| 1997 AAA Championships | |
| Host City: | Birmingham, England |
| Dates: | 24–25 July |
| Stadium: | Alexander Stadium |
| Level: | Senior |
| Type: | Outdoor |
| Previous: | 1996 |
| Next: | 1998 |
| Games: | AAA Championships |
The 1997 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held from 24 to 25 July at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England. First the first time, it was not considered the national championships for the United Kingdom, as the 1997 British Athletics Championships (which incorporated the trials for the 1997 World Championships in Athletics) attracted a higher standard of national competitors than the AAA one.[1] [2] [3] The British Athletics Federation's decision to hold its trials separately was taken due to the organisation's financial problems, which would ultimately result in its bankruptcy.[4]
| 100 metres | 10.31 | 10.38 | 10.42 | ||||
| 200 metres | 20.65 | 20.94 | 21.01 | ||||
| 400 metres | 46.86 | 47.24 | 47.35 | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:51.47 | 1:51.73 | 1:51.78 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 3:54.37 | 3:54.62 | 3:54.76 | ||||
| 3000 metres | 8:08.83 | 8:15.54 | 8:16.88 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 13:53.12 | 13:55.29 | 13:56.27 | ||||
| 10,000 metres | 29:27.98 | 29:29.59 | 29:38.09 | ||||
| 110 m hurdles | 14.02 | 14.13 | 14.16 | ||||
| 400 m hurdles | 51.01 | 51.11 | 51.70 | ||||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:45.91 | 8:51.55 | 8:53.51 | ||||
| 10,000 m walk | 42:32.32 | 42:48.39 | 45:35.02 | ||||
| High jump | 2.20 m | 2.15 m | 2.15 m | ||||
| Pole vault | 5.30 m | 5.20 m | 5.00 m | ||||
| Long jump | 7.57 m | 7.34 m | 7.30 m | ||||
| Triple jump | 16.71 m | 15.92 m | 15.81 m | ||||
| Shot put | 17.26 m | 16.99 m | 16.28 m | ||||
| Discus throw | 61.60 m | 57.30 m | 56.56 m | ||||
| Hammer throw | 70.66 m | 67.88 m | 62.56 m | ||||
| Javelin throw | 77.22 m | 70.50 m | 65.04 m | ||||
| Decathlon | 7500 pts | 6841 pts | 6822 pts |
| 100 metres | 11.63 | 11.74 | 11.76 | ||||
| 200 metres | 23.91 | 23.94 | 24.18 | ||||
| 400 metres | 53.45 | 53.65 | 55.17 | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:04.66 | 2:05.87 | 2:06.00 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:16.19 | 4:19.43 | 4:20.03 | ||||
| 3000 metres | 9:34.30 | 9:38.71 | 9:53.05 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 16:07.26 | 16:10.15 | 16:16.01 | ||||
| 100 m hurdles | 13.56 | 13.65 | 13.77 | ||||
| 400 m hurdles | 57.69 | 57.83 | 60.19 | ||||
| 5000 m walk | 24:09.18 | 25:00.97 | 25:41.85 | ||||
| 10,000 m walk | 54:33.6 | 56:21.4 | 57:34.5 | ||||
| High jump | 1.90 m | 1.83 m | 1.83 m | ||||
| Pole vault | 3.80 m | 3.75 m | 3.40 m | ||||
| Long jump | 6.22 m | 6.10 m | 5.88 m | ||||
| Triple jump | 12.58 m | 12.42 m | 12.11 m | ||||
| Shot put | 17.89 m | 16.41 m | 14.56 m | ||||
| Discus throw | 56.00 m | 50.68 m | 49.76 m | ||||
| Hammer throw | 61.18 m | 54.16 m | 52.10 m | ||||
| Javelin throw | 50.38 m | 47.84 m | 46.26 m | ||||
| Heptathlon | 5712 pts | 5577 pts | 5550 pts |