# 1975 AAA Championships > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1975_AAA_Championships > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1975_AAA_Championships.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_AAA_Championships > Source revision: 1309678298 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Outdoor track and field competition}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Use British English|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox Athletics Championships |Name = 1975 AAA Championships |Host city = London, England |Dates = 1–2 August 1975 |Stadium = [Crystal Palace National Sports Centre](/source/Crystal_Palace_National_Sports_Centre) |Level = Senior |Type = Outdoor |Events = |Previous = [1974](/source/1974_AAA_Championships) |Next = [1976](/source/1976_AAA_Championships) |Games = [AAA Championships](/source/AAA_Championships) }} The '''1975 [AAA Championships](/source/AAA_Championships)''' was the 1975 edition of the annual outdoor [track and field](/source/track_and_field) competition organised by the [Amateur Athletic Association](/source/Amateur_Athletic_Association) (AAA). It was held from 1 to 2 August 1975 at [Crystal Palace National Sports Centre](/source/Crystal_Palace_National_Sports_Centre) in London, England.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003126/19750802/476/0026 |title=Black gold won in world class time |work=Wolverhampton Express and Star |date=2 August 1975 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=18 July 2024}}{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001723/19750803/019/0019 |title=Sad Stewart drops out |work=Sunday Sun (Newcastle) |date=3 August 1975 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=18 July 2024}} == Summary == The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Stoke-on-Trent and the decathlon event was held in Cwmbran. {{clear}} thumb|right|150px|Marty Liquori won the 5,000 metres == Results == {{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}}{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002137/19750803/288/0033 |title=Stewart Mystery |work=Sunday Mirror |date=3 August 1975 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=31 May 2025}} {| 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](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_100_metres) | {{flagicon|USA}} [Steve Riddick](/source/Steve_Riddick) ||10.39 | [Ainsley Bennett](/source/Ainsley_Bennett) ||10.50 | [Dave Roberts](/source/Dave_Roberts_(sprinter)) ||10.65 |- |[200m](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_200_metres) | {{flagicon|USA}} [Steve Riddick](/source/Steve_Riddick) || 20.81 | [Ainsley Bennett](/source/Ainsley_Bennett) ||20.87 | {{flagicon|JAM}} [Anthony Davies](/source/Anthony_Davies_(sprinter)) ||21.26 |- |[400m](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_400_metres) | {{flagicon|SCO}} [David Jenkins](/source/David_Jenkins_(sprinter)) ||45.87 | [Glen Cohen](/source/Glen_Cohen) ||46.81 | {{flagicon|NZL}} [Bevan Smith](/source/Bevan_Smith) ||46.89 |- |[800m](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_800_metres) | [Steve Ovett](/source/Steve_Ovett) ||1:46.09 | [Peter Browne](/source/Peter_Browne_(athlete)) ||1:46.43 | {{flagicon|IRL}} [Niall O'Shaughnessy](/source/Niall_O'Shaughnessy) ||1:46.79 |- |[1,500m](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_1500_metres) | {{flagicon|SAF|1928}} [Danie Malan](/source/Danie_Malan_(runner)) || 3:38.07 | {{flagicon|SCO}} [Frank Clement](/source/Frank_Clement_(athlete)) ||3:40.25 | [Erwin Hartel](/source/Erwin_Hartel) ||3:40.56 |- |[5,000m](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_5000_metres) | {{flagicon|USA}} [Marty Liquori](/source/Marty_Liquori) ||13:32.52 | {{flagicon|SAF|1928}} [Titus Mamabola](/source/Titus_Mamabola) ||13:33.03 | [Nick Rose](/source/Nick_Rose_(runner)) ||13:35.23 |- |[10,000m](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_10%2C000_metres) | [Dave Black](/source/Dave_Black_(runner)) || 27:54.23 | [Jim Brown](/source/Jim_Brown_(runner)) ||28:00.62 | [Bernie Ford](/source/Bernie_Ford) ||28:02.32 |- |[marathon](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_marathon) | [Jeff Norman](/source/Jeff_Norman) ||2:15:50 | [Keith Angus](/source/Keith_Angus) ||2:16:14 | [Colin Kirkham](/source/Colin_Kirkham) ||2:16:22 |- |[3000m steeplechase](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_3000_metres_steeplechase) | [Tony Staynings](/source/Tony_Staynings)||8:29.86 | [Dennis Coates](/source/Dennis_Coates) ||8:30.64 | [John Bicourt](/source/John_Bicourt) ||8:34.94 |- |[110m hurdles](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_sprint_hurdles) | {{flagicon|WAL}} [Berwyn Price](/source/Berwyn_Price) || 13.94 | [Graham Gower](/source/Graham_Gower) ||14.23 | [Alan Cronin](/source/Alan_Cronin_(hurdler)) ||14.30 |- |[400m hurdles](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_400_metres_hurdles) | [Bill Hartley](/source/Bill_Hartley_(athlete)) ||49.65 | {{flagicon|USA}} [Bob Cassleman](/source/Bob_Cassleman) || 50.23 | {{flagicon|NED}} [Frank Nusse](/source/Frank_Nusse) ||50.85 |- |[3,000m walk](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_3000_metres_walk) | [Paul Nihill](/source/Paul_Nihill) ||12:43.14 | [Peter Marlow](/source/Peter_Marlow_(athlete)) ||12:51.09 | [Amos Seddon](/source/Amos_Seddon) ||12:59.40 |- |[10,000m walk](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_10%2C000_metres_walk) | [Brian Adams](/source/Brian_Adams_(race_walker)) ||42:40.0 | [Roger Mills](/source/Roger_Mills_(race_walker)) ||43:20.8 | [Olly Flynn](/source/Olly_Flynn) ||44:25.8 |- |[high jump](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_high_jump) | {{flagicon|SAF|1928}} [Reinhard Schiel](/source/Reinhard_Schiel) || 2.10 | {{flagicon|SCO}} [Angus McKenzie](/source/Angus_McKenzie_(high_Jumper)) ||2.10 | {{flagicon|FRG}} [Eckart Eitel](/source/Eckart_Eitel) ||2.10 |- |[pole vault](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_pole_vault) | {{flagicon|AUS}} [Ray Boyd](/source/Ray_Boyd) ||5.00 | [Jeff Gutteridge](/source/Jeff_Gutteridge)|| 4.75 | [Keith Stock](/source/Keith_Stock) ||4.75 |- |[long jump](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_long_jump) | [Alan Lerwill](/source/Alan_Lerwill) ||7.77 | {{flagicon|SCO}} [Stewart Atkins](/source/Stewart_Atkins) || 7.36 | [Geoff Hignett](/source/Geoff_Hignett) ||7.35 |- |[triple jump](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_triple_jump) | {{flagicon|AUS}} [Mick McGrath](/source/Mick_McGrath_(triple_jumper)) || 16.12 | [David Johnson](/source/David_Johnson_(triple_jumper)) ||15.95 | {{flagicon|AUS}} [Don Commons](/source/Don_Commons) ||15.58 |- |[shot put](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_shot_put) | [Geoff Capes](/source/Geoff_Capes) || 20.20 | [Mike Winch](/source/Mike_Winch) ||18.49 | [Bob Dale](/source/Bob_Dale_(shot_putter)) ||17.53 |- |[discus throw](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_discus_throw) | {{flagicon|SAF|1928}} [John Van Reenan](/source/John_Van_Reenan) || 62.26 | [Bill Tancred](/source/Bill_Tancred) ||62.22 | [Mike Winch](/source/Mike_Winch) ||58.04 |- |[hammer throw](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_hammer_throw) | {{flagicon|SAF|1928}} [Adam Barnard](/source/Adam_Barnard_(hammer_thrower)) || 73.58 | [Paul Dickenson](/source/Paul_Dickenson) ||68.74 | {{flagicon|AUS}} [Peter Farmer](/source/Peter_Farmer_(hammer_thrower)) || 65.24 |- |[javelin throw](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_javelin_throw) | {{flagicon|SAF|1928}} [Herman Potgieter](/source/Herman_Potgieter)|| 78.14 | [Dave Travis](/source/Dave_Travis) ||74.66 | [Ron Silvester](/source/Ron_Silvester) ||74.08 |- |[decathlon](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_decathlon%2Fheptathlon) | [Pan Zeniou](/source/Pan_Zeniou) ||6931 | [Chris Youngs](/source/Chris_Youngs) ||6670 | [Mike Corden](/source/Mike_Corden) ||6652 |} == See also == *[1975 WAAA Championships](/source/1975_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:August 1975 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:1975 in the sport of athletics --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [1975 AAA Championships](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_AAA_Championships) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_AAA_Championships?action=history)). 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