1975 AAA Championships

1975 AAA Championships
Dates1–2 August 1975
Host cityLondon, England
VenueCrystal Palace National Sports Centre
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

The 1975 AAA Championships was the 1975 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 1 to 2 August 1975 at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England.[1][2]

Summary

The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Stoke-on-Trent and the decathlon event was held in Cwmbran.

Marty Liquori won the 5,000 metres

Results

[3][4]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100m United States Steve Riddick10.39 Ainsley Bennett10.50 Dave Roberts10.65
200m United States Steve Riddick20.81 Ainsley Bennett20.87 Jamaica Anthony Davies21.26
400m Scotland David Jenkins45.87 Glen Cohen46.81 New Zealand Bevan Smith46.89
800m Steve Ovett1:46.09 Peter Browne1:46.43 Republic of Ireland Niall O'Shaughnessy1:46.79
1,500m South Africa Danie Malan3:38.07 Scotland Frank Clement3:40.25 Erwin Hartel3:40.56
5,000m United States Marty Liquori13:32.52 South Africa Titus Mamabola13:33.03 Nick Rose13:35.23
10,000m Dave Black27:54.23 Jim Brown28:00.62 Bernie Ford28:02.32
marathon Jeff Norman2:15:50 Keith Angus2:16:14 Colin Kirkham2:16:22
3000m steeplechase Tony Staynings8:29.86 Dennis Coates8:30.64 John Bicourt8:34.94
110m hurdles Wales Berwyn Price13.94 Graham Gower14.23 Alan Cronin14.30
400m hurdles Bill Hartley49.65 United States Bob Cassleman50.23 Netherlands Frank Nusse50.85
3,000m walk Paul Nihill12:43.14 Peter Marlow12:51.09 Amos Seddon12:59.40
10,000m walk Brian Adams42:40.0 Roger Mills43:20.8 Olly Flynn44:25.8
high jump South Africa Reinhard Schiel2.10 Scotland Angus McKenzie2.10 West Germany Eckart Eitel2.10
pole vault Australia Ray Boyd5.00 Jeff Gutteridge4.75 Keith Stock4.75
long jump Alan Lerwill7.77 Scotland Stewart Atkins7.36 Geoff Hignett7.35
triple jump Australia Mick McGrath16.12 David Johnson15.95 Australia Don Commons15.58
shot put Geoff Capes20.20 Mike Winch18.49 Bob Dale17.53
discus throw South Africa John Van Reenan62.26 Bill Tancred62.22 Mike Winch58.04
hammer throw South Africa Adam Barnard73.58 Paul Dickenson68.74 Australia Peter Farmer65.24
javelin throw South Africa Herman Potgieter78.14 Dave Travis74.66 Ron Silvester74.08
decathlon Pan Zeniou6931 Chris Youngs6670 Mike Corden6652

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Black gold won in world class time". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 2 August 1975. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Sad Stewart drops out". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 3 August 1975. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Stewart Mystery". Sunday Mirror. 3 August 1975. Retrieved 31 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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