1988 UK Athletics Championships explained

1988 UK Athletics Championships
Host City:	Derby, England
Stadium:	Moorways Stadium
Level:	Senior
Type:	Outdoor
Previous:	1987
Next:	1989
Games:	UK Athletics Championships

The 1988 UK Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom held at Moorways Stadium, Derby. It was the second time that the English city hosted the event, continuing on from the 1987 UK Championships.

It was the twelfth edition of the competition limited to British athletes only, launched as an alternative to the AAA Championships, which was open to foreign competitors. However, due to the fact that 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 1988 AAA Championships.^{[1] [2]}

Fatima Whitbread won her eighth consecutive women's javelin throw UK title, while shot putter Judy Oakes won a fifth straight title. Diana Davies extended her winning streak to three in the women's high jump and Paula Dunn repeated her sprint double of 1987. Three men defended their 1987 titles: Tony Jarrett (110 m hurdles), Paul Mardle (discus) and Dave Smith (hammer). Elaine McLaughlin (400 m hurdles) and Mary Berkeley (long jump) were the other women to retain their titles.^[1]

The main international track and field competition for the United Kingdom that year was the Olympic Games. Three UK champions went on to win Olympic silver in Seoul: Linford Christie, Liz McColgan and Fatima Whitbread. Colin Jackson only ran the 100 m at the UK Championships, but took a silver in his hurdles speciality at the Olympics.^{[3] [4]}

Medal summary

Men

100 metres		10.65		10.67		10.69
200 metres		20.75		21.08		21.10
400 metres		46.08		46.85		46.96
800 metres		1:45.64		1:45.81		1:46.86
1500 metres		3:48.02		3:48.59		3:48.82
5000 metres		13:50.61		13:52.46		13:52.96
10,000 metres		28:08.44		28:09.39		28:12.93
110 m hurdles		13.97		14.20		14.31
400 m hurdles		50.01		50.65		51.13
3000 metres steeplechase		8:37.37		8:37.52		8:39.77
10,000 m walk		40:39.77		41:18.64		42:26.79
High jump		2.25 m		2.20 m		2.15 m
Pole vault		5.10 m		5.00 m		4.80 m
Long jump		7.91w m		7.83w m		7.82w m
Triple jump		16.20 m		15.86 m		15.86 m
Shot put		17.95 m		17.13 m		17.12 m
Discus throw		59.42 m		56.32 m		53.32 m
Hammer throw		70.66 m		67.40 m		66.80 m
Javelin throw		79.50 m		75.04 m		74.70 m

Women

100 metres		11.49		11.76		11.82
200 metres		23.46		23.81		23.83
400 metres		52.25		53.85		54.21
800 metres		2:02.71		2:02.84		2:03.69
1500 metres		4:15.13		4:16.23		4:17.04
3000 metres		9:04.85		9:05.13		9:05.88
5000 metres		15:10.17		15:17.89		15:32.34
100 m hurdles		13.71		13.83		13.83
400 m hurdles		56.22		57.66		57.93
5000 m walk		24:03.38		24:17.86		24:19.41
High jump		1.88 m		1.85 m		1.80 m
Long jump		6.53 m		6.32 m		6.17 m
Shot put		18.76 m		16.14 m		15.67 m
Discus throw		53.66 m		53.08 m		51.50 m
Javelin throw		70.10 m		59.90 m		53.08 m

Notes and References

1. http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/uk.htm UK Championships
2. https://www.nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm AAA WAAA and National Championships Medalists
3. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ogm.htm Olympic Games (Men)
4. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ogw.htm Olympic Games (Women)