1984 AAA Championships

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1984 AAA Championships
Dates23–24 June 1984
Host cityBirmingham, England
Venue Alexander Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

The 1984 AAA Championships sponsored by (U-Bix) was the 1984 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 23 to 24 June 1984 at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England. [1] [2]

Contents

Summary

The Championships were held at the Alxander Stadium for the first time and covered two days of competition.

The 1984 London Marathon determined the marathon champion.

The decathlon was held in Hendon on 14 & 15 July 1984.

Results

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EventGoldSilverBronze
100m Donovan Reid10.42Linford Christie10.48Eddie Cutting10.49
200m Todd Bennett20.79Buster Watson20.93Lincoln Asquith21.10
400m Darren Clark AUS45.66Gabriel Tiacoh CIV45.81Mike Paul TRI45.88
800m Steve Cram1:46.84Rob Harrison1:46.90James Mays USA1:46.91
1,500m Peter Elliott3:39.66Sebastian Coe3:39.79Eamonn Martin3:41.00
5,000m Ray Flynn IRL13:19.52Nick Rose13:22.00Tim Hutchings13:26.11
10,000m Steve Jones28:09.97Mike McLeod28:16.87Julian Goater28:17.62
marathon Charlie Spedding2:09:57Kevin Forster2:11:41Dennis Fowles2:12:12
3000m steeplechase Domingo Ramon ESP8:23.12Paul Davies-Hale8:24.07Graeme Fell8:25.46
110m hurdles Nigel Walker13.78Wilbert Greaves14.03Hugh Teape14.17
400m hurdles Martin Gillingham50.24Gary Oakes50.47Steve Sole50.70
3,000m walk Phil Vesty11:42.94 NRTim Berrett11:54.23Roger Mills12:13.56
10,000m walk Ian McCombie41:33.0Martin Rush42:54.3Steve Johnson43:38.6
high jump Francisco Centelles CUB2.30Javier Sotomayor CUB2.30Jorge Alfaro CUB2.26
pole vault Jeff Gutteridge5.40Brian Hooper5.20Keith Stock5.20
long jump Fred Salle7.59David Burgess7.58John Herbert7.55
triple jump Lazaro Betancourt CUB16.93Lazaro Balcindes CUB16.80Jorge Reyna CUB16.74
shot put Mike Winch18.39Phil Nettle AUS16.93Paul Quirke IRL16.92
discus throw Robert Weir62.50Brad Cooper BAH60.60Paul Nandapi AUS60.40
hammer throw David Smith72.40Robert Weir71.76Paul Dickenson70.24
javelin throw David Ottley81.34Marcus Humphries76.48Peter Yates76.24
decathlon Kevin Atkinson IRL7451Ken Hayford7431Brendan Curtin IRL7129

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References

  1. ↑ "Big Bob's Olympic blast-off" . Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 24 June 1984. Retrieved 18 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Only 5 Scots athletes certain of Olympic place" . The Scotsman. 25 June 1984. 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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