{{Short description|Outdoor track and field competition}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Use British English|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox Athletics Championships |Name = 1972 AAA Championships |Host city = London, England |Dates = 14–15 July 1972 |Stadium = Crystal Palace National Sports Centre |Level = Senior |Type = Outdoor |Events = |Previous = 1971 |Next = 1973 |Games = AAA Championships }}
The '''1972 AAA Championships''' was the 1972 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 14 to 15 July 1972 at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002471/19720715/531/0018 |title=Stevens, mac through to final |work=Reading Evening Post |date=15 July 1972 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=18 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005475/19720717/013/0013 |title=Decision day for Britain's athletes |work=Liverpool Daily Post |date=17 July 1972 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=18 July 2024}}</ref>
== Summary == thumb|right|300px|1972 AAA Championships track race The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Harlow.
The 10 miles event was held for the last time. {{clear}} thumb|right|150px|Ray Smedley finished second in the 1500m == Results == <ref>{{cite web|url=https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=18 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001816/19720716/031/0031 |title=AAA Championships full results |work=Birmingham Weekly Mercury |date=16 July 1972 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=27 May 2025}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" |- !width=100|Event !colspan="2" width="280" style="background:gold;|Gold !colspan="2" width="280" style="background:silver;|Silver !colspan="2" width="280" style="background:#CD7F32;|Bronze |- |100m | {{flagicon|GRE}} Vasilios Papageorgopoulos || 10.16w | Brian Green || 10.35w | {{flagicon|SCO}} Les Piggot ||10.36w |- |200m | Alan Pascoe ||20.92 | David Dear||21.31 | Martin Reynolds ||21.40 |- |400m | {{flagicon|SCO}} David Jenkins ||45.39 NR | Gary Armstrong ||46.16 | {{flagicon|NGR}} Robert Ojo || 46.53 |- |800m | Andy Carter ||1:48.18 | Dave Cropper ||1:48.35 | Colin Campbell ||1:48.40 |- |1,500m | {{flagicon|SCO}} Peter Stewart ||3:38.22 NR | Ray Smedley ||3:38.52 | John Kirkbride ||3:38.68 |- |5,000m | Dave Bedford ||13:17.21 ER | {{flagicon|SCO}} Ian McCafferty ||13:19.66 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Ian Stewart ||13:24.16 |- |10,000m | Dave Bedford ||27:52.44 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Lachie Stewart ||28:38.31 | {{flagicon|NED}} Jos Hermens ||28:39.00 |- |10 miles | Bernie Plain ||48:25.8 | Tony Birks ||48:26.4 | Keith Angus ||48:35.2 |- |marathon | {{flagicon|FRG}} Lutz Philipp ||2:12:50 | Ron Hill ||2:12:51 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Don Macgregor ||2:15:06 |- |3000m steeplechase | Steve Hollings|| 8:31.07 | John Bicourt ||8:34.72 | Andy Holden ||8:36.20 |- |110m hurdles | Alan Pascoe ||13.88 | Berwyn Price ||14.00 | Graham Gower ||14.10 |- |400m hurdles | David Hemery ||49.67 | {{flagicon|UGA}} John Akii-Bua ||49.68 | John Sherwood|| 50.96 |- |3,000m walk | Roger Mills ||12:31.54 | Phil Embleton ||12:39.76 | Peter Marlow ||12:45.68 |- |10,000m walk | Phil Embleton|| 44:26.8 | Peter Marlow ||45:37.0 | Olly Flynn ||46:28.4 |- |high jump | {{flagicon|FRG}} Milan Jamrich || 2.08 | Colin Boreham ||2.01 | {{flagicon|IRE}} James Fanning<br>Michael Campbell||2.01 |- |pole vault | Mike Bull ||5.21 NR | {{flagicon|ESP}} Ignacio Sola || 4.90 | Brian Hooper|| 4.80 |- |long jump | Alan Lerwill ||8.15 | {{flagicon|WAL}} Lynn Davies ||7.74 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Stewart Atkins ||7.61 |- |triple jump | David Johnson ||15.80 | Rodney Heward-Mills ||15.77 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Jesus Bartolomé ||15.71 |- |shot put | Geoff Capes ||19.47 | Jeff Teale ||18.84 | Bill Tancred ||18.20 |- |discus throw | Bill Tancred|| 61.06 | John Watts ||59.70 | Peter Tancred ||54.44 |- |hammer throw | Barry Williams ||67.24 | Howard Payne ||66.08 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Murray Cheater ||63.60 |- |javelin throw | Dave Travis ||79.62 | Brian Roberts ||75.20 | John McSorley ||73.20 |- |decathlon | Barry King ||7346 |{{flagicon|SCO}} David Kidner ||7145 | Nick Phipps ||6628 |}
== See also == *1972 WAAA Championships
== References == {{reflist}}
{{British championships in athletics}}
Category:AAA Championships Athletics Outdoor Category:International sports competitions in London Category:Sport in the London Borough of Bromley Category:July 1972 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:1972 in the sport of athletics