1978 UK Athletics Championships below also competed at the 1978 AAA Championships. Sonia Lannaman defended her 100 metres/200 metres sprint double from 1977. Allan Wells took his first sprint double on the men's side and Jane Colebrook managed a double in the 400 metres and 800 metres. Athletes to retain their titles from 1977 included Lannaman, sprint hurdlers Berwyn Price and Sharon Colyear, Geoff Capes (men's shot put), Meg Ritchie (women's discus) and Tessa Sanderson (women's javelin). The main international track and field competition for the United Kingdom that year was the 1978 European Athletics Championships. Two athletes at the UK event won individual
David Jones (athlete) 1963 during the GB v USA match. Holder of World Best performance over 150 yards in time of 13.9 secs in May 1961 at Southend-on-Sea, England. David was also part of the ITV Track & Field commentary team for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics David Jones (athlete) David Jones ("David Henry Jones;" born 11 March 1940) was a British athlete who competed in the 100 & 200 metres. He won three consecutive AAA tiles at 220 yards (1959–1961). He was educated at Felsted School He competed for Great Britain in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome in the 4 x