1970 AAA Championships

1970 AAA Championships
Dates7–9 August 1970
Host cityLondon, England
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

The 1970 AAA Championships was the 1970 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 7 to 9 August 1970 at White City Stadium in London, England.[1][2]

Summary

The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held from Windsor to Chiswick and the decathlon event was held in Crystal Palace.

The championships were held at the White City Stadium for the last time.

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100m Gary Symonds 10.3w Brian Green 10.4w Ian Green 10.5w
200m Martin Reynolds 21.00w David Dear 21.40w Mick Hauck 21.60w
400m Martin Bilham 46.65 Fanahan McSweeney 47.08 Len Walters 47.3
800m Andy Carter 1:49.56 Peter Browne 1:49.58 Mike MacLean 1:49.68
1,500m Walter Wilkinson 3:45.31 John Kirkbride 3:45.68 Ian Stewart 3:46.12
5,000m Chris Stewart 13:49.58 Alan Blinston 13:50.84 Wilfried Scholz 13:51.84
10,000m Dave Bedford 28:26.28 Trevor Wright 28:38.06 Bob Holt 28:40.28
10 miles Trevor Wright 47:20.2 Ron Hill 47:35.2 Ron Grove 47:42.2
marathon Don Faircloth 2:18:15 Chris Wade 2:19:15 Bob Richardson 2:20:1
3000m steeplechase Andy Holden 8:38.0 Bernie Hayward 8:43.8 John Jackson 8:44.4
110m hurdles David Hemery 13.9 Berwyn Price 14.2 Graham Gower 14.3
400m hurdles Bob Roberts 52.42 Tony Collins 52.42 Andy Webb 52.51
3,000m walk Paul Nihill 12:13.8 Roger Mills 12:35.0 Phil Embleton 12:35.8
10,000m walk Bill Sutherland 45:16.8 Roger Mills 46:47.0 Tony Taylor 46:51.2
high jump Hidehiko Tomizawa 2.08 Kuniyoshi Sugioka 2.08 John Dobroth 2.05
pole vault Kiyoshi Niwa 5.00 Mike Bull 4.90 Bruce Simpson 4.60
long jump Alan Lerwill 7.64 Hiroomi Yamada 7.60 Shinji Ogura 7.45
triple jump Yukito Muraki 15.91 Tony Wadhams 15.62 Derek Boosey 15.21
shot put Les Mills 18.66 Jeff Teale 18.02 Geoff Capes 17.53
discus throw Bill Tancred 53.88 Les Mills 53.60 John Watts 53.50
hammer throw Howard Payne 67.66 Yoshihisa Ishida 66.24 Shigenobu Murofushi 63.06
javelin throw Dave Travis 76.90 John McSorley 72.60 Mladen Gavrilovic 71.70
decathlon Peter Gabbett 733 Barry King 7202 Jim Smith 6800

See also

References

  1. ^ "Howard's final fling brings victory over foreign pair". Birmingham Daily Post. 8 August 1970. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Big shock for Ian". The People. 9 August 1970. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
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