1949 AAA Championships

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1949 AAA Championships
Dates15–16 July 1949
Host cityLondon, England
Venue White City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

The 1949 AAA Championships was the 1949 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 15 to 16 July 1949 at White City Stadium in London, England. [1] [2]

Contents

Summary

The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Birmingham and the decathlon event was held in Sandhurst.

Results

[3]

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards McDonald Bailey GBR/TRI9.7Leslie Laing GBR/JAM9.8Jack Archer9.9
220 yards McDonald Bailey GBR/TRI21.7Leslie Laing GBR/JAM22.2Ken Jones22.2
440 yards Derek Pugh48.5Leslie Lewis49.1Terry Higgins49.3
880 yards John Parlett1:53.7Tom White1:53.7Roy Morley1:54.3
1 mile Bill Nankeville4:08.8Richard Morris4;11.8Len Eyre4:12.8
3 miles John Joe Barry IRL14;11.0Anthony Chivers14:12.6Alec Olney14;30.2
6 miles Valdu Lillakas EST30:15.0Stan Cox30:16.4Walter Hesketh30:19.2
marathon Jack Holden2:34:10.6Tom Richards2:38:08Cecil Ballard2:38:42
steeplechase Trevor Holt10:29.0David Ross10:31.6Peter Curry10:37.8
120y hurdles Don Finlay 14.6 Flag of Scotland.svg John Hart15.2Joe Birrell15.3
440y hurdles Harry Whittle54.9Ronald Ede56.4Gervais Jarvis56.7
2 miles walk Arne Borjesson SWE14:06.6Harry Churcher14:09.6Lol Allen
7 miles walk Harry Churcher52:41.8Jim Morris53:04.0Lol Allen54:31.0
high jump Flag of Scotland.svg Alan Paterson1.930Ron Pavitt1.930Peter Wells1.930
pole vault Peter Harwood USA3.81Tamás Homonnay HUN3.81Tim Anderson3.66
long jump Harry Whittle7.15Sylvanus Williams NGR7.01Harry Askew6.95
triple jump Henk van Egmond NED14.32Louis Davies AUS14.30Sidney Cross14.14
shot put John Giles14.13Harold Moody13.81John Savidge13.73
discus throw Ferenc Klics HUN47.67Cummin Clancy IRL43.83Andrej Jankovskis43.38
hammer throw Imre Nemeth HUN55.61Lajos Petike HUN50.21 Flag of Scotland.svg Duncan Clark49.50
javelin throw Antony Francis Hignell56.33Malcolm Dalrymple54.06J.A. Redgate52.50
decathlon Hans Moesgaard-Kjeldsen DEN6138Harry Whittle5997 NRLes Pinder5628

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References

  1. ↑ "Alan with 7 others" . Daily Record. 16 July 1949. Retrieved 15 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Won AAA titles" . Daily News (London). 18 July 1949. Retrieved 15 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
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