{{Short description|Track & field competition}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Infobox Athletics Championships |Name=2001 AAA Championships |Host city=Birmingham, England |Dates=13–15 July |Stadium=Alexander Stadium |Stadium image=250px |Level=Senior|Type=Outdoor |Events=|Records set= |Previous=2000 |Next=2002 |Games=AAA Championships }} The '''2001 AAA Championships''' sponsored by Norwich Union, was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held from 13–15 July at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England. It was considered the de facto national championships for the United Kingdom and was a qualifier for the 2001 World Championships in Athletics.<ref name=NUTS>[https://www.nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm AAA WAAA and National Championships Medalists]. NUTS. Retrieved 2018-02-25.</ref><ref name=AAA>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/aaa.htm AAA Championships]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-02.</ref><ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/waaa.htm WAAA Championships]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-02.</ref>

Following demands from women athletes, a 2001 UK Athletics Championships was held separately specifically for the newly introduced women's 3000 metres steeplechase event. This event was added to the AAA programme in response the following year.<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/uk.htm UK Championships]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-04.</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/20010716/472/0030 |title=Athletics |work=The Scotsman |date=16 July 2001 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=4 April 2025}}</ref>

== Medal summary == === Men === {{clear}} {| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}} |- |100m |Dwain Chambers || 10.01 |Mark Lewis-Francis || 10.12 |{{flagicon|WAL}} Christian Malcolm || 10.21 |- |200m |Marlon Devonish || 20.52 |{{flagicon|WAL}} Christian Malcolm || 20.63 |Dwain Chambers || 20.65 |- |400m |Mark Richardson || 45.79 |{{flagicon|WAL}} Iwan Thomas || 46.00 |Mark Hylton || 46.36 |- |800m |Neil Speaight || 1:49.63 |James McIlroy || 1:49.95 |Grant Cuddy || 1:50.47 |- |1,500m |John Mayock || 3:44.05 |Anthony Whiteman || 3:44.40 |Tom Mayo || 3:44.52 |- |5,000m |Jon Wild || 13:52.72 |Matt O'Dowd || 13:53.53 |Mark Miles || 13:53.74 |- |10,000m |Glynn Tromans || 28:31.33 |Jon Wild || 28:39.33 |{{flagicon|SCO}} Glen Stewart || 28:40.14 |- |110m hurdles |Tony Jarrett || 13.66 |Damien Greaves || 13.68 |Dominic Bradley || 13.83 |- |400m hurdles |Chris Rawlinson || 48.68 |Du'aine Ladejo || 49.44 |Anthony Borsumato || 49.53 |- |3000m steeplechase |Ben Whitby || 8:32.68 |Stuart Stokes || 8:33.15 |{{flagicon|WAL}} Christian Stephenson || 8:39.33 |- |5000m walk |Lloyd Finch || 20:47.23 |Steve Hollier || 21:04.36 |Chris Cheeseman || 21:05.29 |- |high jump |Ben Challenger || 2.17 m |Dalton Grant || 2.12 m |Ian Holliday || 2.07 m |- |pole vault |Paul Williamson || 5.30 m |Tim Thomas || 5.30 m |Ashley Swain || 5.20 m |- |long jump |Nathan Morgan || 7.80 m |Darren Thompson || 7.52 m |Chris Davidson || 7.37 m {{AthAbbr|w}} |- |triple jump |Jonathan Edwards || 17.59 m |Larry Achike || 16.99 m |Phillips Idowu || 16.88 m |- |shot put |Mark Proctor || 18.38 m |Emeka Udechuku || 18.01 m |Scott Rider || 16.86 m |- |discus throw |Glen Smith || 59.99 m |Robert Weir || 59.92 m |Perriss Wilkins || 56.89 m |- |hammer throw |Mick Jones || 74.40 m |Paul Head || 70.33 m |Simon Bown || 64.76 m |- |javelin throw |Mark Roberson || 80.80 m |Mick Hill || 79.98 m |Nick Nieland || 77.91 m |- |decathlon |John Heanley || 7129 pts |Darren Hatton || 7019 pts |{{flagicon|CAN}} James Holder || 6999 pts |}

=== Women === {| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}} |- |100m<br><small>(wind: +2.3&nbsp;m/s)</small> |Sarah Wilhelmy || 11.41 {{AthAbbr|w}} |Amanda Forrester || 11.42 {{AthAbbr|w}} |Joice Maduaka || 11.42 {{AthAbbr|w}} |- |200m |{{flagicon|IRE}} Sarah Reilly|| 23.42 |Shani Anderson || 23.43 |Susie Williams || 23.79 |- |400m |Lesley Owusu || 52.27 |Donna Fraser || 52.57 |{{flagicon|SCO}} Lee McConnell || 52.93 |- |800m |Kelly Holmes || 2:02.61 |Tanya Blake || 2:04.08 |{{flagicon|WAL}} Hayley Tullett || 2:04.67 |- |1,500m |Helen Pattinson || 4:14.49 |Liz Yelling || 4:15.01 |Ellen Leggate || 4:16.13 |- |5,000m |Jo Pavey || 15:15.98 |Hayley Yelling || 15:23.28 |{{flagicon|SCO}} Kathy Butler || 15:34.12 |- |10,000m |Penny Thackray || 33:25.74 |Bev Jenkins || 33:29.27 |{{flagicon|SCO}} Sheila Fairweather || 34:23.55 |- |100m hurdles |Diane Allahgreen || 13.11 |Melani Wilkins || 13.24 |Keri Maddox || 13.35 |- |400m hurdles |{{flagicon|SCO}} Sinead Dudgeon || 56.37 |Keri Maddox || 58.00 |Hannah Wood || 60.24 |- |5000m walk |Niobe Menéndez || 23:46.30 |Sharon Tonks || 24:20.46 |Wendy Bennett || 24:35.85 |- |high jump |Susan Jones || 1.91 m |Michelle Dunkley || 1.86 m |Julie Hollman<hr>Kerry Jury || 1.68 m |- |pole vault |Janine Whitlock || 4.40 m |Lucy Webber || 4.00 m |Irie Hill || 4.00 m |- |long jump |Ann Danson || 6.15 m |Julie Hollman || 6.09 m |Kelly Sotherton || 5.99 m |- |triple jump |Ashia Hansen || 14.09 m |Debbie Rowe || 12.96 m {{AthAbbr|w}} |Rebecca White || 12.85 m |- |shot put |Jo Duncan || 16.84 m |Julie Dunkley || 16.31 m |Eva Massey || 15.32 m |- |discus throw |Shelley Drew || 57.22 m |{{flagicon|WAL}} Philippa Roles || 53.45 m |Vickie Foster || 46.94 m |- |hammer throw |Lorraine Shaw || 66.97 m |Lyn Sprules || 59.38 m |Zoe Derham || 59.30 m |- |javelin throw |Karen Martin || 54.82 m |Kelly Morgan || 54.49 m |{{flagicon|SCO}} Lorna Jackson || 52.74 m |- |heptathlon |{{flagicon|SCO}} Laura Redmond || 5068 pts |Kate Brewington || 4969 pts |Charmaine Johnson || 4908 pts |}

== References == {{Reflist}}

{{2001 in athletics}} {{British championships in athletics}}

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