# 2004 AAA Championships

The 2004 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held from 10 to 11 July at the Manchester Regional Arena in Manchester, England. It was considered the de facto national championships for the United Kingdom.
This edition of the AAA Championships was billed as a British Olympic trials event.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Jason Gardener | 10.22 | Darren Campbell | 10.23 | Mark Lewis-Francis | 10.24 |
| 200 metres | Chris Lambert | 20.94 | Christian Malcolm | 21.09 | Dwayne Grant | 21.27 |
| 400 metres | Tim Benjamin | 45.58 | Daniel Caines | 45.88 | Sean Baldock | 46.24 |
| 800 metres | Sam Ellis | 1:49.19 | Ricky Soos | 1:49.42 | Joel Kidger | 1:49.44 |
| 1500 metres | Chris Mulvaney | 3:50.14 | Andrew Baddeley | 3:50.40 | Michael Skinner | 3:50.77 |
| 5000 metres | Chris Thompson | 13:42.10 | Spencer Barden | 13:51.41 | Chris Davies | 13:52.78 |
| 10,000 metres | Matt O'Dowd | 29:05.08 | Kassa Tadesse | 29:22.20 | Mark Miles | 29:27.05 |
| 110 m hurdles | Robert Newton | 13.72 | Paul Gray | 13.88 | William Sharman | 13.97 |
| 400 m hurdles | Chris Rawlinson | 50.04 | Dale Garland | 51.16 | Robert Lewis | 51.39 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Justin Chaston | 8:33.69 | Jermaine Mays | 8:39.44 | Kevin Sheppard | 8:40.31 |
| 5000 m walk | Dominic King | 20:11.35 | Daniel King | 20:47.19 | Steve Hollier | 21:02.39 |
| High jump | Ben Challenger | 2.23 m | Dalton Grant | 2.15 m | Samson Oni | 2.15 m |
| Pole vault | Tim Thomas | 5.45 m | Scott Simpson | 5.15 m | Christian North | 5.15 m |
| Long jump | Chris Tomlinson | 7.84 m | Darren Ritchie | 7.76 m | Nathan Morgan | 7.71 m |
| Triple jump | Nathan Douglas | 16.95 m | Tosin Oke | 16.49 m | Steven Shalders | 16.41 m |
| Shot put | Carl Myerscough | 20.84 m | Marcus Gouldbourne | 17.20 m | Neil Elliott | 16.49 m |
| Discus throw | Emeka Udechuku | 61.60 m | Carl Myerscough | 61.54 m | Scot Thompson | 52.65 m |
| Hammer throw | Mick Jones | 72.04 m | Andy Frost | 69.94 m | Mike Floyd | 68.05 m |
| Javelin throw | Steve Backley | 81.25 m | Nick Nieland | 79.06 m | Mick Hill | 79.00 m |
| Decathlon | Louis Evling-Jones | 7405 pts w | Ben Hazell | 7176 pts w | Adrian Hemery | 6937 pts |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Abi Oyepitan | 11.54 | Joice Maduaka | 11.56 | Emma Ania | 11.65 |
| 200 metres | Joice Maduaka | 23.16 | Abi Oyepitan | 23.23 | Susan Deacon | 23.76 |
| 400 metres | Christine Ohuruogu | 50.98 | Lee McConnell | 51.29 | Helen Karagounis | 52.38 |
| 800 metres | Kelly Holmes | 1:59.39 | Jo Fenn | 2:01.28 | Susan Scott | 2:02.13 |
| 1500 metres | Hayley Tullett | 4:07.24 | Lisa Dobriskey | 4:08.14 | Helen Clitheroe | 4:08.18 |
| 5000 metres | Catherine Berry | 15:45.28 | Getenesh Tamirat (ETH) | 15:45.82 | Collette Fagan | 15:49.51 |
| 10,000 metres | Kathy Butler | 31:36.90 | Hayley Yelling | 31:45.14 | Natalie Harvey (AUS) | 32:14.01 |
| 100 m hurdles | Sarah Claxton | 13.21 | Diane Allahgreen | 13.38 | Rachel King | 13.39 |
| 400 m hurdles | Katie Jones | 58.26 | Nicola Sanders | 58.63 | Sian Scott | 59.97 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Tina Brown | 10:13.19 | Jo Ankier | 10:15.94 | Sonia Thomas | 10:16.28 |
| 5000 m walk | Niobe Menéndez | 23:53.75 | Sophie Hales | 24:37.37 | Rebecca Mersh | 24:44.31 |
| High jump | Susan Jones | 1.89 m | Julie Crane | 1.82 m | Julia Bennett | 1.78 m |
| Pole vault | Zoe Brown | 4.15 m | Liz Hughes | 3.95 m | Kirsty Maguire | 3.95 m |
| Long jump | Jade Johnson | 6.72 m | Kelly Sotherton | 6.61 m | Kate Brewington | 6.12 m |
| Triple jump | Michelle Griffith | 13.43 m | Nadia Williams | 12.74 m | Rebecca White | 12.71 m |
| Shot put | Julie Dunkley | 16.03 m | Eva Massey | 15.99 m | Ade Oshinowo | 15.78 m |
| Discus throw | Philippa Roles | 58.57 m | Shelley Newman | 55.44 m | Kara Nwidobie | 52.78 m |
| Hammer throw | Lorraine Shaw | 68.11 m | Shirley Webb | 64.67 m | Liz Pidgeon | 60.82 m |
| Javelin throw | Goldie Sayers | 60.85 m | Kelly Morgan | 58.98 m | Shelley Holroyd | 57.48 m |
| Heptathlon | Caroline Pearce | 5253 pts | Wendy Davidson | 5093 pts w | Jenny Pacey | 4805 pts |