The 1986 AAA Championships sponsored by (Kodak) was the 1986 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 20 to 21 June 1986 at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England.

Summary

The Championships covered two days of competition.

The 1986 London Marathon determined the marathon champion and the decathlon was held in Wrexham from 20 to 21 June 1986. The 3,000 metres walk was held for the last time.

A new javelin weight and design was introduced with the purpose of reducing the distances thrown by athletes for safety reasons and reducing the instances of the javelin landing flat.

Results

John Regis won the first of his six titles
EventGoldSilverBronze
100mLinford Christie10.22Mike McFarlane10.26Daley Thompson10.34
200mJohn Regis20.41Todd Bennett20.50Linford Christie20.51
400mAustralia Darren Clark44.94Roger Black45.16Kriss Akabusi46.08
800mSteve Cram1:46.15Peter Elliott1:46.67David Sharpe1:46.81
1,500mJohn Gladwin3:35.93Steve Crabb3:38.04Paul Larkins3:38.19
5,000mTim Hutchings13:25.03Jack Buckner13:26.08Czechoslovakia Petr Klimeš13:31.54
10,000mJon Solly27:51.76Steve Binns27:58.61Mike McLeod28:02.83
marathonHugh Jones2:11:42Scotland Allister Hutton2:12:36Wales Ieuan Ellis2:14:38
3000m steeplechaseEddie Wedderburn8:33.03Nick Peach8:33.89John Hartigan8:38.67
110m hurdlesWales Colin Jackson13.51Wales Nigel Walker13.75David Nelson13.91
400m hurdlesMax Robertson49.52France Philippe Gonigam50.21Mark Holtom50.33
3,000m walkNew Zealand Murray Day12:04.0Chris Smith12:23.0Les Morton12:45.2
10,000m walkIan McCombie41:42.28New Zealand Murray Day42:46.92Paul Blagg42:58.20
high jumpScotland Geoff Parsons2.23Northern Ireland Floyd Manderson2.20Fayyaz Ahmed2.15
pole vaultBrian Hooper5.30Jeff Gutteridge5.20Keith Stock5.20
long jumpDerrick Brown8.07John King7.94John Shepherd7.89
triple jumpNigeria Joseph Taiwo16.99Australia Peter Beames16.90Mike Makin16.67
shot putBilly Cole19.01Mike Winch18.10Graham Savory17.28
discus throwRichard Slaney59.62Graham Savory58.52Paul Mardle57.42
hammer throwDavid Smith68.72Matt Mileham68.70Mick Jones68.50
javelin throwDavid Ottley80.24Iceland Einar Vilhjálmsson77.84Darryl Brand74.54
decathlonGreg Richards7336Fidelis Obikwu6936Robert Laing6794

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