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1973 AAA Championships

1973 AAA Championships
Dates13–14 July 1973
Host cityLondon, England
VenueCrystal Palace National Sports Centre
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

The 1973 AAA Championships was the 1973 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 13 to 14 July 1973 at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England.[1][2]

Summary

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The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Harlow.

The 10 miles event was discontinued.

Dave Travis won his 6th of 7 AAA javelin titles
New Zealander Rod Dixon won the 1500 metres

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100m Scotland Don Halliday 10.60 Brian Green 10.63 Scotland Les Piggot 10.69
200m Chris Monk 21.12 Australia David Stokes 21.24 Ian Matthews 21.31
400m Scotland David Jenkins 46.42 South Africa Joseph Leserwane 46.64 Sweden Erik Carlgren 46.85
800m Andy Carter 1:45.12 NR South Africa Danie Malan 1:45.21 Australia Bill Hooker 1:45.36
1,500m New Zealand Rod Dixon 3:38.99 Scotland Frank Clement 3:39.41 Phil Banning 3:40.35
5,000m Brendan Foster 13:23.71 Scotland Ian Stewart 13:30.84 Dave Black 13:33.24
10,000m Dave Bedford 27:30.80 WR Wales Tony Simmons 28:19.19 Bernie Plain 28:30.22
marathon Ian Thompson 2:12:40 Ron Hill 2:13:22 Colin Kirkham 2:15:25
3000m steeplechase Steve Hollings 8:30.81 John Bicourt 8:32.29 Gerry Stevens 8:35.26
110m hurdles Wales Berwyn Price 14.10 Graham Gower 14.43 Sweden Bo Forssander 14.45
400m hurdles Alan Pascoe 49.77 United States Bob Steele 50.43 Bill Hartley 50.45
3,000m walk Roger Mills 12:16.8 Paul Nihill 12:18.6 Peter Marlow 12:28.8
10,000m walk Roger Mills 44:38.6 Olly Flynn 44:52.4 Shaun Lightman 44:53.2
high jump United States Chris Dunn 2.06 Australia Tony Sneazwell 2.06 Republic of Ireland James Fanning 2.06
pole vault Brian Hooper 5.16 Mike Bull 5.00 Sweden Ingemar Jernberg 4.80
long jump Geoff Hignett 7.37 Jerry Gangadeen 7.34 Scotland Stewart Atkins 7.31
triple jump Tony Wadhams 15.76 Peter Blackburn 15.47 Andy Vincent 15.24
shot put Geoff Capes 20.27 NR Mike Winch 19.54 Bill Tancred 18.14
discus throw Bill Tancred 61.22 John Hillier 58.10 Pete Tancred 54.22
hammer throw Howard Payne 67.98 Barry Williams 67.02 Ian Chipchase 66.96
javelin throw Dave Travis 73.58 Kevin Shappard 70.24 Brian Roberts 68.98
decathlon Scotland David Kidner 6969 Nick Phipps 6654 Mike Corden 6595

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Foster in shock 5,000 victory". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 14 July 1973. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "It's Vic's best yet". Kent Evening Post. 16 July 1973. 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". The People. 15 July 1973. Retrieved 29 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Dave's run for the money". Sunday Mirror. 15 July 1973. Retrieved 29 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.