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
Rick Brant (athlete) had a part in the Legacy Plan (2008) which included; multi-year senior staffing, marketing plan to recognize contribution, funds development strategy, transfer of knowledge oversight plan and use and protection funds policy. Rick Brant (athlete) Rick Brant (Born September 27, 1967) is an Aboriginal athlete who primarily competed in track and field (middle distance). Brant is a Tom Longboat winner, winning the National award in 1987. He is originally from Ontario and a member of the First Nations, Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte, Tyendinaga He now resides in Cowichan British Columbia. Brant is most recently known for his contribution