1970 AAA Championships

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1970 AAA Championships
Dates7–9 August 1970
Host cityLondon, England
Venue White City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

The 1970 AAA Championships was the 1970 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 7 to 9 August 1970 at White City Stadium in London, England. [1] [2]

Contents

Summary

The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held from Windsor to Chiswick and the decathlon event was held in Crystal Palace.

The championships were held at the White City Stadium for the last time.

Results

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EventGoldSilverBronze
100m Gary Symonds BER10.3wBrian Green10.4wIan Green10.5w
200m Martin Reynolds21.00wDavid Dear21.40wMick Hauck21.60w
400m Martin Bilham46.65Fanahan McSweeney IRL47.08Len Walters47.3
800m Andy Carter1:49.56Peter Browne1:49.58 Flag of Scotland.svg Mike MacLean1:49.68
1,500m Walter Wilkinson3:45.31John Kirkbride3:45.68 Flag of Scotland.svg Ian Stewart3:46.12
5,000m Chris Stewart13:49.58Alan Blinston13:50.84Wilfried Scholz GDR13:51.84
10,000m Dave Bedford28:26.28Trevor Wright28:38.06Bob Holt28:40.28
10 miles Trevor Wright47:20.2Ron Hill47:35.2Ron Grove47:42.2
marathon Don Faircloth2:18:15Chris Wade2:19:15Bob Richardson2:20:1
3000m steeplechase Andy Holden8:38.0Bernie Hayward8:43.8John Jackson8:44.4
110m hurdles David Hemery13.9Berwyn Price14.2Graham Gower14.3
400m hurdles Bob Roberts52.42Tony Collins52.42Andy Webb52.51
3,000m walk Paul Nihill12:13.8Roger Mills12:35.0Phil Embleton12:35.8
10,000m walk Flag of Scotland.svg Bill Sutherland45:16.8Roger Mills46:47.0Tony Taylor46:51.2
high jump Hidehiko Tomizawa JPN2.08Kuniyoshi Sugioka JPN2.08John Dobroth USA2.05
pole vault Kiyoshi Niwa JPN5.00Mike Bull4.90Bruce Simpson CAN4.60
long jump Alan Lerwill7.64Hiroomi Yamada JPN7.60Shinji Ogura JPN7.45
triple jump Masato Muraki JPN15.91Tony Wadhams15.62Derek Boosey15.21
shot put Les Mills NZL18.66Jeff Teale18.02Geoff Capes17.53
discus throw Bill Tancred53.88Les Mills NZL53.60John Watts53.50
hammer throw Howard Payne67.66Yoshihisa Ishida JPN66.24Shigenobu Murofushi JPN63.06
javelin throw David Travis76.90John McSorley72.60Mladen Gavrilovic71.70
decathlon Peter Gabbett733Barry King7202Jim Smith6800

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References

  1. ↑ "Howard's final fling brings victory over foreign pair" . Birmingham Daily Post. 8 August 1970. Retrieved 18 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Big shock for Ian" . The People. 9 August 1970. 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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