1980 AAA Championships

1980 AAA Championships
Dates5–6 September 1980
Host cityLondon, England
VenueCrystal Palace National Sports Centre
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1979
1981


The 1980 AAA Championships sponsored by Nationwide was the 1980 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 5 to 6 September 1980 at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England.[1][2]

Summary

The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Milton Keynes and the decathlon was held in Cwmbran.

Rod Milburn won the sprint hurdles
Steve Ovett won his last AAAA title

Results

[3]

EventGoldSilverBronze
100mScotland Allan Wells10.36Jamaica Don Quarrie10.57Mike McFarlane10.60
200mUnited States Mel Lattany20.74United States Steve Williams20.93Trevor Hoyte21.19
400mRod Milne46.53Roy Dickens46.56Steve Scutt46.60
800mSudan Omer Khalifa1:47.43Kenya James Maina Boi1:47.91Scotland Paul Forbes1:48.31
1 mileSteve Ovett4:04.40New Zealand John Walker4:04.62Colin Reitz4:06.43
5,000mWest Germany Harald Hudak13:51.71Dick Callan13:52.49Steve Binns13:53.25
10,000mNick Rose28:11.98Wales Steve Jones28:13.25Bernie Ford28:27.78
marathonIan Thompson2:14:00Dave Black2:14:28Andy Holden2:15:18
3000m steeplechaseWales Roger Hackney8:39.38Scotland Gordon Rimmer8:39.91Ron Harris8:40.73
110m hurdlesUnited States Rod Milburn13.69Mark Holtom13.71United States Ashland Whitfield14.01
400m hurdlesUnited States James King49.50Bill Hartley50.04Gary Oakes50.23
3,000m walkWales Steve Barry12:00.44Richard Dorman12:24.45Ian Richards12:26.47
10,000m walkRoger Mills43:21.2New Zealand Mike Parker43:39.6Gordon Vale43:57.6
high jumpWest Germany Carlo Thränhardt2.23Mark Naylor2.20Rupert Charles2.14
pole vaultBrian Hooper5.59 NRKeith Stock5.57 NRJeff Gutteridge5.10
long jumpUnited States Arnie Robinson7.92Gus Udo7.64Aston Moore7.53
triple jumpUnited States Paul Jordan16.49Aston Moore16.49Frank Attoh15.98
shot putUnited States Brian Oldfield21.25Geoff Capes20.10Mike Winch17.97
discus throwUnited States Brian Oldfield61.46Peter Tancred59.46Scotland Colin Sutherland54.40
hammer throwMartin Girvan68.72Republic of Ireland Seán Egan66.94Bob Weir65.86
javelin throwHungary Miklós Németh83.34New Zealand Mike O'Rourke81.04David Ottley80.38
decathlonScotland Brad McStravick7663Pan Zeniou7497Buster Watson7443

See also

References

  1. ^ "Midland's double at AAA centenary". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 7 September 1980. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Ovett's stroll". Sunday Mirror. 7 September 1980. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
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