1974 AAA Championships

1974 AAA Championships
Dates	12–13 July 1974
Host city	London, England
Venue	Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor
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The 1974 AAA Championships was the 1974 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from July 12th to 13th, 1974, at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England.^[1][2]

Summary

The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Windsor and the decathlon event was held in Wolverhampton.

Dave Bedford won his 5th consecutive 10,000m AAA title

Al Feuerbach was one of eight Americans to win a title

Results

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Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100m	Steve Williams	10.16w	Don Halliday	10.42w	Brian Green	10.45w
200m	Mark Lutz	20.9w	Chris Monk	21.0w	Ainsley Bennett	21.0w
400m	David Jenkins	46.11	Steve Marlow	47.24	Fanahan McSweeney	47.26
800m	Steve Ovett	1:46.84	Andy Carter	1:47.02	Byron Dyce	1:47.10
1,500m	Tony Waldrop	3:41.9	Graham Crouch	3:42.2	Ray Smedley	3:42.8
5,000m	Brendan Foster	13:27.4	Jos Hermens	13:35.2	Werner Meier	13:38.4
10,000m	Dave Bedford	28:14.80	Bernie Ford	28:15.84	Tony Simmons	28:19.29
marathon	Akio Usami	2:15:16	Bernie Plain	2:18:32	Eckhard Lesse	2:18:44
3000m steeplechase	John Davies	8:26.8	Takaharu Koyama	8:32.6	Dan Glans	8:33.6
110m hurdles	Berwyn Price	13.94w	Graham Gower	14.16w	Charles Kirkpatrick	14.17w
400m hurdles	Jim Bolding	49.1	Bill Hartley	50.6	Colin O'Neill	51.4
3,000m walk	Roger Mills	12:27.0	Peter Marlow	12:28.4	Brian Adams	12:40.2
10,000m walk	Peter Marlow	44:58.4	Brian Adams	45:51.0	Shaun Lightman	46:30.0
high jump	Dwight Stones	2.14	Pat Matzdorf	2.14	Eckart Eitel	2.11
pole vault	Casey Carrigan	5.10	Mike Tully	4.90	Bob Richards	4.90
long jump	Alan Lerwill	7.77	Geoff Hignett	7.48	Stewart Atkins	7.30
triple jump	Toshiaki Inoue	16.12	Willie Clark	15.78	Bob Johnson	15.40
shot put	Al Feuerbach	21.37	Geoff Capes	20.77	George Woods	20.69
discus throw	John Powell	62.06	Bill Tancred	60.02	John Hillier	57.96
hammer throw	Adam Barnard	70.62	Howard Payne	67.50	Barry Williams	67.26
javelin throw	Dave Travis	75.20	Kevin Shappard	73.34	Brian Roberts	71.94
decathlon	Mike Corden	7035	Alan Drayton	6786	Clifford Brooks	6642

See also

• 1974 WAAA Championships

References

1. "Bedford wins and does a Harvey Smith". Belfast Telegraph. 13 July 1974. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Foster hit by Boycott". Kent Evening Post. 15 July 1974. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
4. "Athletics results". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 14 July 1974. Retrieved 30 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.