# 1990 AAA Championships

The 1990 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held from 3–4 August at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England. It was considered the de facto national championships for the United Kingdom, ahead of the 1990 UK Athletics Championships.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100m (wind: +2.5 m/s) | Calvin Smith (USA) | 10.21 w | Linford Christie | 10.21 w | Darren Braithwaite | 10.25 w |
| 200m | John Regis | 20.28 | Olapade Adeniken (NGR) | 20.37 | Roger Black Dean Capobianco (AUS) | 20.60 |
| 400m | Howard Burnett (JAM) | 45.52 | Alvin Daniel (TRI) | 45.64 | Darren Clark (AUS) | 46.11 |
| 800m | William Tanui (KEN) | 1:44.14 | Tom McKean | 1:44.44 | Robert Kibet (KEN) | 1:45.73 |
| 1,500m | Neil Horsfield | 3:44.70 | Gary Marlow | 3:46.66 | Steve Crabb | 3:47.10 |
| 3,000m | John Walker (NZL) | 8:05.01 | Matthew Clarkson | 8:06.22 | Colin Ridding | 8:07.01 |
| 5,000m | Eamonn Martin | 13:32.07 | Elisah Songok (KEN) | 13:34.60 | Gary Staines | 13:36.11 |
| 10,000m | Richard Nerurkar | 28:05.16 | Colin Moore | 28:13.13 | Paul Davies-Hale | 28:24.46 |
| 110m hurdles | Colin Jackson | 13.23 | Tony Jarrett | 13.30 | Nigel Walker | 13.51 |
| 400m hurdles | Nat Page (USA) | 50.06 | Max Robertson | 50.22 | Leigh Miller (AUS) | 50.95 |
| 3000m steeplechase | Philip Barkutwo (KEN) | 8:22.22 | Tom Hanlon | 8:22.60 | Colin Walker | 8:27.15 |
| 10,000m walk | Mark Easton | 41:32.80 | Andi Drake | 41:40.84 | Sean Martindale | 41:49.16 |
| high jump | Dalton Grant | 2.28 m | Tim Forsyth (AUS) | 2.21 m | Roger Te Puni (NZL) | 2.18 m |
| pole vault | Paul Benavides (USA) | 5.30 m | Mike Edwards | 5.25 m | Terry Womack (USA) | 5.20 m |
| long jump | Stewart Faulkner | 8.05 m | Mark Forsythe | 7.90 m | Dave Culbert (AUS) | 7.85 m |
| triple jump | John Herbert | 16.61 m | Jonathan Edwards | 16.51 m | Vernon Samuels | 16.50 m |
| shot put | Paul Edwards | 19.00 m | Simon Williams | 17.80 m | Robert Walikhe (KEN) | 17.41 m |
| discus throw | Abi Ekoku | 57.58 m | Simon Williams | 55.76 m | Kevin Brown | 54.26 m |
| hammer throw | Paul Head | 72.68 m | Mick Jones | 70.38 m | Jason Byrne | 68.60 m |
| javelin throw | Mick Hill | 81.22 m | Gary Jenson | 74.18 m | Roald Bradstock | 74.18 m |
| decathlon | Brian Taylor | 7567 pts | Mark Bishop | 7516 pts | Rob Laing | 6958 pts |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100m (wind: +2.5 m/s) | Stephi Douglas | 11.38 w | Paula Thomas | 11.43 w | Beverly Kinch | 11.44 w |
| 200m | Jennifer Stoute | 23.07 | Louise Stuart | 23.36 | Sallyanne Short | 23.41 |
| 400m | Lillie Leatherwood (USA) | 51.62 | Linda Keough | 51.77 | Susan Andrews (AUS) | 52.49 |
| 800m | Ann Williams | 2:03.45 | Aisling Molloy (IRL) | 2:03.85 | Lorraine Baker | 2:04.65 |
| 1,500m | Christina Cahill | 4:12.54 | Teena Colebrook | 4:12.83 | Bev Nicholson | 4:14.55 |
| 3,000m | Yvonne Murray | 8:48.21 | Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) | 8:53.15 | Alison Wyeth | 8:54.45 |
| 5,000m | Sally Ellis | 16:45.54 | Jill Harrison | 17:12.11 | Alison Barnes | 17:14.00 |
| 10,000m | Andrea Wallace | 32:51.17 | Julie Holland | 32:55.77 | Angie Hulley | 33:01.31 |
| 100m hurdles | Lesley-Ann Skeete | 13.03 | Kay Morley | 13.05 | Jacqui Agyepong | 13.17 |
| 400m hurdles | Gowry Retchakan | 57.14 | Jacqui Parker | 57.43 | Clare Sugden | 59.40 |
| 5,000m walk | Betty Sworowski | 22:23.35 | Helen Elleker | 23:26.86 | Verity Larby | 23:46.68 |
| 10,000m walk | Vicky Lupton | 48:12.2 | Helen Elleker | 48:58.9 | Verity Larby | 51:56.0 |
| high jump | Lea Haggett | 1.88 m | Kerry Roberts | 1.83 m | Janet Boyle | 1.83 m |
| long jump | Fiona May | 6.66 m | Mary Berkeley | 6.57 m | Terri Horgan (IRL) | 6.17 m |
| triple jumpT | Evette Finikin | 12.49 m w | Karen Hambrook | 12.16 m | Julie Webster | 10.78 m |
| shot put | Judy Oakes | 18.63 m | Myrtle Augee | 17.91 m | Yvonne Hanson-Nortey | 15.83 m |
| discus throw | Lisa-Marie Vizaniari (AUS) | 57.22 m | Jackie McKernan | 55.48 m | Janette Picton | 51.14 m |
| javelin throw | Tessa Sanderson | 58.42 m | Sharon Gibson | 52.94 m | Caroline White | 52.70 m |
| heptathlon | Joanne Mulliner | 5679 pts w | Clova Court | 5548 pts | Jenny Kelly | 5516 pts |