| 1993 UK Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11 & 12 June 1993 |
| Host city | London, England |
| Venue | Crystal Palace Athletics Stadium |
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| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
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The1993UK Athletics Championships, sponsored byPearl Assurance, was the national championship in outdoortrack and field for the United Kingdom held atCrystal Palace Athletics Stadium, London. It was the second time that the British capital hosted the event, having previously done so in1980. It would be the last outing of the series in its annual format.[1]
It was the seventeenth edition of the competition limited to British athletes only, launched as an alternative to theAAA 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 theNational Union of Track Statisticians (NUTS). Many of the athletes below also competed at the1993 AAA Championships.[2][3]
The event programme was expanded to reincorporate men's and women'sracewalking events (held separately atBedford International Stadium), as well as the UK championship debut of bothpole vault andhammer throw for women. The women's 3000 m race was dropped, however.
Hammer throwerPaul Head and discus throwerJackie McKernan each won their fifth straight UK title.Linford Christie (100 m) andPaul Edwards (shot put) made it four consecutive wins in their events.Mick Hill repeated as javelin champion to win his fifth UK title overall.Myrtle Augee (shot put),Gowry Retchakan (400 m hurdles) andDebbie Marti (high jump) all defended their women's titles. RunnersCurtis Robb andPhylis Smith returned as UK champions, but at longer distances than they won at in 1992.[2]
The main international track and field competition for the United Kingdom that year was the1993 World Championships in Athletics. Linford Christie added a world title to his UK and Olympic ones, while UK 100 m runner-up took gold in his hurdles speciality in Stuttgart. UK 200 m champion John Regis was runner-up at global level andJonathan Edwards (triple jump) andMick Hill (javelin throw) managed World Championships bronze.[4]
