# 1978 AAA Championships
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{{Short description|Outdoor track and field competition}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox Athletics Championships
|Name = 1978 AAA Championships
|Host city = London, England
|Dates = 23–24 June 1978
|Stadium = [Crystal Palace National Sports Centre](/source/Crystal_Palace_National_Sports_Centre)
|Level = Senior
|Type = Outdoor
|Events =
|Previous = [1977](/source/1977_AAA_Championships)
|Next = [1979](/source/1979_AAA_Championships)
|Games = [AAA Championships](/source/AAA_Championships)
}}
The '''1978 [AAA Championships](/source/AAA_Championships)''' sponsored by [Nationwide](/source/Nationwide_Building_Society) was the 1978 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 23 to 24 June 1978 at the [Crystal Palace National Sports Centre](/source/Crystal_Palace_National_Sports_Centre) in London, England.[{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000271/19780624/580/0015 |title=Pascoe turns on the hurdles power |work=Liverpool Echo |date=24 June 1978 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=18 July 2024}}][{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001723/19780625/441/0028 |title=Brendan's back in charge |work=Sunday Sun (Newcastle) |date=25 June 1978 |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 Sandwich and the decathlon was held in Birmingham.
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thumb|right|150px|Henry Rono 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}}]
{| 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}} [James Sanford](/source/James_Sanford_(sprinter)) ||10.42
| {{flagicon|PAN}} [Guy Abrahams](/source/Guy_Abrahams) ||10.53
| {{flagicon|GHA}} [Ernest Obeng](/source/Ernest_Obeng) ||10.67
|-
|[200m](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_200_metres)
| {{flagicon|JAM}} [Don Quarrie](/source/Don_Quarrie) ||20.79
| {{flagicon|GUY}} [James Gilkes](/source/James_Gilkes) ||20.81
| {{flagicon|USA}} [James Sanford](/source/James_Sanford_(sprinter)) ||21.08
|-
|[400m](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_400_metres)
| {{flagicon|USA}} [Maurice Peoples](/source/Maurice_Peoples) ||45.78
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [David Jenkins](/source/David_Jenkins_(sprinter)) ||46.33
| [Terry Whitehead](/source/Terry_Whitehead) ||46.69
|-
|[800m](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_800_metres)
| {{flagicon|USA}} [Tom McLean](/source/Tom_McLean_(runner)) ||1:48.49
| [Dave Warren](/source/David_Warren_(runner)) ||1:48.80
| {{flagicon|USA}} [Mark Belger](/source/Mark_Belger) ||1:48.96
|-
|[1,500m](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_1500_metres)
| [David Moorcroft](/source/David_Moorcroft) ||3:42.92
| {{flagicon|ALG}} [Amar Brahmia](/source/Amar_Brahmia) ||3:44.29
| {{flagicon|USA}} [Craig Masback](/source/Craig_Masback) ||3:44.37
|-
|[5,000m](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_5000_metres)
| {{flagicon|KEN}} [Henry Rono](/source/Henry_Rono) ||13:20.78
| {{flagicon|KEN}} [Wilson Waigwa](/source/Wilson_Waigwa) ||13:24.43
| [Nick Rose](/source/Nick_Rose_(runner)) ||13:25.44
|-
|[10,000m](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_10%2C000_metres)
| [Brendan Foster](/source/Brendan_Foster) ||27:30.3 ER
| [Mike McLeod](/source/Mike_McLeod_(athlete)) ||28:04.21
| [Dave Black](/source/Dave_Black_(runner)) ||28:06.85
|-
|[marathon](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_marathon)
| [Tony Simmons](/source/Tony_Simmons_(runner)) ||2:12:33
| [Jeff Norman](/source/Jeff_Norman) ||2:12:50
| [Trevor Wright](/source/Trevor_Wright_(runner)) ||2:13:00
|-
|[3000m steeplechase](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_3000_metres_steeplechase)
| [Dennis Coates](/source/Dennis_Coates) ||8:34.37
| [Tony Staynings](/source/Tony_Staynings) || 8:35.77
| [Micky Morris](/source/Micky_Morris) ||8:35.78
|-
|[110m hurdles](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_sprint_hurdles)
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [Berwyn Price](/source/Berwyn_Price) ||14.14
| [Mark Holtom](/source/Mark_Holtom) ||14.49
| [Ian Ratcliffe](/source/Ian_Ratcliffe) ||14.65
|-
|[400m hurdles](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_400_metres_hurdles)
| [Alan Pascoe](/source/Alan_Pascoe) || 50.39
| {{flagicon|USA}} [Rich Graybehl](/source/Rich_Graybehl) ||50.65
| [Gary Oakes](/source/Gary_Oakes) ||51.08
|-
|[3,000m walk](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_3000_metres_walk)
| [Roger Mills](/source/Roger_Mills_(race_walker)) ||12:05.83
| [Brian Adams](/source/Brian_Adams_(race_walker)) ||12:24.72
| [Carl Lawton](/source/Carl_Lawton) ||12:41.12
|-
|[10,000m walk](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_10%2C000_metres_walk)
| [Brian Adams](/source/Brian_Adams_(race_walker)) ||43:44.0
| [Roger Mills](/source/Roger_Mills_(race_walker)) ||45:18.0
| [George Nibre](/source/George_Nibre) ||45:40.0
|-
|[high jump](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_high_jump)
| {{flagicon|USA}} [Franklin Jacobs](/source/Franklin_Jacobs) ||2.20
| {{flagicon|USA}} [Gail Olson](/source/Gail_Olson_(high_jumper)) ||2.20
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [Brian Burgess](/source/Brian_Burgess_(athlete)) ||2.15
|-
|[pole vault](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_pole_vault)
| {{flagicon|USA}} [Bob Pullard](/source/Bob_Pullard) ||5.40
| [Brian Hooper](/source/Brian_Hooper) ||5.30
| [Allan Williams](/source/Allan_Williams_(pole_vaulter)) ||5.00
|-
|[long jump](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_long_jump)
| [Roy Mitchell](/source/Roy_Mitchell_(long_jumper)) ||7.76
| [Ken Cocks](/source/Ken_Cocks) ||7.57
| [Tony Henry](/source/Tony_Henry_(long_jumper)) ||7.46
|-
|[triple jump](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_triple_jump)
| [Aston Moore](/source/Aston_Moore) ||16.68 NR
| [Keith Connor](/source/Keith_Connor) ||16.39
| [David Johnson](/source/David_Johnson_(triple_jumper)) ||15.85
|-
|[shot put](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_shot_put)
| [Geoff Capes](/source/Geoff_Capes) ||19.94
| [Mike Winch](/source/Mike_Winch) ||17.85
| [Bob Dale](/source/Bob_Dale_(shot_putter)) ||17.06
|-
|[discus throw](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_discus_throw)
| [Peter Tancred](/source/Peter_Tancred) ||55.78
| [John Hillier](/source/John_Hillier) ||53.60
| [Mike Winch](/source/Mike_Winch) ||52.88
|-
|[hammer throw](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_hammer_throw)
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [Peter Farmer](/source/Peter_Farmer_(hammer_thrower)) || 70.72
| [Paul Dickenson](/source/Paul_Dickenson) || 68.24
| [Jim Whitehead](/source/Jim_Whitehead_(hammer_thrower)) || 67.70
|-
|[javelin throw](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_javelin_throw)
| [Peter Yates](/source/Peter_Yates_(athlete)) ||80.10
| [David Ottley](/source/David_Ottley) ||77.60
| [Brian Roberts](/source/Brian_Roberts_(javelin)) || 75.90
|-
|[decathlon](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_decathlon%2Fheptathlon)
| [Alan Drayton](/source/Alan_Drayton) ||7424
| [Buster Watson](/source/Buster_Watson) ||7381
| [John Howell](/source/John_Howell_(decathlete)) ||7190
|}
== See also ==
*[1978 WAAA Championships](/source/1978_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:June 1978 sports events in the United Kingdom
Category:1978 in the sport of athletics
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