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2003 AAA Championships

The 2003 AAA Championships sponsored by Norwich Union, was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held from 25 to 27 July at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England. It was considered the de facto national championships for the United Kingdom[1][2][3] and was a qualifier for the 2003 World Championships in Athletics.[4][5]

Medal summary

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100m Darren Campbell 10.19 Mark Lewis-Francis 10.25 Jason Gardener 10.33
200m Julian Golding 20.37 Wales Christian Malcolm 20.39 Darren Campbell 20.49
400m Daniel Caines 45.56 Du'aine Ladejo 45.93 Scotland Ian Mackie 46.10
800m Ricky Soos 1:47.51 Northern Ireland James McIlroy 1:47.97 Joel Kidger 1:49.04
1,500m Michael East 3:42.29 Tom Mayo 3:42.66 Anthony Whiteman 3:43.22
5,000m Andrew Graffin 13:56.59 Chris Davies 13:57.46 Sam Haughian 14:02.57
10,000m Karl Keska 27:56.37 Andy Caine 28:57.17 Mark Hudspith 28:59.57
110m hurdles Damien Greaves 13.66 Andy Turner 13.85 Mohammed Sillah-Freckleton 13.89
400m hurdles Chris Rawlinson 49.24 Matthew Douglas 49.41 Anthony Borsumato 49.49
3000m steeplechase Stuart Stokes 8:40.10 Scotland Kevin Nash 8:41.17 Andy Franklin 8:48.06
5000m walk Steve Hollier 20:59.46 Mark Easton 22:14.82 Nick Ball 22:49.58
high jump Ben Challenger 2.24 m Ian Holliday 2.17 m Dalton Grant 2.12 m
pole vault Nick Buckfield 5.50 m Ashley Swain
Tim Thomas		 5.41 m Not awarded
long jump Scotland Darren Ritchie 7.74 m Louis Burgess 7.53 m Steve Phillips 7.34 m
triple jump Larry Achike 16.55 m Nick Thomas 16.44 m Nathan Douglas 16.12 m
shot put Carl Myerscough 21.55 m Scott Rider 17.79 m Marcus Gouldbourne 16.74 m
discus throw Emeka Udechuku 57.26 m Glen Smith 53.78 m Scotland Scot Thompson 52.98 m
hammer throw Bill Beauchamp 69.33 m Mike Floyd 67.94 m Simon Bown 64.43 m
javelin throw Mick Hill 76.35 m Northern Ireland Michael Allen 68.92 m Neil McLellan 67.74 m
decathlon Paul Tohill 6962 pts Dale Garland 6702 pts Scotland Martin Taylor 6577 pts

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100m Joice Maduaka 11.31 Abi Oyepitan 11.54 Scotland Susan Burnside 11.76
200m Abi Oyepitan 22.95 Joice Maduaka 23.42 Ellena Ruddock 23.58
400m Helen Karagounis 52.51 Wales Catherine Murphy 52.92 Melanie Purkiss 53.58
800m Lucy Vaughan 2:03.70 Scotland Susan Scott 2:04.13 Scotland Jennifer Ward 2:04.65
1,500m Wales Hayley Tullett 4:08.12 Scotland Hayley Ovens 4:13.61 Kerry Gillibrand 4:15.03
5,000m Hayley Yelling 15:53.20 Jo Kelsey 17:32.22 Only two finishers
10,000m Hayley Yelling 32:02.09 Vicky Gill 33:12.32 Debbie Robinson 33:19.67
100m hurdles Rachel King 13.07 Sarah Claxton 13.12 Julie Pratt 13.48
400m hurdles Liz Fairs 57.06 Katie Jones 58.61 Tracey Duncan 59.33
2000m steeplechase Tara Krzywicki 6:28.07 Barbara Parker 6:36.50 Clare Martin 6:40.48
5000m walk Lisa Kehler 23:10.15 South Africa Estlé Viljoen 24:15.04 Katie Stones 24:24.47
high jump Susan Jones 1.86 m Julia Bennett 1.82 m Wales Julie Crane
Stephanie Higham		 1.78 m
pole vault Tracey Bloomfield 4.15 m Irie Hill 4.05 m Wales Sonia Lawrence 4.05 m
long jump Jade Johnson 6.49 m Kelly Sotherton 6.38 m Natasha May 6.10 m
triple jump Cuba Yamilé Aldama 14.98 m Republic of Ireland Taneisha Robinson-Scanlon 13.12 m Rebecca White 12.78 m
shot put Jo Duncan 16.19 m Northern Ireland Eva Massey 15.35 m Julie Dunkley 15.19 m
discus throw Shelley Newman 58.16 m Wales Philippa Roles 57.65 m Claire Smithson 52.59 m
hammer throw Lorraine Shaw 65.93 m Scotland Shirley Webb 62.61 m Liz Pidgeon 60.04 m
javelin throw Goldie Sayers 56.29 m Scotland Chloe Cozens 52.34 m Katy Watts 44.95 m
heptathlon Fiona Harrison 5517 pts Maureen Knight 4748 pts Scotland Jemma Scott 4546 pts

References

  1. ^ AAA WAAA and National Championships Medalists. NUTS. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  2. ^ AAA Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  3. ^ WAAA Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  4. ^ "Athletics". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 28 July 2003. Retrieved 6 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "New best as Ellena clinches bronze". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 28 July 2003. Retrieved 6 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.