1984 AAA Championships
{{Short description|Outdoor track and field competition}}
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{{Use British English|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox Athletics Championships
|Name = 1984 AAA Championships
|Host city = Birmingham, England
|Dates = 23–24 June 1984
|Stadium = Alexander Stadium
|Level = Senior
|Type = Outdoor
|Events =
|Previous = 1983
|Next = 1985
|Games = AAA Championships
}}
The 1984 AAA Championships sponsored by (U-Bix) was the 1984 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 23 to 24 June 1984 at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001816/19840624/052/0052 |title=Big Bob's Olympic blast-off |work=Birmingham Weekly Mercury |date=24 June 1984 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=18 July 2024}}{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19840625/221/0016 |title=Only 5 Scots athletes certain of Olympic place |work=The Scotsman |date=25 June 1984 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=18 July 2024}}
Summary
The Championships were held at the Alxander Stadium for the first time and covered two days of competition.
The 1984 London Marathon determined the marathon champion.
The decathlon was held in Hendon on 14 & 15 July 1984.
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Results
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!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
| Donovan Reid | 10.42
| Linford Christie | 10.48
| Eddie Cutting | 10.49 |
| 200m
| Todd Bennett | 20.79
|Buster Watson | 20.93
|Lincoln Asquith | 21.10 |
| 400m
|{{flagicon|AUS}} Darren Clark | 45.66
|{{flagicon|CIV}} Gabriel Tiacoh | 45.81
|{{flagicon|TRI}} Mike Paul | 45.88 |
| 800m
| Steve Cram | 1:46.84
|Rob Harrison | 1:46.90
|{{flagicon|USA}} James Mays | 1:46.91 |
| 1,500m
| Peter Elliott | 3:39.66
| Sebastian Coe | 3:39.79
| Eamonn Martin | 3:41.00 |
| 5,000m
| {{flagicon|IRE}} Ray Flynn | 13:19.52
| Nick Rose | 13:22.00
| Tim Hutchings | 13:26.11 |
| 10,000m
|{{flagicon|WAL}} Steve Jones | 28:09.97
|Mike McLeod | 28:16.87
|Julian Goater | 28:17.62 |
| marathon
| Charlie Spedding | 2:09:57
| Kevin Forster | 2:11:41
| Dennis Fowles | 2:12:12 |
| 3000m steeplechase
| Domingo Ramon ESP | 8:23.12
| Paul Davies-Hale | 8:24.07
| Graeme Fell | 8:25.46 |
| 110m hurdles
| Nigel Walker | 13.78
| Wilbert Greaves | 14.03
| Hugh Teape | 14.17 |
| 400m hurdles
| Martin Gillingham | 50.24
| Gary Oakes | 50.47
| Steve Sole | 50.70 |
| 3,000m walk
| Phil Vesty | 11:42.94 NR
| Tim Berrett | 11:54.23
| Roger Mills | 12:13.56 |
| 10,000m walk
| Ian McCombie | 41:33.0
| Martin Rush | 42:54.3
| Steve Johnson | 43:38.6 |
| high jump
| Francisco Centelles CUB | 2.30
| Javier Sotomayor CUB | 2.30
| Jorge Alfaro CUB | 2.26 |
| pole vault
| Jeff Gutteridge | 5.40
| Brian Hooper | 5.20
| Keith Stock | 5.20 |
| long jump
| Fred Salle | 7.59
| David Burgess | 7.58
| John Herbert | 7.55 |
| triple jump
| Lazaro Betancourt CUB | 16.93
| Lazaro Balcindes CUB | 16.80
| Jorge Reyna CUB | 16.74 |
| shot put
| Mike Winch | 18.39
|Phil Nettle AUS | 16.93
|Paul Quirke IRL | 16.92 |
| discus throw
| Robert Weir | 62.50
|Brad Cooper BAH | 60.60
|Paul Nandapi AUS | 60.40 |
| hammer throw
| David Smith | 72.40
|Robert Weir | 71.76
| Paul Dickenson | 70.24 |
| javelin throw
| David Ottley | 81.34
| Marcus Humphries | 76.48
|Peter Yates | 76.24 |
| decathlon
| Kevin Atkinson IRL | 7451
|Ken Hayford | 7431
|Brendan Curtin IRL | 7129 |