# 1985 UK Athletics Championships

The 1985 UK Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom held at Antrim Stadium, Antrim. It was the second time that a national track and field championship was held in Northern Ireland, after hosting the 1981 event.
It was the ninth 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 1985 AAA Championships.
Fatima Whitbread won her fifth consecutive women's javelin throw UK title. Both the men's and women's champions defended in the 5000 metres (Eamonn Martin, Angela Tooby) and shot put (Billy Cole, Judy Oakes), as did men's hammer thrower Dave Smith. Linford Christie and John Regis recorded the same times in both the 100 metres and 200 metres finals. Christie was given the 100 m title while the two shared the 200 m title. Christie was the only athlete at the competition to win two titles.
The main international track and field competition for the United Kingdom that year was the 1985 European Cup. Three UK champions medalled at that event: Whitbread in the javelin, Angela Tooby in the 10,000 m and Tom McKean in the 800 metres. Derek Redmond was third in the 400 metres at the European competition, despite coming second at the UK race.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Linford Christie | 10.5 | John Regis | 10.5 | Gus McCuaig | 10.6 |
| 200 metres | Linford ChristieJohn Regis | 21.59 | Not awarded | Not awarded | Gus McCuaig | 21.73 |
| 400 metres | Phil Brown | 45.26 | Derek Redmond | 45.66 | Steve Heard | 45.74 |
| 800 metres | Tom McKean | 1:49.12 | David Sharpe | 1:49.32 | Richard Lynch | 1:49.84 |
| 1500 metres | Mark Rowland | 3:43.40 | Alan Mottershead | 3:44.10 | Gary Staines | 3:44.22 |
| 5000 metres | Eamonn Martin | 13:44.07 | Ashworth Laukam | 13:48.01 | Dick Callan | 13:48.39 |
| 10,000 metres | Mark Scrutton | 28:42.01 | Karl Harrison | 28:42.88 | Steve Anders | 28:55.63 |
| 110 m hurdles | Wilbert Greaves | 14.10 | Kieran Moore | 14.39 | Steve Buckeridge | 14.62 |
| 400 m hurdles | Phil Beattie | 51.40 | Trevor Burton | 51.46 | Steve Sole | 51.72 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Kevin Capper | 8:42.6 | Colin Walker | 8:43.5 | Steve Marzillus | 8:50.9 |
| 10,000 m walk | Ian McCombie | 41:25.90 | Martin Rush | 43:43.42 | David Hucks | 44:19.69 |
| High jump | Geoff Parsons | 2.08 m | Ricky Robinson | 2.05 m | Rupert CharlesFloyd Manderson | 2.00 m |
| Pole vault | Andy Ashurst | 5.00 m | Phil Lovell | 4.80 m | Richard Gammage | 4.60 m |
| Long jump | Denis Costello | 7.37 m | Ian Ward | 7.32 m | John King | 7.28 m |
| Triple jump | Eric McCalla | 16.42 m | Femi Abejide | 15.62 m | Francis Agyepong | 15.28 m |
| Shot put | Billy Cole | 18.03 m | Andy Vince | 16.94 m | Graham Savory | 16.64 m |
| Discus throw | Paul Mardle | 57.94 m | Graham Savory | 54.12 m | Gary Herrington | 51.56 m |
| Hammer throw | Dave Smith | 77.04 m | Mark Sterling | 59.14 m | Shane Peacock | 55.00 m |
| Javelin throw | Mick Hill | 76.62 m | Steve Pearson | 76.22 m | Marcus Humphries | 72.24 m |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Jayne Andrews | 11.63 | Sybil Joseph | 11.67 | Kaye Jeffrey | 11.75 |
| 200 metres | Kathy Cook | 23.69 | Joan Baptiste | 23.89 | Sybil Joseph | 24.10 |
| 400 metres | Linda Keough | 52.81 | Angela Piggford | 53.42 | Sian Morris | 54.26 |
| 800 metres | Liz MacArthur | 2:05.50 | Karin Steer | 2:06.30 | Carol Sharp | 2:06.76 |
| 1500 metres | Bridget Smyth | 4:11.12 | Gillian Settle | 4:12.19 | Yvonne Murray | 4:12.35 |
| 3000 metres | Yvonne Murray | 9:00.97 | Susan Tooby | 9:06.76 | Liz Lynch | 9:08.34 |
| 5000 metres | Angela Tooby | 15:28.00 | Susan Tooby | 15:32.19 | Jill Clarke | 15:34.16 |
| 100 m hurdles | Judy Simpson | 13.47 | Judith Rodgers | 13.71 | Lesley-Ann Skeete | 13.76 |
| 400 m hurdles | Aileen Mills | 58.66 | Simone Gandy | 58.68 | Lucy Elliott | 60.39 |
| 5000 m walk | Ginney Birch | 23:20.00 | Susan Ashforth | 23:55.27 | Helen Elleker | 24:07.97 |
| High jump | Janet Boyle | 1.86 m | Sharon McPeake | 1.80 m | Judy Simpson | 1.80 m |
| Long jump | Margaret Cheetham | 6.30 m | Judy Simpson | 6.29 m | Lorraine Campbell | 6.21 m |
| Shot put | Judy Oakes | 17.50 m | Myrtle Augee | 17.08 m | Sandra Smith | 14.54 m |
| Discus throw | Julia Avis | 48.46 m | Karen Pugh | 47.16 m | Catherine Bradley | 45.70 m |
| Javelin throw | Fatima Whitbread | 64.02 m | Sharon Gibson | 59.62 m | Anna Lockton | 54.76 m |