1989 AAA Championships

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1989 AAA Championships
Dates11–13 August
Host cityBirmingham, England
VenueAlexander Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

The 1989 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held from 11 to 13 August at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England. It was considered the de facto national championships for the United Kingdom, ahead of the 1989 UK Athletics Championships.[1][2][3]

The men's decathlon and women's heptathlon, 5000 metres and 10,000 metres events were hosted in Stoke-on-Trent. The women's triple jump was held in Middlesbrough and the women's 10 km road walk was held in Leeds.

Medal summary

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100m Linford Christie 10.16 Marcus Adam 10.34 John Regis 10.39
200m Marcus Adam 20.78 Ade Mafe 20.95 Linford Christie 21.02
400m Phil Brown 46.26 Todd Bennett 46.40 Peter Crampton 46.43
800m Ikem Billy 1:48.01 Matthew Yates 1:48.54 Kevin McKay 1:48.97
1,500m Sebastian Coe 3:41.38 Tony Morrell 3:41.93 Neil Horsfield 3:42.14
3,000m United States Matt Giusto 8:00.38 Tony Leonard 8:04.92 Geoff Turnbull 8:06.01
5,000m Mark Rowland 13:32.05 Eamonn Martin 13:32.59 Gary Staines 13:34.83
10,000m Eamonn Martin 28:13.69 Tim Hutchings 28:15.97 Gary Staines 28:17.54
3000m steeplechase Colin Walker 8:35.73 Eddie Wedderburn 8:35.86 Mick Hawkins 8:45.36
110m hurdles Wales Colin Jackson 13.19 David Nelson 13.57 Wales Nigel Walker 13.80
400m hurdles Max Robertson 50.30 Belgium Alain Cuypers 50.63 Mark Bishop 51.39
10,000m walk Mark Easton 41:39.93 Darrell Stone 42:08.44 Paul Blagg 42:53.18
high jump Dalton Grant 2.33 m John Holman 2.20 m Steve Chapman 2.15 m
pole vault Mike Edwards 5.20 m Australia Simon Arkell
Ian Tullett		 5.10 m Not awarded
long jump Stewart Faulkner 8.13 m John King 7.89 m Barrington Williams 7.81 m
triple jump Jonathan Edwards 16.53 m Vernon Samuels 16.24 m Eric McCalla 16.14 m
shot put Simon Williams 18.73 m Matt Simson 17.75 m Wales Paul Edwards 17.27 m
discus throw Paul Mardle 57.90 m Abi Ekoku 56.82 m Steve Casey 56.66 m
hammer throw United States Jud Logan 72.34 m Paul Head 70.32 m David Smith 68.96 m
javelin throw Steve Backley 83.16 m Mick Hill 79.94 m Mark Roberson 78.64 m
decathlon Alex Kruger 7646 pts Mark Bishop 7594 pts Eugene Gilkes 7466 pts

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100m Paula Dunn 11.32w Stephi Douglas 11.34w Phylis Smith 11.61w
200m Paula Dunn 23.43 Jenni Stoute 23.61 Linda Keough 23.69
400m Linda Keough 51.09 Jenni Stoute 51.53 Angela Piggford 53.18
800m Diane Edwards 2:01.24 Ann Williams 2:01.84 Lorraine Baker 2:02.23
1,500m Bev Nicholson 4:09.34 Alison Wyeth 4:10.83 Shireen Bailey 4:11.15
3,000m Alison Wyeth 9:11.12 Ruth Partridge 9:11.27 Sonia McGeorge 9:12.12
5,000m Sue Crehan 16:18.55 Sarah Ing 16:43.20 Kay Gillingham 17:01.33
10,000m Jill Hunter 33:01.6 Angie Pain 33:04.6 Sue Crehan 33:08.5
110m hurdles Sally Gunnell 13.26 Wales Kay Morley 13.35 Lesley-Ann Skeete 13.38
400m hurdles Wendy Cearns 56.05 Lorraine Hanson 56.70 Gowry Retchakan 57.17
5,000m walk Betty Sworowski 22:30.59 Lisa Langford 23:40.68 Sarah Brown 24:05.38
10,000m walk Lisa Langford
Betty Sworowski		 47:15 Not awarded Julie Drake 48:55
high jump Diana Davies 1.85 m Michele Wheeler 1.85 m Northern Ireland Janet Boyle
Louise Gittens
Northern Ireland Sharon Hutchings		 1.80 m
long jump Australia Nicole Boegman 6.74 m Fiona May 6.62 m Kim Hagger 6.54 m
triple jump Evette Finikin 12.27 m Allison Forbes 12.22 m Emma Baker 10.97 m
shot put Myrtle Augee 17.51 m Yvonne Hanson-Nortey 16.38 m Maggie Lynes 16.06 m
discus throw Janette Picton 53.22 m Sharon Andrews 52.84 m Karen Pugh 51.58 m
javelin throw Tessa Sanderson 58.64 m Caroline White 52.88 m Mandy Liverton 52.80 m
decathlon Kim Hagger 6126 pts Joanne Mulliner 5677 pts Yinka Idowu 5496 pts

Other AAA titles

Event Gold Silver Bronze
men's marathon Kenya Douglas Wakiihuri 2:09:03 Australia Steve Moneghetti 2:09:06 Djibouti Hussein Ahmed Salah 2:09:09
women's marathon Véronique Marot 2:25:56 Angie Hulley 2:31:06 Scotland Lynn Harding 2:31:45


References

  1. ^ AAA WAAA and National Championships Medalists. NUTS. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  2. ^ AAA Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  3. ^ WAAA Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-02.