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1972 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. Summary The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Harlow. The 10 miles event was held for the last time. Results See also *1972 WAAA Championships The 1972 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. The event was held at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London, from 7 to 8 July 1972. Results + Held on 1 July at Birm ... References {{British championships in athletics AAA Championships Athletics Outdoor International sports competitions in London Sport in the London Borough of Bromley July 1972 sports events in the United Kingdom 1972 in athletics (track and field) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
The National Sports Centre at Crystal Palace, London, Crystal Palace in south London, England is a large sports centre and outdoor Sport of athletics, athletics stadium. It was opened in 1964 in Crystal Palace Park, close to the site of the former The Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace Exhibition building which had been destroyed by fire in 1936, and is on the same site as the former FA Cup Final venue which was used here between 1895 and 1914. It was one of the five National Sports Centres, run on behalf of Sport England, but responsibility was transferred to the London Development Agency (now GLA Land and Property) and is managed by Greenwich Leisure Limited, under their Better brand logo. The athletics stadium has a capacity of 15,500, which can be increased to 24,000 with temporary seating. It hosts London Grand Prix, international athletics meetings. As well as sporting events, the stadium has played host to a number of live open air concerts, by artists such as Coldplay, Bru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
David Jenkins (sprinter)
David Andrew Jenkins (born 25 May 1952) is a former World ranked no.1 track and field 400 metres runner and statistically is the highest ranking Scottish sprinter in history. He was part of the British relay team which won a silver medal at the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics. In 1988, he received a 7-year prison sentence for drug smuggling, but was able to serve a reduced sentence by becoming an informant. Early life and education Born in Pointe-à-Pierre, Trinidad and Tobago, British West Indies, Jenkins was the son of an oil refinery manager. Jenkins was educated at Edinburgh Academy, where he excelled at sport. From 1970 to 1973 he attended the University of Edinburgh (1970–1973) where, as a BP industrial apprentice. He earned a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering.Mike RowbottomDrugs in sport: The former cheat who prospered''The Independent'' 14 December 1998 He then went on to study at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, where he received a postgraduate diploma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ian Stewart (runner)
Ian Stewart MBE (born 15 January 1949) is a Scottish former long-distance running athlete. Stewart was one of the world's leading distance runners between the late 1960s and mid-1970s. Stewart won the bronze medal in the Men's 5000 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich (a race won by Lasse Virén). Stewart also won the following championships: European 5,000 metres (1969), Commonwealth 5,000 metres (1970), European Indoor (1969 and 1975) and World Cross Country (1975). Biography In 1965, at 16 years of age, he ran a British age best of 9.12.8 for 2 miles and two years later set a European junior 3 miles record of 13.39.8. In 1968, he broke European junior records at four distances: 3000m, 2 miles, 3 miles and 5000m. Moving up to the senior ranks in 1969, Stewart took the European Indoor 3000m title in a UK record (7.55.4), became the British 5000 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1969 AAA Championships and then winning 5000m g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ian McCafferty
Ian John McCafferty (born 24 November 1944) is a Scottish former long-distance runner. He won the silver medal at the 1970 Commonwealth Games and competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Biography McCafferty finished second behind Australian Ron Clarke and Hungarian Lajos Mecser in the 3 miles event at the 1967 AAA Championships and by virtue of being the highest placed British athlete was considered the British 3 miles champion. The U.S. magazine Track & Field News' annual world rankings ranked McCafferty fifth at 5000 metres in 1967. McCafferty became the third fastest British miler of all time in 1969. The following year he represented Scotland at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in his home county. He recorded a time of 13:23.34 for the 5000 metres, which was cosidered one of the all time great races. Reigning European 5000 metres champion Ian Stewart set a new European record and the two Scots, moved up to second and third on the world all-time list. In the race M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
David Bedford (runner)
David Colin Bedford OBE (born 30 December 1949) is an English former long-distance runner, whose athletic career spanned the early 1970s. Post-retirement, he served as race director of the London Marathon until 2012, and is the Chairman of the IAAF Road Running Commission (since 2012), as well as sitting on the IAAF Cross Country Committee as the UK Athletics elected representative. Bedford held the 10,000 metres world record, improving it by 7.6 seconds with his time of 27 minutes 30.80 seconds in 1973. He also held the British records for 3000 m steeplechase and 5000 metres. He usually ran in distinctive red socks, which combined with his distinctive moustache later led to a well publicised dispute about the use of similarly attired runners in advertisements. Athletic career Bedford was born in London. In the 1960s, at Whitefield school, in Barnet, he used to train during his lunch hours, running up to Golders Hill park and back. It was at Whitefield he was entered in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
List Of British Champions In 5000 Metres
The British 5,000 metres athletics champions covers four competitions; the current British Athletics Championships which was founded in 2007, the preceding AAA Championships (1880-2006), the Amateur Athletic Club Championships (1866-1879) and finally the UK Athletics Championships which existed from 1977 until 1997 and ran concurrently with the AAA Championships. The distance was originally 4 miles but in 1932 switched to 3 miles. Where an international athlete won the AAA Championships the highest ranking UK athlete is considered the National Champion in this list. Past winners * nc = not contested References {{Reflist 5,000 metres British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture ... British Athletics Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
John Kirkbride (athlete)
John Christopher Kirkbride (born 24 March 1947) is a British retired international middle-distance runner who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Biography Kirkbride finished second behind Walter Wilkinson in the 1500 metres event at the 1970 AAA Championships. Shortly afterwards Kirkbride represented England in the 1,500 metres, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. He finished third behind Peter Stewart in the 1500m event at the 1972 AAA Championships before competing in the men's 1500 metres event for Great Britain at the 1972 Olympics Games in Munich. Two years later he competed once again in the 1,500 metres at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch Christchurch (; ) is the largest city in the South Island and the List of cities in New Zealand, second-largest city by urban area population in New Zealand. Christchurch has an urban population of , and a metropolitan population of over hal ..., New Zealand. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Peter Stewart (athlete)
Peter John Stewart (born 8 August 1947) is a British male former middle-distance runner. His greatest achievement was a gold medal in the 3000 metres at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in 1971. Biography Stewart competed for Scotland at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games, narrowly missing out on a medal in fourth place. He was Scottish champion in the 1500 m in 1970. Stewart finished second behind Tony Polhill in the 1500 metres event at the 1971 AAA Championships but by virtue of being the highest placed British athlete was considered the List of British champions in 1500 metres, British 1500 metres champion One month later he competed in the 1500 metres at the 1971 European Athletics Championships, but failed to make the final. He was the 3000 m champion at the 1971 AAA Indoor Championships and won the 1500 m AAA title outright at the 1972 AAA Championships. Both he and his brother Ian Stewart (athlete), Ian Stewart were members of Birchfield H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
List Of British Champions In 1500 Metres ...
The British 1,500 metres athletics champions covers four competitions; the current British Athletics Championships which was founded in 2007, the preceding AAA Championships (1880-2006), the Amateur Athletic Club Championships (1866-1879) and finally the UK Athletics Championships which existed from 1977 until 1997 and ran concurrently with the AAA Championships. The AAA Championships were open to international athletes but were not considered the National Champion in this list if they won the relevant Championship. Past winners nc = not contested References {{Reflist 800 metres British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Colin Campbell (sportsman, Born 1946)
Colin William Ashburner Campbell (20 June 1946 – 23 December 2024) was a British sportsman, who competed in track and field athletics and in the bobsled. He competed for Great Britain in the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics, before moving to bobsled and competing at the 1976 Winter Olympics, becoming one of only a handful of British athletes to compete at both the Summer and Winter games. Biography Born on the island of Jersey, Campbell was a sporty child who progressed through youth competitions to compete internationally in athletics for Britain. As a middle-distance runner Campbell competed in the 400 metres and 800 metres. Campbell finished third behind Tim Graham in the 440 yards event at the 1967 AAA Championships and third behind Martin Winbolt Lewis in the 440 yards event at the 1968 AAA Championships At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, he represented Great Britain and reached the second round of the 400 metres event. Campbell represented England at the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Dave Cropper
David Cropper (26 December 1945 – 3 December 2016) was a British middle-distance runner. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics. Biographyt He was born in Birmingham and attended the Queen Elizabeth Grammar School in Mansfield. He grew up in Mansfield Woodhouse. At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, he represented Great Britain in the 800 metres event. Cropper became the British 800 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1969 AAA Championships Cropper participated in the 1969 European Athletics Championships in Athens. Cropper was runner-up in the same event at both the 1971 AAA Championships and 1972 AAA Championships. He married fellow athlete Pat Cropper in December 1971, they had one child and lived in Solihull. His wife's family lived on Clumber Road, in North Evington in Leicester.''Leicester M'' Monday 17 July 1972, page 7 Cropper represented Great Britain again at the Olympic Games whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Andy Carter (athlete)
Andrew William Carter (born 29 January 1949) is a male British retired track and field athlete who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Biography Carter became the British 800 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1970 AAA Championships. Carter won the bronze medal at the 1971 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland, in the men's 800 metres, behind Yevgeniy Arzhanov (Soviet Union) and Dieter Fromm (East Germany) in a time of 1:46.16. Carter regained his AAA title at the 1972 AAA Championships before participating in the men's 800 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Carter finished sixth in a time of 1:46.55. Carter recorded his fastest time of 1:45.12 in 1973, winning the AAA Championship for the third time at London's Crystal Palace."United Kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
