1988 AAA Championships explained

1988 AAA Championships
Host City:	Birmingham, England
Dates:	5–7 August
Stadium:	Alexander Stadium
Level:	Senior
Type:	Outdoor
Previous:	1987
Next:	1989
Games:	AAA Championships

The 1988 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held from 5–7 August at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England.It served as the trials for the 1988 British Olympic team. It was considered the de facto national championships for the United Kingdom, ahead of the 1989 UK Athletics Championships.^{[1] [2] [3]}

For the first time, men's and women's events were contested at the same championships, with the WAAA Championships merging with the previously men-only AAA Championships.

The men's decathlon, women's heptathlon and women's 5000 metres events were hosted in Stoke-on-Trent. The women's 10,000 m walk was held in London.

Medal summary

Men

100 metres		10.15		10.31		10.34
200 metres		20.46		20.56		20.77
400 metres		44.93		45.23		45.27
800 metres		1:44.16		1:45.10		1:45.32
1500 metres		3:44.48		3:45.33		3:46.66
5000 metres		13:50.03		13:51.33		13:52.56
10,000 metres		28:40.14		28:51.76		28:53.10
110 m hurdles		13.29		13.59		13.75
400 m hurdles		50.23		50.50		51.02
3000 metres steeplechase		8:32.60		8:33.80		8:34.23
10,000 m walk		41:36.51		42:57.06		43:23.56
High jump		2.28 m		2.28 m		2.20 m
Pole vault		5.10 m		5.00 m		5.00 m
Long jump		7.98 m		7.93 m		7.91 m
Triple jump		17.12 m		16.75 m		16.60 m
Shot put		17.78 m		17.20 m		16.99 m
Discus throw		58.06 m		55.24 m		53.76 m
Hammer throw		72.08 m		71.64 m		71.52 m
Javelin throw		80.34 m		79.50 m		78.06 m
Decathlon		7529 pts		7456 pts		7317 pts

Women

100 metres		11.26		11.34		11.52
200 metres		23.37		23.75		23.77
400 metres		51.65		52.49		52.89
800 metres		2:01.52		2:02.49		2:03.06
1500 metres		4:08.26		4:09.20		4:09.35
3000 metres		8:47.34		8:51.51		8:52.37
5000 metres		16:04.34		16:15.17		16:18.05
10,000 metres		33:13.95		33:34.79		33:49.10
100 m hurdles		13.02		13.19		13.43
400 m hurdles		55.40		56.09		57.00
5000 m walk		24:24.32		25:28.56		25:42.70
10,000 m walk		50:12.0		54:47.2		55:04.9
High jump		1.91 m		1.88 m		1.88 m
Long jump		6.82 m		6.79 m		6.46 m
Shot put		18.76 m		17.82 m		15.90 m
Discus throw		51.80 m		51.14 m		50.54 m
Javelin throw		57.32 m		55.00 m		51.46 m
Heptathlon		5728 pts		5313 pts		5227 pts

Notes and References

1. https://www.nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm AAA WAAA and National Championships Medalists
2. http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/aaa.htm AAA Championships
3. http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/waaa.htm WAAA Championships