1986 AAA Championships

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1986 AAA Championships
Dates20–21 June 1986
Host cityBirmingham, England
VenueAlexander Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

The 1986 AAA Championships sponsored by (Kodak) was the 1986 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 20 to 21 June 1986 at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England.[1][2]

Summary

The Championships covered two days of competition.

The 1986 London Marathon determined the marathon champion.

The decathlon was held in Wrexham from 20 to 21 June 1986. The 3,000 metres walk was held for the last time.

A new javelin weight and design was introduced with the purpose of reducing the distances thrown by athletes for safety reasons and reducing the instances of the javelin landing flat.[3][4]

Results

[5]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100m Linford Christie 10.22 Mike McFarlane 10.26 Daley Thompson 10.34
200m John Regis 20.41 Todd Bennett 20.50 Linford Christie 20.51
400m Darren Clark AUS 44.94 Roger Black 45.16 Kriss Akabusi 46.08
800m Steve Cram 1:46.15 Peter Elliott 1:46.67 David Sharpe 1:46.81
1,500m John Gladwin 3:35.93 Steve Crabb 3:38.04 Paul Larkins 3:38.19
5,000m Tim Hutchings 13:25.03 Jack Buckner 13:26.08 Petr Klimeš TCH 13:31.54
10,000m Jon Solly 27:51.76 Steve Binns 27:58.61 Mike McLeod 28:02.83
marathon Hugh Jones 2:11:42 Allister Hutton 2:12:36 Ieuan Ellis 2:14:38
3000m steeplechase Eddie Wedderburn 8:33.03 Nick Peach 8:33.89 John Hartigan 8:38.67
110m hurdles Colin Jackson 13.51 Nigel Walker 13.75 David Nelson 13.91
400m hurdles Max Robertson 49.52 Philippe Gonigam FRA 50.21 Mark Holtom 50.33
3,000m walk Murray Day NZL 12:04.0 Chris Smith 12:23.0 Les Morton 12:45.2
10,000m walk Ian McCombie 41:42.28 Murray Day NZL 42:46.92 Paul Blagg 42:58.20
high jump Geoff Parsons 2.23 Floyd Manderson 2.20 Fayyaz Ahmed 2.15
pole vault Brian Hooper 5.30 Jeff Gutteridge 5.20 Keith Stock 5.20
long jump Derrick Brown 8.07 John King 7.94 John Shepherd 7.89
triple jump Joseph Taiwo NGR 16.99 Peter Beames AUS 16.90 Mike Makin 16.67
shot put Billy Cole 19.01 Mike Winch 18.10 Graham Savory 17.28
discus throw Richard Slaney 59.62 Graham Savory 58.52 Paul Mardle 57.42
hammer throw David Smith 68.72 Matt Mileham 68.70 Mick Jones 68.50
javelin throw David Ottley 80.24 Einar Vilhjalmsson ISL 77.84 Darryl Brand 74.54
decathlon Greg Richards 7336 Fidelis Obikwu 6936 Robert Laing 6794

References

  1. ^ "Sprin finish". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 22 June 1986. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Angry Cram in Ovett blast". Western Daily Press. 23 June 1986. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Pitreavie miss out on semi-final place". Dundee Courier. 2 June 1986. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "The Story of the Javelin- Bringing it Back Down to Earth". Engineerign Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  5. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
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