1955 AAA Championships

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1955 AAA Championships
Dates15–16 July 1955
Host cityLondon, England
Venue White City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

The 1955 AAA Championships was the 1955 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 15 to 16 July 1955 at White City Stadium in London, England. [1] [2]

Contents

Summary

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

Results

[3]

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards Roy Sandstrom10.0Ion Wiesenmayer ROU10.1Alan Thomas10.1
220 yards George Ellis22.0Roy Sandstrom22.0 Flag of Scotland.svg Willie Henderson22.1
440 yards Peter Fryer47.7Mike Wheeler47.7Peter Higgins48.5
880 yards Derek Johnson1:51.4Ron Henderson1:51.4Jack Douglas1:51.9
1 mile Brian Hewson4:05.4Ken Wood4:06.2Brian Jackson4:08.6
3 miles Chris Chataway13:33.6Derek Ibbotson13:37.0Tony Barrett13:46.6
6 miles Ken Norris29:00.6Frank Sando29:31.0Jack Heywood29:31.8
marathon Bill McMinnis2:39:35.0Geoff Iden2:50:06.6Jackie Mekler RSA2:50:49
steeplechase John Disley8:56.6Chris Brasher8:59.4Eric Shirley9:03.4
120y hurdles Jack Parker14.6Ion Opris ROU14.6Peter Hildreth14.7
220y hurdles Paul Vine23.7 NRBob Shaw23.8Dennis Merrett24.7
440y hurdles Bob Shaw52.2Ilie Savel ROU52.6Tom Farrell53.0
2 miles walk George Coleman14:01.0Alf Poole14:15.8George Williams14:47.0
7 miles walk Roland Hardy53:04.6George Coleman53:32.2Alf Poole54:26.2
high jump Flag of Scotland.svg William Piper1.905Oladipo Okuwobi NGR1.905Charles Van Dyck GHA1.854
pole vault Geoff Elliott4.11Hermund Hogheim NOR3.96Geoffrey Schmidt3.81
long jump Karim Olowu NGR7.36Roy Cruttenden6.93David Brigden6.87
triple jump Ken Wilmshurst15.17Paul Engo NGR14.97David Field14.39
shot put Barclay Palmer15.11Mark Pharaoh14.50William Robbins13.64
discus throw Mark Pharaoh47.72Gerry Carr44.50Erling Helle NOR42.82
hammer throw Flag of Scotland.svg Ewan Douglas56.52Dumitru Constantin ROU54.90Peter Allday54.26
javelin throw Dumitru Zamfir ROU67.90Dennis Tucker64.18Peter Cullen62.56
decathlon Malcolm Dodds4690Deric Bareford4516Keith Parker4375

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The 1960 AAA Championships was the 1960 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 15 to 16 July 1960 at White City Stadium in London, England.

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The 1967 AAA Championships was the 1967 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 14 to 15 July 1967 at White City Stadium in London, England.

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References

  1. ↑ "Norrie strides on alone as Pirie flops" . Daily Herald. 16 July 1955. Retrieved 17 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "John Disley in record AAA run" . Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 17 July 1955. Retrieved 17 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
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