1987 AAA Championships

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1987 AAA Championships
Dates1–2 August 1987
Host cityLondon, England
Venue Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

The 1987 AAA Championships sponsored by (Kodak) was the 1987 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 1 to 2 August 1987 at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England. [1] [2]

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Summary

The Championships covered two days of competition and was the last time that men's only events were held because from 1988 the WAAA Championships would merge with the AAA Championships.

The 1987 London Marathon determined the marathon AAA champion.

The decathlon was held in Stoke-on-Trent from 30 to 31 May 1987.

Results

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EventGoldSilverBronze
100m Dwayne Evans USA10.33John Regis10.37 Flag of Scotland.svg Allan Wells10.39
200m John Regis20.25Dwayne Evans USA20.26Harvey McSwain USA20.40
400m Gabriel Tiacoh CIV45.10Derek Redmond45.17Phil Brown45.73
800m Peter Elliott1:48.71Tony Morrell1:48.78Pat Scammell AUS1:48.91
1,500m Steve Crabb3:41.23Adrian Passey3:41.70John Gladwin3:42.14
5,000m Jack Buckner13:25.02Gary Staines13:30.53Steve Binns13:32.95
10,000m Jon Solly27:51.76Steve Binns27:58.61Mike McLeod28:02.83
marathon Hugh Jones2:10:11Charlie Spedding2:10:32 Flag of Scotland.svg John Graham2:12:32
3000m steeplechase Eddie Wedderburn8:24.78Bruno Le Stum FRA8:27.47 Flag of Scotland.svg Tom Hanlon8:28.29
110m hurdles Jon Ridgeon13.36Nigel Walker13.76Renaldo Nehemiah USA13.84
400m hurdles Max Robertson49.51Martin Gillingham49.91Martin Briggs50.18
10,000m walk Ian McCombie41:16.14Andi Drake42:06.73Mark Easton42:18.92
high jump Flag of Scotland.svg Geoff Parsons2.24Hollis Conway USA2.24Dalton Grant2.20
pole vault Jeff Gutteridge5.35Keith Stock5.00Brian Hooper
Mike Edwards		4.90
long jump Mike Powell USA7.94David Culbert AUS7.75Keith Fleming7.50
triple jump Eric McCalla16.86John Herbert16.79Francis Agyepong16.41
shot put Paul Edwards17.26John McNamara AUS16.80Shaun Pickering16.80
discus throw Paul Mardle57.34Peter Gordon54.74Mark Robinson NZL52.54
hammer throw David Smith70.60Angus Cooper NZL69.90Paul Head66.78
javelin throw Mick Hill81.68David Ottley78.36Roald Bradstock76.42
decathlon Ken Hayford7388Alex Kruger7228Kevin Atkinson IRL7199

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References

  1. ↑ "Rose fails in World-sport bid" . Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 2 August 1987. Retrieved 18 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Ovett selected despite disastrous weekend" . Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 3 August 1987. 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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