The 1993

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was the national championship in outdoor

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for the United Kingdom held at

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. It was the second time that the British capital hosted the event, having previously done so in

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. It would be the last outing of the series in its annual format. The event programme was expanded to reincorporate men's and women's

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events (held separately at Bedford International Stadium), as well as the UK championship debut of both

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and

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for women. The women's 3000 m race was dropped, however. It was the seventeenth edition of the competition limited to British athletes only, launched as an alternative to the

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, which was open to foreign competitors. However, due to the fact that the calibre of national competition remained greater at the AAA event, the UK Championships this year were not considered the principal national championship event by some statisticians, such as the

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(NUTS). Many of the athletes below also competed at the 1993 AAA Championships.UK Championships
GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
NUTS. Retrieved 2018-02-25. Hammer thrower Paul Head and discus thrower

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each won their fifth straight UK title.

Linford Christie Linford Cicero Christie (born 2 April 1960) is a Jamaican-born British former sprinter. He is the only British man to have won gold medals in the 100 metres at all four major competitions open to British athletes: the Olympic Games, the World ...

(100 m) and Paul Edwards (shot put) made it four consecutive wins in their events. Mick Hill repeated as javelin champion to win his fifth UK title overall. Myrtle Augee (shot put), Gowry Retchakan (400 m hurdles) and

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(high jump) all defended their women's titles. Runners

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and

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returned as UK champions, but at longer distances than they won at in 1992. The main international track and field competition for the United Kingdom that year was the

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. Linford Christie added a world title to his UK and Olympic ones, while UK 100 m runner-up took gold in his hurdles speciality in Stuttgart. UK 200 m champion John Regis was runner-up at global level and

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(triple jump) and Mick Hill (javelin throw) managed World Championships bronze.IAAF World Championships in Athletics
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Medal summary

Men

Women

References

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