1971 AAA Championships

1971 AAA Championships
Dates23–24 July 1971
Host cityLondon, England
VenueCrystal Palace National Sports Centre
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

The 1971 AAA Championships was the 1971 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 23 to 24 July 1971 at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England.[1][2]

Summary

The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Manchester and the decathlon event was held in Blackburn.

The championships were held at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre for the first time.[3]

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100m Brian Green 10.57 Scotland Les Piggot 10.81 Scotland Don Halliday 10.90
200m Alan Pascoe 21.09 Martin Reynolds 21.35 Ralph Banthorpe 21.41
400m Scotland David Jenkins 47.10 Len Walters 47.21 Derek Price 47.32
800m Peter Browne 1:47.54 David Cropper 1:48.28 Phil Lewis 1:48.50
1,500m Tony Polhill NZL 3:40.34 Scotland Peter Stewart 3:40.37 Brendan Foster 3:40.69
5,000m Mike Baxter 13:39.63 Alan Blinston 13:46.22 Adrian Weatherhead 13:47.28
10,000m Dave Bedford 27:47.0 ER Jack Lane 28:39.6 Noël Tijou FRA 28:44.2
10 miles Trevor Wright 46:51.6 Ron Grove 48:05.8 Keith Angus 48:24.8
marathon Ron Hill 2:12:39 Trevor Wright 2:13:27 Jürgen Busch GDR 2:14:03
3000m steeplechase Andy Holden 8:37.96 David Camp 8:42.38 Steve Hollings 8:45.80
110m hurdles Alan Pascoe 14.49 Berwyn Price 14.63 Graham Gower 14.72
400m hurdles John Sherwood 51.38 Dave Schärer 51.78 Bob Roberts 52.09
3,000m walk Paul Nihill 12:08.4 Phil Embleton 12:30.2 Scotland Bill Sutherland 12:52.0
10,000m walk Phil Embleton 45:26.2 Carl Lawton 46:31.4 Alan Smallwood 48:04.6
high jump Michael Campbell 2.04 David Livesey 2.02 Colin Boreham 2.00
pole vault Mike Bull 5.05 Brian Hooper 4.81 Ed Johnson AUS 4.81
long jump Henry Hines USA 8.01 Alan Lerwill 7.98 Lynn Davies 7.77
triple jump Tony Wadhams 15.16 David Johnson 15.12 Tony Ababio 15.03
shot put Les Mills NZL 19.27 Geoff Capes 18.30 Jeff Teale 17.91
discus throw Les Mills NZL 58.62 John Watts 57.88 NR Bill Tancred 55.20
hammer throw Howard Payne 66.44 Barry Williams 62.14 Bruce Fraser 59.64
javelin throw David Travis 77.00 Mladen Gavrilovic 74.94 John McSorley 72.88
decathlon Scotland David Kidner 6691 Mike Corden 6195 Clifford Brooks BAR 6064

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sprint stars dazzled by green flash". Liverpool Echo. 24 July 1971. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Bedford Cracks". Sunday Post. 25 July 1971. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Leicester in running for top event". Nottingham Evening Post. 20 November 1970. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 July 2024.