The 1983 AAA Championships sponsored by (Robinsons Barley Water) was the 1983 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 23 to 24 July 1983 at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England.
Summary The Championships covered two days of competition.
From 1983 the London Marathon would determine the marathon AAA champion.
The decathlon was held in Birmingham on 9 & 10 July 1983.
Results
EventGoldSilverBronze100m Calvin Smith 10.30 Allan Wells 10.34 Paul Narracott 10.43200m Mel Lattany 20.61 Donovan Reid 21.00 Cameron Sharp 21.04400m Darren Clark 45.05 Eddie Carey 45.52 Walter McCoy 45.56800m William Wuyke 1:45.44 Peter Elliott 1:45.64 Chris McGeorge 1:46.571,500m Steve Cram 3:41.69 Eamonn Martin 3:44.03 Roger Hackney 3:44.055,000m Steve Harris 13:38.63 Dave Clarke 13:41.07 Steve Binns 13:42.3610,000m Charlie Spedding 28:08.12 Geoff Smith 28:11.37 Allister Hutton 28:13.96marathon Mike Gratton 2:09:43 Gerry Helme 2:10:12 Jim Dingwall 2:11:44 3000m steeplechase Colin Reitz 8:28.42 Eddie Wedderburn 8:30.02 David Lewis 8:32.79110m hurdles Tonie Campbell 13.41 Sam Turner 13.50 Marcus Allen 13.86400m hurdles David Lee 49.18 Steve Sole 49.95 Ahmed Hamada 50.233,000m walk Dave Smith 11:36.04 Phil Vesty 11:48.03 Roger Mills 12:03.5810,000m walk Steve Barry 40:54.7 NR Phil Vesty 43:00.1 Roy Sheppard 43:18.3high jump Leo Williams 2.29 Jim Howard 2.29 Takao Sakamoto 2.26pole vault Jeff Gutteridge 5.35 Keith Stock 5.20 Tomomi Takahashi 5.20long jump Mike Conley 7.82 Fred Salle 7.56 Derrick Brown 7.52triple jump Mike Conley 16.49 Eric McCalla 16.10 Vernon Samuels 15.85shot put Mike Carter 20.80 Mike Winch 18.02 Nick Tabor 17.73discus throw Bob Weir 59.76 Richard Slaney 58.18 Peter Gordon 58.14hammer throw Chris Black 75.40 NR Matt Mileham 75.02 Bob Weir 72.48javelin throw Mike O'Rourke 84.88 David Ottley 78.80 Peter Yates 77.90decathlon Kevin Atkinson 7353 Ken Hayford 7317 Kevan Lobb 7094
See also 1983 WAAA Championships
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