2020 British Athletics Championships Explained

2020 British Athletics Championships
Host City:Manchester, United Kingdom
Dates:4–5 September
Stadium:Manchester Regional Arena
Level:Senior
Type:Outdoor
Previous:2019 Birmingham
Next:2021 Manchester
Games:British Athletics Championships

The 2020 British Athletics Championships (known for sponsorship reasons as the Müller British Athletics Championships) was the national championship in outdoor track and field for athletes in the United Kingdom. The championship took place on 4–5 September 2020, having been postponed from June 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Background

The championship was originally scheduled for 20–21 June 2020, but in April 2020 it was postponed until 8–9 August due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] In June 2020, the event was postponed again, to 4–5 September 2020.[2] [3] The championship was held at the Manchester Regional Arena, as part of a three-year agreement to hold the event in Manchester from 2020 to 2022;[4] from 2008 to 2019, the championships had been held at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham.[5] The entire event was held behind closed doors, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The stadium contained cardboard cut outs of some fans.[5] The event was originally intended as a qualifying event for the 2020 Summer Olympics. After the Olympics were postponed until 2021, the 2021 Championships were used as the Olympic qualifying event.[2] [3]

Almost 500 athletes competed at the championship.[6] Notable athletes missing from the championship included Dina Asher-Smith, Mo Farah, Katarina Johnson-Thompson, and Laura Muir.[5] Farah instead competed at the Diamond League event in Brussels, where he broke the one hour run world record.[7] Muir instead competed in the World Athletics Continental Tour's Kamila Skolimowska Memorial event in Poland, where she won the 1500 metres race.[8]

Highlights

In the men's pole vault event, Harry Coppell broke the British national record by clearing a height of 5.85m.[9] In the women's 3,000 metres steeplechase, Aimee Pratt set a record time at the British Athletics Championships.[10] On 5 September, seven stadium records were set during the Championships.[10] Hannah Taunton set the world record in the 5,000 metres T20 event, and Aimee Pratt set the year's fastest time in the 3000m steeplechase event.[11]

The men's 800 metres event was won by Daniel Rowden in a sprint finish with Jake Wightman, who finished second.[10] [12] Holly Bradshaw won her eighth British pole vault title.[12] In the absence of Dina Asher-Smith, 22-year old Imani-Lara Lansiquot won the women's 100 metres race, which was her first British title.[13]

Results

Men

100 metres[14] Harry Aikines-Aryeetey
Sutton & District 		10.35 Ojie Edoburun
Shaftesbury 		10.43 Tommy Ramdhani
Bexley 		10.44
200 metres[15] Andrew Morgan-Harrison
Kingston upon Hull 		20.69 James Williams
Liverpool 		21.01 Joe Ferguson
Leeds 		21.16
400 metres[16] Alex Knibbs
Amber Valley 		46.65 Niclas Baker
Crawley 		46.81 Toby Harries
Brighton 		47.00
800 metres[17] Daniel Rowden
Woodford 		1:45.94 Jake Wightman
Edinburgh 		1:46.26 Yusuf Bizimana
Victoria Park 		1:47.94
1500 metres[18] George Mills
Brighton 		3:51.39 Neil Gourley
Giffnock 		3:51.54 Joshua Lay
Rugby 		3:51.60
5000 metres[19] Marc Scott
Cambridge & C 		13:32.98 Jack Rowe
AFD 		13:37.85 Tom Mortimer
Stroud 		13:43.47
110 metres hurdles[20] David King
Plymouth 		13.58 Cameron Fillery
Woodford 		13.83 Miguel Perera
Harrow 		14.68
400 metres hurdles[21] Alastair Chalmers
Guernsey 		49.66 Chris McAlister
Thames Valley 		50.54 Efe Okoro
Birchfield 		50.98
3000 metres steeplechase[22] Phil Norman
Woodford 		8:32.51 Mark Pearce
Shaftesbury 		8:33.61 Daniel Jarvis
Bedford 		8:39.70
5000 metres walk[23] Callum Wilkinson
Enfield 		19:25.94 Luc Legon
Bexley 		22:20.12 No other finishers
Long jump[24] Reynold Banigo
Sale 		7.81 Jack Roach
Newham 		7.60 Shandell Taylor
Havering 		7.45
High jump[25] Joel Clarke-Khan
Worcester 		2.18 William Grimsey
Woodford 		2.15 Sam Brereton
Birchfield 		2.15
Triple jump[26] Nathan Douglas
Oxford 		15.80 Sam Trigg-Petrovic
Erme Valley 		15.59 Jonathan Ilori
Blackheath 		15.17
Pole vault[27] Harry Coppell
Wigan 		5.85 Adam Hague
Sheffield 		5.20 Ethan Walsh
Shaftesbury 		5.05
Shot put[28] Scott Lincoln
York 		19.65 Lewis Byng
Stratford-upon-Avon 		16.66 George Hyde
West Cheshire 		16.55
Discus throw[29] Nicholas Percy
Shaftesbury 		59.74 George Armstrong
Newham 		58.48 Dan Greaves
Charnwood 		54.90
Hammer throw[30] Craig Murch
Birchfield 		73.24 Chris Bennett
Shaftesbury 		68.84 Chris Shorthouse
Birchfield 		67.26
Javelin throw[31] James Whiteaker
Blackheath 		75.99 Daniel Bainbridge
Shaftesbury 		70.50 Tom Hewson
Andover 		68.49
10,000 metresColspan=7Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic[32]

Women

100 metres[33] Imani Lansiquot
Sutton & District 		11.26 Kristal Awuah
Herne Hill 		11.34 Amy Hunt
Charnwood 		11.35
200 metres[34] Hannah Williams
Herts Phoenix 		23.83 Georgina Adam
Loughborough 		24.06 Rebecca Jeggo
Colchester 		24.51
400 metres[35] Laviai Nielsen
Enfield 		51.72 Jessica Turner
Amber Valley 		52.57 Yasmin Liverpool
Coventry 		53.21
800 metres[36] Keely Hodgkinson
Leigh Harriers 		2:03.24 Isabelle Boffey
Enfield 		2:04.73 Ellie Baker
Shaftesbury 		2:04.80
1500 metres[37] Laura Weightman
Morpeth 		4:09.76 Jessica Judd
Blackburn 		4:12.35 Katie Snowden
Herne Hill 		4:14.00
5000 metres[38] Jessica Judd
Blackburn 		15:37.52 Verity Ockenden
Swansea 		15:41.19 Amelia Quirk
Bracknell 		15:43.35
100 metres hurdles[39] Cindy Ofili
Woodford 		13.16 Lucy-Jane Matthews
Birchfield 		13.20 Heather Paton
Birchfield 		13.60
400 metres hurdles[40] Jessie Knight
WSE&H 		55.80 Lina Nielsen
Shaftesbury 		56.99 Hayley McLean
Shaftesbury 		57.79
3000 metres steeplechase[41] Aimee Pratt
Sale 		9:30.73 Rosie Clarke
Epsom & Ewell 		9:46.31 Hannah Nuttall
Charnwood 		10:25.43
5000 metres walk[42] Gemma Bridge
Oxford 		22:51.15 Bethan Davies
Cardiff 		23:46.04 Jasmine Nicholls
Leicester 		24:52.89
Long jump[43] Jazmin Sawyers
Stoke 		6.69 Abigail Irozuru
Sale 		6.53 Rebecca Chapman
Cardiff 		6.14
High jump[44] Morgan Lake
WSE&H 		1.80 Jodie Smith
WSE&H 		1.80 Emily Borthwick
Wigan 		1.77
Triple jump[45] Naomi Ogbeta
Trafford 		13.44 Shanara Hibbert
Woodford 		12.86 Angela Barrett
Thames Valley 		12.72
Pole vault[46] Holly Bradshaw
Blackburn 		4.35 Sophie Cook
Birchfield 		4.25 Sophie Ashurst
Sale 		3.70
Shot put[47] Sophie McKinna
Great Yarmouth 		17.88 Amelia Strickler
Thames Valley 		17.47 Serena Vincent
Portsmouth 		15.60
Discus throw[48] Kirsty Law
Sale 		57.95 Jade Lally
Shaftesbury 		57.20 Shadine Duquemin
Shaftesbury 		52.52
Hammer throw[49] Jessica Mayho
Birchfield 		65.47 Charlotte Payne
Reading 		63.92 Alice Barnsdale
Kingston upon Hull 		62.05
Javelin throw[50] Freya Jones
Southampton 		53.12 Emma Hamplett
Birchfield 		51.80 Bethany Moule
Neath 		51.27
10,000 metresColspan=7Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic

Parasports – Men

100 metres ambulant[51] 11.31 11.3211.50
400 metres wheelchair race[52] 50.22 51.55 55.17

Parasports – Women

100 metres ambulant[53] 12.80s 13.35s 13.52s
400 metres wheelchair race[54] 1:00.191:02.201:02.90

External links

Notes and References

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  8. News: Laura Muir makes it three wins in a row in Poland. The Herald. 6 September 2020. 7 September 2020. 22 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200922182714/https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/18701590.laura-muir-makes-three-wins-row-poland/. live.
  9. British record for Harry Coppell in Manchester. Athletics Weekly. 4 September 2020. 7 September 2020. 7 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200907005058/https://www.athleticsweekly.com/event-news/british-record-harry-coppell-1039932040/. live.
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  11. Web site: COUNTDOWN TO THE MÜLLER BRITISH ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS. UK Athletics. 19 March 2021. 28 April 2021. 28 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210428165314/https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/news-and-features/countdown-to-the-muller-british-athletics-championships-2021/. live.
  12. News: British Championships: Daniel Rowden beats Jake Wightman to British 800m title. BBC Sport. 5 September 2020. 7 September 2020. 24 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200924061544/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/54041324. live.
  13. News: British Championships: Imani-Lara Lansiquot claims first British title. BBC Sport. 6 September 2020. 7 September 2020. 4 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201004030837/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/54021440. live.
  14. Web site: 100 Metres – Men – Final. UK Athletics. 4 September 2020. 9 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709142932/https://results.britishathletics.org.uk/20200904_Manchester/timetable/index/Data/M/100_R_f.html. live.
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  16. Web site: 400 Metres – Men – Final. UK Athletics. 5 September 2020. 9 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709143010/https://results.britishathletics.org.uk/20200904_Manchester/timetable/index/Data/M/400_R_f.html. live.
  17. Web site: 800 Metres – Men – Final. UK Athletics. 5 September 2020. 9 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709143009/https://results.britishathletics.org.uk/20200904_Manchester/timetable/index/Data/M/800_R_f.html. live.
  18. Web site: 1500 Metres – Men – Final. UK Athletics. 5 September 2020. 9 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709143011/https://results.britishathletics.org.uk/20200904_Manchester/timetable/index/Data/M/1500_R_f.html. live.
  19. Web site: 5000 Metres – Men – Final. UK Athletics. 5 September 2020. 9 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709142947/https://results.britishathletics.org.uk/20200904_Manchester/timetable/index/Data/M/5000_R_f.html. live.
  20. Web site: 110 Metres Hurdles – Men – Final. UK Athletics. 4 September 2020. 9 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709143025/https://results.britishathletics.org.uk/20200904_Manchester/timetable/index/Data/M/110H_R_f.html. live.
  21. Web site: 400 Metres Hurdles – Men – Final. UK Athletics. 5 September 2020. 9 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709143025/https://results.britishathletics.org.uk/20200904_Manchester/timetable/index/Data/M/400H_R_f.html. live.
  22. Web site: 3000 Metres Steeplechase – Men – Final. UK Athletics. 5 September 2020. 9 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709143013/https://results.britishathletics.org.uk/20200904_Manchester/timetable/index/Data/M/3KSC_R_f.html. live.
  23. Web site: 5000 Metres Walk – Men – Final. UK Athletics. 5 September 2020. 9 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709143036/https://results.britishathletics.org.uk/20200904_Manchester/timetable/index/Data/M/5KW_R_f.html. live.
  24. Web site: Long Jump – Men – Final. UK Athletics. 4 September 2020. 9 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709143008/https://results.britishathletics.org.uk/20200904_Manchester/timetable/index/Data/M/LJ_R_f.html. live.
  25. Web site: High Jump – Men – Final. UK Athletics. 4 September 2020. 9 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709143020/https://results.britishathletics.org.uk/20200904_Manchester/timetable/index/Data/M/HJ_R_f.html. live.
  26. Web site: Triple Jump – Men – Final. UK Athletics. 5 September 2020. 9 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709142951/https://results.britishathletics.org.uk/20200904_Manchester/timetable/index/Data/M/TJ_R_f.html. live.
  27. Web site: Pole Vault – Men – Final. UK Athletics. 4 September 2020. 9 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709142952/https://results.britishathletics.org.uk/20200904_Manchester/timetable/index/Data/M/PV_R_f.html. live.
  28. Web site: Shot Put – Men – Final. UK Athletics. 5 September 2020. 9 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709143021/https://results.britishathletics.org.uk/20200904_Manchester/timetable/index/Data/M/SP_R_f.html. live.
  29. Web site: Discus Throw – Men – Final. UK Athletics. 5 September 2020. 9 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709143042/https://results.britishathletics.org.uk/20200904_Manchester/timetable/index/Data/M/DT_R_f.html. live.
  30. Web site: Hammer Throw – Men – Final. UK Athletics. 5 September 2020. 9 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709143048/https://results.britishathletics.org.uk/20200904_Manchester/timetable/index/Data/M/HT_R_f.html. live.
  31. Web site: Javelin Throw – Men – Final. UK Athletics. 4 September 2020. 9 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709143007/https://results.britishathletics.org.uk/20200904_Manchester/timetable/index/Data/M/JT_R_f.html. live.
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  33. Web site: 100 Metres – Women – Final. UK Athletics. 4 September 2020. 9 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709143044/https://results.britishathletics.org.uk/20200904_Manchester/timetable/index/Data/W/100_R_f.html. live.
  34. Web site: 200 Metres – Women – Final. UK Athletics. 5 September 2020. 9 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709143013/https://results.britishathletics.org.uk/20200904_Manchester/timetable/index/Data/W/200_R_f.html. live.
  35. Web site: 400 Metres – Women – Final. UK Athletics. 5 September 2020. 9 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709143103/https://results.britishathletics.org.uk/20200904_Manchester/timetable/index/Data/W/400_R_f.html. live.
  36. Web site: 800 Metres – Women – Final. UK Athletics. 5 September 2020. 9 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709143040/https://results.britishathletics.org.uk/20200904_Manchester/timetable/index/Data/W/800_R_f.html. live.
  37. Web site: 1500 Metres – Women – Final. UK Athletics. 5 September 2020. 9 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709143057/https://results.britishathletics.org.uk/20200904_Manchester/timetable/index/Data/W/100_R_f.html. live.
  38. Web site: 5000 Metres – Women – Final. UK Athletics. 4 September 2020. 9 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709143105/https://results.britishathletics.org.uk/20200904_Manchester/timetable/index/Data/W/5000_R_f.html. live.
  39. Web site: 100 Metres Hurdles – Women – Final. UK Athletics. 4 September 2020. 9 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709143117/https://results.britishathletics.org.uk/20200904_Manchester/timetable/index/Data/W/100H_R_f.html. live.
  40. Web site: 400 Metres Hurdles – Women – Final. UK Athletics. 5 September 2020. 9 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709143042/https://results.britishathletics.org.uk/20200904_Manchester/timetable/index/Data/W/400H_R_f.html. live.
  41. Web site: 3000 Metres Steeplechase – Women – Final. UK Athletics. 5 September 2020. 9 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709143033/https://results.britishathletics.org.uk/20200904_Manchester/timetable/index/Data/W/3KSC_R_f.html. live.
  42. Web site: 5000 Metres Walk – Women – Final. UK Athletics. 5 September 2020. 9 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709143033/https://results.britishathletics.org.uk/20200904_Manchester/timetable/index/Data/W/5KW_R_f.html. live.
  43. Web site: Long Jump – Women – Final. UK Athletics. 4 September 2020. 9 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709143033/https://results.britishathletics.org.uk/20200904_Manchester/timetable/index/Data/W/LJ_R_f.html. live.
  44. Web site: High Jump – Women – Final. UK Athletics. 5 September 2020. 9 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709143034/https://results.britishathletics.org.uk/20200904_Manchester/timetable/index/Data/W/HJ_R_f.html. live.
  45. Web site: Triple Jump – Women – Final. UK Athletics. 5 September 2020. 9 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709143034/https://results.britishathletics.org.uk/20200904_Manchester/timetable/index/Data/W/TJ_R_f.html. live.
  46. Web site: Pole Vault – Women – Final. UK Athletics. 5 September 2020. 9 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709143110/https://results.britishathletics.org.uk/20200904_Manchester/timetable/index/Data/W/PV_R_f.html. live.
  47. Web site: Shot Put – Women – Final. UK Athletics. 4 September 2020. 9 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709143116/https://results.britishathletics.org.uk/20200904_Manchester/timetable/index/Data/W/SP_R_f.html. live.
  48. Web site: Discus Throw – Women – Final. UK Athletics. 4 September 2020. 9 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709143124/https://results.britishathletics.org.uk/20200904_Manchester/timetable/index/Data/W/DT_R_f.html. live.
  49. Web site: Hammer Throw – Women – Final. UK Athletics. 4 September 2020. 9 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709143106/https://results.britishathletics.org.uk/20200904_Manchester/timetable/index/Data/W/HT_R_f.html. live.
  50. Web site: Javelin Throw – Women – Final. UK Athletics. 5 September 2020. 9 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709143137/https://results.britishathletics.org.uk/20200904_Manchester/timetable/index/Data/W/JT_R_f.html. live.
  51. Web site: 100 Metres Ambulant – Men – Final. UK Athletics. 5 September 2020. 10 August 2021.
  52. Web site: 400 Metres Wheelchair Race – Men – Final. UK Athletics. 5 September 2020. 10 August 2021.
  53. Web site: 100 Metres Ambulant – Women – Final. UK Athletics. 4 September 2020. 10 August 2021.
  54. Web site: 400 Metres Wheelchair Race – Women – Final. UK Athletics. 4 September 2020. 10 August 2021.

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