# 1986 UK Athletics Championships

The 1986 UK Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom held at Cwmbran Stadium, Cwmbran. It was the fourth time the event was held in the Welsh town. The women's 5000 metres was dropped from the programme and replaced by a women's 10,000 metres event.
It was the tenth 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 1986 AAA Championships.
Fatima Whitbread won her sixth consecutive women's javelin throw UK title, while shot putters Billy Cole and Judy Oakes both won a third straight title. Amongst the men's 1985 champions, John Regis (200 m), Phil Brown (400 m), Kevin Capper (steeplechase), Geoff Parsons (high jump), Andy Ashurst (pole vault) and Mick Hill (javelin) successfully defended their titles. Kathy Cook was the only woman other than Whitbread and Oakes to have a repeat win. Sprinter Sandra Whittaker was the only person to reach the podium in two events.
The main international track and field competition for the United Kingdom that year was the 1986 European Athletics Championships. UK champions Fatima Whitbread and Jack Buckner (5000 m) went on to become European champions, while Yvonne Murray (UK runner-up) took a 3000 m bronze. The four countries of the United Kingdom competed separately at the Commonwealth Games that year as well. UK Championships athletes to become Commonwealth gold medalists there included Roger Black (400 m), John Herbert (triple jump), Liz Lynch (10,000 m), Sally Gunnell (100 m hurdles), Joyce Oladapo (long jump), Andy Ashurst (pole vault) and Billy Cole (shot put).

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Jamie Henderson | 10.49 | Fenton Campbell | 10.63 | Clarence Callender | 10.69 |
| 200 metres | John Regis | 21.34 | Stewart Weathers | 21.43 | Todd Bennett | 21.47 |
| 400 metres | Phil Brown | 45.29 | Brian Whittle | 45.38 | Roger Black | 45.48 |
| 800 metres | Peter Elliott | 1:46.66 | David Sharpe | 1:47.01 | Steve Crabb | 1:47.14 |
| 1500 metres | Rob Harrison | 3:35.74 | John Gladwin | 3:36.28 | Neil Horsfield | 3:42.86 |
| 5000 metres | Jack Buckner | 13:52.30 | Mark Rowland | 13:54.64 | John Robson | 13:56.61 |
| 10,000 metres | Karl Harrison | 28:21.93 | Mark Dalloway | 28:22.56 | Peter Tootell | 28:26.29 |
| 110 m hurdles | Colin Jackson | 13.73 | Nigel Walker | 14.09 | Wilbert Greaves | 14.16 |
| 400 m hurdles | Max Robertson | 49.99 | Martin Gillingham | 51.24 | Mark Holtom | 51.32 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Kevin Capper | 8:36.14 | Colin Walker | 8:37.87 | Andy Taylor | 8:37.89 |
| 10,000 m walk | Phil Vesty | 41:54.87 | Steve Johnson | 43:40.89 | Chris Smith | 44:51.52 |
| High jump | Geoff Parsons | 2.24 m | Dalton Grant | 2.15 m | Fuzz AhmedFloyd Manderson | 2.10 m |
| Pole vault | Andy Ashurst | 5.30 m | Keith Stock | 5.00 m | Jeff GutteridgeBrian Hooper | 5.00 m |
| Long jump | Derrick Brown | 7.69 m | John King | 7.57 m | Dwayne Heard | 7.41 m |
| Triple jump | John Herbert | 16.96 m w | Mike Makin | 16.35 m | Lawrence Lynch | 15.95 m w |
| Shot put | Billy Cole | 18.68 m | Graham Savory | 17.68 m | Andy Vince | 17.56 m |
| Discus throw | Graham Savory | 58.10 m | Peter Gordon | 56.58 m | Jeff Clare | 51.48 m |
| Hammer throw | Paul Head | 67.48 m | Mick Jones | 66.52 m | Andrew Tolputt | 60.38 m |
| Javelin throw | Mick Hill | 73.74 m | Gary Jenson | 73.50 m | Peter Yates | 72.14 m |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Paula Dunn | 11.65 | Wendy Hoyte | 11.70 | Sandra Whittaker | 11.75 |
| 200 metres | Kathy Cook | 23.80 | Sandra Whittaker | 23.92 | Joan Baptiste | 24.02 |
| 400 metres | Angela Piggford | 53.09 | Suzanne Guise | 53.40 | Helen Barnett | 53.46 |
| 800 metres | Anne Purvis | 2:01.63 | Helen Thorpe | 2:02.02 | Lorraine Baker | 2:02.74 |
| 1500 metres | Christina Boxer | 4:08.68 | Christine Whittingham | 4:09.23 | Suzanne Morley | 4:11.48 |
| 3000 metres | Wendy Sly | 8:52.94 | Yvonne Murray | 8:56.00 | Christine Benning | 8:56.30 |
| 10,000 metres | Liz Lynch | 32:59.59 | Jill Clarke | 33:27.71 | Lynn Everington | 33:34.03 |
| 100 m hurdles | Sally Gunnell | 13.50 | Lesley-Ann Skeete | 13.57 | Wendy Jeal | 13.60 |
| 400 m hurdles | Yvette Wray | 57.88 | Simone Gandy | 58.18 | Jennie Pearson | 58.91 |
| 5000 m walk | Lisa Langford | 24:38.99 | Vicky Lawrence | 25:18.37 | Julie Drake | 25:30.25 |
| High jump | Diana Davies | 1.88 m | Sharon McPeake | 1.85 m | Ann-Marie Cording | 1.80 m |
| Long jump | Kim Hagger | 6.39 m | Joyce Oladapo | 6.25 m | Sharon Bowie | 6.25 m |
| Shot put | Judy Oakes | 19.00 m | Myrtle Augee | 17.00 m | Yvonne Hanson-Nortey | 16.12 m |
| Discus throw | Venissa Head | 55.74 m | Julia Avis | 52.90 m | Karen Pugh | 51.82 m |
| Javelin throw | Fatima Whitbread | 68.98 m | Sharon Gibson | 55.84 m | Karen Hough | 55.46 m |