1974 AAA Championships
1974 AAA Championships | |
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Dates | 12–13 July 1974 |
Host city | London, England |
Venue | Crystal Palace National Sports Centre |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
← 1973 1975 → |
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 12 to 13 July 1974 at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England.[1][2]
Summary
[edit]The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Windsor and the decathlon event was held in Wolverhampton.
Results
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100m | Steve Williams USA | 10.16w | Don Halliday | 10.42w | Brian Green | 10.45w |
200m | Mark Lutz USA | 20.9w | Chris Monk | 21.0w | Ainsley Bennett | 21.0w |
400m | David Jenkins | 46.11 | Steve Marlow | 47.24 | Fanahan McSweeney IRL | 47.26 |
800m | Steve Ovett | 1:46.84 | Andy Carter | 1:47.02 | Byron Dyce JAM | 1:47.10 |
1,500m | Tony Waldrop USA | 3:41.9 | Graham Crouch AUS | 3:42.2 | Ray Smedley | 3:42.8 |
5,000m | Brendan Foster | 13:27.4 | Jos Hermens NED | 13:35.2 | Werner Meier SUI | 13:38.4 |
10,000m | Dave Bedford | 28:14.80 | Bernie Ford | 28:15.84 | Tony Simmons | 28:19.29 |
marathon | Akio Usami JPN | 2:15:16 | Bernie Plain | 2:18:32 | Eckhard Lesse GDR | 2:18:44 |
3000m steeplechase | John Davies | 8:26.8 | Takaharu Koyama JPN | 8:32.6 | Dan Glans SWE | 8:33.6 |
110m hurdles | Berwyn Price | 13.94w | Graham Gower | 14.16w | C.J. (Charles) Kirkpatrick | 14.17w |
400m hurdles | Jim Bolding USA | 49.1 | Bill Hartley | 50.6 | Colin O'Neill | 51.4 |
3,000m walk | Roger Mills | 12:27.0 | Peter Marlow | 12:28.4 | Brian Adams | 12:40.2 |
10,000m walk | Peter Marlow | 44:58.4 | Brian Adams | 45:51.0 | Shaun Lightman | 46:30.0 |
high jump | Dwight Stones USA | 2.14 | Pat Matzdorf USA | 2.14 | Eckart Eitel FRG | 2.11 |
pole vault | Casey Carrigan USA | 5.10 | Mike Tully USA | 4.90 | Bob Richards USA | 4.90 |
long jump | Alan Lerwill | 7.77 | Geoff Hignett | 7.48 | Stewart Atkins | 7.30 |
triple jump | Toshiaki Inoue JPN | 16.12 | Willie Clark | 15.78 | Bob Johnson | 15.40 |
shot put | Al Feuerbach USA | 21.37 | Geoff Capes | 20.77 | George Woods USA | 20.69 |
discus throw | John Powell USA | 62.06 | Bill Tancred | 60.02 | John Hillier | 57.96 |
hammer throw | Adam Barnard RSA | 70.62 | Howard Payne | 67.50 | Barry Williams | 67.26 |
javelin throw | David Travis | 75.20 | Kevin Sheppard | 73.34 | Brian Roberts | 71.94 |
decathlon | Mike Corden | 7035 | Alan Drayton | 6786 | Clifford Brooks BAR | 6642 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Bedford wins and does a Harvey Smith". Belfast Telegraph. 13 July 1974. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Foster hit by Boycott". Kent Evening Post. 15 July 1974. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 July 2024.