1978 AAA Championships

1978 AAA Championships
Dates	23–24 June 1978
Host city	London, England
Venue	Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor
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The 1978 AAA Championships sponsored by Nationwide was the 1978 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 23 to 24 June 1978 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 Sandwich and the decathlon was held in Birmingham.

Henry Rono won the 5,000 metres

Results

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Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100m	James Sanford	10.42	Guy Abrahams	10.53	Ernest Obeng	10.67
200m	Don Quarrie	20.79	James Gilkes	20.81	James Sanford	21.08
400m	Maurice Peoples	45.78	David Jenkins	46.33	Terry Whitehead	46.69
800m	Tom McLean	1:48.49	Dave Warren	1:48.80	Mark Belger	1:48.96
1,500m	David Moorcroft	3:42.92	Amar Brahmia	3:44.29	Craig Masback	3:44.37
5,000m	Henry Rono	13:20.78	Wilson Waigwa	13:24.43	Nick Rose	13:25.44
10,000m	Brendan Foster	27:30.3 ER	Mike McLeod	28:04.21	Dave Black	28:06.85
marathon	Tony Simmons	2:12:33	Jeff Norman	2:12:50	Trevor Wright	2:13:00
3000m steeplechase	Dennis Coates	8:34.37	Tony Staynings	8:35.77	Micky Morris	8:35.78
110m hurdles	Berwyn Price	14.14	Mark Holtom	14.49	Ian Ratcliffe	14.65
400m hurdles	Alan Pascoe	50.39	Rich Graybehl	50.65	Gary Oakes	51.08
3,000m walk	Roger Mills	12:05.83	Brian Adams	12:24.72	Carl Lawton	12:41.12
10,000m walk	Brian Adams	43:44.0	Roger Mills	45:18.0	George Nibre	45:40.0
high jump	Franklin Jacobs	2.20	Gail Olson	2.20	Brian Burgess	2.15
pole vault	Bob Pullard	5.40	Brian Hooper	5.30	Allan Williams	5.00
long jump	Roy Mitchell	7.76	Ken Cocks	7.57	Tony Henry	7.46
triple jump	Aston Moore	16.68 NR	Keith Connor	16.39	David Johnson	15.85
shot put	Geoff Capes	19.94	Mike Winch	17.85	Bob Dale	17.06
discus throw	Peter Tancred	55.78	John Hillier	53.60	Mike Winch	52.88
hammer throw	Peter Farmer	70.72	Paul Dickenson	68.24	Jim Whitehead	67.70
javelin throw	Peter Yates	80.10	David Ottley	77.60	Brian Roberts	75.90
decathlon	Alan Drayton	7424	Buster Watson	7381	John Howell	7190

See also

• 1978 WAAA Championships

References

1. "Pascoe turns on the hurdles power" . Liverpool Echo. 24 June 1978. Retrieved 18 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Brendan's back in charge" . Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 25 June 1978. Retrieved 18 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 July 2024.