1972 AAA Championships

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The 1972 AAA Championships was the 1972 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 14 to 15 July 1972 at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England.[1][2]

Dates14–15 July 1972
Host cityLondon, England
LevelSenior
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1972 AAA Championships
Dates14–15 July 1972
Host cityLondon, England
VenueCrystal Palace National Sports Centre
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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Summary

1972 AAA Championships track race

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

The 10 miles event was held for the last time.

Ray Smedley finished second in the 1500m

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100m Greece Vasilios Papageorgopoulos10.16w Brian Green10.35w Scotland Les Piggot10.36w
200m Alan Pascoe20.92 David Dear21.31 Martin Reynolds21.40
400m Scotland David Jenkins45.39 NR Gary Armstrong46.16 Nigeria Robert Ojo46.53
800m Andy Carter1:48.18 Dave Cropper1:48.35 Colin Campbell1:48.40
1,500m Scotland Peter Stewart3:38.22 NR Ray Smedley3:38.52 John Kirkbride3:38.68
5,000m Dave Bedford13:17.21 ER Scotland Ian McCafferty13:19.66 Scotland Ian Stewart13:24.16
10,000m Dave Bedford27:52.44 Scotland Lachie Stewart28:38.31 Netherlands Jos Hermens28:39.00
10 miles Bernie Plain48:25.8 Tony Birks48:26.4 Keith Angus48:35.2
marathon West Germany Lutz Philipp2:12:50 Ron Hill2:12:51 Scotland Don Macgregor2:15:06
3000m steeplechase Steve Hollings8:31.07 John Bicourt8:34.72 Andy Holden8:36.20
110m hurdles Alan Pascoe13.88 Berwyn Price14.00 Graham Gower14.10
400m hurdles David Hemery49.67 Uganda John Akii-Bua49.68 John Sherwood50.96
3,000m walk Roger Mills12:31.54 Phil Embleton12:39.76 Peter Marlow12:45.68
10,000m walk Phil Embleton44:26.8 Peter Marlow45:37.0 Olly Flynn46:28.4
high jump West Germany Milan Jamrich2.08 Colin Boreham2.01 Republic of Ireland James Fanning
Michael Campbell
2.01
pole vault Mike Bull5.21 NR Spain Ignacio Sola4.90 Brian Hooper4.80
long jump Alan Lerwill8.15 Wales Lynn Davies7.74 Scotland Stewart Atkins7.61
triple jump David Johnson15.80 Rodney Heward-Mills15.77 Spain Jesus Bartolomé15.71
shot put Geoff Capes19.47 Jeff Teale18.84 Bill Tancred18.20
discus throw Bill Tancred61.06 John Watts59.70 Peter Tancred54.44
hammer throw Barry Williams67.24 Howard Payne66.08 New Zealand Murray Cheater63.60
javelin throw Dave Travis79.62 Brian Roberts75.20 John McSorley73.20
decathlon Barry King7346 Scotland David Kidner7145 Nick Phipps6628
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