1982 AAA Championships

Outdoor track and field competition July 2024 July 2024 1982 AAA Championships London, England 24–25 July 1982 Crystal Palace National Sports Centre Senior Outdoor 1981 1983 AAA Championships The 1982 AAA Championships (sponsored by Robinsons Barley Water) was the 1982 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 24 to 25 July 1982 at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19820724/159/0010 Rising young star Kieran Moore Aberdeen Evening Express 24 July 1982 British Newspaper Archive subscription 18 July 2024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003126/19820726/408/0029 Elliott steals Palace show Wolverhampton Express and Star 26 July 1982 British Newspaper Archive subscription 18 July 2024 Summary The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Gateshead and the decathlon was held in Birmingham. Results thumb|right|150px|Peter Elliott https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists National Union of Track Statisticians 18 July 2024 EventGoldSilverBronze100m SCO Cameron Sharp 10.31 Jim Evans 10.46 AUS Paul Narracott 10.50200m JAM Don Quarrie 20.74 Buster Watson 20.90 JPN Toshio Toyota 21.09400m TRI Mike Paul 45.74 SCO David Jenkins 45.93 Todd Bennett 46.11800m Peter Elliott 1:45.61 NZL John Walker 1:46.10 Chris McGeorge 1:46.301,500m Steve Cram 3:36.14 SCO Graham Williamson 3:39.07 USA Rich Harris 3:39.445,000m KEN Wilson Waigwa 13:29.32 Tim Hutchings 13:30.53 USA Steve Plasencia 13:31.5510,000m Julian Goater 28:02.45 WAL Steve Jones 28:08.75 Charlie Spedding 28:11.00marathon Steve Kenyon 2:11:40 Dave Cannon 2:12:49 Ian Ray 2:14:083000m steeplechase WAL Roger Hackney 8:28.98 Graeme Fell 8:31.01 Barry Knight 8:32.13110m hurdles Mark Holtom 13.88 Wilbert Greaves 14.10 WAL Berwyn Price 14.22400m hurdles USA James King 50.25 AUS Garry Brown 50.85 JPN Shigenori Omori 51.113,000m walk Roger Mills 11:58.18 Phil Vesty 12:02.04 Gordon Vale 12:16.4110,000m walk WAL Steve Barry 41:14.7 NR Ian McCombie 42:32.8 Phil Vesty 42:46.3high jump JPN Takao Sakamoto 2.24 JPN Takashi Katamine 2.24 SCO Geoff Parsons 2.18pole vault JPN Tomomi Takahashi 5.51 USA Mike Tully 5.40 Jeff Gutteridge 5.20long jump JPN Junichi Usui 7.94 John Herbert 7.94 NOR Niels Bugge 7.80triple jump AUS Ken Lorraway 17.19 John Herbert 16.91 USA Willie Banks 16.70shot put Mike Winch 18.90 Simon Rodhouse 18.20 Nick Tabor 17.40discus throw BAH Brad Cooper 63.70 Bob Weir 58.14 Richard Slaney 56.92hammer throw Bob Weir 71.92 Martin Girvan 71.52 JPN Shigenobu Murofushi 70.52javelin throw David Ottley 80.54 John Trower 76.90 Peter Yates 75.52decathlon Fidelis Obikwu 7535 Pan Zeniou 7532 SCO Brad McStravick 7467 See also 1982 WAAA Championships References Category:AAA Championships Athletics Outdoor Category:International sports competitions in London Category:Sport in the London Borough of Bromley Category:July 1982 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:1982 in the sport of athletics