2020 British Athletics Championships

The 2020 British Athletics Championships (known for sponsorship reasons as the Müller British Athletics Championships)[1] is the national championship in outdoor track and field for athletes in the United Kingdom. The championship took place on 4–5 September 2020, having been postponed from June 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

2020 British Athletics Championships
Dates	4–5 September
Host city	Manchester, United Kingdom
Venue	Manchester Regional Arena
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor
← 2019 Birmingham 2021 Birmingham → British Athletics Championships

Background

Pole vaulter Holly Bradshaw won her eighth British pole vault title at the 2020 championship.

Imani-Lara Lansiquot won her first 100m title at the 2020 championship.

The championship was originally scheduled for 20–21 June 2020, but in April 2020 it was postponed until 8–9 August due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] In June 2020, the event was postponed again, to 4–5 September 2020.[3][4] The championship was held at the Manchester Regional Arena, instead of the championship's usual venue, the Alexander Stadium.[5] The entire event was held behind closed doors, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] The stadium contained cardboard cut outs of some fans.[5] The event was originally intended as a qualifying event for the 2020 Summer Olympics. After the Olympics were postponed until 2021, the Olympic qualifying event is now scheduled to take place in June 2021.[3][4]

Almost 500 athletes competed at the championship.[1] Notable athletes missing from the championship included Dina Asher-Smith, Mo Farah, Katarina Johnson-Thompson, and Laura Muir.[5] Farah instead competed at the Diamond League event in Brussels, where he broke the one hour run world record.[6] Muir instead competed in the World Athletics Continental Tour's Kamila Skolimowska Memorial event in Poland, where she won the 1500 metres race.[7]

Highlights

In the men's pole vault event, Harry Coppell broke the British national record by clearing a height of 5.85m.[8] In the women's 3,000 metres steeplechase, Aimee Pratt set a record time at the British Athletics Championships.[9] On 5 September, seven stadium records were set during the Championships.[9]

The men's 800 metres event was won by Daniel Rowden in a sprint finish with Jake Wightman, who finished second.[9][10] Holly Bradshaw won her eighth British pole vault title.[10] In the absence of Dina Asher-Smith, 22-year old Imani-Lara Lansiquot won the women's 100 metres race, which was her first British title.[11]

Results

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres[12]	Harry Aikines-Aryeetey Sutton & District	10.35	Ojie Edoburun Shaftesbury	10.43	Tommy Ramdhani Bexley	10.44
200 metres[13]	Andrew Morgan-Harrison Kingston upon Hull	20.69	James Williams Liverpool	21.01	Joe Ferguson Leeds	21.16
400 metres[14]	Alex Knibbs Amber Valley	46.65	Niclas Baker Crawley	46.81	Toby Harries Brighton	47.00
800 metres[15]	Daniel Rowden Woodford	1:45.94	Jake Wightman Edinburgh	1:46.26	Yusuf Bizimana Victoria Park	1:47.94
1500 metres[16]	George Mills Brighton	3:51.39	Neil Gourley Giffnock	3:51.54	Joshua Lay Rugby	3:51.60
5000 metres[17]	Marc Scott Cambridge & C	13:32.98	Jack Rowe AFD	13:37.85	Tom Mortimer Stroud	13:43.47
110 metres hurdles[18]	David King Plymouth	13.58	Cameron Fillery Woodford	13.83	Miguel Perera Harrow	14.68
400 metres hurdles[19]	Alastair Chalmers Guernsey	49.66	Chris McAlister Thames Valley	50.54	Efe Okoro Birchfield	50.98
3000 metres steeplechase[20]	Phil Norman Woodford	8:32.51	Mark Pearce Shaftesbury	8:33.61	Daniel Jarvis Bedford	8:39.70
5000 metres walk[21]	Callum Wilkinson Enfield	19:25.94	Luc Legon Bexley	22:20.12	Not awarded
Long jump[22]	Reynold Banigo Sale	7.81	Jack Roach Newham	7.60	Shandell Taylor Havering	7.45
High jump[23]	Joel Clarke-Khan Worcester	2.18	William Grimsey Woodford	2.15	Sam Brereton Birchfield	2.15
Triple jump[24]	Nathan Douglas Oxford	15.80	Sam Trigg-Petrovic Erme Valley	15.59	Jonathan Ilori Blackheath	15.17
Pole vault[25]	Harry Coppell Wigan	5.85	Adam Hague Sheffield	5.20	Ethan Walsh Shaftesbury	5.05
Shot put[26]	Scott Lincoln York	19.65	Lewis Byng Stratford-upon-Avon	16.66	George Hyde West Cheshire	16.55
Discus throw[27]	Nicholas Percy Shaftesbury	59.74	George Armstrong Newham	58.48	Dan Greaves Charnwood	54.90
Hammer throw[28]	Craig Murch Birchfield	73.24	Chris Bennett Shaftesbury	68.84	Chris Shorthouse Birchfield	67.26
Javelin throw[29]	James Whiteaker Blackheath	75.99	Daniel Bainbridge Shaftesbury	70.50	Tom Hewson Andover	68.49
10,000 metres	Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic[30]

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres[31]	Imani Lansiquot Sutton & District	11.26	Kristal Awuah Herne Hill	11.34	Amy Hunt Charnwood	11.35
200 metres[32]	Hannah Williams Herts Phoenix	23.83	Georgina Adam Loughborough	24.06	Rebecca Jeggo Colchester	24.51
400 metres[33]	Laviai Nielsen Enfield	51.72	Jessica Turner Amber Valley	52.57	Yasmin Liverpool Coventry	53.21
800 metres[34]	Keely Hodgkinson Leigh Harriers	2:03.24	Isabelle Boffey Enfield	2:04.73	Ellie Baker Shaftesbury	2:04.80
1500 metres[35]	Laura Weightman Morpeth	4:09.76	Jessica Judd Blackburn	4:12.35	Katie Snowden Herne Hill	4:14.00
5000 metres[36]	Jessica Judd Blackburn	15:37.52	Verity Ockenden Swansea	15:41.19	Amelia Quirk Bracknell	15:43.35
100 metres hurdles[37]	Cindy Ofili Woodford	13.16	Lucy-Jane Matthews Birchfield	13.20	Heather Paton Birchfield	13.60
400 metres hurdles[38]	Jessie Knight WSE&H	55.80	Lina Nielsen Shaftesbury	56.99	Hayley McLean Shaftesbury	57.79
3000 metres steeplechase[39]	Aimee Pratt Sale	9:30.73	Rosie Clarke Epsom & Ewell	9:46.31	Hannah Nuttall Charnwood	10:25.43
5000 metres walk[40]	Gemma Bridge Oxford	22:51.15	Bethan Davies Cardiff	23:46.04	Jasmine Nicholls Leicester	24:52.89
Long jump[41]	Jazmin Sawyers Stoke	6.69	Abigail Irozuru Sale	6.53	Rebecca Chapman Cardiff	6.14
High jump[42]	Morgan Lake WSE&H	1.80	Jodie Smith WSE&H	1.80	Emily Borthwick Wigan	1.77
Triple jump[43]	Naomi Ogbeta Trafford	13.44	Shanara Hibbert Woodford	12.86	Angela Barrett Thames Valley	12.72
Pole vault[44]	Holly Bradshaw Blackburn	4.35	Sophie Cook Birchfield	4.25	Sophie Ashurst Sale	3.70
Shot put[45]	Sophie McKinna Great Yarmouth	17.88	Amelia Strickler Thames Valley	17.47	Serena Vincent Portsmouth	15.60
Discus throw[46]	Kirsty Law Sale	57.95	Jade Lally Shaftesbury	57.20	Shadine Duquemin Shaftesbury	52.52
Hammer throw[47]	Jessica Mayho Birchfield	65.47	Charlotte Payne Reading	63.92	Alice Barnsdale Kingston upon Hull	62.05
Javelin throw[48]	Freya Jones Southampton	53.12	Emma Hamplett Birchfield	51.80	Bethany Moule Neath	51.27
10,000 metres	Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic[30]

References

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48. "Javelin Throw – Women – Final". UK Athletics. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.

External links

• British Athletics