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.

Hidehiko Tomizawa won the high jump during a successful meeting for the Japanese athletes

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100m Bermuda Gary Symonds10.3w Brian Green10.4w Ian Green10.5w
200m Martin Reynolds21.00w David Dear21.40w Mick Hauck21.60w
400m Martin Bilham46.65 Republic of Ireland Fanahan McSweeney47.08 Len Walters47.3
800m Andy Carter1:49.56 Peter Browne1:49.58 Scotland Mike MacLean1:49.68
1,500m Walter Wilkinson3:45.31 John Kirkbride3:45.68 Scotland Ian Stewart3:46.12
5,000m Chris Stewart13:49.58 Alan Blinston13:50.84 East Germany Wilfried Scholz13:51.84
10,000m Dave Bedford28:26.28 Trevor Wright28:38.06 Bob Holt28:40.28
10 miles Trevor Wright47:20.2 Ron Hill47:35.2 Ron Grove47:42.2
marathon Don Faircloth2:18:15 Chris Wade2:19:15 Bob Richardson2:20:1
3000m steeplechase Andy Holden8:38.0 Bernie Hayward8:43.8 John Jackson8:44.4
110m hurdles David Hemery13.9 Wales Berwyn Price14.2 Graham Gower14.3
400m hurdles Bob Roberts52.42 Tony Collins52.42 Andy Webb52.51
3,000m walk Paul Nihill12:13.8 Roger Mills12:35.0 Phil Embleton12:35.8
10,000m walk Scotland Bill Sutherland45:16.8 Roger Mills46:47.0 Tony Taylor46:51.2
high jump Japan Hidehiko Tomizawa2.08 Japan Kuniyoshi Sugioka2.08 United States John Dobroth2.05
pole vault Japan Kiyoshi Niwa5.00 Mike Bull4.90 Canada Bruce Simpson4.60
long jump Alan Lerwill7.64 Japan Hiroomi Yamada7.60 Japan Shinji Ogura7.45
triple jump Japan Yukito Muraki15.91 Tony Wadhams15.62 Derek Boosey15.21
shot put New Zealand Les Mills18.66 Jeff Teale18.02 Geoff Capes17.53
discus throw Bill Tancred53.88 New Zealand Les Mills53.60 John Watts53.50
hammer throw Howard Payne67.66 Japan Yoshihisa Ishida66.24 Japan Shigenobu Murofushi63.06
javelin throw Dave Travis76.90 John McSorley72.60 Mladen Gavrilovic71.70
decathlon Peter Gabbett733 Barry King7202 Jim Smith6800

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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