The 1979 AAA Championships sponsored by Nationwide was the 1979 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 13 to 14 July 1979 at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England.
Summary The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Coventry and the decathlon was held in Birmingham.
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Results
EventGoldSilverBronze100m Clancy Edwards 10.35 Mike McFarlane 10.43 Eddie Cutting 10.46200m Clancy Edwards 20.77 Mike McFarlane 20.95 Ainsley Bennett 21.09400m Hassan El Kashief 45.82 Sebastian Coe 46.87 Roger Jenkins 47.01800m Steve Scott 1:47.29 John Walker 1:47.53 Garry Cook 1:47.541,500m Steve Ovett 3:39.08 Graham Williamson 3:39.27 John Robson 3:39.555,000m Eamonn Coghlan 13:23.54 Mike McLeod 13:24.25 Rod Dixon 13:24.6110,000m John Treacy 28:12.10 Alberto Salazar 28:12.39 Dave Murphy 28:12.42marathon Greg Hannon 2:13:06 Bernie Ford 2:14:15 Michalis Kousis 2:19:423000m steeplechase Hillary Tuwei 8:23.67 Amos Korir 8:28.98 Julian Marsay 8:29.46110m hurdles Mark Holtom 13.78w Wilbert Greaves 13.91w David Wilson 14.13w400m hurdles Ed Moses 48.58 Peter Grant 50.07 Gary Oakes 50.373,000m walk Roger Mills 12:09.07 Mike Parker 12:22.76 Carl Lawton 12:37.6910,000m walk Brian Adams 43:48.4 Graham Morris 44:09.2 Amos Seddon 45:25.6high jump Takao Sakamoto 2.15 Ossie ChamTim Foulger 2.15 n/apole vault Mike Tully 5.45 Patrick Desruelles 5.40 Ralph Haynie 5.30long jump Ronald Desruelles 7.95 Roy Mitchell 7.87 Junichi Usui 7.80triple jump Keith Connor 15.87 Masami Nakanishi 15.52 David Johnson 15.45shot put Geoff Capes 19.39 Mike Winch 17.29 Richard Slaney 16.67discus throw John Powell 61.50 Al Oerter 59.64 Richard Slaney 54.68hammer throw Peter Farmer 70.16 Matt Mileham 64.40 Paul Dickenson 64.16javelin throw Simon Osborne 81.68 David Ottley 80.82 Peter Yates 80.62decathlon Brad McStravick 7569 Colin Boreham 7114 Mike Corden 7063
See also 1979 WAAA Championships
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