The 1985 AAA Championships sponsored by (Kodak) was the 1985 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 13 to 14 July 1985 at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England.

Summary The Championships covered two days of competition.

The 1985 London Marathon determined the marathon AAA champion and the decathlon was held in Birmingham on 20–21 July 1985.

Results

EventGoldSilverBronze100m+ Ernest Obeng 10.44 Darwin Cook 10.45 Chidi Imoh 10.46200m Ade Mafe 20.99 Buster Watson 21.02 Mike McFarlane 21.02400m Darren Clark 45.45 Derek Redmond 45.52 Mark Rowe 45.78800m José Luiz Barbosa 1:45.48 Eugene Sanders 1:45.58 Edwin Koech 1:46.581,500m Marcus O'Sullivan 3:40.27 Ray Flynn 3:40.59 Alistair Currie 3:41.095,000m David Lewis 13:42.82 Paul Davies-Hale 13:42.99 John Treacy 13:44.6810,000m Kevin Ryan 28:50.70 Karl Harrison 28:52.46 Carl Thackery 28:54.90marathon Steve Jones 2:08:16 Charlie Spedding 2:08:33 Allister Hutton 2:09:163000m steeplechase Brian Diemer 8:31.51 Kevin Capper 8:38.11 Brendan Quinn 8:42.05110m hurdles Henry Andrade 13.83 Nigel Walker 13.98 Dannie Jackson 14.02400m hurdles Ahmed Hamada 49.82 Max Robertson 50.16 Henry Amike 50.253,000m walk Ian McCombie 11:41.73 NR Phil Vesty 11:54.57 Martin Rush 12:04.2810,000m walk Murray Day 43:35.3 Roger Mills 43:48.9 Adrian James 44:58.1high jump Milt Ottey 2.28 Brian Stanton 2.28 Jorge Alfaro 2.28pole vault Kory Tarpenning 5.40 Mike Tully Tim Bright 5.30 n/along jump Dannie Jackson 7.89 Derrick Brown 7.80 John Herbert 7.74triple jump Willie Banks 17.22 Robert Cannon 16.87 John Herbert 16.85shot put Billy Cole 17.88 Stuart Gyngell 17.48 Hubert Maingot 17.03discus throw Juan Martínez Brito 65.72 Luis Delís 65.34 Paul Mardle 58.28hammer throw David Smith 77.30 Declan Hegarty 76.02 Martin Girvan 73.42javelin throw David Ottley 88.32 Mick Hill 79.56 Masami Yoshida 79.08decathlon Greg Richards 7456 Tom Leeson 7385 Mark Luscombe 6999

+Mike McFarlane finished third but was disqualified for running out of his lane and Lincoln Asquith finished fifth and was the leading British athlete.

See also 1985 WAAA Championships

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