mVincent Clemmens 2.10 mPole vaultKeith Stock 5.25 mJeff Gutteridge 5.20 mAllan Williams 5.10 mLong jumpKen Cocks 7.56 mTony Henry 7.47 mColin Mitchell 7.30 mTriple jumpKeith Connor 16.66w mAston Moore 16.48w mChris Colman 16.17w mShot putGeoff Capes 19.80 mMike Winch 17.76 mBob Dale 16.93 mDiscus throwPeter Gordon 54.66 mRichard Slaney 54.24 mGeoff Capes 54.20 mHammer throw Chris Black 69.10 mPaul Dickenson 68.28 mJim Whitehead 65.30 mJavelinDavid Ottley 76.62 mJohn Trower 69.16 mGareth Brooks 66.66 m
Women 100 metres(wind: +4.3 m/s)Sonia Lannaman 11.24Beverley Goddard 11.30Wendy Clarke 11.38200 metresSonia Lannaman 23.16Beverley Goddard 23.27Kathy Smallwood 23.36400 metresJane Colebrook 53.80Joslyn Hoyte 54.03Liz Eddy 54.10800 metresJane Colebrook 2:03.31Janet Prictoe 2:04.78Lesley Kiernan 2:05.141500 metres Hilary Hollick 4:14.08Ruth Smeeth 4:14.58Sandra Arthurton 4:17.063000 metresPaula Fudge 8:53.63Glynis Penny 9:06.39Kathryn Binns 9:15.86100 metres hurdlesSharon Colyear 13.67Shirley Strong 13.97Blondelle Caines 14.00400 metres hurdles Liz Sutherland 58.12Sue Smith 59.32Diane Heath 59.64High jumpGillian Hitchen 1.85 mTonia Phillpots 1.75 mVal Rutter 1.75 mLong jumpSue Reeve 6.43w mSue Hearnshaw 6.39 mBarbara Clarke 6.22 mShot putJudy Oakes 15.96 mAngela Littlewood 15.71 mVanessa Redford 14.81 mDiscus throw Meg Ritchie 57.20 mJanet Thompson 52.38 mLesley Mallin 50.28 mJavelinTessa Sanderson 59.52 mFatima Whitbread 52.52 mAnne Farquhar 49.48 m
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