| 1981 AAA Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7–8 August 1981 |
| Host city | London, England |
| Venue | Crystal Palace National Sports Centre |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
← 1980 1982 → | |
The 1981 AAA Championships sponsored by Nationwide was the 1981 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 7 to 8 August 1981 at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England. [1] [2]
The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Rugby and the decathlon was held in Birmingham.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100m | Mel Lattany USA | 10.24 | Ernest Obeng GHA | 10.27 | Drew McMaster | 10.45 |
| 200m | Stanley Floyd USA | 20.51 | Fred Taylor USA | 20.76 | Mike McFarlane | 20.92 |
| 400m | Tony Darden USA | 45.11 | Walter McCoy USA | 45.42 | Garry Cook | 46.25 |
| 800m | Sebastian Coe | 1:45.41 | Omer Khalifa SUD | 1:46.75 | Chris McGeorge | 1:47.02 |
| 1,500m | Steve Cram | 3:36.82 | John Robson | 3:37.42 | Craig Masback USA | 3:37.54 |
| 5,000m | Eamonn Coghlan IRL | 13:20.36 | John Walker NZL | 13:20.89 | Steve Plasencia USA | 13:25.96 |
| 10,000m | Barry Smith | 28:06.13 | Geoff Smith | 28:08.07 | Steve Jones | 28:10.83 |
| marathon | Hugh Jones | 2:14:07 | Andy Holden | 2:16:04 | Mike Gratton | 2:16:40 |
| 3000m steeplechase | Ken Martin USA | 8:29.25 | Graeme Fell | 8:31.80 | Kelly Jensen USA | 8:33.37 |
| 110m hurdles | Renaldo Nehemiah USA | 13.17 | Tonie Campbell USA | 13.72 | Mark Holtom | 13.75 |
| 400m hurdles | Gary Oakes | 49.69 | James King USA | 49.88 | David Lee USA | 50.77 |
| 3,000m walk | Roger Mills | 11:44.68 NR | Phil Vesty | 12:17.96 | Brian Adams | 12:40.87 |
| 10,000m walk | Steve Barry | 43:22.4 | Mike Parker NZL | 44:11.3 | Ian McCombie | 44:38.2 |
| high jump | James Frazier USA | 2.23 | Mark Naylor | 2.20 | Benn Fields USA | 2.20 |
| pole vault | Earl Bell USA | 5.50 | Brad Pursley USA | 5.35 | Keith Stock | 5.20 |
| long jump | Larry Myricks USA | 8.38 | Roy Mitchell | 7.60 | Arnie Robinson USA | 7.44 |
| triple jump | Aston Moore | 16.66 | Conroy Brown | 15.61 | Frank Attoh | 15.58 |
| shot put | Mike Winch | 18.36 | Simon Rodhouse | 18.14 | Tony Zaidman | 17.07 |
| discus throw | John Powell USA | 62.46 | Al Oerter USA | 61.88 | Art Burns USA | 61.58 |
| hammer throw | Martin Girvan | 68.98 | Robert Weir | 67.52 | David Smith | 59.00 |
| javelin throw | Mike O'Rourke NZL | 83.72 | Bruce Kennedy USA | 80.60 | David Ottley | 79.36 |
| decathlon | Colin Boreham | 7639 | Pan Zeniou | 7558 | Brad McStravick | 7479 |
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