1978 AAA Championships

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The 1978 AAA Championships sponsored by Nationwide was the 1978 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 23 to 24 June 1978 at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England.[1][2]

Dates23–24 June 1978
Host cityLondon, England
LevelSenior
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1978 AAA Championships
Dates23–24 June 1978
Host cityLondon, England
VenueCrystal Palace National Sports Centre
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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Summary

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

Henry Rono won the 5,000 metres

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100m United States James Sanford10.42 Panama Guy Abrahams10.53 Ghana Ernest Obeng10.67
200m Jamaica Don Quarrie20.79 Guyana James Gilkes20.81 United States James Sanford21.08
400m United States Maurice Peoples45.78 Scotland David Jenkins46.33 Terry Whitehead46.69
800m United States Tom McLean1:48.49 Dave Warren1:48.80 United States Mark Belger1:48.96
1,500m David Moorcroft3:42.92 Algeria Amar Brahmia3:44.29 United States Craig Masback3:44.37
5,000m Kenya Henry Rono13:20.78 Kenya Wilson Waigwa13:24.43 Nick Rose13:25.44
10,000m Brendan Foster27:30.3 ER Mike McLeod28:04.21 Dave Black28:06.85
marathon Tony Simmons2:12:33 Jeff Norman2:12:50 Trevor Wright2:13:00
3000m steeplechase Dennis Coates8:34.37 Tony Staynings8:35.77 Micky Morris8:35.78
110m hurdles Wales Berwyn Price14.14 Mark Holtom14.49 Ian Ratcliffe14.65
400m hurdles Alan Pascoe50.39 United States Rich Graybehl50.65 Gary Oakes51.08
3,000m walk Roger Mills12:05.83 Brian Adams12:24.72 Carl Lawton12:41.12
10,000m walk Brian Adams43:44.0 Roger Mills45:18.0 George Nibre45:40.0
high jump United States Franklin Jacobs2.20 United States Gail Olson2.20 Scotland Brian Burgess2.15
pole vault United States Bob Pullard5.40 Brian Hooper5.30 Allan Williams5.00
long jump Roy Mitchell7.76 Ken Cocks7.57 Tony Henry7.46
triple jump Aston Moore16.68 NR Keith Connor16.39 David Johnson15.85
shot put Geoff Capes19.94 Mike Winch17.85 Bob Dale17.06
discus throw Peter Tancred55.78 John Hillier53.60 Mike Winch52.88
hammer throw Australia Peter Farmer70.72 Paul Dickenson68.24 Jim Whitehead67.70
javelin throw Peter Yates80.10 David Ottley77.60 Brian Roberts75.90
decathlon Alan Drayton7424 Buster Watson7381 John Howell7190
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