1987 AAA Championships

1987 AAA Championships
Dates1–2 August 1987
Host cityLondon, England
VenueCrystal Palace National Sports Centre
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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The 1987 AAA Championships sponsored by (Kodak) was the 1987 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 1 to 2 August 1987 at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England.[1][2]

Summary

The Championships covered two days of competition and was the last time that men's only events were held because from 1988 the WAAA Championships would merge with the AAA Championships.

The 1987 London Marathon determined the marathon AAA champion.

The decathlon was held in Stoke-on-Trent from 30 to 31 May 1987.

Results

Gabriel Tiacoh, winner of the 400 metres

[3]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100m United States Dwayne Evans10.33 John Regis10.37 Scotland Allan Wells10.39
200m John Regis20.25 United States Dwayne Evans20.26 United States Harvey McSwain20.40
400m Ivory Coast Gabriel Tiacoh45.10 Derek Redmond45.17 Phil Brown45.73
800m Peter Elliott1:48.71 Tony Morrell1:48.78 Australia Pat Scammell1:48.91
1,500m Steve Crabb3:41.23 Adrian Passey3:41.70 John Gladwin3:42.14
5,000m Jack Buckner13:25.02 Gary Staines13:30.53 Steve Binns13:32.95
10,000m Jon Solly27:51.76 Steve Binns27:58.61 Mike McLeod28:02.83
marathon Hugh Jones2:10:11 Charlie Spedding2:10:32 Scotland John Graham2:12:32
3000m steeplechase Eddie Wedderburn8:24.78 France Bruno Le Stum8:27.47 Scotland Tom Hanlon8:28.29
110m hurdles Jon Ridgeon13.36 Wales Nigel Walker13.76 United States Renaldo Nehemiah13.84
400m hurdles Max Robertson49.51 Martin Gillingham49.91 Martin Briggs50.18
10,000m walk Ian McCombie41:16.14 Andi Drake42:06.73 Mark Easton42:18.92
high jump Scotland Geoff Parsons2.24 United States Hollis Conway2.24 Dalton Grant2.20
pole vault Jeff Gutteridge5.35 Keith Stock5.00 Brian Hooper
Mike Edwards
4.90
long jump United States Mike Powell7.94 Australia David Culbert7.75 Keith Fleming7.50
triple jump Eric McCalla16.86 John Herbert16.79 Francis Agyepong16.41
shot put Wales Paul Edwards17.26 Australia John McNamara16.80 Wales Shaun Pickering16.80
discus throw Paul Mardle57.34 Peter Gordon54.74 New Zealand Mark Robinson52.54
hammer throw David Smith70.60 New Zealand Angus Cooper69.90 Paul Head66.78
javelin throw Mick Hill81.68 David Ottley78.36 Roald Bradstock76.42
decathlon Ken Hayford7388 Alex Kruger7228 Republic of Ireland Kevin Atkinson7199

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rose fails in World-sport bid". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 2 August 1987. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Ovett selected despite disastrous weekend". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 3 August 1987. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 July 2024.