1979 AAA Championships

1979 AAA Championships
Dates13–14 July 1979
Host cityLondon, England
VenueCrystal Palace National Sports Centre
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

The 1979 AAA Championships sponsored by Nationwide was the 1979 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 13 to 14 July 1979 at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England.[1][2]

Summary

The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Coventry and the decathlon was held in Birmingham.

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Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100m Clancy Edwards 10.35 Mike McFarlane 10.43 Eddie Cutting 10.46
200m Clancy Edwards 20.77 Mike McFarlane 20.95 Ainsley Bennett 21.09
400m Hassan El Kashief 45.82 Sebastian Coe 46.87 Roger Jenkins 47.01
800m Steve Scott 1:47.29 John Walker 1:47.53 Garry Cook 1:47.54
1,500m Steve Ovett 3:39.08 Graham Williamson 3:39.27 John Robson 3:39.55
5,000m Eamonn Coghlan 13:23.54 Mike McLeod 13:24.25 Rod Dixon 13:24.61
10,000m John Treacy 28:12.10 Alberto Salazar 28:12.39 Dave Murphy 28:12.42
marathon Greg Hannon 2:13:06 Bernie Ford 2:14:15 Michalis Kousis 2:19:42
3000m steeplechase Hillary Tuwei 8:23.67 Amos Korir 8:28.98 Julian Marsay 8:29.46
110m hurdles Mark Holtom 13.78w Wilbert Greaves 13.91w David Wilson 14.13w
400m hurdles Ed Moses 48.58 Peter Grant 50.07 Gary Oakes 50.37
3,000m walk Roger Mills 12:09.07 Mike Parker 12:22.76 Carl Lawton 12:37.69
10,000m walk Brian Adams 43:48.4 Graham Morris 44:09.2 Amos Seddon 45:25.6
high jump Takao Sakamoto 2.15 Ossie Cham
Tim Foulger		 2.15 n/a
pole vault Mike Tully 5.45 Patrick Desruelles 5.40 Ralph Haynie 5.30
long jump Ronald Desruelles 7.95 Roy Mitchell 7.87 Junichi Usui 7.80
triple jump Keith Connor 15.87 Masami Nakanishi 15.52 David Johnson 15.45
shot put Geoff Capes 19.39 Mike Winch 17.29 Richard Slaney 16.67
discus throw John Powell 61.50 Al Oerter 59.64 Richard Slaney 54.68
hammer throw Peter Farmer 70.16 Matt Mileham 64.40 Paul Dickenson 64.16
javelin throw Simon Osborne 81.68 David Ottley 80.82 Peter Yates 80.62
decathlon Brad McStravick 7569 Colin Boreham 7114 Mike Corden 7063

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sporting yesterdays". Star Green 'un. 14 July 1979. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Fallen Idol". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 15 July 1979. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
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