1983 AAA Championships

1983 AAA Championships
Dates23–24 July 1983
Host cityLondon, England
VenueCrystal Palace National Sports Centre
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

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

The Championships covered two days of competition.

From 1983 the London Marathon would determine the marathon AAA champion.

Main article: 1983 London Marathon

The decathlon was held in Birmingham on 9 & 10 July 1983.

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100m Calvin Smith USA 10.30 Scotland Allan Wells 10.34 Paul Narracott AUS 10.43
200m Mel Lattany USA 20.61 Donovan Reid 21.00 Scotland 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 Scotland 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 Scotland 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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Chris Black's hammer record". Sunday Post. 24 July 1983. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Athletics". Daily Mirror. 25 July 1983. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 July 2024.