# 2020 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.

## 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. In June 2020, the event was postponed again, to 4–5 September 2020. 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; from 2008 to 2019, the championships had been held at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. The entire event was held behind closed doors, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The stadium contained cardboard cut outs of some fans. 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.
Almost 500 athletes competed at the championship. Notable athletes missing from the championship included Dina Asher-Smith, Mo Farah, Katarina Johnson-Thompson, and Laura Muir. Farah instead competed at the Diamond League event in Brussels, where he broke the one hour run world record. Muir instead competed in the World Athletics Continental Tour's Kamila Skolimowska Memorial event in Poland, where she won the 1500 metres race.

## Highlights

In the men's pole vault event, Harry Coppell broke the British national record by clearing a height of 5.85m. In the women's 3,000 metres steeplechase, Aimee Pratt set a record time at the British Athletics Championships. On 5 September, seven stadium records were set during the Championships. 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.
The men's 800 metres event was won by Daniel Rowden in a sprint finish with Jake Wightman, who finished second. Holly Bradshaw won her eighth British pole vault title. 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.

## Results
### Men

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

### Women

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

### Parasports – Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres ambulant | Zac Shaw | 11.31 SB | Thomas Young | 11.32 | Ola Abidogun | 11.50 SB |
| 400 metres wheelchair race | Brent Lakatos (CAN) | 50.22 SB | Nathan Maguire | 51.55 SB | Dillion Labrooy | 55.17 SB |

### Parasports – Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres ambulant | Sophie Hahn | 12.80s SB | Simran Kaur | 13.35s SB | Ali Smith | 13.52s SB |
| 400 metres wheelchair race | Hannah Cockroft | 1:00.19 | Samantha Kinghorn | 1:02.20 | Melanie Woods | 1:02.90 PB |