1981 AAA Championships

1981 AAA Championships
1981 AAA Championships
Dates	7–8 August 1981
Host city	London, England
Venue	Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor
	← 1980 1982 → ; AAA Championships

The 1981 AAA Championships sponsored by Nationwide was the 1981 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 7 to 8 August 1981 at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England.^[1]^[2]

Summary

The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Rugby and the decathlon was held in Birmingham.

Results

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Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100m	Mel Lattany	10.24	Ernest Obeng	10.27	Drew McMaster	10.45
200m	Stanley Floyd	20.51	Fred Taylor	20.76	Mike McFarlane	20.92
400m	Tony Darden	45.11	Walter McCoy	45.42	Garry Cook	46.25
800m	Sebastian Coe	1:45.41	Omer Khalifa	1:46.75	Chris McGeorge	1:47.02
1,500m	Steve Cram	3:36.82	John Robson	3:37.42	Craig Masback	3:37.54
5,000m	Eamonn Coghlan	13:20.36	John Walker	13:20.89	Steve Plasencia	13:25.96
10,000m	Barry Smith	28:06.13	Geoff Smith	28:08.07	Steve Jones	28:10.83
marathon	Hugh Jones	2:14:07	Andy Holden	2:16:04	Mike Gratton	2:16:40
3000m steeplechase	Ken Martin	8:29.25	Graeme Fell	8:31.80	Kelly Jensen	8:33.37
110m hurdles	Renaldo Nehemiah	13.17	Tonie Campbell	13.72	Mark Holtom	13.75
400m hurdles	Gary Oakes	49.69	James King	49.88	David Lee	50.77
3,000m walk	Roger Mills	11:44.68 NR	Phil Vesty	12:17.96	Brian Adams	12:40.87
10,000m walk	Steve Barry	43:22.4	Mike Parker	44:11.3	Ian McCombie	44:38.2
high jump	James Frazier	2.23	Mark Naylor	2.20	Benn Fields	2.20
pole vault	Earl Bell	5.50	Brad Pursley	5.35	Keith Stock	5.20
long jump	Larry Myricks	8.38	Roy Mitchell	7.60	Arnie Robinson	7.44
triple jump	Aston Moore	16.66	Conroy Brown	15.61	Frank Attoh	15.58
shot put	Mike Winch	18.36	Simon Rodhouse	18.14	Tony Zaidman	17.07
discus throw	John Powell	62.46	Al Oerter	61.88	Art Burns	61.58
hammer throw	Martin Girvan	68.98	Bob Weir	67.52	David Smith	59.00
javelin throw	Mike O'Rourke	83.72	Bruce Kennedy	80.60	David Ottley	79.36
decathlon	Colin Boreham	7639	Pan Zeniou	7558	Brad McStravick	7479

References

^ "Smith gallant second". Liverpool Daily Post. 8 August 1981. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Cram put on red alert". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 9 August 1981. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
^ "Results". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 9 August 1981. Retrieved 13 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[1] "Smith gallant second". Liverpool Daily Post. 8 August 1981. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[2] "Cram put on red alert". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 9 August 1981. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[3] "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 July 2024.

[4] "Results". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 9 August 1981. Retrieved 13 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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