1979 AAA Championships
Appearance
1979 AAA Championships | |
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Dates | 13–14 July 1979 |
Host city | London, England |
Venue | Crystal Palace National Sports Centre |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
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The 1979 AAA Championships sponsored by Nationwide was the 1979 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 13 to 14 July 1979 at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England.[1][2]
Summary
[edit]The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Coventry and the decathlon was held in Birmingham.
Results
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100m | Clancy Edwards USA | 10.35 | Mike McFarlane | 10.43 | Eddie Cutting | 10.46 |
200m | Clancy Edwards USA | 20.77 | Mike McFarlane | 20.95 | Ainsley Bennett | 21.09 |
400m | Hassan El Kashief SUD | 45.82 | Sebastian Coe | 46.87 | Roger Jenkins | 47.01 |
800m | Steve Scott USA | 1:47.29 | John Walker NZL | 1:47.53 | Garry Cook | 1:47.54 |
1,500m | Steve Ovett | 3:39.08 | Graham Williamson | 3:39.27 | John Robson | 3:39.55 |
5,000m | Eamonn Coghlan IRL | 13:23.54 | Mike McLeod | 13:24.25 | Rod Dixon NZL | 13:24.61 |
10,000m | John Treacy IRL | 28:12.10 | Alberto Salazar USA | 28:12.39 | Dave Murphy | 28:12.42 |
marathon | Greg Hannon | 2:13:06 | Bernie Ford | 2:14:15 | Michael Koussis GRE | 2:19:42 |
3000m steeplechase | Hillary Tuwei KEN | 8:23.67 | Amos Korir KEN | 8:28.98 | Julian Marsay | 8:29.46 |
110m hurdles | Mark Holtom | 13.78w | Wilbert Greaves | 13.91w | David Wilson | 14.13w |
400m hurdles | Ed Moses USA | 48.58 | Peter Grant AUS | 50.07 | Gary Oakes | 50.37 |
3,000m walk | Roger Mills | 12:09.07 | Mike Parker NZL | 12:22.76 | Carl Lawton | 12:37.69 |
10,000m walk | Brian Adams | 43:48.4 | Graham Morris | 44:09.2 | Amos Seddon | 45:25.6 |
high jump | Takao Sakamoto JPN | 2.15 | Ossie Cham Tim Foulger |
2.15 | n/a | |
pole vault | Mike Tully USA | 5.45 | Patrick Desruelles BEL | 5.40 | Ralph Haynie USA | 5.30 |
long jump | Ronald Desruelles BEL | 7.95 | Roy Mitchell | 7.87 | Junichi Usui JPN | 7.80 |
triple jump | Keith Connor | 15.87 | Masami Nakanishi JPN | 15.52 | David Johnson | 15.45 |
shot put | Geoff Capes | 19.39 | Mike Winch | 17.29 | Richard Slaney | 16.67 |
discus throw | John Powell USA | 61.50 | Al Oerter USA | 59.64 | Richard Slaney | 54.68 |
hammer throw | Peter Farmer AUS | 70.16 | Matt Mileham | 64.40 | Paul Dickenson | 64.16 |
javelin throw | Simon Osborne | 81.68 | David Ottley | 80.82 | Peter Yates | 80.62 |
decathlon | Brad McStravick | 7569 | Colin Boreham | 7114 | Mike Corden | 7063 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Sporting yesterdays". Star Green 'un. 14 July 1979. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Fallen Idol". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 15 July 1979. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 July 2024.