1970 AAA Championships

Outdoor track and field competition July 2024 July 2024 1970 AAA Championships London, England 7–9 August 1970 White City Stadium Senior Outdoor 1969 1971 AAA Championships The 1970 AAA Championships was the 1970 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 7 to 9 August 1970 at White City Stadium in London, England.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002135/19700808/224/0014 Howard's final fling brings victory over foreign pair Birmingham Daily Post 8 August 1970 British Newspaper Archive subscription 18 July 2024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000729/19700809/230/0019 Big shock for Ian The People 9 August 1970 British Newspaper Archive subscription 18 July 2024 Summary The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held from Windsor to Chiswick and the decathlon event was held in Crystal Palace. The championships were held at the White City Stadium for the last time. thumb|right|150px|Hidehiko Tomizawa won the high jump during a successful meeting for the Japanese athletes Results https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists National Union of Track Statisticians 18 July 2024 EventGoldSilverBronze100m BER Gary Symonds 10.3w Brian Green 10.4w Ian Green 10.5w200m Martin Reynolds 21.00w David Dear 21.40w Mick Hauck 21.60w400m Martin Bilham 46.65 IRL Fanahan McSweeney 47.08 Len Walters 47.3800m Andy Carter 1:49.56 Peter Browne 1:49.58 SCO Mike MacLean 1:49.681,500m Walter Wilkinson 3:45.31 John Kirkbride 3:45.68 SCO Ian Stewart 3:46.125,000m Chris Stewart 13:49.58 Alan Blinston 13:50.84 GDR Wilfried Scholz 13:51.8410,000m Dave Bedford 28:26.28 Trevor Wright 28:38.06 Bob Holt 28:40.2810 miles Trevor Wright 47:20.2 Ron Hill 47:35.2 Ron Grove 47:42.2marathon Don Faircloth 2:18:15 Chris Wade 2:19:15 Bob Richardson 2:20:13000m steeplechase Andy Holden 8:38.0 Bernie Hayward 8:43.8 John Jackson 8:44.4110m hurdles David Hemery 13.9 WAL Berwyn Price 14.2 Graham Gower 14.3400m hurdles Bob Roberts 52.42 Tony Collins 52.42 Andy Webb 52.513,000m walk Paul Nihill 12:13.8 Roger Mills 12:35.0 Phil Embleton 12:35.810,000m walk SCO Bill Sutherland 45:16.8 Roger Mills 46:47.0 Tony Taylor 46:51.2high jump JPN Hidehiko Tomizawa 2.08 JPN Kuniyoshi Sugioka 2.08 USA John Dobroth 2.05pole vault JPN Kiyoshi Niwa 5.00 Mike Bull 4.90 CAN Bruce Simpson 4.60long jump Alan Lerwill 7.64 JPN Hiroomi Yamada 7.60 JPN Shinji Ogura 7.45triple jump JPN Yukito Muraki 15.91 Tony Wadhams 15.62 Derek Boosey 15.21shot put NZL Les Mills 18.66 Jeff Teale 18.02 Geoff Capes 17.53discus throw Bill Tancred 53.88 NZL Les Mills 53.60 John Watts 53.50hammer throw Howard Payne 67.66 JPN Yoshihisa Ishida 66.24 JPN Shigenobu Murofushi 63.06javelin throw Dave Travis 76.90 John McSorley 72.60 Mladen Gavrilovic 71.70decathlon Peter Gabbett 733 Barry King 7202 Jim Smith 6800 See also 1970 WAAA Championships References Category:AAA Championships Athletics Outdoor Category:International sports competitions in London Category:Sport in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Category:August 1970 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:1970 in the sport of athletics