# 1977 UK Athletics Championships

The 1977 UK Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom held at Cwmbran Stadium, Cwmbran.
It was the first 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 1977 AAA Championships.
Ainsley Bennett and Sonia Lannaman won sprint doubles in the 100 metres and 200 metres in the men's and women's side, respectively. Sharon Colyear took the women's titles in 100 metres hurdles and long jump. Other athletes who performed well in multiple events were Andrea Lynch (double sprint runner-up), Allan Wells (100 m runner-up and 200 m third-placer), and Tessa Sanderson who won the javelin throw as well as placing top three in the 400 metres hurdles.
The main international track and field competition for the United Kingdom that year was the 1977 European Cup. Distance runners Steve Ovett and Nick Rose won both the UK event and the European Cup title. Sanderson, Lannaman, Bennett were minor medallists there, as were women's 400 metres champion Donna Hartley and men's long jump runner-up Roy Mitchell.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100m | Ainsley Bennett | 10.63 | Allan Wells | 10.65 | David Hill | 10.68 |
| 200m | Ainsley Bennett | 21.2 | Glen Cohen | 21.3 | Allan Wells | 21.3 |
| 400m | Walcott Taylor | 47.5 | Danny Laing | 47.6 | Steve Scutt | 47.76 |
| 800m | David Warren | 1:50.37 | Peter Lewis | 1:50.72 | Pete Browne | 1:50.82 |
| 1,500m | Steve Ovett | 3:37.5 | Paul Lawther | 3:38.8 | Jim McGuinness | 3:39.7 |
| 5,000m | Nick Rose | 13:20.6 | Julian Goater | 13:29.5 | Bernie Ford | 13:30.9 |
| 10,000m | Ian Stewart | 27:51.30 | Mike McLeod | 28:10.23 | Allister Hutton | 28:13.09 |
| 110m hurdles | Berwyn Price | 14.19 | Mark Holtom | 14.38 | David Wilson | 14.47 |
| 400m hurdles | Peter Kelly | 51.74 | Steve James | 52.03 | Phil Beattie | 52.19 |
| 3000m steeplechase | Tony Staynings | 8:31.0 | Dennis Coates | 8:32.0 | Peter Griffiths | 8:35.8 |
| high jump | Mike Butterfield | 2.10 m | Brian Burgess | 2.00 m | Colin Mitchell | 1.95 m |
| pole vault | Jeff Gutteridge | 5.00 m | Allan Williams | 5.00 m | Mike Bull | 4.80 m |
| long jump | Tony Henry | 7.66 m | Roy Mitchell | 7.43 m | Colin Wright | 7.11 m |
| triple jump | Aston Moore | 15.80 m | Keith Connor | 15.55 m | John Phillips | 15.12 m |
| shot put | Geoff Capes | 20.04 m | Mike Winch | 18.94 m | Roger Kennedy | 18.03 m |
| discus throw | Pete Tancred | 55.44 m | Richard Slaney | 55.08 m | Mike Winch | 54.92 m |
| hammer throw | Paul Dickenson | 64.88 m | Paul Buxton | 64.08 m | Matthew Mileham | 60.80 m |
| javelin throw | Peter De Kremer | 75.82 m | Dave Travis | 70.40 m | Peter Yates | 70.24 m |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100m | Sonia Lannaman | 11.30 | Andrea Lynch | 11.40 | Wendy Clarke | 11.65 |
| 200m | Sonia Lannaman | 23.16 | Andrea Lynch | 23.83 | Kathy Smallwood | 23.87 |
| 400m | Donna Hartley | 51.88 | Verona Elder | 52.73 | Gladys McCormack | 53.28 |
| 800m | Lesley Kiernan | 2:01.48 | Mary Stewart | 2:03.11 | Christina Boxer | 2:04.03 |
| 1,500m | Hilary Hollick | 4:13.0 | Chris Tranter | 4:13.7 | Ann Ford | 4:17.3 |
| 3,000m | Glynis Penny | 9:20.0 | Paula Fudge | 9:21.2 | Thelwyn Bateman | 9:24.0 |
| 110m hurdles | Sharon Colyear | 13.5 | Shirley Strong | 13.9 | Lorna Boothe | 13.9 |
| 400m hurdles | Christine Warden | 57.6 | Liz Sutherland | 58.3 | Tessa Sanderson | 60.46 |
| high jump | Brenda Gibbs | 1.78 m | Anne GilsonMoira Walls | 1.78 m | Not Awarded | Not Awarded |
| long jump | Sharon Colyear | 6.42 m | Janet Peacock | 6.25 m | Karen Murray | 6.09 m |
| shot put | Venissa Head | 15.72 m | Brenda Bedford | 15.25 m | Angela Littlewood | 15.22 m |
| discus throw | Meg Ritchie | 53.92 m | Janet Thompson | 49.58 m | Janis Kerr | 44.88 m |
| javelin throw | Tessa Sanderson | 60.24 m | Shara Spragg | 49.48 m | Janeen Williams | 48.68 m |