1986 AAA Championships

1986 AAA Championships
1986 AAA Championships
Dates	20–21 June 1986
Host city	Birmingham, England
Venue	Alexander Stadium
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor
	← 1985 1987 → ; AAA Championships

The 1986 AAA Championships sponsored by (Kodak) was the 1986 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 20 to 21 June 1986 at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England.^[1]^[2]

Summary

The Championships covered two days of competition.

The 1986 London Marathon determined the marathon champion.

The decathlon was held in Wrexham from 20 to 21 June 1986. The 3,000 metres walk was held for the last time.

A new javelin weight and design was introduced with the purpose of reducing the distances thrown by athletes for safety reasons and reducing the instances of the javelin landing flat.^[3]^[4]

Results

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Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100m	Linford Christie	10.22	Mike McFarlane	10.26	Daley Thompson	10.34
200m	John Regis	20.41	Todd Bennett	20.50	Linford Christie	20.51
400m	Darren Clark AUS	44.94	Roger Black	45.16	Kriss Akabusi	46.08
800m	Steve Cram	1:46.15	Peter Elliott	1:46.67	David Sharpe	1:46.81
1,500m	John Gladwin	3:35.93	Steve Crabb	3:38.04	Paul Larkins	3:38.19
5,000m	Tim Hutchings	13:25.03	Jack Buckner	13:26.08	Petr Klimeš TCH	13:31.54
10,000m	Jon Solly	27:51.76	Steve Binns	27:58.61	Mike McLeod	28:02.83
marathon	Hugh Jones	2:11:42	Allister Hutton	2:12:36	Ieuan Ellis	2:14:38
3000m steeplechase	Eddie Wedderburn	8:33.03	Nick Peach	8:33.89	John Hartigan	8:38.67
110m hurdles	Colin Jackson	13.51	Nigel Walker	13.75	David Nelson	13.91
400m hurdles	Max Robertson	49.52	Philippe Gonigam FRA	50.21	Mark Holtom	50.33
3,000m walk	Murray Day NZL	12:04.0	Chris Smith	12:23.0	Les Morton	12:45.2
10,000m walk	Ian McCombie	41:42.28	Murray Day NZL	42:46.92	Paul Blagg	42:58.20
high jump	Geoff Parsons	2.23	Floyd Manderson	2.20	Fayyaz Ahmed	2.15
pole vault	Brian Hooper	5.30	Jeff Gutteridge	5.20	Keith Stock	5.20
long jump	Derrick Brown	8.07	John King	7.94	John Shepherd	7.89
triple jump	Joseph Taiwo NGR	16.99	Peter Beames AUS	16.90	Mike Makin	16.67
shot put	Billy Cole	19.01	Mike Winch	18.10	Graham Savory	17.28
discus throw	Richard Slaney	59.62	Graham Savory	58.52	Paul Mardle	57.42
hammer throw	David Smith	68.72	Matt Mileham	68.70	Mick Jones	68.50
javelin throw	David Ottley	80.24	Einar Vilhjalmsson ISL	77.84	Darryl Brand	74.54
decathlon	Greg Richards	7336	Fidelis Obikwu	6936	Robert Laing	6794

References

^ "Sprin finish". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 22 June 1986. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Angry Cram in Ovett blast". Western Daily Press. 23 June 1986. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Pitreavie miss out on semi-final place". Dundee Courier. 2 June 1986. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "The Story of the Javelin- Bringing it Back Down to Earth". Engineering Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 July 2024.

[1] "Sprin finish". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 22 June 1986. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[2] "Angry Cram in Ovett blast". Western Daily Press. 23 June 1986. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[3] "Pitreavie miss out on semi-final place". Dundee Courier. 2 June 1986. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[4] "The Story of the Javelin- Bringing it Back Down to Earth". Engineering Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2024.

[5] "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 July 2024.

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