1983 AAA Championships
Appearance
1983 AAA Championships | |
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Dates | 23–24 July 1983 |
Host city | London, England |
Venue | Crystal Palace National Sports Centre |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
← 1982 1984 → |
The 1983 AAA Championships sponsored by (Robinsons Barley Water) was the 1983 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 23 to 24 July 1983 at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England.[1][2]
Summary
[edit]The Championships covered two days of competition.
From 1983 the London Marathon would determine the marathon AAA champion.
The decathlon was held in Birmingham on 9 & 10 July 1983.
Results
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100m | Calvin Smith USA | 10.30 | Allan Wells | 10.34 | Paul Narracott AUS | 10.43 |
200m | Mel Lattany USA | 20.61 | Donovan Reid | 21.00 | Cameron Sharp | 21.04 |
400m | Darren Clark AUS | 45.05 | Eddie Carey USA | 45.52 | Walter McCoy USA | 45.56 |
800m | William Wuyke VEN | 1:45.44 | Peter Elliott | 1:45.64 | Chris McGeorge | 1:46.57 |
1,500m | Steve Cram | 3:41.69 | Eamonn Martin | 3:44.03 | Roger Hackney | 3:44.05 |
5,000m | Steve Harris | 13:38.63 | Dave Clarke | 13:41.07 | Steve Binns | 13:42.36 |
10,000m | Charlie Spedding | 28:08.12 | Geoff Smith | 28:11.37 | Allister Hutton | 28:13.96 |
marathon | Mike Gratton | 2:09:43 | Gerry Helme | 2:10:12 | Jim Dingwall | 2:11:44 |
3000m steeplechase | Colin Reitz | 8:28.42 | Eddie Wedderburn | 8:30.02 | David Lewis | 8:32.79 |
110m hurdles | Tonie Campbell USA | 13.41 | Sam Turner USA | 13.50 | Marcus Allen USA | 13.86 |
400m hurdles | David Lee USA | 49.18 | Steve Sole | 49.95 | Ahmed Hamada BRN | 50.23 |
3,000m walk | Dave Smith AUS | 11:36.04 | Phil Vesty | 11:48.03 | Roger Mills | 12:03.58 |
10,000m walk | Charlie Spedding | 28:08.12 | Geoff Smith | 28:11.37 | Allister Hutton | 28:13.96 |
high jump | Leo Williams USA | 2.29 | James Howard USA | 2.29 | Takao Sakamoto JPN | 2.26 |
pole vault | Jeff Gutteridge | 5.35 | Keith Stock | 5.20 | Tomomi Takahashi JPN | 5.20 |
long jump | Mike Conley USA | 7.82 | Fred Salle | 7.56 | Derrick Brown | 7.52 |
triple jump | Mike Conley USA | 16.49 | Eric McCalla | 16.10 | Vernon Samuels | 15.85 |
shot put | Mike Carter USA | 20.80 | Mike Winch | 18.02 | Nick Tabor | 17.73 |
discus throw | Robert Weir | 59.76 | Richard Slaney | 58.18 | Peter Gordon | 58.14 |
hammer throw | Chris Black | 75.40 NR | Matt Mileham | 75.02 | Robert Weir | 72.48 |
javelin throw | Mike O'Rourke NZL | 84.88 | David Ottley | 78.80 | Peter Yates | 77.90 |
decathlon | Kevin Atkinson IRL | 7353 | Ken Hayford | 7317 | Kevan Lobb | 7094 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Chris Black's hammer record". Sunday Post. 24 July 1983. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletics". Daily Mirror. 25 July 1983. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 July 2024.