title: 1990 AAA Championships
text: # 1990 AAA Championships
  
  The 1990 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held from 3–4 August at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England. It was considered the de facto national championships for the United Kingdom, ahead of the 1990 UK Athletics Championships.
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 100 metres (wind: +2.5 m/s) | Calvin Smith (USA) | 10.21 w | Linford Christie | 10.21 w | Darren Braithwaite | 10.25 w |
  | 200 metres | John Regis | 20.28 | Olapade Adeniken (NGR) | 20.37 | Roger Black Dean Capobianco (AUS) | 20.60 |
  | 400 metres | Howard Burnett (JAM) | 45.52 | Alvin Daniel (TRI) | 45.64 | Darren Clark (AUS) | 46.11 |
  | 800 metres | William Tanui (KEN) | 1:44.14 | Tom McKean | 1:44.44 | Robert Kibet (KEN) | 1:45.73 |
  | 1500 metres | Neil Horsfield | 3:44.70 | Gary Marlow | 3:46.66 | Steve Crabb | 3:47.10 |
  | 3000 metres | John Walker (NZL) | 8:05.01 | Matthew Clarkson | 8:06.22 | Colin Ridding | 8:07.01 |
  | 5000 metres | Eamonn Martin | 13:32.07 | Elisah Songok (KEN) | 13:34.60 | Gary Staines | 13:36.11 |
  | 10,000 metres | Richard Nerurkar | 28:05.16 | Colin Moore | 28:13.13 | Paul Davies-Hale | 28:24.46 |
  | 110 m hurdles | Colin Jackson | 13.23 | Tony Jarrett | 13.30 | Nigel Walker | 13.51 |
  | 400 m hurdles | Nat Page (USA) | 50.06 | Max Robertson | 50.22 | Leigh Miller (AUS) | 50.95 |
  | 3000 metres steeplechase | Philip Barkutwo (KEN) | 8:22.22 | Tom Hanlon | 8:22.60 | Colin Walker | 8:27.15 |
  | 10,000 m walk | Mark Easton | 41:32.80 | Andi Drake | 41:40.84 | Sean Martindale | 41:49.16 |
  | High jump | Dalton Grant | 2.28 m | Tim Forsyth (AUS) | 2.21 m | Roger Te Puni (NZL) | 2.18 m |
  | Pole vault | Paul Benavides (USA) | 5.30 m | Mike Edwards | 5.25 m | Terry Womack (USA) | 5.20 m |
  | Long jump | Stewart Faulkner | 8.05 m | Mark Forsythe | 7.90 m | Dave Culbert (AUS) | 7.85 m |
  | Triple jump | John Herbert | 16.61 m | Jonathan Edwards | 16.51 m | Vernon Samuels | 16.50 m |
  | Shot put | Paul Edwards | 19.00 m | Simon Williams | 17.80 m | Robert Walikhe (KEN) | 17.41 m |
  | Discus throw | Abi Ekoku | 57.58 m | Simon Williams | 55.76 m | Kevin Brown | 54.26 m |
  | Hammer throw | Paul Head | 72.68 m | Mick Jones | 70.38 m | Jason Byrne | 68.60 m |
  | Javelin throw | Mick Hill | 81.22 m | Gary Jenson | 74.18 m | Roald Bradstock | 74.18 m |
  | Decathlon | Brian Taylor | 7567 pts | Mark Bishop | 7516 pts | Rob Laing | 6958 pts |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 100 metres (wind: +2.5 m/s) | Stephi Douglas | 11.38 w | Paula Thomas | 11.43 w | Beverly Kinch | 11.44 w |
  | 200 metres | Jennifer Stoute | 23.07 | Louise Stuart | 23.36 | Sallyanne Short | 23.41 |
  | 400 metres | Lillie Leatherwood (USA) | 51.62 | Linda Keough | 51.77 | Susan Andrews (AUS) | 52.49 |
  | 800 metres | Ann Williams | 2:03.45 | Aisling Molloy (IRL) | 2:03.85 | Lorraine Baker | 2:04.65 |
  | 1500 metres | Christina Cahill | 4:12.54 | Teena Colebrook | 4:12.83 | Bev Nicholson | 4:14.55 |
  | 3000 metres | Yvonne Murray | 8:48.21 | Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) | 8:53.15 | Alison Wyeth | 8:54.45 |
  | 5000 metres | Sally Ellis | 16:45.54 | Jill Harrison | 17:12.11 | Alison Barnes | 17:14.00 |
  | 10,000 metres | Andrea Wallace | 32:51.17 | Julie Holland | 32:55.77 | Angie Hulley | 33:01.31 |
  | 100 m hurdles | Lesley-Ann Skeete | 13.03 | Kay Morley | 13.05 | Jacqui Agyepong | 13.17 |
  | 400 m hurdles | Gowry Retchakan | 57.14 | Jacqui Parker | 57.43 | Clare Sugden | 59.40 |
  | 5000 m walk | Betty Sworowski | 22:23.35 | Helen Elleker | 23:26.86 | Verity Larby | 23:46.68 |
  | 10,000 m walk | Vicky Lupton | 48:12.2 | Helen Elleker | 48:58.9 | Verity Larby | 51:56.0 |
  | High jump | Lea Haggett | 1.88 m | Kerry Roberts | 1.83 m | Janet Boyle | 1.83 m |
  | Long jump | Fiona May | 6.66 m | Mary Berkeley | 6.57 m | Terri Horgan (IRL) | 6.17 m |
  | Triple jump | Evette Finikin | 12.49 m w | Karen Hambrook | 12.16 m | Julie Webster | 10.78 m |
  | Shot put | Judy Oakes | 18.63 m | Myrtle Augee | 17.91 m | Yvonne Hanson-Nortey | 15.83 m |
  | Discus throw | Lisa-Marie Vizaniari (AUS) | 57.22 m | Jackie McKernan | 55.48 m | Janette Picton | 51.14 m |
  | Javelin throw | Tessa Sanderson | 58.42 m | Sharon Gibson | 52.94 m | Caroline White | 52.70 m |
  | Heptathlon | Joanne Mulliner | 5679 pts w | Clova Court | 5548 pts | Jenny Kelly | 5516 pts |
  