1984 AAA Championships

Outdoor track and field competition July 2024 July 2024 1984 AAA Championships Birmingham, England 23–24 June 1984 Alexander Stadium Senior Outdoor 1983 1985 AAA Championships The 1984 AAA Championships sponsored by (U-Bix) was the 1984 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 23 to 24 June 1984 at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001816/19840624/052/0052 Big Bob's Olympic blast-off Birmingham Weekly Mercury 24 June 1984 British Newspaper Archive subscription 18 July 2024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19840625/221/0016 Only 5 Scots athletes certain of Olympic place The Scotsman 25 June 1984 British Newspaper Archive subscription 18 July 2024 Summary The Championships were held at the Alexander Stadium for the first time and covered two days of competition. The 1984 London Marathon determined the marathon champion. The decathlon was held in Hendon on 14 & 15 July 1984. thumb|right|150px|Steve Cram won another middle-distance 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 Donovan Reid 10.42 Linford Christie 10.48 Eddie Cutting 10.49200m Todd Bennett 20.79 Buster Watson 20.93 Lincoln Asquith 21.10400m AUS Darren Clark 45.66 CIV Gabriel Tiacoh 45.81 TRI Mike Paul 45.88800m Steve Cram 1:46.84 Rob Harrison 1:46.90 USA James Mays 1:46.911,500m Peter Elliott 3:39.66 Sebastian Coe 3:39.79 Eamonn Martin 3:41.005,000m IRE Ray Flynn 13:19.52 Nick Rose 13:22.00 Tim Hutchings 13:26.1110,000m WAL Steve Jones 28:09.97 Mike McLeod 28:16.87 Julian Goater 28:17.62marathon Charlie Spedding 2:09:57 Kevin Forster 2:11:41 WAL Dennis Fowles 2:12:123000m steeplechase ESP Domingo Ramón 8:23.12 Paul Davies-Hale 8:24.07 Graeme Fell 8:25.46110m hurdles WAL Nigel Walker 13.78 Wilbert Greaves 14.03 Hughie Teape 14.17400m hurdles Martin Gillingham 50.24 Gary Oakes 50.47 Steve Sole 50.703,000m walk Phil Vesty 11:42.94 NR Tim Berrett 11:54.23 Roger Mills 12:13.5610,000m walk Ian McCombie 41:33.0 Martin Rush 42:54.3 Steve Johnson 43:38.6high jump CUB Francisco Centelles 2.30 CUB Javier Sotomayor 2.30 CUB Jorge Alfaro 2.26pole vault Jeff Gutteridge 5.40 Brian Hooper 5.20 Keith Stock 5.20long jump Fred Salle 7.59 David Burgess 7.58 John Herbert 7.55triple jump CUB Lázaro Betancourt 16.93 CUB Lázaro Balcindes 16.80 CUB Jorge Reyna 16.74shot put Mike Winch 18.39 AUS Phil Nettle 16.93 IRL Paul Quirke 16.92discus throw Bob Weir 62.50 BAH Brad Cooper 60.60 AUS Paul Nandapi 60.40hammer throw David Smith 72.40 Bob Weir 71.76 Paul Dickenson 70.24javelin throw David Ottley 81.34 Marcus Humphries 76.48 Peter Yates 76.24decathlon IRL Kevin Atkinson 7451 Ken Hayford 7431 IRL Brendan Curtin 7129 See also 1984 WAAA Championships References Category:AAA Championships Category:1980s in Birmingham, West Midlands Category:1984 in the sport of athletics Category:Sports competitions in Birmingham, West Midlands Category:June 1984 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:1984 in English sport