# 1988 AAA Championships

The 1988 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held from 5–7 August at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England.It served as the trials for the 1988 British Olympic team. It was considered the de facto national championships for the United Kingdom, ahead of the 1989 UK Athletics Championships.
For the first time, men's and women's events were contested at the same championships, with the WAAA Championships merging with the previously men-only AAA Championships.
The men's decathlon, women's heptathlon and women's 5000 metres events were hosted in Stoke-on-Trent. The women's 10,000 m walk was held in London.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Linford Christie | 10.15 | John Regis | 10.31 | Barrington Williams | 10.34 |
| 200 metres | Linford Christie | 20.46 | John Regis | 20.56 | Michael Rosswess | 20.77 |
| 400 metres | Kriss Akabusi | 44.93 | Derek Redmond | 45.23 | Todd Bennett | 45.27 |
| 800 metres | Steve Cram | 1:44.16 | Tom McKean | 1:45.10 | Steve Heard | 1:45.32 |
| 1,500 metres | Peter Elliott | 3:44.48 | Steve Crabb | 3:45.33 | Adrian Passey | 3:46.66 |
| 5,000 metres | Eamonn Martin | 13:50.03 | Gary Staines | 13:51.33 | Paul Davies-Hale | 13:52.56 |
| 10,000 metres | Steve Binns | 28:40.14 | Mike McLeod | 28:51.76 | Mark Dalloway | 28:53.10 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Colin Jackson | 13.29 | Tony Jarrett | 13.59 | Jon Ridgeon | 13.75 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Max Robertson | 50.23 | Phil Harries | 50.50 | Martin Briggs | 51.02 |
| 3000m steeplechase | Mark Rowland | 8:32.60 | Roger Hackney | 8:33.80 | Eddie Wedderburn | 8:34.23 |
| 10,000 metres walk | Ian McCombie | 41:36.51 | Paul Blagg | 42:57.06 | Chris Maddocks | 43:23.56 |
| High jump | Geoff Parsons | 2.28 m | Dalton Grant | 2.28 m | John Holman | 2.20 m |
| pole vault | Simon Arkell | 5.10 m | Mike Edwards | 5.00 m | Keith Stock | 5.00 m |
| long jump | Stewart Faulkner | 7.98 m | Gary Honey | 7.93 m | Mark Forsythe | 7.91 m |
| triple jump | John Herbert | 17.12 m | Vernon Samuels | 16.75 m | Mike Makin | 16.60 m |
| Shot put | Simon Williams | 17.78 m | Neil Gray | 17.20 m | Carl Jennings | 16.99 m |
| Discus throw | Paul Mardle | 58.06 m | Graham Savory | 55.24 m | Peter Gordon | 53.76 m |
| hammer throw | David Smith | 72.08 m | Sean Carlin | 71.64 m | Mick Jones | 71.52 m |
| Javelin | Dave Ottley | 80.34 m | Roald Bradstock | 79.50 m | Mark Roberson | 78.06 m |
| Decathlon | Eugene Gilkes | 7529 pts | Alex Kruger | 7456 pts | Greg Richards | 7317 pts |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Paula Dunn | 11.26 | Simmone Jacobs | 11.34 | Beverly Kinch | 11.52 |
| 200 metres | Simmone Jacobs | 23.37 | Louise Stuart | 23.75 | Pat Beckford | 23.77 |
| 400 metres | Linda Keough | 51.65 | Pat Beckford | 52.49 | Janet Smith | 52.89 |
| 800 metres | Kirsty Wade | 2:01.52 | Shireen Bailey | 2:02.49 | Helen Thorpe | 2:03.06 |
| 1,500 metres | Christina Cahill | 4:08.26 | Shireen Bailey | 4:09.20 | Kirsty Wade | 4:09.35 |
| 3,000 metres | Yvonne Murray | 8:47.34 | Jill Hunter | 8:51.51 | Wendy Sly | 8:52.37 |
| 5,000 metres | Jane Shields | 16:04.34 | Shireen Samy | 16:15.17 | Ruth Partridge | 16:18.05 |
| 10,000 metres | Angela Tooby | 33:13.95 | Wendy Sly | 33:34.79 | Véronique Marot | 33:49.10 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Sally Gunnell | 13.02 | Lesley-Ann Skeete | 13.19 | Wendy Jeal | 13.43 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Sally Gunnell | 55.40 | Elaine McLaughlin | 56.09 | Simone Laidlow | 57.00 |
| 5,000 metres walk | Betty Sworowski | 24:24.32 | Karen Dunster | 25:28.56 | Vicky Lupton | 25:42.70 |
| 10,000 metres walk | Betty Sworowski | 50:12.0 | Sarah Brown | 54:47.2 | Vicky Lupton | 55:04.9 |
| High jump | Janet Boyle | 1.91 m | Joanne Jennings | 1.88 m | Sharon Hutchings | 1.88 m |
| Long jump | Nicole Boegman | 6.82 m | Fiona May | 6.79 m | Mary Berkeley | 6.46 m |
| Shot put | Judy Oakes | 18.76 m | Myrtle Augee | 17.82 m | Yvonne Hanson-Nortey | 15.90 m |
| Discus throw | Jackie McKernan | 51.80 m | Venissa Head | 51.14 m | Karen Pugh | 50.54 m |
| Javelin | Sharon Gibson | 57.32 m | Julie Abel | 55.00 m | Shona Urquhart | 51.46 m |
| Heptathlon | Joanne Mulliner | 5728 pts | Shona Urquhart | 5313 pts | Judy Simpson | 5227 pts |