1956 AAA Championships

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1956 AAA Championships
Dates13–14 July 1956
Host cityLondon, England
Venue White City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

The 1956 AAA Championships was the 1956 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 13 to 14 July 1956 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 Port Sunlight, Merseyside and the decathlon event was held in Loughborough.

Results

[3]

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards John Young9.9Titus Erinle NGR9.9Roy Sandstrom10.0
220 yards Brian Shenton21.8Ion Wiesenmayer ROU21.9Mike Ruddy22.0
440 yards Mike Wheeler47.7Peter Higgins48.5John Salisbury48.7
880 yards Mike Rawson1:51.3Mike Farrell1:52.2Ron Henderson1:52.5
1 mile Ken Wood4:06.8Brian Hewson4:07.4Ian Boyd4:09.6
3 miles Derek Ibbotson13:32.6Chris Chataway13:32.6Fred Wyatt13:50.2
6 miles Ken Norris28:13.6 NRFrank Sando28:14.2Hugh Foord28:30.6
marathon Harry Hicks2:26:15.0Stan Cox2:27:17Eric L. Smith2:27:35
steeplechase Eric Shirley8:51.6John Disley8:53.4Chris Brasher9:02.6
120y hurdles Peter Hildreth14.5Eamonn Kinsella IRL14.6Jack Parker14.6
220y hurdles Paul Vine24.5D.R. Kay24.9Donal O'Sullivan25.0
440y hurdles Ilie Savel ROU52.2Tom Farrell53.0John Metcalf54.6
2 miles walk Bob Goodall14:20.8Gareth Howell14:25.0George Williams14:34.8
7 miles walk George Coleman50:19.0Stan Vickers52:45.2Alf Poole53:11.8
high jump Ion Soeter ROU1.930Oladipo Okuwobi NGR1.905Brendan O'Reilly IRL1.880
pole vault Ian Ward3.96Geoff Elliott3.81George Broad3.81
long jump Roy Cruttenden7.25Kenneth Box7.02Ken Wilmshurst7.01
triple jump Ken Wilmshurst15.16Eng Yoon Tan MAL14.67Paul Engo NGR14.36
shot put Barclay Palmer16.51John Savidge15.11Arthur Rowe14.63
discus throw Mark Pharaoh50.02Gerry Carr48.82Eric Cleaver45.06
hammer throw Peter Allday57.28Don Anthony56.94 Flag of Scotland.svg Ewan Douglas55.68
javelin throw Peter Cullen65.28Clive Loveland61.98Raymond Davies61.30
decathlon Gerald Brown RHO4934Vic Matthews4862Graham Millar4465

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References

  1. ↑ "Brian looking for peace and quiet" . Daily Herald. 14 July 1956. Retrieved 17 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Fine performance by Farrell in AAA hurdles" . Liverpool Daily Post. 15 July 1956. 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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