1979 AAA Championships

Outdoor track and field competition July 2024 July 2024 1979 AAA Championships London, England 13–14 July 1979 Crystal Palace National Sports Centre Senior Outdoor 1978 1980 AAA Championships The 1979 AAA Championships sponsored by Nationwide was the 1979 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 13 to 14 July 1979 at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001916/19790714/079/0004 Sporting yesterdays Star Green 'un 14 July 1979 British Newspaper Archive subscription 18 July 2024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001723/19790715/024/0024 Fallen Idol Sunday Sun (Newcastle) 15 July 1979 British Newspaper Archive subscription 18 July 2024 Summary The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Coventry and the decathlon was held in Birmingham. thumb|right|150px|Ed Moses won the 400 metres hurdles] thumb|right|150px|Geoff Capes won 7th shot put 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 USA Clancy Edwards 10.35 Mike McFarlane 10.43 Eddie Cutting 10.46200m USA Clancy Edwards 20.77 Mike McFarlane 20.95 Ainsley Bennett 21.09400m SUD Hassan El Kashief 45.82 Sebastian Coe 46.87 SCO Roger Jenkins 47.01800m USA Steve Scott 1:47.29 NZL John Walker 1:47.53 Garry Cook 1:47.541,500m Steve Ovett 3:39.08 SCO Graham Williamson 3:39.27 SCO John Robson 3:39.555,000m IRL Eamonn Coghlan 13:23.54 Mike McLeod 13:24.25 NZL Rod Dixon 13:24.6110,000m IRL John Treacy 28:12.10 USA Alberto Salazar 28:12.39 Dave Murphy 28:12.42marathon Greg Hannon 2:13:06 Bernie Ford 2:14:15 GRE Michalis Kousis 2:19:423000m steeplechase KEN Hillary Tuwei 8:23.67 KEN Amos Korir 8:28.98 Julian Marsay 8:29.46110m hurdles Mark Holtom 13.78w Wilbert Greaves 13.91w SCO David Wilson 14.13w400m hurdles USA Ed Moses 48.58 AUS Peter Grant 50.07 Gary Oakes 50.373,000m walk Roger Mills 12:09.07 NZL Mike Parker 12:22.76 Carl Lawton 12:37.6910,000m walk Brian Adams 43:48.4 Graham Morris 44:09.2 Amos Seddon 45:25.6high jump JPN Takao Sakamoto 2.15 Ossie ChamTim Foulger 2.15 n/apole vault USA Mike Tully 5.45 BEL Patrick Desruelles 5.40 USA Ralph Haynie 5.30long jump BEL Ronald Desruelles 7.95 Roy Mitchell 7.87 JPN Junichi Usui 7.80triple jump Keith Connor 15.87 JPN Masami Nakanishi 15.52 David Johnson 15.45shot put Geoff Capes 19.39 Mike Winch 17.29 Richard Slaney 16.67discus throw USA John Powell 61.50 USA Al Oerter 59.64 Richard Slaney 54.68hammer throw AUS Peter Farmer 70.16 Matt Mileham 64.40 Paul Dickenson 64.16javelin throw Simon Osborne 81.68 David Ottley 80.82 Peter Yates 80.62decathlon SCO Brad McStravick 7569 Colin Boreham 7114 Mike Corden 7063 See also 1979 WAAA Championships References Category:AAA Championships Athletics Outdoor Category:International sports competitions in London Category:Sport in the London Borough of Bromley Category:July 1979 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:1979 in the sport of athletics