1976 AAA Championships explained

1976 AAA Championships
Host City:	London, England
Dates:	13–14 August 1976
Stadium:	Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
Level:	Senior
Type:	Outdoor
Previous:	1975
Next:	1977
Games:	AAA Championships

The 1976 AAA Championships sponsored by Nationwide was the 1976 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 13 to 14 August 1976 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 Rotherham and the decathlon was held in Cwmbran.

Results

^[3]

width=100	Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100m	Don Quarrie JAM	10.42	Allan Wells	10.62	Mike McFarlane	10.69
200m	Don Quarrie JAM	20.35	Glen Cohen	20.90	Ainsley Bennett	20.93
400m	David Jenkins	45.86	Brian Saunders CAN	46.67	Jeff Griffiths	47.07
800m	Steve Ovett	1:47.33	John Walker NZL	1:47.75	David McMeekin	1:48.30
1,500m	Rod Dixon NZL	3:41.43	David Moorcroft	3:41.63	Frank Clement	3:41.86
5,000m	Brendan Foster	13:32.88	Nick Rose	13:37.01	Charlie Spedding	13:40.19
10,000m	Gerard Tebroke NED	28:03.95	Keith Penny	28:39.64	Bernie Plain	28:41.67
marathon	Barry Watson	2:15:08	Jeff Norman	2:15:17	Keith Angus	2:15:55
3000m steeplechase	Tony Staynings	8:34.47	Micky Morris	8:35.49	Pete Griffiths	8:36.56
110m hurdles	Berwyn Price	13.80w	Bob Danville	13.99w	David Wilson	14.28w
400m hurdles	Alan Pascoe	49.57	Peter Kelly	51.34	David West	51.52
3,000m walk	Roger Mills	2:22.6	Graham Seatter NZL	13:01.4	Ken Carter	13:06.0
10,000m walk	Brian Adams	42:58.0	Roger Mills	43:01.0	Carl Lawton	45:10.0
high jump	Milton Palmer	2.06	Mike Butterfield	2.06	Angus McKenzie	2.06
pole vault	Mike Tully USA	5.33	Brian Hooper	5.20	Jeff Gutteridge	4.80
long jump	Roy Mitchell	7.93	Daley Thompson	7.28	Trevor Wells	7.04
triple jump	Aston Moore	16.30	Keith Connor	15.85	David Johnson	15.27
shot put	Geoff Capes	20.92	Pete Schmock USA	20.10	Mike Winch	18.39
discus throw	John Powell USA	65.52	Peter Tancred	56.68	Colin Sutherland	56.22
hammer throw	Chris Black	72.64	Jim Whitehead	64.90	Murray Cheater NZL	64.24
javelin throw	Peter Maync SUI	75.16	David Ottley	74.62	Brian Roberts	74.18
decathlon	Daley Thompson	7684	Mike Corden	7581	David Kidner	7199

Notes and References

1. News: Wells is top UK Sprinter . The Scotsman . 14 August 1976 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 18 July 2024.
2. News: Weekend sport . Birmingham Daily Post . 16 August 1976 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 18 July 2024.
3. Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 18 July 2024.