1953 AAA Championships

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1953 AAA Championships
Dates10–11 July 1953
Host cityLondon, England
Venue White City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

The 1953 AAA Championships was the 1953 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 10 to 11 July 1953 at White City Stadium in London, England. [1] [2]

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Summary

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

Results

[3]

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards McDonald Bailey GBR/TRI9.8Karim Olowu NGR10.0Orien Young10.2
220 yards McDonald Bailey GBR/TRI21.4Brian Shenton21.9Clay Gibbs TRI22.3
440 yards Peter Fryer48.9Len Smith49.4David Rawe49.5
880 yards Brian Hewson1:54.2Desmond Williamson1:54.6Tom White1:54.8
1 mile Roger Bannister4;05.2Don Seaman4:08.0Bill Nankeville4;10.4
3 miles Gordon Pirie13:43.4Freddie Green13:46.0Len Eyre14:02.0
6 miles Gordon Pirie28:19.4 WRFrank Sando28:47.2 Flag of Scotland.svg Ian Binnie28:53.4
marathon Jim Peters2:22:29.0Alan Lawton2:29:38Geoff Iden2:30:54
steeplechase Eddie Ellis10:02.8Ken Johnson10:03.6Walter Berry10:14.2
120y hurdles Peter Hildreth14.6Paul Vine15.0Donal O'Sullivan15.1
220y hurdles Harry Whittle24.2Peter Hildreth24.4Paul Vine24.4
440y hurdles Harry Whittle52.7 NRAlec Hardy53.1Amadeo Francis PUR54.2
2 miles walk George Coleman14:02.2Bryan Hawkins14:05.8Bob Richards14:10.2
7 miles walk Roland Hardy51:47.0Bryan Hawkins54:23.0John Proctor54:59.0
high jump Derek Cox1.905Brendan O'Reilly IRL1.880Kinnaird Cunningham1.854
pole vault Geoff Elliott4.11Milan Milakov YUG4.11Ian Ward3.81
long jump Karim Olowu NGR7.15Peter Whaley7.14Roy Cruttenden6.99
triple jump Ken Wilmshurst14.36William Laing GHA14.28Willi Burgard SAA14.13
shot put John Savidge16.17Petar Sarcevic YUG14.99Mark Pharaoh13.88
discus throw Mark Pharaoh47.96Vitomir Krivokapic YUG47.28John Savidge44.65
hammer throw Don Anthony53.24Peter Allday52.86 Flag of Scotland.svg Ewan Douglas52.72
javelin throw Michael Denley63.58Branko Dangubic YUG63.38Kevin Flanagan61.78
decathlon Les Pinder5321Hywel Williams5035Vic Matthews4806

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References

  1. ↑ "Results of AAA finals" . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 11 July 1953. Retrieved 15 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Gallant Pirie bid fails" . Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 12 July 1953. 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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