2008 British Athletics Championships Explained

2008 British Athletics Championships
Host City:Birmingham, Great Britain
Dates:11–13 July
Stadium:Alexander Stadium
Level:Senior
Type:Outdoor
Previous:2007 Manchester
Next:2009 Birmingham
Games:British Athletics Championships

The 2008 British Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for athletes in the United Kingdom, held from 11–13 July at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. It was organised by UK Athletics. It served as a selection meeting for Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Results

Men

100 metres
(Wind: +1.6 m/s)
10.0010.0310.19
200 metres
(Wind: +0.9 m/s)
20.5220.6120.80
400 metres45.3146.1846.28
800 metres1:49.131:50.481:50.63
1500 metres3:38.923:39.663:39.98
5000 metres13:54.2613:55.1413:57.88
110 m hurdles
(Wind: +0.4 m/s)
13.5813.6713.84
400 m hurdles49.5050.2651.08
3000 m 8:36.178:36.528:36.56
5000 m walk21:06.3722:21.4022:58.21
High jump2.30 m2.27 m2.23 m
Pole vault5.60 m5.30 m5.20 m
Long jump8.20 m
(+2.0)
7.93 m
(+1.7)
7.88 m
(+0.5)
Triple jump17.58 m
(+1.0)
17.18 m
(+1.0)
17.18 m
(+2.0)
Shot put20.15 m18.55 m18.11 m
Discus throw59.35 m58.18 m54.64 m
Hammer throw69.68 m68.24 m67.21 m
Javelin throw75.07 m72.13 m70.38 m

Women

100 metres
(Wind: +1.8 m/s)
11.2611.3511.36
200 metres
(Wind: +0.5 m/s)
22.9222.9923.53
400 metres52.3153.0153.11
800 metres1:59.812:00.492:02.29
1500 metres4:15.844:16.664:17.82
5000 metres15:12.5515:38.6015:54.11
100 m hurdles
(Wind: +0.8 m/s)
13.1213.3513.36
400 m hurdles56.0957.0057.83
3000 m 9:36.989:40.109:48.14
5000 m walk21:30.7525:18.6726:19.45
High jump1.88 m1.85 m1.78 m
Pole vault4.12 m4.02 m3.92 m
Long jump6.30 m
(+1.0)
6.28 m
(+1.0)
6.09 m
(+4.2)
Triple jump13.35 m
(+2.9)
13.13 m
(+3.1)
13.03 m
(+2.8)
Shot put15.99 m15.95 m15.78 m
Discus throw57.26 m57.13 m52.48 m
Hammer throw67.27 m65.34 m60.75 m
Javelin throw62.62 m48.33 m47.01 m

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