1985 AAA Championships

1985 AAA Championships
Dates13–14 July 1985
Host cityLondon, England
VenueCrystal Palace National Sports Centre
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

The 1985 AAA Championships sponsored by (Kodak) was the 1985 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 13 to 14 July 1985 at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England.[1][2]

Summary

The Championships covered two days of competition.

The 1985 London Marathon determined the marathon AAA champion and the decathlon was held in Birmingham on 20–21 July 1985.

Results

[3]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100m+ Ernest Obeng 10.44 Darwin Cook 10.45 Chidi Imoh 10.46
200m Ade Mafe 20.99 Buster Watson 21.02 Mike McFarlane 21.02
400m Darren Clark 45.45 Derek Redmond 45.52 Mark Rowe 45.78
800m José Luiz Barbosa 1:45.48 Eugene Sanders 1:45.58 Edwin Koech 1:46.58
1,500m Marcus O'Sullivan 3:40.27 Ray Flynn 3:40.59 Alistair Currie 3:41.09
5,000m David Lewis 13:42.82 Paul Davies-Hale 13:42.99 John Treacy 13:44.68
10,000m Kevin Ryan 28:50.70 Karl Harrison 28:52.46 Carl Thackery 28:54.90
marathon Steve Jones 2:08:16 Charlie Spedding 2:08:33 Allister Hutton 2:09:16
3000m steeplechase Brian Diemer 8:31.51 Kevin Capper 8:38.11 Brendan Quinn 8:42.05
110m hurdles Henry Andrade 13.83 Nigel Walker 13.98 Dannie Jackson 14.02
400m hurdles Ahmed Hamada 49.82 Max Robertson 50.16 Henry Amike 50.25
3,000m walk Ian McCombie 11:41.73 NR Phil Vesty 11:54.57 Martin Rush 12:04.28
10,000m walk Murray Day 43:35.3 Roger Mills 43:48.9 Adrian James 44:58.1
high jump Milt Ottey 2.28 Brian Stanton 2.28 Jorge Alfaro 2.28
pole vault Kory Tarpenning 5.40 Mike Tully
Tim Bright		 5.30 n/a
long jump Dannie Jackson 7.89 Derrick Brown 7.80 John Herbert 7.74
triple jump Willie Banks 17.22 Robert Cannon 16.87 John Herbert 16.85
shot put Billy Cole 17.88 Stuart Gyngell 17.48 Hubert Maingot 17.03
discus throw Juan Martínez Brito 65.72 Luis Delís 65.34 Paul Mardle 58.28
hammer throw David Smith 77.30 Declan Hegarty 76.02 Martin Girvan 73.42
javelin throw David Ottley 88.32 Mick Hill 79.56 Masami Yoshida 79.08
decathlon Greg Richards 7456 Tom Leeson 7385 Mark Luscombe 6999

+Mike McFarlane finished third but was disqualified for running out of his lane and Lincoln Asquith finished fifth and was the leading British athlete.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sprint stars out of line". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 14 July 1985. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Second-best stars!". Birmingham Mail. 15 July 1985. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Sprint stars out of line". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 14 July 1985. Retrieved 19 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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