1987 AAA Championships

Outdoor track and field competition July 2024 July 2024 1987 AAA Championships London, England 1–2 August 1987 Crystal Palace National Sports Centre Senior Outdoor 1986 1988 AAA Championships The 1987 AAA Championships sponsored by (Kodak) was the 1987 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 1 to 2 August 1987 at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001816/19870802/047/0047 Rose fails in World-sport bid Birmingham Weekly Mercury 2 August 1987 British Newspaper Archive subscription 18 July 2024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000901/19870803/013/0013 Ovett selected despite disastrous weekend Huddersfield Daily Examiner 3 August 1987 British Newspaper Archive subscription 18 July 2024 Summary The Championships covered two days of competition and was the last time that men's only events were held because from 1988 the WAAA Championships would merge with the AAA Championships. The 1987 London Marathon determined the marathon AAA champion. The decathlon was held in Stoke-on-Trent from 30 to 31 May 1987. Results thumb|right|150px|Gabriel Tiacoh, winner of the 400 metres https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists National Union of Track Statisticians 18 July 2024 EventGoldSilverBronze100m USA Dwayne Evans 10.33 John Regis 10.37 SCO Allan Wells 10.39200m John Regis 20.25 USA Dwayne Evans 20.26 USA Harvey McSwain 20.40400m CIV Gabriel Tiacoh 45.10 Derek Redmond 45.17 Phil Brown 45.73800m Peter Elliott 1:48.71 Tony Morrell 1:48.78 AUS Pat Scammell 1:48.911,500m Steve Crabb 3:41.23 Adrian Passey 3:41.70 John Gladwin 3:42.145,000m Jack Buckner 13:25.02 Gary Staines 13:30.53 Steve Binns 13:32.9510,000m Jon Solly 27:51.76 Steve Binns 27:58.61 Mike McLeod 28:02.83marathon Hugh Jones 2:10:11 Charlie Spedding 2:10:32 SCO John Graham 2:12:323000m steeplechase Eddie Wedderburn 8:24.78 FRA Bruno Le Stum 8:27.47 SCO Tom Hanlon 8:28.29110m hurdles Jon Ridgeon 13.36 WAL Nigel Walker 13.76 USA Renaldo Nehemiah 13.84400m hurdles Max Robertson 49.51 Martin Gillingham 49.91 Martin Briggs 50.1810,000m walk Ian McCombie 41:16.14 Andi Drake 42:06.73 Mark Easton 42:18.92high jump SCO Geoff Parsons 2.24 USA Hollis Conway 2.24 Dalton Grant 2.20pole vault Jeff Gutteridge 5.35 Keith Stock 5.00 Brian Hooper Mike Edwards 4.90long jump USA Mike Powell 7.94 AUS David Culbert 7.75 Keith Fleming 7.50triple jump Eric McCalla 16.86 John Herbert 16.79 Francis Agyepong 16.41shot put WAL Paul Edwards 17.26 AUS John McNamara 16.80 WAL Shaun Pickering 16.80discus throw Paul Mardle 57.34 Peter Gordon 54.74 NZL Mark Robinson 52.54hammer throw David Smith 70.60 NZL Angus Cooper 69.90 Paul Head 66.78javelin throw Mick Hill 81.68 David Ottley 78.36 Roald Bradstock 76.42decathlon Ken Hayford 7388 Alex Kruger 7228 IRL Kevin Atkinson 7199 See also 1987 WAAA Championships References Category:AAA Championships Athletics Outdoor Category:International sports competitions in London Category:Sport in the London Borough of Bromley Category:August 1987 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:1987 in the sport of athletics