# 1996 AAA Championships

The 1996 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held from 14 to 16 July at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England. It was considered the de facto national championships for the United Kingdom.
The competition incorporated the British Olympic trials for Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics, with the top two in each (Olympic) event assured of selection, provided they had attained the qualifying standard.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Linford Christie | 10.04 | Darren Braithwaite | 10.25 | Ian Mackie | 10.26 |
| 200 metres | John Regis | 20.54 | Linford Christie | 20.54 | Owusu Dako | 20.72 |
| 400 metres | Roger Black | 44.39 | Du'aine Ladejo | 44.66 | Iwan Thomas | 44.69 |
| 800 metres | Curtis Robb | 1:47.61 | David Strang | 1:47.74 | Tony Morrell | 1:47.94 |
| 1500 metres | John Mayock | 3:37.03 | Anthony Whiteman | 3:37.19 | Kevin McKay | 3:37.90 |
| 3000 metres | Matt O'Dowd | 8:30.11 | Ray Plant | 8:30.97 | Mick Morris | 8:33.15 |
| 5000 metres | John Nuttall | 13:48.35 | Rob Denmark | 13:51.72 | Darius Burrows | 13:54.42 |
| 10,000 metres | Rob Denmark | 28:20.80 | Jon Brown | 28:21.40 | Paul Evans | 28:28.31 |
| 110 m hurdles | Colin Jackson | 13.13 | Tony Jarrett | 13.41 | Andy Tulloch | 13.70 |
| 400 m hurdles | Jon Ridgeon | 49.16 | Peter Crampton | 49.79 | Gary Jennings | 50.46 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Justin Chaston | 8:29.19 | Keith Cullen | 8:30.80 | Spencer Duval | 8:36.71 |
| 10,000 m walk | Steve Partington | 42:29.73 | Chris Cheeseman | 44:07.95 | Richard Oldale | 44:15.75 |
| High jump | Steve Smith | 2.31 m | Dalton Grant | 2.27 m | Colin Bent | 2.20 m |
| Pole vault | Nick Buckfield | 5.71 m | Neil Winter | 5.40 m | Mike Edwards | 5.30 m |
| Long jump | Darren Ritchie | 7.86 m | Oni Onuorah | 7.67 m | Stewart Faulkner | 7.47 m |
| Triple jump | Francis Agyepong | 17.12 m | Femi Akinsanya | 16.58 m | Julian Golley | 16.39 m |
| Shot put | Matt Simson | 18.82 m | Shaun Pickering | 18.63 m | Mark Proctor | 17.91 m |
| Discus throw | Robert Weir | 60.02 m | Simon Williams | 57.54 m | Kevin Brown | 56.76 m |
| Hammer throw | David Smith | 72.58 m | Paul Head | 71.48 m | Mick Jones | 71.22 m |
| Javelin throw | Nick Nieland | 83.06 m | Mick Hill | 81.42 m | Colin Mackenzie | 78.74 m |
| Decathlon | Barry Thomas | 7701 pts | Brian Taylor | 7573 pts | Anthony Southward | 7400 pts |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Stephi Douglas | 11.55 | Simmone Jacobs | 11.57 | Marcia Richardson | 11.66 |
| 200 metres | Simmone Jacobs | 23.11 | Katharine Merry | 23.30 | Paula Thomas | 23.46 |
| 400 metres | Phylis Smith | 51.74 | Georgina Oladapo | 52.48 | Allison Curbishley | 52.76 |
| 800 metres | Kelly Holmes | 1:57.84 | Diane Modahl | 1:59.87 | Natalie Tait | 2:02.76 |
| 1500 metres | Kelly Holmes | 4:08.14 | Sue Parker | 4:13.02 | Michelle Faherty | 4:14.19 |
| 3000 metres | Debbie Gunning | 9:26.46 | Angela Davies | 9:26.75 | Rhona Makepeace | 9:32.97 |
| 5000 metres | Paula Radcliffe | 15:28.46 | Sonia McGeorge | 15:48.33 | Alison Wyeth | 15:48.91 |
| 10,000 metres | Louise Watson | 33:21.46 | Angie Hulley | 33:33.37 | Vikki McPherson | 33:53.17 |
| 100 m hurdles | Angie Thorp | 13.26 | Diane Allahgreen | 13.27 | Denise Lewis | 13.41 |
| 400 m hurdles | Sally Gunnell | 54.65 | Alyson Layzell | 56.43 | Louise Fraser | 56.45 |
| 5000 m walk | Vicky Lupton | 23:04.57 | Melanie Wright | 24:36.65 | Catherine Charnock | 25:00.22 |
| 10,000 m walk | Vicky Lupton | 49:15.0 | Kim Braznell | 50:52.3 | Liz Corran | 51:17.1 |
| High jump | Debbie Marti | 1.94 m | Lea Haggett | 1.92 m | Joanne Jennings | 1.89 m |
| Pole vault | Kate Staples | 3.80 m | Janine Whitlock | 3.70 m | Linda Stanton | 3.50 m |
| Long jump | Denise Lewis | 6.55 m | Joanne Wise | 6.42 m | Ashia Hansen | 6.09 m |
| Triple jump | Ashia Hansen | 14.25 m | Michelle Griffith | 13.78 m | Connie Henry | 13.18 m |
| Shot put | Judy Oakes | 18.65 m | Myrtle Augee | 16.81 m | Sharon Andrews | 14.83 m |
| Discus throw | Jackie McKernan | 54.12 m | Shelley Drew | 53.68 m | Debbie Callaway | 52.52 m |
| Hammer throw | Lyn Sprules | 54.16 m | Ann Gardner | 51.58 m | Diana Holden | 51.52 m |
| Javelin throw | Tessa Sanderson | 62.88 m | Shelley Holroyd | 60.12 m | Lorna Jackson | 58.20 m |
| Heptathlon | Kerry Jury | 5703 pts | Pauline Richards | 5386 pts | Julia Bennett | 5356 pts |