1980 AAA Championships

Outdoor track and field competition July 2024 July 2024 1980 AAA Championships London, England 5–6 September 1980 Crystal Palace National Sports Centre Senior 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.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001816/19800907/039/0039 Midland's double at AAA centenary Birmingham Weekly Mercury 7 September 1980 British Newspaper Archive subscription 18 July 2024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002137/19800907/243/0041 Ovett's stroll Sunday Mirror 7 September 1980 British Newspaper Archive subscription 18 July 2024 Summary The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Milton Keynes and the decathlon was held in Cwmbran. thumb|right|150px|Rod Milburn won the sprint hurdles thumb|right|150px|Steve Ovett won his last AAAA title Results https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists National Union of Track Statisticians 18 July 2024 EventGoldSilverBronze100m SCO Allan Wells 10.36 JAM Don Quarrie 10.57 Mike McFarlane 10.60200m USA Mel Lattany 20.74 USA Steve Williams 20.93 Trevor Hoyte 21.19400m Rod Milne 46.53 Roy Dickens 46.56 Steve Scutt 46.60800m SUD Omer Khalifa 1:47.43 KEN James Maina Boi 1:47.91 SCO Paul Forbes 1:48.311 mile Steve Ovett 4:04.40 NZL John Walker 4:04.62 Colin Reitz 4:06.435,000m FRG Harald Hudak 13:51.71 Dick Callan 13:52.49 Steve Binns 13:53.2510,000m Nick Rose 28:11.98 WAL Steve Jones 28:13.25 Bernie Ford 28:27.78marathon Ian Thompson 2:14:00 Dave Black 2:14:28 Andy Holden 2:15:183000m steeplechase WAL Roger Hackney 8:39.38 SCO Gordon Rimmer 8:39.91 Ron Harris 8:40.73110m hurdles USA Rod Milburn 13.69 Mark Holtom 13.71 USA Ashland Whitfield 14.01400m hurdles USA James King 49.50 Bill Hartley 50.04 Gary Oakes 50.233,000m walk WAL Steve Barry 12:00.44 Richard Dorman 12:24.45 Ian Richards 12:26.4710,000m walk Roger Mills 43:21.2 NZL Mike Parker 43:39.6 Gordon Vale 43:57.6high jump FRG Carlo Thränhardt 2.23 Mark Naylor 2.20 Rupert Charles 2.14pole vault Brian Hooper 5.59 NR Keith Stock 5.57 NR Jeff Gutteridge 5.10long jump USA Arnie Robinson 7.92 Gus Udo 7.64 Aston Moore 7.53triple jump USA Paul Jordan 16.49 Aston Moore 16.49 Frank Attoh 15.98shot put USA Brian Oldfield 21.25 Geoff Capes 20.10 Mike Winch 17.97discus throw USA Brian Oldfield 61.46 Peter Tancred 59.46 SCO Colin Sutherland 54.40hammer throw Martin Girvan 68.72 IRL Seán Egan 66.94 Bob Weir 65.86javelin throw HUN Miklós Németh 83.34 NZL Mike O'Rourke 81.04 David Ottley 80.38decathlon SCO Brad McStravick 7663 Pan Zeniou 7497 Buster Watson 7443 See also 1980 WAAA Championships References Category:AAA Championships Athletics Outdoor Category:International sports competitions in London Category:Sport in the London Borough of Bromley AAA Category:1980 in the sport of athletics