1971 AAA Championships

Outdoor track and field competition July 2024 July 2024 1971 AAA Championships London, England 23–24 July 1971 Crystal Palace National Sports Centre Senior Outdoor 1970 1972 AAA Championships The 1971 AAA Championships was the 1971 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 23 to 24 July 1971 at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000271/19710724/671/0024 Sprint stars dazzled by green flash Liverpool Echo 24 July 1971 British Newspaper Archive subscription 18 July 2024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000566/19710725/159/0034 Bedford Cracks Sunday Post 25 July 1971 British Newspaper Archive subscription 18 July 2024 Summary The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Manchester and the decathlon event was held in Blackburn. The championships were held at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre for the first time.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003893/19701120/030/0030 Leicester in running for top event Nottingham Evening Post 20 November 1970 British Newspaper Archive subscription 18 July 2024 thumb|right|150px|Paul Nihill won his 7th AAA 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 Brian Green 10.57 SCO Les Piggot 10.81 SCO Don Halliday 10.90200m Alan Pascoe 21.09 Martin Reynolds 21.35 Ralph Banthorpe 21.41400m SCO David Jenkins 47.10 Len Walters 47.21 Derek Price 47.32800m Peter Browne 1:47.54 Dave Cropper 1:48.28 Phil Lewis 1:48.501,500m NZL Tony Polhill 3:40.34 SCO Peter Stewart 3:40.37 Brendan Foster 3:40.695,000m Mike Baxter 13:39.63 Alan Blinston 13:46.22 Adrian Weatherhead 13:47.2810,000m Dave Bedford 27:47.0 ER Jack Lane 28:39.6 FRA Noël Tijou 28:44.210 miles Trevor Wright 46:51.6 Ron Grove 48:05.8 Keith Angus 48:24.8marathon Ron Hill 2:12:39 Trevor Wright2:13:27 GDR Jürgen Busch 2:14:033000m steeplechase Andy Holden 8:37.96 David Camp 8:42.38 Steve Hollings 8:45.80110m hurdles Alan Pascoe 14.49 Berwyn Price 14.63 Graham Gower 14.72400m hurdles John Sherwood 51.38 Dave Schärer 51.78 Bob Roberts 52.093,000m walk Paul Nihill 12:08.4 Phil Embleton 12:30.2 SCO Bill Sutherland 12:52.010,000m walk Phil Embleton 45:26.2 Carl Lawton 46:31.4 Alan Smallwood 48:04.6high jump Michael Campbell 2.04 David Livesey 2.02 Colin Boreham 2.00pole vault Mike Bull 5.05 Brian Hooper 4.81 AUS Ed Johnson 4.81long jump USA Henry Hines 8.01 Alan Lerwill 7.98 WAL Lynn Davies 7.77triple jump Tony Wadhams 15.16 David Johnson 15.12 Tony Ababio 15.03shot put NZL Les Mills 19.27 Geoff Capes 18.30 Jeff Teale 17.91discus throw NZL Les Mills 58.62 John Watts 57.88 NR Bill Tancred 55.20hammer throw Howard Payne 66.44 Barry Williams 62.14 Bruce Fraser 59.64javelin throw Dave Travis 77.00 Mladen Gavrilovic 74.94 John McSorley 72.88decathlon SCO David Kidner 6691 Mike Corden 6195 BAR Clifford Brooks 6064 See also 1971 WAAA Championships References Category:AAA Championships Athletics Outdoor Category:International sports competitions in London Category:Sport in the London Borough of Bromley Category:July 1971 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:1971 in the sport of athletics