1977 AAA Championships explained

1977 AAA Championships
Host City:	London, England
Dates:	22–23 July 1977
Stadium:	Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
Level:	Senior
Type:	Outdoor
Previous:	1976
Next:	1978
Games:	AAA Championships

The 1977 AAA Championships sponsored by Nationwide was the 1977 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 22 to 23 July 1977 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 Rugby and the decathlon was held in Wolverhampton.

Results

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width=100	Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100m	Clancy Edwards USA	10.48	Charlie Wells USA	10.65	Tim Bonsor	10.74
200m	Clancy Edwards USA	21.05	Glen Cohen	21.58	Anthony Davies JAM	21.96
400m	Tom Andrews USA	45.96	David Jenkins	46.34	Mike Solomon TRI	46.48
800m	Milovan Savic YUG	1:46.25	Sebastian Coe	1:46.83	John Walker NZL	1:46.86
1,500m	Eamonn Coghlan IRL	3:43.02	Glen Grant	3:43.80	John Robson	3:43.83
5,000m	David Black	13:33.1	Bernie Ford	13:34.8	Samson Kimobwa KEN	13:39.3
10,000m	Brendan Foster	27:45.66	David Black	28:19.04	Joshua Kimeto KEN	28:36.43
marathon	Dave Cannon	2:15:02	Colin Kirkham	2:16:02	Graham Dugdale	2:17:16
3000m steeplechase	Dennis Coates	8:28.26	Tony Staynings	8:38.93	Andy Holden	8:42.76
110m hurdles	Berwyn Price	14.17	Mark Holtom	14.34	Bob Danville	14.41
400m hurdles	Rich Graybehl USA	49.96	Alan Pascoe	50.95	Garry Brown AUS	51.10
3,000m walk	Roger Mills	12:08.36	Graham Seatter NZL	12:14.91	Brian Adams	12:39.81
10,000m walk	Brian Adams	44:10.0	Roger Mills	44:42.0	Amos Seddon	45:04.0
high jump	Alan Dainton	2.14	Mark Naylor	2.10	Milton Palmer	2.05
pole vault	Larry Jessee USA	5.30	Brian Hooper	5.20	Keith Stock	5.10
long jump	Daley Thompson	7.52	Aston Moore	7.38	Billie Kirkpatrick	7.31
triple jump	David Johnson	16.07	Megarry Effiong	15.61	Chris Colman	15.61
shot put	Geoff Capes	20.70	Pete Schmock USA	19.56	Mike Winch	18.65
discus throw	Peter Tancred	57.58	Richard Slaney	57.04	John Hillier	56.70
hammer throw	Chris Black	69.50	Paul Buxton	66.18	Jim Whitehead	63.88
javelin throw	David Ottley	77.78	Peter de Kremer	75.40	David Travis	74.88
decathlon	Pan Zeniou	7087	Nick Phipps	6936	Brad McStravick	6799

Notes and References

1. News: Foster has one more chance . Reading Evening Post . 23 July 1977 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 18 July 2024.
2. News: Black Magic! . The People . 24 July 1977 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 18 July 2024.
3. Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 18 July 2024.