1984 AAA Championships

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1984 AAA Championships
Dates23–24 June 1984
Host cityBirmingham, England
VenueAlexander 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]

Summary

The Championships were held at the Alexander 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.

Steve Cram won another middle-distance title

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100m Donovan Reid10.42 Linford Christie10.48 Eddie Cutting10.49
200m Todd Bennett20.79 Buster Watson20.93 Lincoln Asquith21.10
400m Australia Darren Clark45.66 Ivory Coast Gabriel Tiacoh45.81 Trinidad and Tobago Mike Paul45.88
800m Steve Cram1:46.84 Rob Harrison1:46.90 United States James Mays1:46.91
1,500m Peter Elliott3:39.66 Sebastian Coe3:39.79 Eamonn Martin3:41.00
5,000m Republic of Ireland Ray Flynn13:19.52 Nick Rose13:22.00 Tim Hutchings13:26.11
10,000m Wales Steve Jones28:09.97 Mike McLeod28:16.87 Julian Goater28:17.62
marathon Charlie Spedding2:09:57 Kevin Forster2:11:41 Wales Dennis Fowles2:12:12
3000m steeplechase Spain Domingo Ramón8:23.12 Paul Davies-Hale8:24.07 Graeme Fell8:25.46
110m hurdles Wales Nigel Walker13.78 Wilbert Greaves14.03 Hughie Teape14.17
400m hurdles Martin Gillingham50.24 Gary Oakes50.47 Steve Sole50.70
3,000m walk Phil Vesty11:42.94 NR Tim Berrett11:54.23 Roger Mills12:13.56
10,000m walk Ian McCombie41:33.0 Martin Rush42:54.3 Steve Johnson43:38.6
high jump Cuba Francisco Centelles2.30 Cuba Javier Sotomayor2.30 Cuba Jorge Alfaro2.26
pole vault Jeff Gutteridge5.40 Brian Hooper5.20 Keith Stock5.20
long jump Fred Salle7.59 David Burgess7.58 John Herbert7.55
triple jump Cuba Lázaro Betancourt16.93 Cuba Lázaro Balcindes16.80 Cuba Jorge Reyna16.74
shot put Mike Winch18.39 Australia Phil Nettle16.93 Republic of Ireland Paul Quirke16.92
discus throw Bob Weir62.50 The Bahamas Brad Cooper60.60 Australia Paul Nandapi60.40
hammer throw David Smith72.40 Bob Weir71.76 Paul Dickenson70.24
javelin throw David Ottley81.34 Marcus Humphries76.48 Peter Yates76.24
decathlon Republic of Ireland Kevin Atkinson7451 Ken Hayford7431 Republic of Ireland Brendan Curtin7129

See also

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.