1951 AAA Championships

1951 AAA Championships
Dates	13–14 July 1951
Host city	London, England
Venue	White City Stadium
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor
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The 1951 AAA Championships was the 1951 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 13 to 14 July 1951 at White City Stadium in London, England. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Summary

The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Birmingham and the decathlon event was held in Cannock. ^[4]

Giuseppe Tosi

Results

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Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 yards	McDonald Bailey	9.6 =NR	Brian Shenton	9.8	George Ellis	10.0
220 yards	McDonald Bailey	21.4	Nick Stacey	21.9	George Ellis	22.0
440 yards	Derek Pugh	47.9	Terry Higgins	48.6	Leslie Lewis	48.8
880 yards	Arthur Wint	1:49.6	Frank Evans	1:53.2	Tom White	1:53.5
1 mile	Roger Bannister	4:07.8	Bill Nankeville	4:08.6	John Parlett	4:09.2
3 miles	Roy Beckett	14:02.6	Chris Chataway	14:02.6	Harry Hicks	14:10.0
6 miles	Gordon Pirie	29:32.0 NR	Walter Hesketh	29.50.0	Bill Gray	30:12.4
marathon	Jim Peters	2:31:42.6	Tom Richards	2:37:02	Jack Winfield	2:41:42
steeplechase	Petar Šegedin	9:58.6	John Disley	10:04.0 NR	Rene Howell	10:25.0
120y hurdles	Jack Parker	14.8	Peter Hildreth	14.9	Örn Clausen	15.0
440y hurdles	Harry Whittle	54.2	Angus Scott	54.7	Jack Parker	55.2
2 miles walk	Roland Hardy	13:43.2	Gerald Gregory	14:00.8	George Coleman	14:15.6
7 miles walk	Roland Hardy	51:14.6	Lol Allen	2:54.4	Harry Churcher	54:04.0
high jump	Ron Pavitt	1.956	Jacques Delelienne	1.930	Walter Herssens	1.930
pole vault	Torfi Bryngeirsson	4.04	Giulio Chiesa	3.88	Norman Gregor	3.81
long jump	Sylvanus Williams	7.05	Roy Cruttenden	7.03	Ian Walker	6.89
triple jump	Sidney Cross	14.32	Peter Goldsmith	14.24	Roderick Salmon	14.04
shot put	Gunnar Huseby	15.87	John Savidge	15.70	Willy Wuyts	14.50
discus throw	Giuseppe Tosi	53.58	Clement Mertens	43.93	Raymond Kintziger	43.80
hammer throw	Teseo Taddia	54.00	Duncan Clark	52.42	Peter Allday	49.70
javelin throw	Amos Matteucci	61.08	Michael Denley	60.16	Malcolm Dalrymple	55.89
decathlon	Les Pinder	5089	Harry Whittle	5068	Alec Hardy	4474

See also

• 1951 WAAA Championships

References

1. "Teseo's throw wins a title" . Daily Mirror. 14 July 1951. Retrieved 15 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Bannister's mile tops a day of records" . Sunday Mirror. 15 July 1951. Retrieved 15 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Best Bannister Mile" . Weekly Dispatch (London). 15 July 1951. Retrieved 16 April 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
5. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 16 July 2024.