1980 AAA Championships

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The 1980 AAA Championships sponsored by Nationwide was the 1980 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 5 to 6 September 1980 at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England.[1][2]

Dates5–6 September 1980
Host cityLondon, England
LevelSenior
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1980 AAA Championships
Dates5–6 September 1980
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 Milton Keynes and the decathlon was held in Cwmbran.

Rod Milburn won the sprint hurdles
Steve Ovett won his last AAAA title

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100m Scotland Allan Wells10.36 Jamaica Don Quarrie10.57 Mike McFarlane10.60
200m United States Mel Lattany20.74 United States Steve Williams20.93 Trevor Hoyte21.19
400m Rod Milne46.53 Roy Dickens46.56 Steve Scutt46.60
800m Sudan Omer Khalifa1:47.43 Kenya James Maina Boi1:47.91 Scotland Paul Forbes1:48.31
1 mile Steve Ovett4:04.40 New Zealand John Walker4:04.62 Colin Reitz4:06.43
5,000m West Germany Harald Hudak13:51.71 Dick Callan13:52.49 Steve Binns13:53.25
10,000m Nick Rose28:11.98 Wales Steve Jones28:13.25 Bernie Ford28:27.78
marathon Ian Thompson2:14:00 Dave Black2:14:28 Andy Holden2:15:18
3000m steeplechase Wales Roger Hackney8:39.38 Scotland Gordon Rimmer8:39.91 Ron Harris8:40.73
110m hurdles United States Rod Milburn13.69 Mark Holtom13.71 United States Ashland Whitfield14.01
400m hurdles United States James King49.50 Bill Hartley50.04 Gary Oakes50.23
3,000m walk Wales Steve Barry12:00.44 Richard Dorman12:24.45 Ian Richards12:26.47
10,000m walk Roger Mills43:21.2 New Zealand Mike Parker43:39.6 Gordon Vale43:57.6
high jump West Germany Carlo Thränhardt2.23 Mark Naylor2.20 Rupert Charles2.14
pole vault Brian Hooper5.59 NR Keith Stock5.57 NR Jeff Gutteridge5.10
long jump United States Arnie Robinson7.92 Gus Udo7.64 Aston Moore7.53
triple jump United States Paul Jordan16.49 Aston Moore16.49 Frank Attoh15.98
shot put United States Brian Oldfield21.25 Geoff Capes20.10 Mike Winch17.97
discus throw United States Brian Oldfield61.46 Peter Tancred59.46 Scotland Colin Sutherland54.40
hammer throw Martin Girvan68.72 Republic of Ireland Seán Egan66.94 Bob Weir65.86
javelin throw Hungary Miklós Németh83.34 New Zealand Mike O'Rourke81.04 David Ottley80.38
decathlon Scotland Brad McStravick7663 Pan Zeniou7497 Buster Watson7443
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