1973 AAA Championships

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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]

Dates13–14 July 1973
Host cityLondon, England
LevelSenior
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1973 AAA Championships
Dates13–14 July 1973
Host cityLondon, England
VenueCrystal Palace National Sports Centre
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1972
1974


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Summary

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 Halliday10.60 Brian Green10.63 Scotland Les Piggot10.69
200m Chris Monk21.12 Australia David Stokes21.24 Ian Matthews21.31
400m Scotland David Jenkins46.42 South Africa Joseph Leserwane46.64 Sweden Erik Carlgren46.85
800m Andy Carter1:45.12 NR South Africa Danie Malan1:45.21 Australia Bill Hooker1:45.36
1,500m New Zealand Rod Dixon3:38.99 Scotland Frank Clement3:39.41 Phil Banning3:40.35
5,000m Brendan Foster13:23.71 Scotland Ian Stewart13:30.84 Dave Black13:33.24
10,000m Dave Bedford27:30.80 WR Wales Tony Simmons28:19.19 Bernie Plain28:30.22
marathon Ian Thompson2:12:40 Ron Hill2:13:22 Colin Kirkham2:15:25
3000m steeplechase Steve Hollings8:30.81 John Bicourt8:32.29 Gerry Stevens8:35.26
110m hurdles Wales Berwyn Price14.10 Graham Gower14.43 Sweden Bo Forssander14.45
400m hurdles Alan Pascoe49.77 United States Bob Steele50.43 Bill Hartley50.45
3,000m walk Roger Mills12:16.8 Paul Nihill12:18.6 Peter Marlow12:28.8
10,000m walk Roger Mills44:38.6 Olly Flynn44:52.4 Shaun Lightman44:53.2
high jump United States Chris Dunn2.06 Australia Tony Sneazwell2.06 Republic of Ireland James Fanning2.06
pole vault Brian Hooper5.16 Mike Bull5.00 Sweden Ingemar Jernberg4.80
long jump Geoff Hignett7.37 Jerry Gangadeen7.34 Scotland Stewart Atkins7.31
triple jump Tony Wadhams15.76 Peter Blackburn15.47 Andy Vincent15.24
shot put Geoff Capes20.27 NR Mike Winch19.54 Bill Tancred18.14
discus throw Bill Tancred61.22 John Hillier58.10 Pete Tancred54.22
hammer throw Howard Payne67.98 Barry Williams67.02 Ian Chipchase66.96
javelin throw Dave Travis73.58 Kevin Shappard70.24 Brian Roberts68.98
decathlon Scotland David Kidner6969 Nick Phipps6654 Mike Corden6595
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