# 1997 AAA Championships

The 1997 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held from 24 to 25 July at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England. First the first time, it was not considered the national championships for the United Kingdom, as the 1997 British Athletics Championships (which incorporated the trials for the 1997 World Championships in Athletics) attracted a higher standard of national competitors than the AAA one. The British Athletics Federation's decision to hold its trials separately was taken due to the organisation's financial problems, which would ultimately result in its bankruptcy.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Jason Gardener | 10.31 | Jason Livingston | 10.38 | Josephus Thomas (SLE) | 10.42 |
| 200 metres | Marlon Devonish | 20.65 | Allyn Condon | 20.94 | Josephus Thomas (SLE) | 21.01 |
| 400 metres | Kent Ulyatt | 46.86 | Dan Donovan | 47.24 | David Nolan | 47.35 |
| 800 metres | James Nolan (IRL) | 1:51.47 | Noel Edwards | 1:51.73 | Andi Knight | 1:51.78 |
| 1500 metres | Richard Ashe | 3:54.37 | Luke Veness | 3:54.62 | Adam Zawadzki | 3:54.76 |
| 3000 metres | Cormac Finnerty (IRL) | 8:08.83 | Allen Graffin | 8:15.54 | Nick Comerford | 8:16.88 |
| 5000 metres | Kristen Bowditch | 13:53.12 | Spencer Barden | 13:55.29 | Paul Green | 13:56.27 |
| 10,000 metres | Mark Steinle | 29:27.98 | Dave Taylor | 29:29.59 | Stuart Bell | 29:38.09 |
| 110 m hurdles | Damien Greaves | 14.02 | Matthew Clements | 14.13 | Martyn Hendry | 14.16 |
| 400 m hurdles | Charles Robertson-Adams | 51.01 | Paul Thompson | 51.11 | Matthew Douglas | 51.70 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Spencer Duval | 8:45.91 | Matt O'Dowd | 8:51.55 | Andy Morgan-Lee | 8:53.51 |
| 10,000 m walk | Philip King | 42:32.32 | Steve Partington | 42:48.39 | Pierce O'Callaghan (IRL) | 45:35.02 |
| High jump | Mark Mandy (IRL) | 2.20 m | Brendan Reilly | 2.15 m | David Barnetson | 2.15 m |
| Pole vault | Tim Thomas | 5.30 m | Dean Mellor | 5.20 m | Kevin Hughes | 5.00 m |
| Long jump | Steve Phillips | 7.57 m | Chris Davidson | 7.34 m | Barrington Williams | 7.30 m |
| Triple jump | Francis Agyepong | 16.71 m | Tosi Fasinro | 15.92 m | Femi Akinsanya | 15.81 m |
| Shot put | Steph Hayward | 17.26 m | Carl Myerscough | 16.99 m | David Callaway | 16.28 m |
| Discus throw | Robert Weir | 61.60 m | Kevin Brown | 57.30 m | Glen Smith | 56.56 m |
| Hammer throw | Paul Head | 70.66 m | Mick Jones | 67.88 m | Chris Howe | 62.56 m |
| Javelin throw | Mark Roberson | 77.22 m | Terry McHugh (IRL) | 70.50 m | Stuart Faben | 65.04 m |
| Decathlon | Alexis Sharp | 7500 pts | Anthony Southward | 6841 pts | Mark Bushell | 6822 pts |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Evadnie McKenzie (JAM) | 11.63 | Donna Fraser | 11.74 | Shani Anderson | 11.76 |
| 200 metres | Sharon Tunaley | 23.91 | Tracy Joseph | 23.94 | Sharon Williams | 24.18 |
| 400 metres | Lorraine Hanson | 53.45 | Stephanie Llewellyn | 53.65 | Jo Sloane | 55.17 |
| 800 metres | Amanda Crowe | 2:04.66 | Claire Raven | 2:05.87 | Freda Davoren (IRL) | 2:06.00 |
| 1500 metres | Dianne Henaghan | 4:16.19 | Helen Pattinson | 4:19.43 | Joanne Colleran | 4:20.03 |
| 3000 metres | Debbie Sullivan | 9:34.30 | Jillian Jones | 9:38.71 | Michelle Wannell | 9:53.05 |
| 5000 metres | Andrea Whitcombe | 16:07.26 | Sarah Young | 16:10.15 | Penny Thackray | 16:16.01 |
| 100 m hurdles | Angie Thorp | 13.56 | Rachel King | 13.65 | Melani Wilkins | 13.77 |
| 400 m hurdles | Keri Maddox | 57.69 | Alyson Layzell | 57.83 | Maggie Still | 60.19 |
| 5000 m walk | Olive Loughnane (IRL) | 24:09.18 | Catherine Charnock | 25:00.97 | Nikki Huckerby | 25:41.85 |
| 10,000 m walk | Catherine Charnock | 54:33.6 | Sally Warren | 56:21.4 | Sally Hall | 57:34.5 |
| High jump | Debbie Marti | 1.90 m | Joanne Jennings | 1.83 m | Michelle Dunkley | 1.83 m |
| Pole vault | Janine Whitlock | 3.80 m | Paula Wilson | 3.75 m | Kim Rothman | 3.40 m |
| Long jump | Andrea Coore | 6.22 m | Sarah Claxton | 6.10 m | Ruth Irving | 5.88 m |
| Triple jump | Kate Evans | 12.58 m | Karen Skeggs | 12.42 m | Nikki Barr | 12.11 m w |
| Shot put | Judy Oakes | 17.89 m | Myrtle Augee | 16.41 m | Alison Grey | 14.56 m |
| Discus throw | Jackie McKernan | 56.00 m | Philippa Roles | 50.68 m | Tracy Axten | 49.76 m |
| Hammer throw | Lyn Sprules | 61.18 m | Sarah Moore | 54.16 m | Helen Arnold | 52.10 m |
| Javelin throw | Karen Martin | 50.38 m | Lucy Stevenson | 47.84 m | Lorna Jackson | 46.26 m |
| Heptathlon | Clova Court | 5712 pts | Julie Hollman | 5577 pts | Diana Bennett | 5550 pts |