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1984 AAA Championships

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1984 AAA Championships
Dates23–24 June 1984
Host cityBirmingham, England
VenueAlexander Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1983
1985


The 1984 AAA Championships sponsored by (U-Bix) was the 1984 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 23 to 24 June 1984 at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England.[1][2]

Summary[edit]

The Championships were held at the Alxander Stadium for the first time and covered two days of competition.

The 1984 London Marathon determined the marathon champion.

The decathlon was held in Hendon on 14 & 15 July 1984.

Results[edit]

[3]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100m Donovan Reid 10.42 Linford Christie 10.48 Eddie Cutting 10.49
200m Todd Bennett 20.79 Buster Watson 20.93 Lincoln Asquith 21.10
400m Darren Clark AUS 45.66 Gabriel Tiacoh CIV 45.81 Mike Paul TRI 45.88
800m Steve Cram 1:46.84 Rob Harrison 1:46.90 James Mays USA 1:46.91
1,500m Peter Elliott 3:39.66 Sebastian Coe 3:39.79 Eamonn Martin 3:41.00
5,000m Ray Flynn IRL 13:19.52 Nick Rose 13:22.00 Tim Hutchings 13:26.11
10,000m Steve Jones 28:09.97 Mike McLeod 28:16.87 Julian Goater 28:17.62
marathon Charlie Spedding 2:09:57 Kevin Forster 2:11:41 Dennis Fowles 2:12:12
3000m steeplechase Domingo Ramon ESP 8:23.12 Paul Davies-Hale 8:24.07 Graeme Fell 8:25.46
110m hurdles Nigel Walker 13.78 Wilbert Greaves 14.03 Hugh Teape 14.17
400m hurdles Martin Gillingham 50.24 Gary Oakes 50.47 Steve Sole 50.70
3,000m walk Phil Vesty 11:42.94 NR Tim Berrett 11:54.23 Roger Mills 12:13.56
10,000m walk Ian McCombie 41:33.0 Martin Rush 42:54.3 Steve Johnson 43:38.6
high jump Francisco Centelles CUB 2.30 Javier Sotomayor CUB 2.30 Jorge Alfaro CUB 2.26
pole vault Jeff Gutteridge 5.40 Brian Hooper 5.20 Keith Stock 5.20
long jump Fred Salle 7.59 David Burgess 7.58 John Herbert 7.55
triple jump Lazaro Betancourt CUB 16.93 Lazaro Balcindes CUB 16.80 Jorge Reyna CUB 16.74
shot put Mike Winch 18.39 Phil Nettle AUS 16.93 Paul Quirke IRL 16.92
discus throw Robert Weir 62.50 Brad Cooper BAH 60.60 Paul Nandapi AUS 60.40
hammer throw David Smith 72.40 Robert Weir 71.76 Paul Dickenson 70.24
javelin throw David Ottley 81.34 Marcus Humphries 76.48 Peter Yates 76.24
decathlon Kevin Atkinson IRL 7451 Ken Hayford 7431 Brendan Curtin IRL 7129

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Big Bob's Olympic blast-off". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 24 June 1984. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Only 5 Scots athletes certain of Olympic place". The Scotsman. 25 June 1984. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 July 2024.