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.AAA WAAA and National Championships Medalists. NUTS. Retrieved 2018-02-25.AAA Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-02.WAAA Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
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 100 metresLinford Christie 10.15John Regis 10.31Barrington Williams 10.34200 metresLinford Christie 20.46John Regis 20.56Michael Rosswess 20.77400 metresKriss Akabusi 44.93Derek Redmond 45.23Todd Bennett 45.27800 metresSteve Cram 1:44.16 Tom McKean 1:45.10Steve Heard 1:45.321,500 metresPeter Elliott 3:44.48Steve Crabb 3:45.33Adrian Passey 3:46.665,000 metresEamonn Martin 13:50.03Gary Staines 13:51.33Paul Davies-Hale 13:52.5610,000 metresSteve Binns 28:40.14Mike McLeod 28:51.76Mark Dalloway 28:53.10marathon+ Henrik Jørgensen 2:10:20 Kevin Forster 2:10:52 Kazuyoshi Kudo 2:10:59 110 metres hurdles Colin Jackson 13.29Tony Jarrett 13.59Jon Ridgeon 13.75400 metres hurdlesMax Robertson 50.23 Phil Harries 50.50Martin Briggs 51.023000m steeplechaseMark Rowland 8:32.60 Roger Hackney 8:33.80Eddie Wedderburn 8:34.2310,000 metres walkIan McCombie 41:36.51Paul Blagg 42:57.06Chris Maddocks 43:23.56High jump Geoff Parsons 2.28 mDalton Grant 2.28 mJohn Holman 2.20 mpole vault Simon Arkell 5.10 mMike Edwards 5.00 mKeith Stock 5.00 mlong jumpStewart Faulkner 7.98 m Gary Honey 7.93 m Mark Forsythe 7.91 mtriple jumpJohn Herbert 17.12 mVernon Samuels 16.75 mMike Makin 16.60 mShot putSimon Williams 17.78 mNeil Gray 17.20 mCarl Jennings 16.99 mDiscus throwPaul Mardle 58.06 mGraham Savory 55.24 mPeter Gordon 53.76 mhammer throwDavid Smith 72.08 m Sean Carlin 71.64 mMick Jones 71.52 mJavelinDave Ottley 80.34 mRoald Bradstock 79.50 mMark Roberson 78.06 mDecathlonEugene Gilkes 7529 ptsAlex Kruger 7456 ptsGreg Richards 7317 pts
Women 100 metresPaula Dunn 11.26Simmone Jacobs 11.34Beverly Kinch 11.52200 metresSimmone Jacobs 23.37Louise Stuart 23.75Pat Beckford 23.77400 metresLinda Keough 51.65Pat Beckford 52.49Janet Smith 52.89800 metres Kirsty Wade 2:01.52Shireen Bailey 2:02.49Helen Thorpe 2:03.061,500 metresChristina Cahill 4:08.26Shireen Bailey 4:09.20 Kirsty Wade 4:09.353,000 metres Yvonne Murray 8:47.34Jill Hunter 8:51.51Wendy Sly 8:52.375,000 metresJane Shields 16:04.34Shireen Samy 16:15.17Ruth Partridge 16:18.0510,000 metres Angela Tooby 33:13.95Wendy Sly 33:34.79Véronique Marot 33:49.10marathon+Ann Ford 2:30:38 Susan Tooby 2:32:09Sue Crehan 2:35:10100 metres hurdlesSally Gunnell 13.02Lesley-Ann Skeete 13.19Wendy Jeal 13.43400 metres hurdlesSally Gunnell 55.40 Elaine McLaughlin 56.09Simone Laidlow 57.005,000 metres walkBetty Sworowski 24:24.32Karen Dunster 25:28.56Vicky Lupton 25:42.7010,000 metres walkBetty Sworowski 50:12.0Sarah Brown 54:47.2Vicky Lupton 55:04.9High jump Janet Boyle 1.91 mJoanne Jennings 1.88 m Sharon Hutchings 1.88 mLong jump Nicole Boegman 6.82 mFiona May 6.79 mMary Berkeley 6.46 mShot putJudy Oakes 18.76 mMyrtle Augee 17.82 mYvonne Hanson-Nortey 15.90 mDiscus throw Jackie McKernan 51.80 m Venissa Head 51.14 mKaren Pugh 50.54 mJavelinSharon Gibson 57.32 mJulie Abel 55.00 m Shona Urquhart 51.46 mHeptathlonJoanne Mulliner 5728 pts Shona Urquhart 5313 ptsJudy Simpson 5227 pts
+ 1988 London Marathon (Best placed British athletes in the women's marathon)
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