The 1981 AAA Championships sponsored by Nationwide was the 1981 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 7 to 8 August 1981 at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England.

Summary

The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Rugby and the decathlon was held in Birmingham.

Sebastian Coe
Renaldo Nehemiah

Results

EventGoldSilverBronze
100mUnited States Mel Lattany10.24Ghana Ernest Obeng10.27Scotland Drew McMaster10.45
200mUnited States Stanley Floyd20.51United States Fred Taylor20.76Mike McFarlane20.92
400mUnited States Tony Darden45.11United States Walter McCoy45.42Garry Cook46.25
800mSebastian Coe1:45.41Sudan Omer Khalifa1:46.75Chris McGeorge1:47.02
1,500mSteve Cram3:36.82Scotland John Robson3:37.42United States Craig Masback3:37.54
5,000mRepublic of Ireland Eamonn Coghlan13:20.36New Zealand John Walker13:20.89United States Steve Plasencia13:25.96
10,000mBarry Smith28:06.13Geoff Smith28:08.07Wales Steve Jones28:10.83
marathonHugh Jones2:14:07Andy Holden2:16:04Mike Gratton2:16:40
3000m steeplechaseUnited States Ken Martin8:29.25Graeme Fell8:31.80United States Kelly Jensen8:33.37
110m hurdlesUnited States Renaldo Nehemiah13.17United States Tonie Campbell13.72Mark Holtom13.75
400m hurdlesGary Oakes49.69United States James King49.88United States David Lee50.77
3,000m walkRoger Mills11:44.68 NRPhil Vesty12:17.96Brian Adams12:40.87
10,000m walkWales Steve Barry43:22.4New Zealand Mike Parker44:11.3Ian McCombie44:38.2
high jumpUnited States James Frazier2.23Mark Naylor2.20United States Benn Fields2.20
pole vaultUnited States Earl Bell5.50United States Brad Pursley5.35Keith Stock5.20
long jumpUnited States Larry Myricks8.38Roy Mitchell7.60United States Arnie Robinson7.44
triple jumpAston Moore16.66Conroy Brown15.61Frank Attoh15.58
shot putMike Winch18.36Simon Rodhouse18.14Tony Zaidman17.07
discus throwUnited States John Powell62.46United States Al Oerter61.88United States Art Burns61.58
hammer throwMartin Girvan68.98Bob Weir67.52David Smith59.00
javelin throwNew Zealand Mike O'Rourke83.72United States Bruce Kennedy80.60David Ottley79.36
decathlonColin Boreham7639Pan Zeniou7558Scotland Brad McStravick7479

See also