1971 AAA Championships

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1971 AAA Championships
Dates23–24 July 1971
Host cityLondon, England
Venue Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

The 1971 AAA Championships was the 1971 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 23 to 24 July 1971 at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England. [1] [2]

Contents

Summary

The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Manchester and the decathlon event was held in Blackburn.

The championships were held at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre for the first time. [3]

Results

[4]

EventGoldSilverBronze
100m Brian Green10.57 Flag of Scotland.svg Les Piggot10.81 Flag of Scotland.svg Don Halliday10.90
200m Alan Pascoe21.09Martin Reynolds21.35Ralph Banthorpe21.41
400m Flag of Scotland.svg David Jenkins 47.10Len Walters47.21Derek Price47.32
800m Peter Browne1:47.54David Cropper1:48.28Phil Lewis1:48.50
1,500m Tony Polhill NZL3:40.34 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Stewart3:40.37Brendan Foster3:40.69
5,000m Mike Baxter13:39.63Alan Blinston13:46.22Adrian Weatherhead13:47.28
10,000m Dave Bedford27:47.0 ERJack Lane28:39.6Noël Tijou FRA28:44.2
10 miles Trevor Wright46:51.6Ron Grove48:05.8Keith Angus48:24.8
marathon Ron Hill2:12:39Trevor Wright2:13:27Jürgen Busch GDR2:14:03
3000m steeplechase Andy Holden8:37.96David Camp8:42.38Steve Hollings8:45.80
110m hurdles Alan Pascoe14.49Berwyn Price14.63Graham Gower14.72
400m hurdles John Sherwood51.38Dave Schärer51.78Bob Roberts52.09
3,000m walk Paul Nihill12:08.4Phil Embleton12:30.2 Flag of Scotland.svg Bill Sutherland12:52.0
10,000m walk Phil Embleton45:26.2Carl Lawton46:31.4Alan Smallwood48:04.6
high jump Michael Campbell2.04David Livesey2.02Colin Boreham2.00
pole vault Mike Bull5.05Brian Hooper4.81Ed Johnson AUS4.81
long jump Henry Hines USA8.01Alan Lerwill7.98Lynn Davies7.77
triple jump Tony Wadhams15.16David Johnson15.12Tony Ababio15.03
shot put Les Mills NZL19.27Geoff Capes18.30Jeff Teale17.91
discus throw Les Mills NZL58.62John Watts57.88 NRBill Tancred55.20
hammer throw Howard Payne66.44Barry Williams62.14Bruce Fraser59.64
javelin throw David Travis77.00Mladen Gavrilovic74.94John McSorley72.88
decathlon Flag of Scotland.svg David Kidner6691Mike Corden6195Clifford Brooks BAR6064

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References

  1. ↑ "Sprint stars dazzled by green flash" . Liverpool Echo. 24 July 1971. Retrieved 18 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Bedford Cracks" . Sunday Post. 25 July 1971. Retrieved 18 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Leicester in running for top event" . Nottingham Evening Post. 20 November 1970. Retrieved 18 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
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