1980 AAA Championships

1980 AAA Championships
1980 AAA Championships
Dates	5–6 September 1980
Host city	London, England
Venue	Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor
	← 1979 1981 → ; AAA Championships

The 1980 AAA Championships sponsored by Nationwide was the 1980 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 5 to 6 September 1980 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 Milton Keynes and the decathlon was held in Cwmbran.

Results

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Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100m	Allan Wells	10.36	Don Quarrie JAM	10.57	Mike McFarlane	10.60
200m	Mel Lattany USA	20.74	Steve Williams USA	20.93	Trevor Hoyte	21.19
400m	Rod Milne	46.53	Roy Dickens	46.56	Steve Scutt	46.60
800m	Omer Khalifa SUD	1:47.43	James Maina KEN	1:47.91	Paul Forbes	1:48.31
1 mile	Steve Ovett	4:04.40	John Walker NZL	4:04.62	Colin Reitz	4:06.43
5,000m	Harald Hudak FRG	13:51.71	Dick Callan	13:52.49	Steve Binns	13:53.25
10,000m	Nick Rose	28:11.98	Steve Jones	28:13.25	Bernie Ford	28:27.78
marathon	Ian Thompson	2:14:00	David Black	2:14:28	Andy Holden	2:15:18
3000m steeplechase	Roger Hackney	8:39.38	Gordon Rimmer	8:39.91	Ron Harris	8:40.73
110m hurdles	Rod Milburn USA	13.69	Mark Holtom	13.71	Ashland Whitfield USA	14.01
400m hurdles	James King USA	49.50	Bill Hartley	50.04	Gary Oakes	50.23
3,000m walk	Steve Barry	12:00.44	Richard Dorman	12:24.45	Ian Richards	12:26.47
10,000m walk	Roger Mills	43:21.2	Mike Parker NZL	43:39.6	Gordon Vale	43:57.6
high jump	Carlo Thränhardt FRG	2.23	Mark Naylor	2.20	Rupert Charles	2.14
pole vault	Brian Hooper	5.59 NR	Keith Stock	5.57 NR	Jeff Gutteridge	5.10
long jump	Arnie Robinson USA	7.92	Gus Udo	7.64	Aston Moore	7.53
triple jump	Paul Jordan USA	16.49	Aston Moore	16.49	Frank Attoh	15.98
shot put	Brian Oldfield USA	21.25	Geoff Capes	20.10	Mike Winch	17.97
discus throw	Brian Oldfield USA	61.46	Peter Tancred	59.46	Colin Sutherland	54.40
hammer throw	Martin Girvan	68.72	Sean Egan IRL	66.94	Robert Weir	65.86
javelin throw	Miklos Nemeth HUN	83.34	Mike O'Rourke NZL	81.04	David Ottley	80.38
decathlon	Brad McStravick	7663	Pan Zeniou	7497	Buster Watson	7443

References

^ "Midland's double at AAA centenary". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 7 September 1980. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Ovett's stroll". Sunday Mirror. 7 September 1980. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 July 2024.

[1] "Midland's double at AAA centenary". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 7 September 1980. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[2] "Ovett's stroll". Sunday Mirror. 7 September 1980. 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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