1984 AAA Championships explained

1984 AAA Championships
Host City:Birmingham, England
Dates:23–24 June 1984
Stadium:Alexander Stadium
Level:Senior
Type:Outdoor
Previous:1983
Next:1985
Games:AAA Championships

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

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

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width=100EventGoldSilverBronze
100mDonovan Reid 10.42Linford Christie10.48Eddie Cutting 10.49
200mTodd Bennett 20.79Buster Watson 20.93Lincoln Asquith 21.10
400mDarren Clark AUS45.66Gabriel Tiacoh CIV45.81Mike Paul TRI 45.88
800mSteve Cram 1:46.84Rob Harrison 1:46.90James Mays USA1:46.91
1,500mPeter Elliott 3:39.66Sebastian Coe3:39.79Eamonn Martin3:41.00
5,000mRay Flynn IRL 13:19.52Nick Rose13:22.00Tim Hutchings13:26.11
10,000mSteve Jones 28:09.97Mike McLeod 28:16.87Julian Goater 28:17.62
marathonCharlie Spedding 2:09:57Kevin Forster 2:11:41Dennis Fowles2:12:12
3000m steeplechaseDomingo Ramon ESP 8:23.12Paul Davies-Hale 8:24.07Graeme Fell 8:25.46
110m hurdlesNigel Walker 13.78Wilbert Greaves14.03Hugh Teape 14.17
400m hurdlesMartin Gillingham50.24Gary Oakes 50.47Steve Sole 50.70
3,000m walkPhil Vesty 11:42.94 NRTim Berrett 11:54.23Roger Mills 12:13.56
10,000m walkIan McCombie 41:33.0Martin Rush 42:54.3Steve Johnson43:38.6
high jumpFrancisco Centelles CUB2.30Javier Sotomayor CUB2.30Jorge Alfaro CUB 2.26
pole vaultJeff Gutteridge 5.40Brian Hooper 5.20Keith Stock 5.20
long jumpFred Salle 7.59David Burgess7.58John Herbert 7.55
triple jumpLazaro Betancourt CUB16.93Lazaro Balcindes CUB16.80Jorge Reyna CUB 16.74
shot putMike Winch18.39Phil Nettle AUS 16.93Paul Quirke IRL 16.92
discus throwRobert Weir 62.50Brad Cooper BAH 60.60Paul Nandapi AUS60.40
hammer throwDavid Smith 72.40Robert Weir 71.76Paul Dickenson 70.24
javelin throwDavid Ottley81.34Marcus Humphries 76.48Peter Yates 76.24
decathlonKevin Atkinson IRL7451Ken Hayford 7431Brendan Curtin IRL7129

Notes and References

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