1985 AAA Championships

Outdoor track and field competition July 2024 July 2024 1985 AAA Championships London, England 13–14 July 1985 Crystal Palace National Sports Centre Senior Outdoor 1984 1986 AAA Championships The 1985 AAA Championships sponsored by (Kodak) was the 1985 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 13 to 14 July 1985 at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001723/19850714/043/0043 Sprint stars out of line Sunday Sun (Newcastle) 14 July 1985 British Newspaper Archive subscription 18 July 2024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002139/19850715/027/0027 Second-best stars! Birmingham Mail 15 July 1985 British Newspaper Archive subscription 18 July 2024 Summary The Championships covered two days of competition. The 1985 London Marathon determined the marathon AAA champion and the decathlon was held in Birmingham on 20–21 July 1985. thumb|right|150px|Willie Banks won the triple jump Results https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists National Union of Track Statisticians 18 July 2024 EventGoldSilverBronze100m+ GHA Ernest Obeng 10.44 USA Darwin Cook 10.45 NGR Chidi Imoh 10.46200m Ade Mafe 20.99 Buster Watson 21.02 Mike McFarlane 21.02400m AUS Darren Clark 45.45 Derek Redmond 45.52 USA Mark Rowe 45.78800m BRA José Luiz Barbosa 1:45.48 USA Eugene Sanders 1:45.58 KEN Edwin Koech 1:46.581,500m IRL Marcus O'Sullivan 3:40.27 IRL Ray Flynn 3:40.59 SCO Alistair Currie 3:41.095,000m David Lewis 13:42.82 Paul Davies-Hale 13:42.99 IRL John Treacy 13:44.6810,000m USA Kevin Ryan 28:50.70 Karl Harrison 28:52.46 Carl Thackery 28:54.90marathon WAL Steve Jones 2:08:16 Charlie Spedding 2:08:33 SCO Allister Hutton 2:09:163000m steeplechase USA Brian Diemer 8:31.51 Kevin Capper 8:38.11 IRL Brendan Quinn 8:42.05110m hurdles USA Henry Andrade 13.83 WAL Nigel Walker 13.98 USA Dannie Jackson 14.02400m hurdles BRN Ahmed Hamada 49.82 Max Robertson 50.16 NGR Henry Amike 50.253,000m walk Ian McCombie 11:41.73 NR Phil Vesty 11:54.57 Martin Rush 12:04.2810,000m walk NZL Murray Day 43:35.3 Roger Mills 43:48.9 Adrian James 44:58.1high jump CAN Milt Ottey 2.28 USA Brian Stanton 2.28 CUB Jorge Alfaro 2.28pole vault USA Kory Tarpenning 5.40 USA Mike Tully USA Tim Bright 5.30 n/along jump USA Dannie Jackson 7.89 Derrick Brown 7.80 John Herbert 7.74triple jump USA Willie Banks 17.22 USA Robert Cannon 16.87 John Herbert 16.85shot put Billy Cole 17.88 AUS Stuart Gyngell 17.48 TRI Hubert Maingot 17.03discus throw CUB Juan Martínez Brito 65.72 CUB Luis Delís 65.34 Paul Mardle 58.28hammer throw David Smith 77.30 IRL Declan Hegarty 76.02 Martin Girvan 73.42javelin throw David Ottley 88.32 Mick Hill 79.56 JPN Masami Yoshida 79.08decathlon Greg Richards 7456 Tom Leeson 7385 Mark Luscombe 6999 +Mike McFarlane finished third but was disqualified for running out of his lane and Lincoln Asquith finished fifth and was the leading British athlete.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001723/19850714/043/0043 Sprint stars out of line Sunday Sun (Newcastle) 14 July 1985 British Newspaper Archive subscription 19 June 2025 See also 1985 WAAA Championships References Category:AAA Championships Athletics Outdoor Category:International sports competitions in London Category:Sport in the London Borough of Bromley Category:July 1985 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:1985 in the sport of athletics