AAA Track & Field Standards

Each year the AAA, following statistical analysis of results from previous seasons, compile track and field standards that are published in the public domain. Standards for 2007-2008 are included here for the following age groups:

Senior Women Senior Men
Under 20 Women Under 20 Men
Under 17 Women Under 17 Men
Under 15 Girls Under 15 Boys
Under 13 Girls Under 13 Boys

The standards for all field events, hurdles and steeplechase in each age group are based on the use of the implement weights and specifications detailed under UK Athletics rules

Under 13 Girls

Event Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4
75m 10.4 sec 10.7 sec 11.0 sec 11.6 sec
100m 13.5 sec 14.0 sec 14.4 sec 15.2 sec
150m 20.5 sec 21.2 sec 21.8 sec 23.0 sec
200m 28.0 sec 29.1 sec 30.2 sec 31.9 sec
800m 2m 30.0s 2m 36.5s 2m 42.0s 2m 50.5s
1200m 4m 04.0s 4m 11.5s 4m 20.5s 4m 36.0s
1500m 5m 04.5s 5m 19.5s 5m 31.5s 5m 49.5s
70m Hurdles 12.0 sec 12.7 sec 13.2 sec 14.6 sec
High Jump 1.40m 1.33m 1.25m 1.18m
Long Jump 4.35m 4.10m 3.90m 3.55m
Javelin 25.00m 21.10m 17.25m 13.00m
Discus 23.00m 19.10m 16.70m 12.90m
Hammer 40.00m 35.00m 30.00m 23.00m
Shot 8.20m 7.25m 6.50m 5.60m
Pentathlon 2500 points 2125 points 1975 points 1700 points
2k Walk 11m 50.0s 12m 40.0s 13m 20.0s 13m 50.0s
2.5k Walk 15m 00.0s 15m 50.0s 16m 40.0s 17m 30.0s
Indoor
        
60m 8.55 sec 8.80 sec 9.10 sec 9.50 sec
60m Hurdles 9.70 sec 10.60 sec 10.80 sec 11.3 sec

Under 15 Girls

Event Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4
100m 12.85 sec 13.2 sec 13.5 sec 14.0 sec
200m 26.6 sec 27.2 sec 27.9 sec 28.9 sec
300m 42.0 sec 43.3 sec 45.0 sec 47.0 sec
800m 2m 21.0s 2m 26.5s 2m 31.0s 2m 38.5s
1500m 4m 52.0s 5m 04.0s 5m 14.5s 5m 33.5s
3000m 10m 27.5s 10m 36.0s 10m 55.0s 11m 40.0s
75m Hurdles 12.0 sec 12.5 sec 13.0 sec 14.3 sec
High Jump 1.60m 1.50m 1.45m 1.36m
Long Jump 5.00m 4.65m 4.45m 4.15m
Triple Jump 10.40m 10.25m 9.90m 9.10m
Pole Vault 3.05m 2.80m 2.50m 2.20m
Javelin 28.70m 24.25m 20.50m 16.10m
Discus 25.70m 21.85m 19.15m 15.15m
Hammer 41.25m 33.50m 28.75m 21.10m
Shot 9.45m 8.35m 7.65m 6.45m
Pentathlon 2800 points 2575 points 2325 points 1920 points
2.5k Walk 13m 40.0s 14m 50.0s 15m 50.0s 16m 30.0s
3k walk 16m 30.0s 17m 35.0s 18m 40.0s 19m 30.0s
Indoor
        
60m 8.20 sec 8.40 sec 8.60 sec 9.00 sec
60m Hurdles 9.30 sec 9.70 sec 10.0 sec 10.50 sec
Pentathlon 2800 points 2600 points 2500 points 1950 points

Under 17 Women

Event Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4
100m 12.5 sec 12.8 sec 13.1 sec 13.5 sec
200m 25.7 sec 26.3 sec 26.9 sec 27.7 sec
300m 41.5 sec 42.7 sec 44.0 sec 46.1 sec
400m 57.2 sec 58.6 sec 59.3 sec 60.8 sec
800m 2m 16.5s 2m 21.5s 2m 26.0s 2m 32.5s
1500m 4m 43.5s 4m 55.5s 5m 04.5s 5m 20.5s
3000m 10m 17.5s 10m 44.5s 11m 08.0s 11m 55.0s
80m Hurdles 11.9 sec 12.3 sec 12.8 sec 13.7 sec
300m Hurdles 45.5 sec 47.1 sec 49.0 sec 51.9 sec
High Jump 1.65m 1.59m 1.54m 1.45m
Long Jump 5.35m 4.95m 4.70m 4.40m
Triple Jump 11.05m 10.50m 9.90m 9.10m
Pole Vault 3.45m 3.10m 2.70m 2.30m
Javelin 34.00m 28.60m 25.10m 20.30m
Discus 30.20m 25.60m 22.25m 18.50m
Shot 10.15m 8.75m 7.85m 6.65m
Hammer 38.00m 31.25m 25.75m 19.00m
Heptathlon 4360 points 4075 points 3770 points 3175 points
3k Walk 16m 15.0s 17m 20.0s 18m 00.0s 19m 00.0s
5k Walk 27m 00.0s 28m 00.0s 30m 45.0s 32m 45.0s
Indoor
        
60m 8.00 sec 8.25 sec 8.45 sec 8.90 sec
60m Hurdles 8.90 sec 9.20 sec 9.50 sec 10.00 sec
Pentathlon 3000 points 2700 points 2400 points 2100 points

Under 20 Women

Event Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3
100m 12.3 sec 12.7 sec 13.0 sec
200m 25.2 sec 26.0 sec 26.6 sec
400m 57.5 sec 59.2 sec 60.7 sec
800m 2 min 14.2 sec 2 min 18.6 sec 2 min 23.2 sec
1500m 4 min 37.3 sec 4 min 48.8 sec 4 min 58.4 sec
3000m 10 min 01.1 sec 10 min 30.0 sec 11 min 00.0 sec
5000m 15 min 41.0 sec 16 min 10.0 sec 16 min 50.0 sec
100m Hurdles 14.5 sec 15.2 sec 16.1 sec
400m Hurdles 62.8 sec 67.2 sec 69.5 sec
1.5k Steeplechase 5 min 28.0 sec 5 min 36.0 sec 5 min 50.0 sec
High Jump 1.70m 1.64m 1.58m
Long Jump 5.40m 5.10m 4.80m
Triple Jump 11.30m 10.70m 10.15m
Pole Vault 3.55m 3.25m 2.85m
Javelin 37.40m 32.75m 29.50m
Discus 35.00m 29.30m 25.10m
Shot 11.05m 9.65m 8.60m
Hammer 46.15m 38.50m 33.75m
Heptathlon 5400 points 4450 points 2900 points
Pentathlon 3200 points 2850 points 2350 points
3k Walk 15 min 50.0 sec 16 min 40.0 sec 17 min 50.0 sec
5k Walk 26 min 15.0 sec 28 min 00.0 sec 30 min 15.0 sec
10k Walk 58 min 00.0 sec 61 min 00.0 sec 65 min 00.0 sec
Indoor
      
60m 7.80 sec 8.10 sec 8.30 sec
60m Hurdles 8.60 sec 9.00 sec 9.40 sec
Pentathlon 3500 points 3200 points 3000 points

Senior Women

Event Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3
100m 11.9 sec 12.3 sec 12.7 sec
200m 24.3 sec 25.1 sec 25.8 sec
400m 56.1 sec 58.3 sec 60.0 sec
800m 2 min 09.5 sec 2 min 15.0 sec 2 min 19.0 sec
1500m 4 min 24.0 sec 4 min 36.0 sec 4 min 45.0 sec
3000m 9 min 40.0 sec 10 min 12.0 sec 10 min 44.0 sec
5000m 15 min 46.0 sec 16 min 23.0 sec 17 min 10.0 sec
10000m 31 min 50.0 sec 33 min 45.0 sec 34 min 10.0 sec
100m Hurdles 14.0 sec 14.7 sec 15.4 sec
400m Hurdles 61.0 sec 64.9 sec 67.9 sec
2000m S/C 6 min 41.0 sec 7 min 00.0 sec 7 min 15.0 sec
3000 S/C 9 min 49.0 sec 10 min 00.0 sec 10 min 15.0 sec
High Jump 1.72m 1.65m 1.60m
Long Jump 5.65m 5.25m 5.00m
Triple Jump 11.95m 11.00m 10.45m
Pole Vault 3.90m 3.45m 3.05m
Javelin 39.30m 34.50m 31.20m
Discus 40.00m 33.70m 28.75m
Hammer 50.00m 41.50m 35.85m
Shot 11.95m 10.40m 9.30m
Heptathlon 5700 points 5000 points 4400 points
3k Walk 15 min 00.0 sec 16 min 00.0 sec 17 min 00.0 sec
5k Walk 25 min 30.0 sec 27 min 30.0 sec 29 min 50.0 sec
10k Walk 53 min 00.0 sec 58 min 00.0 sec 61 min 00.0 sec
Indoor
      
60m 7.70 sec 8.00 sec 8.20 sec
60m Hurdles 8.40 sec 8.70 sec 9.00 sec
Pentathlon 3900 points 3700 points 3400 points

Under 13 Boys

Event Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4
75m 9.9 sec 10.2 sec 10.5 sec 11.0 sec
100m 13.0 sec 13.5 sec 13.9 sec 14.6 sec
150m 20.2 sec 20.9 sec 21.8 sec 22.9 sec
200m 27.0 sec 27.9 sec 29.0 sec 30.5 sec
800m 2m 23.0s 2m 28.0s 2m 33.0s 2m 41.0s
1500m 4m 51.5s 5m 01.0s 5m 09.0s 5m 25.0s
75mH 13.2 sec 13.9 sec 14.9 sec 16.0 sec
High Jump 1.47m 1.36m 1.30m 1.20m
Long Jump 4.65m 4.35m 4.10m 3.75m
Javelin 32.70m 28.00m 23.50m 17.65m
Discus 27.15m 22.00m 17.75m 14.00m
Hammer 45.00m 40.00m 35.00m 28.00m
Shot 9.20m 8.15m 7.15m 5.90m
2000m Walk 10m 45.0s 11m 15.0s 11m 50.0s 12m 45.0s
Indoor
        
60m 8.40 sec 8.60 sec 8.80 sec 9.30 sec
60m Hurdles 10.10 sec 10.60 sec 11.40 sec 12.10 sec

Under 15 Boys

Event Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4
100m 11.8 sec 12.1 sec 12.5 sec 13.1 sec
200m 24.1 sec 24.8 sec 25.6 sec 27.0 sec
400m 54.4 sec 56.1 sec 57.9 sec 61.6 sec
800m 2m 07.5s 2m 12.0s 2m 16.0s 2m 23.5s
1500m 4m 27.5s 4m 36.5s 4m 44.0s 4m 59.0s
3000m 9m 26.0s 9m 43.0s 9m 56.0s 10m 25.0s
80m Hurdles 12.0 sec 12,5 sec 13.3 sec 14.4 sec
High Jump 1.72m 1.62m 1.55m 1.45m
Long Jump 5.75m 5.35m 5.10m 4.70m
Triple Jump 12.35m 11.80m 11.20m 10.20m
Pole Vault 3.30m 2.90m 2.70m 2.20m
Javelin 42.50m 37.65m 33.35m 26.55m
Discus 35.55m 30.15m 25.50m 19.90m
Shot 12.75m 11.50m 10.55m 8.90m
Hammer 45.00m 36.25m 28.00m 20.50m
Pentathlon 2625 points 2300 points 2000 points 1600 points
3k Walk 15m 20.0s 15m 55.0s 16m 40.0s 17m 30.0s
Indoor
        
60m 7.50 sec 7.80 sec 8.10 sec 8.60 sec
60m Hurdles 9.00 sec 9.40 sec 9.80 sec 10.60 sec
Pentathlon 2600 points 2200 points 2000 points 1600 points

Under 17 Men

Event Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4
100m 11.2 sec 11.5 sec 11.8 sec 12.2 sec
200m 22.8 sec 23.5 sec 23.9 sec 24.9 sec
400m 51.4 sec 53.1 sec 54.3 sec 56.7 sec
800m 1m 58.5s 2m 01.5s 2m 05.5s 2m 10.7s
1500m 4m 08.0s 4m 17.5s 4m 25.0s 4m 37.5s
3000m 8m 57.5s 9m 20.0s 9m 38.0s 10m 10.0s
100m Hurdles 13.7 sec 14.3 sec 14.9 sec 16.0 sec
400m Hurdles 57.1 sec 59.5 sec 61.6 sec 64.7 sec
1500m S/C 4m 31.0s 4m 43.0s 4m 55.0s 5m 10.0s
3k Walk 14m 50.0s 15m 10.0s 16m 00.0s 17m 00.0s
5k Walk 24m 50.0s 25m 45.0s 26m 50.0s 27m 50.0s
High Jump 1.90m 1.80m 1.70m 1.60m
Long Jump 6.20m 5.85m 5.55m 5.15m
Triple Jump 12.85m 12.25m 11.75m 10.80m
Pole Vault 4.20m 3.70m 3.20m 2.65m
Javelin 51.40m 44.50m 39.00m 31.55m
Discus 41.85m 34.60m 29.90m 22.90m
Shot 14.00m 12.30m 11.25m 9.50m
Hammer 52.85m 46.00m 34.25m 24.30m
Octathlon 4950 points 4400 points 4000 points 3350 points
Indoor 
        
60m 7.25 sec 7.45 sec 7.60 sec 8.00 sec
60m Hurdles 8.30 sec 8.65 sec 8.90 sec 9.30 sec
Pentathlon 3400 points 3000 points 2650 points 2300 points

Under 20 Men

Event Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3
100m 11.0 sec 11.2 sec 11.5 sec
200m 22.3 sec 22.8 sec 23.3 sec
400m 49.9 sec 51.1 sec 52.5 sec
800m 1 min 54.8 sec 1 min 58.0 sec 2 min 02.0 sec
1500m 3 min 58.8 sec 4 min 06.0 sec 4 min 14.0 sec
3000m 8 min 44.0 sec 9 min 00.0 sec 9 min 20.0 sec
5000m 14 min 58.0 sec 15 min 25.0 sec 15 min 45.0 sec
10000m 30 min 50.0 sec 32 min 00.0 sec 33 min 10.0 sec
110m Hurdles 14.4 sec 15.1 sec 15.6 sec
400m Hurdles 55.0 sec 57.0 sec 59.5 sec
2000m steeplechase 6 min 05.5 sec 6 min 17.0 sec 6 min 34.0 sec
High Jump 1.96 m 1.90 m 1.80 m
Long Jump 6.60 m 6.15 m 5.85 m
Triple Jump 1.25 m 12.60 m 12.10 m
Pole Vault 4.40 m 4.10 m 3.70m
Javelin 54.50 m 47.35 m 42.00 m
Discus 43.80 m 38.00 m 34.75 m
Shot 14.00 m 12.75 m 11.60 m
Hammer 61.10 m 50.75 m 45.00 m
Decathlon 6600 points 6000 points 5500 points
3k Walk 14 min 30.0 sec 14 min 50.0 sec 15 min 30.0 sec
10k Walk 51 min 00.0 sec 52 min 40.0 sec 55 min 20.0 sec
Indoor 
      
60m 7.10 sec 7.25 sec 7.40 sec
60m Hurdles 8.00 sec 8.40 sec 8.70 sec
Heptathlon 5100 points 4700 points 4400 points

Senior Men

Event Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3
100m 10.7 sec 11.0 sec 11.3 sec
200m 21.7 sec 22.2 sec 23.0 sec
400m 49.0 sec 50.3 sec 51.5 sec
800m 1 min 51.8 sec 1 min 54.5 sec 1 min 57.5 sec
1500m 3 min 48.5 sec 3 min 56.8 sec 4 min 04.0 sec
5000m 14 min 15.0 sec 14 min 50.0 sec 15 min 15.0 sec
10000m 29 min 42.0 sec 30 min 40.0 sec 31 min 40.0 sec
110m Hurdles 14.2 sec 14.8 sec 15.3 sec
400m Hurdles 52.6 sec 55.3 sec 57.0 sec
3000m steeplechase 8 min 58.5 sec 9 min 27.0 sec 9 min 45.0 sec
High Jump 2.03 m 1.85 m 1.77 m
Long Jump 6.9 m 6.45 m 6.05 m
Triple Jump 13.75 m 12.95 m 12.30 m
Pole Vault 4.70 m 4.30 m 4.00 m
Javelin 59.50 m 51.90 m 46.20 m
Discus 46.75 m 41.25 m 37.45 m
Shot 14.55 m 12.85 m 11.60 m
Hammer 65.00 m 49.00 m 43.80 m
Decathlon 7400 points 6650 points 6000 points
3k Walk 13 min 20.0 sec 13 min 40.0 sec 14 min 20.0 sec
10k Walk 47 min 00.0 sec 48 min 10.0 sec 50 min 30.0 sec
Indoor
      
60m 7.00 sec 7.20 sec 7.35 sec
60m Hurdles 7.85 sec 8.20 sec 8.40 sec
Heptathlon 5600 points 5200 points 4900 points

AAA Standards Scheme 2007/2008

A copy of the The Common Standards Scheme for 2007/2008, in Adobe PDF format, is available via this link.

Associated Pages

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Associated Books

The following books provide more information related to this topic:

  • The Successful Coach, P. Crisfield et al., ISBN 0 947850 16 3
  • USA Track and Field Coaching Manual, J.L. Rogers, ISBN0 88011 604 8
  • Strength Training for Coaches, B. Pauletto, ISBN 0 88011 371 5
  • Mental Skills - An Introduction for Sports Coaches, C. Sellars, ISBN 0 947850 34 1
  • Advanced Studies in Physical Education and Sport, P Beashel et al., ISBN 0 17 4482345
  • Physical Education and the Study of Sport, B. Davis et al., ISBN 0 7234 31752
  • Essentials of Exercise Physiology, W.D. McArdle et al., ISBN 0 683 30507 7
  • Physical Education and Sport Studies, D. Roscoe et al., ISBN 1 901424 20 0
  • The World of Sport Examined, P. Beashel et al., ISBN 0 17 438719 9
  • Advanced PE for Edexcel, F. Galligan et al., ISBN 0 435 50643 9
  • Examining Physical Education, K. Bizley, ISBN 0 435 50660 9
  • Sport and PE, K Wesson et al., ISBN 0 340 683821
  • PE for you, J. Honeybourne, ISBN 0 7487 3277 2

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