1973 AAA Championships

1973 AAA Championships
1973 AAA Championships
Dates	13–14 July 1973
Host city	London, England
Venue	Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor
	← 1972 1974 → ; AAA Championships

The 1973 AAA Championships was the 1973 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 13 to 14 July 1973 at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England.^[1]^[2]

Summary

The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Harlow.

The 10 miles event was discontinued.

Results

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Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100m	Don Halliday	10.60	Brian Green	10.63	Les Piggot	10.69
200m	Chris Monk	21.12	David Stokes AUS	21.24	Ian Matthews	21.31
400m	David Jenkins	46.42	Joseph Leserwane RSA	46.64	Erik Carlgren SWE	46.85
800m	Andy Carter	1:45.12 NR	Danie Malan RSA	1:45.21	Bill Hooker AUS	1:45.36
1,500m	Rod Dixon NZL	3:38.99	Frank Clement	3:39.41	Phil Banning	3:40.35
5,000m	Brendan Foster	13:23.71	Ian Stewart	13:30.84	David Black	13:33.24
10,000m	Dave Bedford	27:30.80 WR	Tony Simmons	28:19.19	Bernie Plain	28:30.22
marathon	Ian Thompson	2:12:40	Ron Hill	2:13:22	Colin Kirkham	2:15:25
3000m steeplechase	Steve Hollings	8:30.81	John Bicourt	8:32.29	Gerry Stevens	8:35.26
110m hurdles	Berwyn Price	14.10	Graham Gower	14.43	Bo Forssander SWE	14.45
400m hurdles	Alan Pascoe	49.77	Bob Steele USA	50.43	Bill Hartley	50.45
3,000m walk	Roger Mills	12:16.8	Paul Nihill	12:18.6	Peter Marlow	12:28.8
10,000m walk	Roger Mills	44:38.6	Olly Flynn	44:52.4	Shaun Lightman	44:53.2
high jump	Chris Dunn USA	2.06	Tony Sneazwell AUS	2.06	James Fanning IRL	2.06
pole vault	Brian Hooper	5.16	Mike Bull	5.00	Ingemar Jernberg SWE	4.80
long jump	Geoff Hignett	7.37	Jerry Gangadeen	7.34	Stewart Atkins	7.31
triple jump	Tony Wadhams	15.76	Peter Blackburn	15.47	Andy Vincent	15.24
shot put	Geoff Capes	20.27 NR	Mike Winch	19.54	Bill Tancred	18.14
discus throw	Bill Tancred	61.22	John Hillier	58.10	Peter Tancred	54.22
hammer throw	Howard Payne	67.98	Barry Williams	67.02	Ian Chipchase	66.96
javelin throw	David Travis	73.58	Kevin Sheppard	70.24	Brian Roberts	68.98
decathlon	David Kidner	6969	Nick Phipps	6654	Mike Corden	6595

References

^ "Foster in shock 5,000 victory". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 14 July 1973. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "It's Vic's best yet". Kent Evening Post. 16 July 1973. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 July 2024.

[1] "Foster in shock 5,000 victory". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 14 July 1973. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[2] "It's Vic's best yet". Kent Evening Post. 16 July 1973. 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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