1973 AAA Championships

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1973 AAA Championships
Dates13–14 July 1973
Host cityLondon, England
Venue Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

The 1973 AAA Championships was the 1973 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 13 to 14 July 1973 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 Harlow.

The 10 miles event was discontinued.

Results

[3]

EventGoldSilverBronze
100m Flag of Scotland.svg Don Halliday10.60Brian Green10.63 Flag of Scotland.svg Les Piggot10.69
200m Chris Monk21.12David Stokes AUS21.24Ian Matthews21.31
400m Flag of Scotland.svg David Jenkins46.42Joseph Leserwane RSA46.64Erik Carlgren SWE46.85
800m Andy Carter1:45.12 NRDanie Malan RSA1:45.21Bill Hooker AUS1:45.36
1,500m Rod Dixon NZL3:38.99 Flag of Scotland.svg Frank Clement3:39.41Phil Banning3:40.35
5,000m Brendan Foster13:23.71 Flag of Scotland.svg Ian Stewart13:30.84David Black13:33.24
10,000m Dave Bedford27:30.80 WRTony Simmons28:19.19Bernie Plain28:30.22
marathon Ian Thompson2:12:40Ron Hill2:13:22Colin Kirkham2:15:25
3000m steeplechase Steve Hollings8:30.81John Bicourt8:32.29Gerry Stevens8:35.26
110m hurdles Berwyn Price14.10Graham Gower14.43Bo Forssander SWE14.45
400m hurdles Alan Pascoe49.77Bob Steele USA50.43Bill Hartley50.45
3,000m walk Roger Mills12:16.8Paul Nihill12:18.6Peter Marlow12:28.8
10,000m walk Roger Mills44:38.6Olly Flynn44:52.4Shaun Lightman44:53.2
high jump Chris Dunn USA2.06Tony Sneazwell AUS2.06James Fanning IRL2.06
pole vault Brian Hooper5.16Mike Bull5.00Ingemar Jernberg SWE4.80
long jump Geoff Hignett7.37Jerry Gangadeen7.34 Flag of Scotland.svg Stewart Atkins7.31
triple jump Tony Wadhams15.76Peter Blackburn15.47Andy Vincent15.24
shot put Geoff Capes20.27 NRMike Winch19.54Bill Tancred18.14
discus throw Bill Tancred61.22John Hillier58.10Peter Tancred54.22
hammer throw Howard Payne67.98Barry Williams67.02Ian Chipchase66.96
javelin throw David Travis73.58Kevin Sheppard70.24Brian Roberts68.98
decathlon Flag of Scotland.svg David Kidner6969Nick Phipps6654Mike Corden6595

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References

  1. ↑ "Foster in shock 5,000 victory" . Coventry Evening Telegraph. 14 July 1973. Retrieved 18 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "It's Vic's best yet" . Kent Evening Post. 16 July 1973. 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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