1996 AAA Championships explained

The 1996 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held from 14 to 16 July at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England. It was considered the de facto national championships for the United Kingdom.^{[1] [2] [3]}

The competition incorporated the British Olympic trials for Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics, with the top two in each (Olympic) event assured of selection, provided they had attained the qualifying standard.

Medal summary

Men

100 metres		10.04		10.25		10.26
200 metres		20.54		20.54		20.72
400 metres		44.39		44.66		44.69
800 metres		1:47.61		1:47.74		1:47.94
1500 metres		3:37.03		3:37.19		3:37.90
3000 metres		8:30.11		8:30.97		8:33.15
5000 metres		13:48.35		13:51.72		13:54.42
10,000 metres		28:20.80		28:21.40		28:28.31
110 m hurdles		13.13		13.41		13.70
400 m hurdles		49.16		49.79		50.46
3000 metres steeplechase		8:29.19		8:30.80		8:36.71
10,000 m walk		42:29.73		44:07.95		44:15.75
High jump		2.31 m		2.27 m		2.20 m
Pole vault		5.71 m		5.40 m		5.30 m
Long jump		7.86 m		7.67 m		7.47 m
Triple jump		17.12 m		16.58 m		16.39 m
Shot put		18.82 m		18.63 m		17.91 m
Discus throw		60.02 m		57.54 m		56.76 m
Hammer throw		72.58 m		71.48 m		71.22 m
Javelin throw		83.06 m		81.42 m		78.74 m
Decathlon		7701 pts		7573 pts		7400 pts

Women

100 metres		11.55		11.57		11.66
200 metres		23.11		23.30		23.46
400 metres		51.74		52.48		52.76
800 metres		1:57.84		1:59.87		2:02.76
1500 metres		4:08.14		4:13.02		4:14.19
3000 metres		9:26.46		9:26.75		9:32.97
5000 metres		15:28.46		15:48.33		15:48.91
10,000 metres		33:21.46		33:33.37		33:53.17
100 m hurdles		13.26		13.27		13.41
400 m hurdles		54.65		56.43		56.45
5000 m walk		23:04.57		24:36.65		25:00.22
10,000 m walk		49:15.0		50:52.3		51:17.1
High jump		1.94 m		1.92 m		1.89 m
Pole vault		3.80 m		3.70 m		3.50 m
Long jump		6.55 m		6.42 m		6.09 m
Triple jump		14.25 m		13.78 m		13.18 m
Shot put		18.65 m		16.81 m		14.83 m
Discus throw		54.12 m		53.68 m		52.52 m
Hammer throw		54.16 m		51.58 m		51.52 m
Javelin throw		62.88 m		60.12 m		58.20 m
Heptathlon		5703 pts		5386 pts		5356 pts

Notes and References

1. https://www.nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm AAA WAAA and National Championships Medalists
2. http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/aaa.htm AAA Championships
3. http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/waaa.htm WAAA Championships