1985 AAA Championships

1985 AAA Championships
Dates13–14 July 1985
Host cityLondon, England
VenueCrystal Palace National Sports Centre
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

The 1985 AAA Championships sponsored by (Kodak) was the 1985 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 13 to 14 July 1985 at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England.[1][2]

Summary

The Championships covered two days of competition.

The 1985 London Marathon determined the marathon AAA champion.

The decathlon was held in Birmingham on 20–21 July 1985.

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100m Ernest Obeng 10.44 Darwin Cook USA 10.45 Chidi Imoh NGR 10.46
200m Ade Mafe 20.99 Buster Watson 21.02 Mike McFarlane 21.02
400m Darren Clark AUS 45.45 Derek Redmond 45.52 Mark Rowe USA 45.78
800m José Luiz Barbosa BRA 1:45.48 Eugene Sanders USA 1:45.58 Edwin Koech KEN 1:46.58
1,500m Marcus O'Sullivan IRL 3:40.27 Ray Flynn IRL 3:40.59 Scotland Alistair Currie 3:41.09
5,000m David Lewis 13:42.82 Paul Davies-Hale 13:42.99 John Treacy IRL 13:44.68
10,000m Kevin Ryan USA 28:50.70 Karl Harrison 28:52.46 Carl Thackery 28:54.90
marathon Steve Jones 2:08:16 Charlie Spedding 2:08:33 Scotland Allister Hutton 2:09:16
3000m steeplechase Brian Diemer USA 8:31.51 Kevin Capper 8:38.11 Brendan Quinn IRL 8:42.05
110m hurdles Henry Andrade USA 13.83 Nigel Walker 13.98 Dannie Jackson USA 14.02
400m hurdles Ahmed Hamada BRN 49.82 Max Robertson 50.16 Henry Amike NGR 50.25
3,000m walk Ian McCombie 11:41.73 NR Phil Vesty 11:54.57 Martin Rush 12:04.28
10,000m walk Murray Day NZL 43:35.3 Roger Mills 43:48.9 Adrian James 44:58.1
high jump Milt Ottey CAN 2.28 Brian Stanton USA 2.28 Jorge Alfaro CUB 2.28
pole vault Kory Tarpenning USA 5.40 Mike Tully USA
Tim Bright USA		 5.30 n/a
long jump Dannie Jackson USA 7.89 Derrick Brown 7.80 John Herbert 7.74
triple jump Willie Banks USA 17.22 Robert Cannon USA 16.87 John Herbert 16.85
shot put Billy Cole 17.88 Stuart Gyngell AUS 17.48 Hubert Maingot TRI 17.03
discus throw Juan Martinez CUB 65.72 Luis Delis CUB 65.34 Paul Mardle 58.28
hammer throw David Smith 77.30 Declan Hegarty IRL 76.02 Martin Girvan 73.42
javelin throw David Ottley 88.32 Mick Hill 79.56 Masami Yoshida JPN 79.08
decathlon Greg Richards 7456 Tom Leeson 7385 Mark Luscombe 6999

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sprint stars out of line". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 14 July 1985. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Second-best stars!". Birmingham Mail. 15 July 1985. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 July 2024.