National National championships · since 1880 
London, Great Britain & NI 14–15 Jul 1972
1972 AAA Championships
London, Great Britain & NI 14–15 Jul 1972- events
- 23
- medals awarded
- 70
- nations on the podium
- 11
- world records
- 0
Podiums
200m
wind +1.3400m
800m
1500m
5000m
6 miles
1 
Bernie Plain 48:25.8
Bernie Plain 48:25.8 2 Tony Birks 48:26.4
Tony Birks 48:26.4 10,000m
Marathon
3000m steeplechase
110m hurdles
wind +1.7400m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
3000m race walk
2 Phil Embleton 12:39.76
Phil Embleton 12:39.76 3 Peter Marlow 12:45.68
Peter Marlow 12:45.68 10,000m race walk
1 Phil Embleton 44:26.8
Phil Embleton 44:26.8 2 Peter Marlow 45:37.0
Peter Marlow 45:37.0 Decathlon
2 
David Kidner 7145
David Kidner 7145 3 Nick Phipps 6628
Nick Phipps 6628 Medal table
11 nations · 70 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England ENG | 19 | 16 | 15 | 50 | |
| 2 |  Germany GER | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | Scotland SCO | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| 4 |  Greece GRE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Wales WAL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Spain ESP | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 |  Uganda UGA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |  Ireland IRL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 9 |  Netherlands NED | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Nigeria NGR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 |  New Zealand NZL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Records set
1 AR- AR Dave Bedford 5000m · Men 13:17.21