1982 AAA Championships

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1982 AAA Championships
Dates24–25 July 1982
Host cityLondon, England
Venue Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

The 1982 AAA Championships (sponsored by Robinsons Barley Water) was the 1982 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 24 to 25 July 1982 at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England. [1] [2]

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Summary

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

Results

[3]

EventGoldSilverBronze
100m Flag of Scotland.svg Cameron Sharp10.31Jim Evans10.46Paul Narracott AUS10.50
200m Don Quarrie JAM20.74Buster Watson20.90Toshio Toyota JPN21.09
400m Mike Paul TRI45.74David Jenkins45.93Todd Bennett46.11
800m Peter Elliott1:45.61John Walker NZL1:46.10Chris McGeorge1:46.30
1,500m Steve Cram3:36.14Graham Williamson3:39.07Rich Harris USA3:39.44
5,000m Wilson Waigwa KEN13:29.32Tim Hutchings13:30.53Steve Plasencia USA13:31.55
10,000m Julian Goater28:02.45Steve Jones28:08.75Charlie Spedding28:11.00
marathon Steve Kenyon2:11:40Dave Cannon2:12:49Ian Ray2:14:08
3000m steeplechase Roger Hackney8:28.98Graeme Fell8:31.01Barry Knight8:32.13
110m hurdles Mark Holtom13.88Wilbert Greaves14.10Berwyn Price14.22
400m hurdles James King USA50.25Garry Brown AUS50.85Shigenori Ohmori JPN51.11
3,000m walk Roger Mills11:58.18Phil Vesty12:02.04Gordon Vale12:16.41
10,000m walk Julian Goater28:02.45Steve Jones28:08.75Charlie Spedding28:11.00
high jump Takao Sakamoto JPN2.24Takashi Katamine JPN2.24 Flag of Scotland.svg Geoff Parsons2.18
pole vault Tomomi Takahashi JPN5.51Mike Tully USA5.40Jeff Gutteridge5.20
long jump Junichi Usui JPN7.94John Herbert7.94Niels Bugge NOR7.80
triple jump Ken Lorraway AUS17.19John Herbert16.91Willie Banks USA16.70
shot put Mike Winch18.90Simon Rodhouse18.20Nick Tabor17.40
discus throw Brad Cooper BAH63.70Robert Weir58.14Richard Slaney56.92
hammer throw Robert Weir71.92Martin Girvan71.52Shigenobu Murofushi JPN70.52
javelin throw David Ottley80.54John Trower76.90Peter Yates75.52
decathlon Fidelis Obikwu7535Pan Zeniou7532 Flag of Scotland.svg Brad McStravick7467

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References

  1. ↑ "Rising young star Kieran Moore" . Aberdeen Evening Express. 24 July 1982. Retrieved 18 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Elliott steals Palace show" . Wolverhampton Express and Star. 26 July 1982. 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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