The 1983 UK Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom held at Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh. It was the second time the event was held in the Scottish city, following on from the 1978 UK Athletics Championships.
It was the seventh edition of the competition limited to British athletes only, launched as an alternative to the AAA Championships, which was open to foreign competitors. However, because 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 1983 AAA Championships.UK Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-25.AAA WAAA and National Championships Medalists. NUTS. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
Summary The women's 5000 metres race walk was restored to the programme after an absence at the 1982 event.
Three athletes, Steve Barry (men's racewalk), Martin Girvan (men's hammer throw) and Fatima Whitbread (women's javelin throw) took their third straight UK titles. Aston Moore defended his men's triple jump title, as did women's long jumper Beverly Kinch and hurdler Susan Morley. Kathy Smallwood-Cook and Buster Watson achieved short sprint doubles and Venissa Head won both the women's shot put and discus throw.
The main international track and field competition for the United Kingdom that year was the inaugural 1983 World Championships in Athletics. Women's UK champions Fatima Whitbread and Kathy Smallwood-Cook went on to reach the world podium.IAAF World Championships in Athletics. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
Medals Men 100mBuster Watson 10.43 Drew McMaster 10.49Linford Christie 10.60200mBuster Watson 20.88Todd Bennett 21.02Donovan Reid 21.40400mAlan Slack 46.67Kriss Akabusi 46.85Steve Heard 46.98800mPeter Elliott 1:45.5Rob Harrison 1:46.6Steve Caldwell 1:47.01,500mJohn Gladwin 3:45.09Geoff Turnbull 3:45.69 Ian Archibald 3:45.955,000m Nat Muir 13:35.21Dick Callan 13:36.89Steve Harris 13:37.3110,000mSteve Binns 28:02.42 Lawrie Spence 28:11.85Gerry Helme 28:13.04110m hurdles Nigel Walker 14.48Lloyd Cowan 14.62Gary Myles 14.69400m hurdles Phil Beattie 51.05 Stan Devine 51.16Wilbert Greaves 51.393000m steeplechaseDavid Lewis 8:29.72Keith Irvine 8:41.37Peter Barratt 8:41.4510,000m walk Steve Barry 41:14.38Ian McCombie 42:24.61Martin Rush 43:42.75high jumpMark Lakey 2.10 mRupert Charles 2.05 mAlex Kruger 2.05 mpole vaultKeith Stock 5.30 mJeff Gutteridge 5.30 mBilly Davey 4.80 mlong jumpDerrick Brown 7.21 m John Scott 7.19 mDenis Costello 7.16 mtriple jumpAston Moore 16.40 mJohn Herbert 16.36w mEric McCalla 15.64w mshot putNick Tabor 17.20 mBilly Cole 17.05 mIan Lindley 16.47 mdiscus throwPete Tancred 55.22 mPaul Mardle 54.86 mPeter Gordon 54.36 mhammer throwMartin Girvan 72.38 m Chris Black 71.80 mDave Smith 69.20 mjavelin throwPeter Yates 80.84 mMarcus Humphries 72.78 mMick Hill 69.94 m
Women 100mKathy Smallwood-Cook 11.33Kaye Jeffrey 11.51Shirley Thomas 11.59200mKathy Smallwood-Cook 23.08 Sandra Whittaker 23.51 Kaye Jeffrey 23.55400mJoslyn Hoyte-Smith 53.02Sian Morris 53.27 Alison Reid 53.47800mShireen Bailey 2:01.36Lorraine Baker 2:01.71Jane Finch 2:02.141,500mKathy Carter 4:16.03Katie Fairbrass 4:16.10Ruth Smeeth 4:17.303,000mWendy Sly 8:56.28Christine Benning 8:56.99 Yvonne Murray 9:04.145,000m Yvonne Murray 15:52.55Paula Fudge 15:54.13Julie Asgill 16:38.03100m hurdlesShirley Strong 13.15 Pat Rollo 13.51Sharon Danville 13.66400m hurdlesSusan Morley 56.67Gladys Taylor 57.51Verona Elder 58.055000m walkIrene Bateman 23:42.2Jill Barrett 24:08.4Ginney Birch 24:18.6high jumpGillian Evans 1.87 m Janet Boyle 1.80 mAnn-Marie Cording 1.75 mlong jumpBeverly Kinch 6.42 mJoyce Oladapo 6.40 mCarol Earlington 6.16 mshot put Venissa Head 17.69 mCaroline Savory 14.69 mMyrtle Augee 14.63 mdiscus throw Venissa Head 60.62 mLynda Whiteley 52.60 mJulia Avis 51.40 mjavelin throwFatima Whitbread 62.14 mTessa Sanderson 61.44 mSharon Gibson 55.42 m
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