2008 British Athletics Championships
# 2008 British Athletics Championships

The 2008 British Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for athletes in the United Kingdom, held from 11–13 July at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. It was organised by UK Athletics. It served as a selection meeting for Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

## Results

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 metres (Wind: +1.6 m/s) | Dwain Chambers | 10.00 | Simeon Williamson | 10.03 | Craig Pickering | 10.19 |
| 200 metres (Wind: +0.9 m/s) | Christian Malcolm | 20.52 | Alexander Nelson | 20.61 | Leon Baptiste | 20.80 |
| 400 metres | Martyn Rooney | 45.31 | Robert Tobin | 46.18 | Michael Bingham | 46.28 |
| 800 metres | Michael Rimmer | 1:49.13 | Andy Baddeley | 1:50.48 | Richard Hill | 1:50.63 |
| 1500 metres | Tom Lancashire | 3:38.92 | Mo Farah | 3:39.66 | Chris Warburton | 3:39.98 |
| 5000 metres | Andy Vernon | 13:54.26 | Scott Overall | 13:55.14 | Mark Warmby | 13:57.88 |
| 110 m hurdles (Wind: +0.4 m/s) | Andy Turner | 13.58 | Allan Scott | 13.67 | William Sharman | 13.84 |
| 400 m hurdles | Richard Yates | 49.50 | Steven Green | 50.26 | Dai Greene | 51.08 |
| 3000 m s'chase | Adam Bowden | 8:36.17 | Luke Gunn | 8:36.52 | Andrew Lemoncello | 8:36.56 |
| 5000 m walk | Daniel King | 21:06.37 | Mark Williams | 22:21.40 | Alex Wright | 22:58.21 |
| High jump | Tom Parsons | 2.30 m | Germaine Mason | 2.27 m | Martyn Bernard | 2.23 m |
| Pole vault | Steven Lewis | 5.60 m | Scott Simpson | 5.30 m | Luke Cutts | 5.20 m |
| Long jump | Greg Rutherford | 8.20 m (+2.0) | Chris Kirk | 7.93 m (+1.7) | Nathan Morgan | 7.88 m (+0.5) |
| Triple jump | Phillips Idowu | 17.58 m (+1.0) | Larry Achike | 17.18 m (+1.0) | Nathan Douglas | 17.18 m (+2.0) |
| Shot put | Carl Myerscough | 20.15 m | Mark Edwards | 18.55 m | Scott Rider | 18.11 m |
| Discus throw | Emeka Udechuku | 59.35 m | Abdul Buhari | 58.18 m | Matthew Brown | 54.64 m |
| Hammer throw | Mike Floyd | 69.68 m | Amir Williamson | 68.24 m | Alex Smith | 67.21 m |
| Javelin throw | Michael Allen | 75.07 m | Mervyn Luckwell | 72.13 m | Neil McLellan | 70.38 m |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 metres (Wind: +1.8 m/s) | Jeanette Kwakye | 11.26 | Montell Douglas | 11.35 | Laura Turner-Alleyne | 11.36 |
| 200 metres (Wind: +0.5 m/s) | Emily Freeman | 22.92 | Christine Ohuruogu | 22.99 | Joice Maduaka | 23.53 |
| 400 metres | Lee McConnell | 52.31 | Vicki Barr | 53.01 | Donna Fraser | 53.11 |
| 800 metres | Marilyn Okoro | 1:59.81 | Jemma Simpson | 2:00.49 | Vicky Griffiths | 2:02.29 |
| 1500 metres | Lisa Dobriskey | 4:15.84 | Susan Scott | 4:16.66 | Hannah England | 4:17.82 |
| 5000 metres | Jo Pavey | 15:12.55 | Hayley Higham | 15:38.60 | Laura Whittle | 15:54.11 |
| 100 m hurdles (Wind: +0.8 m/s) | Sarah Claxton | 13.12 | Sara McGreavy-Wills | 13.35 | Tasha Danvers | 13.36 |
| 400 m hurdles | Perri Shakes-Drayton | 56.09 | Tasha Danvers | 57.00 | Eilidh Doyle | 57.83 |
| 3000 m s'chase | Helen Clitheroe | 9:36.98 | Barbara Parker | 9:40.10 | Jo Ankier | 9:48.14 |
| 5000 m walk | Johanna Atkinson | 21:30.75 | Niobe Menendez | 25:18.67 | Diane Bradley | 26:19.45 |
| High jump | Stephanie Pywell | 1.88 m | Susan Moncrieff | 1.85 m | Kelly Sotherton | 1.78 m |
| Pole vault | Emma Lyons | 4.12 m | Kirsty Maguire | 4.02 m | Louise Butterworth | 3.92 m |
| Long jump | Jade Johnson | 6.30 m (+1.0) | Kelly Sotherton | 6.28 m (+1.0) | Amy Woodman | 6.09 m w (+4.2) |
| Triple jump | Nadia Williams | 13.35 m w (+2.9) | Yasmine Regis | 13.13 m w (+3.1) | Gillian Kerr | 13.03 m w (+2.8) |
| Shot put | Joanne Duncan | 15.99 m | Eden Francis | 15.95 m | Alison Rodger | 15.78 m |
| Discus throw | Emma Carpenter | 57.26 m | Philippa Roles | 57.13 m | Eden Francis | 52.48 m |
| Hammer throw | Zoe Derham | 67.27 m | Carys Parry | 65.34 m | Laura Douglas | 60.75 m |
| Javelin throw | Goldie Sayers | 62.62 m | Hayley Thomas | 48.33 m | Rosie Semenytsh | 47.01 m |
