1974 AAA Championships

Outdoor track and field competition July 2024 July 2024 1974 AAA Championships London, England 12–13 July 1974 Crystal Palace National Sports Centre Senior Outdoor 1973 1975 AAA Championships The 1974 AAA Championships was the 1974 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from July 12th to 13th, 1974, at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002318/19740713/297/0015 Bedford wins and does a Harvey Smith Belfast Telegraph 13 July 1974 British Newspaper Archive subscription 18 July 2024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005095/19740715/374/0028 Foster hit by Boycott Kent Evening Post 15 July 1974 British Newspaper Archive subscription 18 July 2024 Summary The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Windsor and the decathlon event was held in Wolverhampton. thumb|right|150px|Dave Bedford won his 5th consecutive 10,000m AAA title thumb|right|150px|Al Feuerbach was one of eight Americans to win a title Results https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists National Union of Track Statisticians 18 July 2024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001816/19740714/047/0047 Athletics results Birmingham Weekly Mercury 14 July 1974 British Newspaper Archive subscription 30 May 2025 EventGoldSilverBronze100m USA Steve Williams 10.16w SCO Don Halliday 10.42w Brian Green 10.45w200m USA Mark Lutz 20.9w Chris Monk 21.0w Ainsley Bennett 21.0w400m SCO David Jenkins 46.11 Steve Marlow 47.24 IRL Fanahan McSweeney 47.26800m Steve Ovett 1:46.84 Andy Carter 1:47.02 JAM Byron Dyce 1:47.101,500m USA Tony Waldrop 3:41.9 AUS Graham Crouch 3:42.2 Ray Smedley 3:42.85,000m Brendan Foster 13:27.4 NED Jos Hermens 13:35.2 SUI Werner Meier 13:38.410,000m Dave Bedford 28:14.80 Bernie Ford 28:15.84 WAL Tony Simmons 28:19.29marathon JPN Akio Usami 2:15:16 Bernie Plain 2:18:32 GDR Eckhard Lesse 2:18:443000m steeplechase WAL John Davies 8:26.8 JPN Takaharu Koyama 8:32.6 SWE Dan Glans 8:33.6110m hurdles WAL Berwyn Price 13.94w Graham Gower 14.16w NIR Charles Kirkpatrick 14.17w400m hurdles USA Jim Bolding 49.1 Bill Hartley 50.6 Colin O'Neill 51.43,000m walk Roger Mills 12:27.0 Peter Marlow 12:28.4 Brian Adams 12:40.210,000m walk Peter Marlow 44:58.4 Brian Adams 45:51.0 Shaun Lightman 46:30.0high jump USA Dwight Stones 2.14 USA Pat Matzdorf 2.14 FRG Eckart Eitel 2.11pole vault USA Casey Carrigan 5.10 USA Mike Tully 4.90 USA Bob Richards 4.90long jump Alan Lerwill 7.77 Geoff Hignett 7.48 SCO Stewart Atkins 7.30triple jump JPN Toshiaki Inoue 16.12 SCO Willie Clark 15.78 Bob Johnson 15.40shot put USA Al Feuerbach 21.37 Geoff Capes 20.77 USA George Woods 20.69discus throw USA John Powell 62.06 Bill Tancred 60.02 John Hillier 57.96hammer throw SAF 1928 Adam Barnard 70.62 Howard Payne 67.50 Barry Williams 67.26javelin throw Dave Travis 75.20 Kevin Shappard 73.34 Brian Roberts 71.94decathlon Mike Corden 7035 Alan Drayton 6786 BAR Clifford Brooks 6642 See also 1974 WAAA Championships References Category:AAA Championships Athletics Outdoor Category:International sports competitions in London Category:Sport in the London Borough of Bromley Category:July 1974 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:1974 in the sport of athletics