1973 AAA Championships

1973 AAA Championships
Dates13–14 July 1973
Host cityLondon, England
VenueCrystal Palace National Sports Centre
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1972
1974


The 1973 AAA Championships was the 1973 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 13 to 14 July 1973 at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England.[1][2]

Summary

The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Harlow.

The 10 miles event was discontinued.

Dave Travis won his 6th of 7 AAA javelin titles
New Zealander Rod Dixon won the 1500 metres

Results

[3][4][5]

EventGoldSilverBronze
100mScotland Don Halliday10.60Brian Green10.63Scotland Les Piggot10.69
200mChris Monk21.12Australia David Stokes21.24Ian Matthews21.31
400mScotland David Jenkins46.42South Africa Joseph Leserwane46.64Sweden Erik Carlgren46.85
800mAndy Carter1:45.12 NRSouth Africa Danie Malan1:45.21Australia Bill Hooker1:45.36
1,500mNew Zealand Rod Dixon3:38.99Scotland Frank Clement3:39.41Phil Banning3:40.35
5,000mBrendan Foster13:23.71Scotland Ian Stewart13:30.84Dave Black13:33.24
10,000mDave Bedford27:30.80 WRWales Tony Simmons28:19.19Bernie Plain28:30.22
marathonIan Thompson2:12:40Ron Hill2:13:22Colin Kirkham2:15:25
3000m steeplechaseSteve Hollings8:30.81John Bicourt8:32.29Gerry Stevens8:35.26
110m hurdlesWales Berwyn Price14.10Graham Gower14.43Sweden Bo Forssander14.45
400m hurdlesAlan Pascoe49.77United States Bob Steele50.43Bill Hartley50.45
3,000m walkRoger Mills12:16.8Paul Nihill12:18.6Peter Marlow12:28.8
10,000m walkRoger Mills44:38.6Olly Flynn44:52.4Shaun Lightman44:53.2
high jumpUnited States Chris Dunn2.06Australia Tony Sneazwell2.06Republic of Ireland James Fanning2.06
pole vaultBrian Hooper5.16Mike Bull5.00Sweden Ingemar Jernberg4.80
long jumpGeoff Hignett7.37Jerry Gangadeen7.34Scotland Stewart Atkins7.31
triple jumpTony Wadhams15.76Peter Blackburn15.47Andy Vincent15.24
shot putGeoff Capes20.27 NRMike Winch19.54Bill Tancred18.14
discus throwBill Tancred61.22John Hillier58.10Pete Tancred54.22
hammer throwHoward Payne67.98Barry Williams67.02Ian Chipchase66.96
javelin throwDave Travis73.58Kevin Shappard70.24Brian Roberts68.98
decathlonScotland David Kidner6969Nick Phipps6654Mike Corden6595

See also

References

  1. ^ "Foster in shock 5,000 victory". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 14 July 1973. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "It's Vic's best yet". Kent Evening Post. 16 July 1973. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Results". The People. 15 July 1973. Retrieved 29 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Dave's run for the money". Sunday Mirror. 15 July 1973. Retrieved 29 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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