1981 AAA Championships explained

1981 AAA Championships
Host City:	London, England
Dates:	7–8 August 1981
Stadium:	Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
Level:	Senior
Type:	Outdoor
Previous:	1980
Next:	1982
Games:	AAA Championships

The 1981 AAA Championships sponsored by Nationwide was the 1981 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 7 to 8 August 1981 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 Birmingham.

Results

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width=100	Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100m	Mel Lattany USA	10.24	Ernest Obeng GHA	10.27	Drew McMaster	10.45
200m	Stanley Floyd USA	20.51	Fred Taylor USA	20.76	Mike McFarlane	20.92
400m	Tony Darden USA	45.11	Walter McCoy USA	45.42	Garry Cook	46.25
800m	Sebastian Coe	1:45.41	Omer Khalifa SUD	1:46.75	Chris McGeorge	1:47.02
1,500m	Steve Cram	3:36.82	John Robson	3:37.42	Craig Masback USA	3:37.54
5,000m	Eamonn Coghlan IRL	13:20.36	John Walker NZL	13:20.89	Steve Plasencia USA	13:25.96
10,000m	Barry Smith	28:06.13	Geoff Smith	28:08.07	Steve Jones	28:10.83
marathon	Hugh Jones	2:14:07	Andy Holden	2:16:04	Mike Gratton	2:16:40
3000m steeplechase	Ken Martin USA	8:29.25	Graeme Fell	8:31.80	Kelly Jensen USA	8:33.37
110m hurdles	Renaldo Nehemiah USA	13.17	Tonie Campbell USA	13.72	Mark Holtom	13.75
400m hurdles	Gary Oakes	49.69	James King USA	49.88	David Lee USA	50.77
3,000m walk	Roger Mills	11:44.68 NR	Phil Vesty	12:17.96	Brian Adams	12:40.87
10,000m walk	Steve Barry	43:22.4	Mike Parker NZL	44:11.3	Ian McCombie	44:38.2
high jump	James Frazier USA	2.23	Mark Naylor	2.20	Benn Fields USA	2.20
pole vault	Earl Bell USA	5.50	Brad Pursley USA	5.35	Keith Stock	5.20
long jump	Larry Myricks USA	8.38	Roy Mitchell	7.60	Arnie Robinson USA	7.44
triple jump	Aston Moore	16.66	Conroy Brown	15.61	Frank Attoh	15.58
shot put	Mike Winch	18.36	Simon Rodhouse	18.14	Tony Zaidman	17.07
discus throw	John Powell USA	62.46	Al Oerter USA	61.88	Art Burns USA	61.58
hammer throw	Martin Girvan	68.98	Robert Weir	67.52	David Smith	59.00
javelin throw	Mike O'Rourke NZL	83.72	Bruce Kennedy USA	80.60	David Ottley	79.36
decathlon	Colin Boreham	7639	Pan Zeniou	7558	Brad McStravick	7479

Notes and References

1. News: Smith gallant second . Liverpool Daily Post . 8 August 1981 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 18 July 2024.
2. News: Cram put on red alert . Sunday Sun (Newcastle) . 9 August 1981 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 18 July 2024.
3. Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 18 July 2024.