1979 AAA Championships

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1979 AAA Championships
Dates13–14 July 1979
Host cityLondon, England
Venue Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

The 1979 AAA Championships sponsored by Nationwide was the 1979 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 13 to 14 July 1979 at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England. [1] [2]

Contents

Summary

The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Coventry and the decathlon was held in Birmingham.

Results

[3]

EventGoldSilverBronze
100m Clancy Edwards USA10.35Mike McFarlane10.43Eddie Cutting10.46
200m Clancy Edwards USA20.77Mike McFarlane20.95Ainsley Bennett21.09
400m Hassan El Kashief SUD45.82Sebastian Coe46.87 Flag of Scotland.svg Roger Jenkins 47.01
800m Steve Scott USA1:47.29John Walker NZL1:47.53Garry Cook1:47.54
1,500m Steve Ovett3:39.08Graham Williamson3:39.27 Flag of Scotland.svg John Robson3:39.55
5,000m Eamonn Coghlan IRL13:23.54Mike McLeod13:24.25Rod Dixon NZL13:24.61
10,000m John Treacy IRL28:12.10Alberto Salazar USA28:12.39Dave Murphy28:12.42
marathon Greg Hannon2:13:06Bernie Ford2:14:15Michael Koussis GRE2:19:42
3000m steeplechase Hillary Tuwei KEN8:23.67Amos Korir KEN8:28.98Julian Marsay8:29.46
110m hurdles Mark Holtom13.78wWilbert Greaves13.91w Flag of Scotland.svg David Wilson14.13w
400m hurdles Ed Moses USA48.58Peter Grant AUS50.07Gary Oakes50.37
3,000m walk Roger Mills12:09.07Mike Parker NZL12:22.76Carl Lawton12:37.69
10,000m walk Brian Adams43:48.4Graham Morris44:09.2Amos Seddon45:25.6
high jump Takao Sakamoto JPN2.15Ossie Cham
Tim Foulger		2.15n/a
pole vault Mike Tully USA5.45Patrick Desruelles BEL5.40Ralph Haynie USA5.30
long jump Ronald Desruelles BEL7.95Roy Mitchell7.87Junichi Usui JPN7.80
triple jump Keith Connor15.87Masami Nakanishi JPN15.52David Johnson15.45
shot put Geoff Capes19.39Mike Winch17.29Richard Slaney16.67
discus throw John Powell USA61.50Al Oerter USA59.64Richard Slaney54.68
hammer throw Peter Farmer AUS70.16Matt Mileham64.40Paul Dickenson64.16
javelin throw Simon Osborne81.68David Ottley80.82Peter Yates80.62
decathlon Flag of Scotland.svg Brad McStravick7569Colin Boreham7114Mike Corden7063

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References

  1. ↑ "Sporting yesterdays" . Star Green 'un. 14 July 1979. Retrieved 18 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Fallen Idol" . Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 15 July 1979. 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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