1981 AAA Championships

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1981 AAA Championships
Dates7–8 August 1981
Host cityLondon, England
VenueCrystal Palace National Sports Centre
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

The 1981 AAA Championships sponsored by Nationwide was the 1981 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 7 to 8 August 1981 at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England.[1][2]

Summary

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The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Rugby and the decathlon was held in Birmingham.

File:RIAN archive 556242 Silver medalist of the 1980 Olympics in 800m running Sebastian Coe from Great Britain.jpg
Sebastian Coe
File:Renaldo Nehemiah 1981.jpg
Renaldo Nehemiah

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100m United States Mel Lattany 10.24 Ghana Ernest Obeng 10.27 Scotland Drew McMaster 10.45
200m United States Stanley Floyd 20.51 United States Fred Taylor 20.76 Mike McFarlane 20.92
400m United States Tony Darden 45.11 United States Walter McCoy 45.42 Garry Cook 46.25
800m Sebastian Coe 1:45.41 Sudan Omer Khalifa 1:46.75 Chris McGeorge 1:47.02
1,500m Steve Cram 3:36.82 Scotland John Robson 3:37.42 United States Craig Masback 3:37.54
5,000m Republic of Ireland Eamonn Coghlan 13:20.36 New Zealand John Walker 13:20.89 United States Steve Plasencia 13:25.96
10,000m Barry Smith 28:06.13 Geoff Smith 28:08.07 Wales Steve Jones 28:10.83
marathon Hugh Jones 2:14:07 Andy Holden 2:16:04 Mike Gratton 2:16:40
3000m steeplechase United States Ken Martin 8:29.25 Graeme Fell 8:31.80 United States Kelly Jensen 8:33.37
110m hurdles United States Renaldo Nehemiah 13.17 United States Tonie Campbell 13.72 Mark Holtom 13.75
400m hurdles Gary Oakes 49.69 United States James King 49.88 United States David Lee 50.77
3,000m walk Roger Mills 11:44.68 NR Phil Vesty 12:17.96 Brian Adams 12:40.87
10,000m walk Wales Steve Barry 43:22.4 New Zealand Mike Parker 44:11.3 Ian McCombie 44:38.2
high jump United States James Frazier 2.23 Mark Naylor 2.20 United States Benn Fields 2.20
pole vault United States Earl Bell 5.50 United States Brad Pursley 5.35 Keith Stock 5.20
long jump United States Larry Myricks 8.38 Roy Mitchell 7.60 United States Arnie Robinson 7.44
triple jump Aston Moore 16.66 Conroy Brown 15.61 Frank Attoh 15.58
shot put Mike Winch 18.36 Simon Rodhouse 18.14 Tony Zaidman 17.07
discus throw United States John Powell 62.46 United States Al Oerter 61.88 United States Art Burns 61.58
hammer throw Martin Girvan 68.98 Bob Weir 67.52 David Smith 59.00
javelin throw New Zealand Mike O'Rourke 83.72 United States Bruce Kennedy 80.60 David Ottley 79.36
decathlon Colin Boreham 7639 Pan Zeniou 7558 Scotland Brad McStravick 7479

See also

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References

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