1952 AAA Championships

1952 AAA Championships
Dates	21–22 June 1952
Host city	London, England
Venue	White City Stadium
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor
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The 1952 AAA Championships was the 1952 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 21 to 22 June 1952 at White City Stadium in London, England. ^{[1] [2]}

Summary

The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held from Windsor to Chiswick and the decathlon event was held in Port Sunlight, Merseyside. The 220 yards hurdles was contested for the first time.

Roger Bannister

Results

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Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 yards	McDonald Bailey	9.6 =NR	Alan Lillington	9.9	Brian Shenton	10.0
220 yards	McDonald Bailey	21.4	Brian Shenton	22.0	William Jack	22.2
440 yards	Arthur Wint	48.1	Leslie Lewis	48.6	Terry Higgins	49.1
880 yards	Roger Bannister	1:51.5	Albert Webster	1:52.7	Frank Evans	1:53.5
1 mile	Bill Nankeville	4:09.8	John Landy	4:11.0	David Law	4:12.6
3 miles	Chris Chataway	13:59.6	Alan Parker	14:00.8	Philip Morgan	14:03.8
6 miles	Gordon Pirie	28:55.6 NR	Frederick Norris	29:00.6	Frank Sando	29:05.2
marathon	Jim Peters	2:20:42.2 WR	Stan Cox	2:21:42	Geoff Iden	2:26:53.8
steeplechase	John Disley	9:44.0 NR	Chris Brasher	10:03.6	Petar Šegedin	10:06.4
120y hurdles	Ray Weinberg	14.4	Peter Hildreth	14.4	Ken Doubleday	14.6
220y hurdles	Peter Hildreth	24.6	Jack Parker	24.9	Paul Vine	25.6
440y hurdles	Harry Whittle	53.3 NR	Angus Scott	53.4	David Gracie	54.0
2 miles walk	Roland Hardy	13:27.8	Gerald Gregory	14:26.0	Terry Whitlock	14:49.0
7 miles walk	Roland Hardy	50:05.6	Lol Allen	51:29.2	George Coleman	52:24.6
high jump	Ron Pavitt	1.930	Peter Wells	1.880	Nafiu Osagie	1.880
pole vault	Geoff Elliott	3.96	Tim Anderson Norman Gregor	3.81	n/a
long jump	Sylvanus Williams	7.32	Roy Cruttenden	7.10	Toni Breder	7.01
triple jump	Willi Burgard	14.60	Neville Coleman	14.15	Ian Polmear	13.85
shot put	John Savidge	16.50	John Giles	14.83	William Holland	13.81
discus throw	Mark Pharaoh	44.70	Ian Reed	43.14	Andrew Jansons	41.68
hammer throw	Duncan Clark	53.03	Ewan Douglas	52.03	Peter Allday	51.72
javelin throw	Michael Denley	65.86 NR	Richard Miller	62.82	Dennis Tucker	60.29
decathlon	Les Pinder	5502	David Holmes	5039	Sidney Coleman	4380

See also

• 1952 WAAA Championships

References

1. "AAA walk record by Hardy" . Manchester Evening News. 21 June 1952. Retrieved 15 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Harry Whittle would be ideal Olympic team captain" . Daily Herald. 23 June 1952. Retrieved 15 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
4. "Results" . The Scotsman. 23 June 1952. Retrieved 20 April 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.