1981 AAA Championships

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1981 AAA Championships
Dates7–8 August 1981
Host cityLondon, England
VenueCrystal Palace National Sports Centre
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1980
1982


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

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

Sebastian Coe
Renaldo Nehemiah

Results

[3][4]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100m United States Mel Lattany10.24 Ghana Ernest Obeng10.27 Scotland Drew McMaster10.45
200m United States Stanley Floyd20.51 United States Fred Taylor20.76 Mike McFarlane20.92
400m United States Tony Darden45.11 United States Walter McCoy45.42 Garry Cook46.25
800m Sebastian Coe1:45.41 Sudan Omer Khalifa1:46.75 Chris McGeorge1:47.02
1,500m Steve Cram3:36.82 Scotland John Robson3:37.42 United States Craig Masback3:37.54
5,000m Republic of Ireland Eamonn Coghlan13:20.36 New Zealand John Walker13:20.89 United States Steve Plasencia13:25.96
10,000m Barry Smith28:06.13 Geoff Smith28:08.07 Wales Steve Jones28:10.83
marathon Hugh Jones2:14:07 Andy Holden2:16:04 Mike Gratton2:16:40
3000m steeplechase United States Ken Martin8:29.25 Graeme Fell8:31.80 United States Kelly Jensen8:33.37
110m hurdles United States Renaldo Nehemiah13.17 United States Tonie Campbell13.72 Mark Holtom13.75
400m hurdles Gary Oakes49.69 United States James King49.88 United States David Lee50.77
3,000m walk Roger Mills11:44.68 NR Phil Vesty12:17.96 Brian Adams12:40.87
10,000m walk Wales Steve Barry43:22.4 New Zealand Mike Parker44:11.3 Ian McCombie44:38.2
high jump United States James Frazier2.23 Mark Naylor2.20 United States Benn Fields2.20
pole vault United States Earl Bell5.50 United States Brad Pursley5.35 Keith Stock5.20
long jump United States Larry Myricks8.38 Roy Mitchell7.60 United States Arnie Robinson7.44
triple jump Aston Moore16.66 Conroy Brown15.61 Frank Attoh15.58
shot put Mike Winch18.36 Simon Rodhouse18.14 Tony Zaidman17.07
discus throw United States John Powell62.46 United States Al Oerter61.88 United States Art Burns61.58
hammer throw Martin Girvan68.98 Bob Weir67.52 David Smith59.00
javelin throw New Zealand Mike O'Rourke83.72 United States Bruce Kennedy80.60 David Ottley79.36
decathlon Colin Boreham7639 Pan Zeniou7558 Scotland Brad McStravick7479

See also

References

  1. "Smith gallant second". Liverpool Daily Post. 8 August 1981. Retrieved 18 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Cram put on red alert". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 9 August 1981. 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. "Results". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 9 August 1981. Retrieved 13 June 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.