1954 AAA Championships | |
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Dates | 9–10 July 1954 |
Host city | London, England |
Venue | White City Stadium |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
← 1953 1955 → |
The 1954 AAA Championships was the 1954 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 9 to 10 July 1954 at White City Stadium in London, England. [1] [2]
The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held from Windsor to Chiswick and the decathlon event was held in Uxbridge. The steeplechase was run as the 3,000 metres steeplechase for the first time instead of the 2 miles steeplechase.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 yards | George Ellis | 9.9 | Karim Olowu NGR | 9.9 | Kenneth Box | 9.9 |
220 yards | Brian Shenton | 21.5 | George Ellis | 21.5 | Clay Gibbs TRI | 21.6 |
440 yards | Peter Fryer | 48.4 | Derek Johnson | 48.6 | Peter Higgins | 48.7 |
880 yards | Brian Hewson | 1:52.2 | Ron Henderson | 1:52.2 | Bill Aylett | 1:53.4 |
1 mile | Roger Bannister | 4:07.6 | Ian Boyd | 4:10.4 | David Law | 4:10.6 |
3 miles | Freddie Green | 13:32.2 WR | Chris Chataway | 13:32.2 =WR | Nyandika Maiyoro KEN | 13:54.8 |
6 miles | Peter Driver | 28:34.8 | Frank Sando | 28:38.2 | Ken Norris | 28:46.0 |
marathon | Jim Peters | 2:17:39.4 WR | Stan Cox | 2:23:08 | Eric L. Smith | 2:27:04 |
steeplechase | Ken Johnson | 9:00.8 | Laszlo Jeszenszki HUN | 9:00.8 | Eric Shirley | 9:04.0 |
120y hurdles | Jack Parker | 14.7 | Peter Hildreth | 14.7 | Eamonn Kinsella IRL | 14.8 |
220y hurdles | Peter Hildreth | 24.6 | Michael Jenkins | 25.1 | Donal O'Sullivan | 25.5 |
440y hurdles | Harry Kane | 53.4 | Bob Shaw | 53.4 | David Gracie | 53.7 |
2 miles walk | George Coleman | 13:52.6 | Bob Richards | 14:06.6 | Terry Whitlock | 14:17.6 |
7 miles walk | George Coleman | 51:22.8 | Bryan Hawkins | 52:26.4 | Bob Goodall | 54:18.4 |
high jump | Brendan O'Reilly IRL | 1.956 | Patrick Etolu UGA | 1.930 | Jonathan Lenemuria KEN | 1.905 |
pole vault | Tamás Homonnay HUN | 4.26 | Geoff Elliott | 4.11 | Geoffrey Schmidt | 3.81 |
long jump | Odon Foldessy HUN | 7.48 | Roy Cruttenden | 7.22 | Karim Olowu NGR | 7.17 |
triple jump | Ken Wilmshurst | 14.87 | Paul Engo NGR | 14.83 | Peter Esiri NGR | 14.65 |
shot put | John Savidge | 15.54 | Mark Pharaoh | 14.27 | Robert Wilkins | 13.89 |
discus throw | Ferenc Klics HUN | 51.34 | Mark Pharaoh | 47.76 | John Savidge | 46.16 |
hammer throw | Jozsef Csermak HUN | 59.42 | Alex Valentine | 53.92 | Don Anthony | 52.58 |
javelin throw | Maurice Morrell | 60.60 | Raymond Davies | 60.30 | Maboria Kirogu KEN | 60.10 |
decathlon | Maurice Morrell | 60.60 | Raymond Davies | 60.30 | Maboria Kirogu KEN | 60.10 |
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