1983 AAA Championships

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1983 AAA Championships
Dates23–24 July 1983
Host cityLondon, England
Venue Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

The 1983 AAA Championships sponsored by (Robinsons Barley Water) was the 1983 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 23 to 24 July 1983 at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England. [1] [2]

Contents

Summary

The Championships covered two days of competition.

From 1983 the London Marathon would determine the marathon AAA champion.

The decathlon was held in Birmingham on 9 & 10 July 1983.

Results

[3]

EventGoldSilverBronze
100m Calvin Smith USA10.30 Flag of Scotland.svg Allan Wells10.34Paul Narracott AUS10.43
200m Mel Lattany USA20.61Donovan Reid21.00 Flag of Scotland.svg Cameron Sharp21.04
400m Darren Clark AUS45.05Eddie Carey USA45.52Walter McCoy USA45.56
800m William Wuyke VEN1:45.44Peter Elliott1:45.64Chris McGeorge1:46.57
1,500m Steve Cram3:41.69Eamonn Martin3:44.03Roger Hackney3:44.05
5,000m Steve Harris13:38.63Dave Clarke13:41.07Steve Binns13:42.36
10,000m Charlie Spedding28:08.12Geoff Smith28:11.37Allister Hutton28:13.96
marathon Mike Gratton2:09:43Gerry Helme2:10:12 Flag of Scotland.svg Jim Dingwall2:11:44
3000m steeplechase Colin Reitz8:28.42Eddie Wedderburn8:30.02David Lewis8:32.79
110m hurdles Tonie Campbell USA13.41Sam Turner USA13.50Marcus Allen USA13.86
400m hurdles David Lee USA49.18Steve Sole49.95Ahmed Hamada BRN50.23
3,000m walk Dave Smith AUS11:36.04Phil Vesty11:48.03Roger Mills12:03.58
10,000m walk Charlie Spedding28:08.12Geoff Smith28:11.37Allister Hutton28:13.96
high jump Leo Williams USA2.29James Howard USA2.29Takao Sakamoto JPN2.26
pole vault Jeff Gutteridge5.35Keith Stock5.20Tomomi Takahashi JPN5.20
long jump Mike Conley USA7.82Fred Salle7.56Derrick Brown7.52
triple jump Mike Conley USA16.49Eric McCalla16.10Vernon Samuels15.85
shot put Mike Carter USA20.80Mike Winch18.02Nick Tabor17.73
discus throw Robert Weir59.76Richard Slaney58.18Peter Gordon58.14
hammer throw Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Black75.40 NRMatt Mileham75.02Robert Weir72.48
javelin throw Mike O'Rourke NZL84.88David Ottley78.80Peter Yates77.90
decathlon Kevin Atkinson IRL7353Ken Hayford7317Kevan Lobb7094

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References

  1. ↑ "Chris Black's hammer record" . Sunday Post. 24 July 1983. Retrieved 18 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Athletics" . Daily Mirror. 25 July 1983. 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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