# 1987 UK Athletics Championships

The 1987 UK Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom held at Moorways Stadium, Derby. It was the first time that the English city hosted the event. The men's 10,000 metres was held at the Gateshead International Stadium, while the women's event was dropped entirely.
It was the eleventh 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 1987 AAA Championships.
Fatima Whitbread won her seventh consecutive women's javelin throw UK title, while shot putter Judy Oakes won a fourth straight title and men's javelin athlete Mick Hill his third. Other athletes to defend their 1986 titles were Max Robertson (400 m hurdles), Paula Dunn (100 m), Lisa Langford (racewalk) and Diana Davies (high jump). Dunn, with her sprint double, was the only athlete to win two UK titles that year, though Kim Hagger managed to be runner-up in both 100 m hurdles and long jump events.
The main international track and field competition for the United Kingdom that year was the 1987 World Championships in Athletics. Women's UK champion Fatima Whitbread won the world title, as she had in 1983. Men's 100 m champion Linford Christie was the only other UK champion to reach the podium, though several British athletes not present at the UK event did so.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Linford Christie | 10.35 | Jamie Henderson | 10.50 | Marcus Adam | 10.61 |
| 200 metres | Roger Black | 20.80 | Clarence Callender | 20.99 | Jamie Henderson | 21.17 |
| 400 metres | Steve Heard | 46.96 | Paul Harmsworth | 47.12 | Peter Crampton | 47.32 |
| 800 metres | John Gladwin | 1:47.66 | Paul Herbert | 1:47.74 | Martin Steele | 1:47.75 |
| 1500 metres | Neil Horsfield | 3:43.69 | Andrew Geddes | 3:43.93 | Richard McDonnell | 3:44.12 |
| 5000 metres | Simon Mugglestone | 13:43.82 | Richard Nerurkar | 13:45.52 | Karl Harrison | 13:50.98 |
| 10,000 metres | Nick Rose | 28:22.05 | Steve Binns | 28:22.98 | Carl Thackery | 28:25.17 |
| 110 m hurdles | Tony Jarrett | 13.72 | David Nelson | 13.77 | Hughie Teape | 13.96 |
| 400 m hurdles | Kriss AkabusiMax Robertson | 49.56 | Not awarded | Not awarded | Martin Gillingham | 50.49 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Colin Walker | 8:33.28 | Mick Hawkins | 8:45.84 | Steve Jones | 8:48.87 |
| 10,000 m walk | Ian McCombie | 40:45.87 | Chris Maddocks | 41:11.66 | Phil Vesty | 41:18.94 |
| High jump | Floyd Manderson | 2.18 m | Andy Hutchinson | 2.15 m | Mike Powell | 2.10 m |
| Pole vault | Jeff Gutteridge | 5.10 m | Paul Hoad | 5.00 m | Mike Edwards | 4.80 m |
| Long jump | Stewart Faulkner | 7.68 m | Keith Fleming | 7.62 m | Trevor Sinclair | 7.34 m |
| Triple jump | Eric McCalla | 16.46 m | Francis Agyepong | 15.96 m | Craig Duncan | 15.82 m |
| Shot put | Carl Jennings | 17.37 m | Paul Edwards | 17.28 m | Mark Aldridge | 17.03 m |
| Discus throw | Paul Mardle | 56.96 m | Gary Herrington | 55.12 m | Peter Gordon | 54.52 m |
| Hammer throw | Dave Smith | 74.50 m | Paul Head | 67.94 m | Mick Jones | 66.94 m |
| Javelin throw | Mick Hill | 81.02 m | Gary Jenson | 75.62 m | Mark Roberson | 74.22 m |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Paula Dunn | 11.31 | Simmone Jacobs | 11.34 | Eleanor Cohen | 11.51 |
| 200 metres | Paula Dunn | 23.41 | Sandra Whittaker | 23.59 | Jennifer Stoute | 23.68 |
| 400 metres | Carol Finlay | 53.47 | Linda Keough | 53.67 | Linda Forsyth | 53.96 |
| 800 metres | Diane Edwards | 2:01.68 | Shireen Bailey | 2:02.38 | Janet Bell | 2:02.41 |
| 1500 metres | Christine Benning | 4:07.37 | Liz Lynch | 4:08.03 | Alison Wyeth | 4:14.63 |
| 3000 metres | Yvonne Murray | 8:53.89 | Ruth Partridge | 9:04.85 | Angela Tooby | 9:06.42 |
| 100 m hurdles | Lesley-Ann Skeete | 13.29 | Kim Hagger | 13.48 | Wendy Jeal | 13.53 |
| 400 m hurdles | Elaine McLaughlin | 57.91 | Jennie Pearson | 58.75 | Simone Gandy | 58.90 |
| 5000 m walk | Lisa Langford | 22:19.04 | Bev Allen | 23:15.04 | Helen Elleker | 23:34.64 |
| High jump | Diana Davies | 1.85 m | Janet BoyleJoanne JenningsDebbie McDowell | 1.80 m | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| Long jump | Mary Berkeley | 6.44 m | Kim Hagger | 6.40 m | Fiona May | 6.38 m |
| Shot put | Judy Oakes | 18.43 m | Myrtle Augee | 17.80 m | Yvonne Hanson-Nortey | 16.10 m |
| Discus throw | Kathryn Farr | 55.42 m | Ellen Mulvihill | 52.78 m | Judy Oakes | 50.90 m |
| Javelin throw | Fatima Whitbread | 75.62 m | Julie Abel | 59.82 m | Sharon Gibson | 58.52 m |