The 1996 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held from 14 to 16 July at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England. It was considered the de facto national championships for the United Kingdom.[1][2][3]
1996 AAA Championships | |
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Dates | 14–16 July |
Host city | Birmingham, England |
Venue | Alexander Stadium |
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Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
← 1995 1997 → |
The competition incorporated the British Olympic trials for Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics, with the top two in each (Olympic) event assured of selection, provided they had attained the qualifying standard.
Medal summary
editMen
editEvent | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres | Linford Christie | 10.04 | Darren Braithwaite | 10.25 | Ian Mackie | 10.26 |
200 metres | John Regis | 20.54 | Linford Christie | 20.54 | Owusu Dako | 20.72 |
400 metres | Roger Black | 44.39 | Du'aine Ladejo | 44.66 | Iwan Thomas | 44.69 |
800 metres | Curtis Robb | 1:47.61 | David Strang | 1:47.74 | Tony Morrell | 1:47.94 |
1500 metres | John Mayock | 3:37.03 | Anthony Whiteman | 3:37.19 | Kevin McKay | 3:37.90 |
3000 metres | Matt O'Dowd | 8:30.11 | Ray Plant | 8:30.97 | Mick Morris | 8:33.15 |
5000 metres | John Nuttall | 13:48.35 | Rob Denmark | 13:51.72 | Darius Burrows | 13:54.42 |
10,000 metres | Rob Denmark | 28:20.80 | Jon Brown | 28:21.40 | Paul Evans | 28:28.31 |
110 m hurdles | Colin Jackson | 13.13 | Tony Jarrett | 13.41 | Andy Tulloch | 13.70 |
400 m hurdles | Jon Ridgeon | 49.16 | Peter Crampton | 49.79 | Gary Jennings | 50.46 |
3000 metres steeplechase | Justin Chaston | 8:29.19 | Keith Cullen | 8:30.80 | Spencer Duval | 8:36.71 |
10,000 m walk | Steve Partington | 42:29.73 | Chris Cheeseman | 44:07.95 | Richard Oldale | 44:15.75 |
High jump | Steve Smith | 2.31 m | Dalton Grant | 2.27 m | Colin Bent | 2.20 m |
Pole vault | Nick Buckfield | 5.71 m | Neil Winter | 5.40 m | Mike Edwards | 5.30 m |
Long jump | Darren Ritchie | 7.86 m | Oni Onuorah | 7.67 m | Stewart Faulkner | 7.47 m |
Triple jump | Francis Agyepong | 17.12 m | Femi Akinsanya | 16.58 m | Julian Golley | 16.39 m |
Shot put | Matt Simson | 18.82 m | Shaun Pickering | 18.63 m | Mark Proctor | 17.91 m |
Discus throw | Robert Weir | 60.02 m | Simon Williams | 57.54 m | Kevin Brown | 56.76 m |
Hammer throw | David Smith | 72.58 m | Paul Head | 71.48 m | Mick Jones | 71.22 m |
Javelin throw | Nick Nieland | 83.06 m | Mick Hill | 81.42 m | Colin Mackenzie | 78.74 m |
Decathlon | Barry Thomas | 7701 pts | Brian Taylor | 7573 pts | Anthony Southward | 7400 pts |
Women
editReferences
edit- ^ AAA WAAA and National Championships Medalists. NUTS. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
- ^ AAA Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
- ^ WAAA Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-02.