1986 AAA Championships

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1986 AAA Championships
Dates20–21 June 1986
Host cityBirmingham, England
Venue Alexander Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

The 1986 AAA Championships sponsored by (Kodak) was the 1986 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 20 to 21 June 1986 at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England. [1] [2]

Contents

Summary

The Championships covered two days of competition.

The 1986 London Marathon determined the marathon champion.

The decathlon was held in Wrexham from 20 to 21 June 1986. The 3,000 metres walk was held for the last time.

A new javelin weight and design was introduced with the purpose of reducing the distances thrown by athletes for safety reasons and reducing the instances of the javelin landing flat. [3] [4]

Results

[5]

EventGoldSilverBronze
100m Linford Christie 10.22 Mike McFarlane 10.26 Daley Thompson 10.34
200m John Regis 20.41 Todd Bennett 20.50Linford Christie20.51
400m Darren Clark AUS44.94 Roger Black 45.16 Kriss Akabusi 46.08
800m Steve Cram 1:46.15 Peter Elliott 1:46.67 David Sharpe 1:46.81
1,500m John Gladwin 3:35.93 Steve Crabb 3:38.04 Paul Larkins 3:38.19
5,000m Tim Hutchings 13:25.03 Jack Buckner 13:26.08 Petr Klimeš TCH13:31.54
10,000m Jon Solly 27:51.76 Steve Binns 27:58.61 Mike McLeod 28:02.83
marathon Hugh Jones 2:11:42 Flag of Scotland.svg Allister Hutton 2:12:36 Ieuan Ellis 2:14:38
3000m steeplechase Eddie Wedderburn8:33.03Nick Peach8:33.89John Hartigan8:38.67
110m hurdles Colin Jackson13.51Nigel Walker13.75David Nelson13.91
400m hurdles Max Robertson49.52Philippe Gonigam FRA50.21Mark Holtom50.33
3,000m walk Murray Day NZL12:04.0Chris Smith12:23.0Les Morton12:45.2
10,000m walk Ian McCombie41:42.28Murray Day NZL42:46.92Paul Blagg42:58.20
high jump Flag of Scotland.svg Geoff Parsons2.23Floyd Manderson2.20Fayyaz Ahmed2.15
pole vault Brian Hooper5.30Jeff Gutteridge5.20Keith Stock5.20
long jump Derrick Brown8.07John King7.94John Shepherd7.89
triple jump Joseph Taiwo NGR16.99Peter Beames AUS16.90Mike Makin16.67
shot put Billy Cole19.01Mike Winch18.10Graham Savory17.28
discus throw Richard Slaney59.62Graham Savory58.52Paul Mardle57.42
hammer throw David Smith68.72Matt Mileham68.70Mick Jones68.50
javelin throw David Ottley80.24Einar Vilhjalmsson ISL77.84Darryl Brand74.54
decathlon Greg Richards7336 Fidelis Obikwu 6936Robert Laing6794

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References

  1. ↑ "Sprin finish" . Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 22 June 1986. Retrieved 18 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Angry Cram in Ovett blast" . Western Daily Press. 23 June 1986. Retrieved 18 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Pitreavie miss out on semi-final place" . Dundee Courier. 2 June 1986. Retrieved 18 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "The Story of the Javelin- Bringing it Back Down to Earth". Engineering Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
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