The 1986 UK Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom held at Cwmbran Stadium, Cwmbran, Wales. It was the fourth time the event was held in the Welsh town.
It was the tenth 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 also competed at the 1986 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 was dropped from the programme and replaced by a women's 10,000 metres event.
Fatima Whitbread won her sixth consecutive women's javelin throw UK title, while shot putters Billy Cole and Judy Oakes both won a third straight title. Amongst the men's 1985 champions, John Regis (200 m), Phil Brown (400 m), Kevin Capper (steeplechase), Geoff Parsons (high jump), Andy Ashurst (pole vault) and Mick Hill (javelin) successfully defended their titles. Kathy Cook was the only woman other than Whitbread and Oakes to have a repeat win. Sprinter Sandra Whittaker was the only person to reach the podium in two events.
The main international track and field competition for the United Kingdom that year was the 1986 European Athletics Championships. UK champions Fatima Whitbread and Jack Buckner (5000 m) went on to become European champions, while Yvonne Murray (UK runner-up) took a 3000 m bronze.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. UK Championships athletes to become Commonwealth gold medalists there included Roger Black (400 m), John Herbert (triple jump), Liz Lynch (10,000 m), Sally Gunnell (100 m hurdles), Joyce Oladapo (long jump), Andy Ashurst (pole vault) and Billy Cole (shot put).Commonwealth Games (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-06.Commonwealth Games (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
Medal summary Men 100m Jamie Henderson 10.49Fenton Campbell 10.63Clarence Callender 10.69200mJohn Regis 21.34Stewart Weathers 21.43Todd Bennett 21.47400mPhil Brown 45.29 Brian Whittle 45.38Roger Black 45.48800mPeter Elliott 1:46.66David Sharpe 1:47.01Steve Crabb 1:47.141,500mRob Harrison 3:35.74John Gladwin 3:36.28 Neil Horsfield 3:42.865,000mJack Buckner 13:52.30Mark Rowland 13:54.64 John Robson 13:56.6110,000mKarl Harrison 28:21.93Mark Dalloway 28:22.56Peter Tootell 28:26.29110m hurdles Colin Jackson 13.73 Nigel Walker 14.09Wilbert Greaves 14.16400m hurdlesMax Robertson 49.99Martin Gillingham 51.24Mark Holtom 51.323000m steeplechaseKevin Capper 8:36.14Colin Walker 8:37.87Andy Taylor 8:37.8910,000m walkPhil Vesty 41:54.87Steve Johnson 43:40.89Chris Smith 44:51.52high jump Geoff Parsons 2.24 mDalton Grant 2.15 mFuzz AhmedFloyd Manderson 2.10 mpole vaultAndy Ashurst 5.30 mKeith Stock 5.00 mJeff GutteridgeBrian Hooper 5.00 mlong jumpDerrick Brown 7.69 mJohn King 7.57 mDwayne Heard 7.41 mtriple jumpJohn Herbert 16.96 m Mike Makin 16.35 mLawrence Lynch 15.95 m shot putBilly Cole 18.68 mGraham Savory 17.68 mAndy Vince 17.56 mdiscus throwGraham Savory 58.10 mPeter Gordon 56.58 mJeff Clare 51.48 mhammer throwPaul Head 67.48 mMick Jones 66.52 mAndrew Tolputt 60.38 mjavelin throwMick Hill 73.74 mGary Jenson 73.50 mPeter Yates 72.14 m
Women 100mPaula Dunn 11.65Wendy Hoyte 11.70 Sandra Whittaker 11.75200mKathy Cook 23.80 Sandra Whittaker 23.92Joan Baptiste 24.02400mAngela Piggford 53.09Suzanne Guise 53.40Helen Barnett 53.46800m Anne Purvis 2:01.63Helen Thorpe 2:02.02Lorraine Baker 2:02.741,500mChristina Boxer 4:08.68 Christine Whittingham 4:09.23Suzanne Morley 4:11.483,000mWendy Sly 8:52.94 Yvonne Murray 8:56.00Christine Benning 8:56.3010,000m Liz Lynch 32:59.59Jill Clarke 33:27.71Lynn Everington 33:34.03100m hurdlesSally Gunnell 13.50Lesley-Ann Skeete 13.57Wendy Jeal 13.60400m hurdlesYvette Wray 57.88Simone Gandy 58.18Jennie Pearson 58.915000m walkLisa Langford 24:38.99Vicky Lawrence 25:18.37Julie Drake 25:30.25high jumpDiana Davies 1.88 m Sharon McPeake 1.85 mAnn-Marie Cording 1.80 mlong jumpKim Hagger 6.39 mJoyce Oladapo 6.25 mSharon Bowie 6.25 mshot putJudy Oakes 19.00 mMyrtle Augee 17.00 mYvonne Hanson-Nortey 16.12 mdiscus throw Venissa Head 55.74 mJulia Avis 52.90 mKaren Pugh 51.82 mjavelin throwFatima Whitbread 68.98 mSharon Gibson 55.84 mKaren Hough 55.46 m
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