| 1959 AAA Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10–11 July 1959 |
| Host city | London, England |
| Venue | White City Stadium |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
← 1958 1960 → | |
The 1959 AAA Championships was the 1959 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association of England (AAA). It was held from 10 to 11 July 1959 at White City Stadium in London, England. [1] [2]
The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Watford and the decathlon event was held in Wolverhampton.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | Peter Radford | 9.7w | James Omagbemi NGR | 9.7w | Ron Jones | 9.9w |
| 220 yards | David Jones | 21.7 | David Segal | 21.7 | Peter Radford | 21.9 |
| 440 yards | John Wrighton | 47.5 | Malcolm Yardley | 47.8 | Peter Higgins | 48.4 |
| 880 yards | Brian Hewson | 1:52.0 | Mike Rawson | 1:52.3 | Derek Johnson | 1:52.5 |
| 1 mile | Ken Wood | 4:08.1 | John Anderson | 4:08.5 | Brian Kent-Smith | 4:08.6 |
| 3 miles | Bruce Tulloh | 13:31.2 | Kevin Gilligan | 13:36.4 | Stan Eldon | 13:38.6 |
| 6 miles | Stan Eldon | 28:12.4 | John Merriman | 28:15.8 | Mike Bullivant | 28:25.0 |
| 10 miles | Fred Norris | 48:32.4 NR | Basil Heatley | 48:58.4 | Ivor Edmonds | 51:51.0 |
| marathon | Christopher Fleming-Smith | 2:30:11.6 | Colin Kemball | 2:33:50 | Len Jones | 2:36:13 |
| steeplechase | Maurice Herriott | 8:52.8 | David Stearns | 8:55.6 | Eddie Ellis | 8:58.4 |
| 120y hurdles | Vic Matthews | 14.5w | Ghulam Raziq PAK | 14.5w | Laurie Taitt | 14.5w |
| 220y hurdles | John Metcalf | 23.8 | Fred Alsop | 23.9 | Ken Wilmshurst | 24.2 |
| 440y hurdles | Chris Goudge | 52.7 | John Metcalf | 53.2 | Tom Bryan | 53.2 |
| 2 miles walk | Ken Matthews | 13:19.4 | Stan Vickers | 13:47.1 | George Williams | 14:00.4 |
| 7 miles walk | Ken Matthews | 50:28.8 | Stan Vickers | 51:08.6 | Eric Hall | 53:04.2 |
| high jump | Crawford Fairbrother | 2.007 | Gordon Miller | 1.981 | Robert Kotei GHA | 1.956 |
| pole vault | Allah Ditta PAK | 4.11 | Hermund Hogheim NOR Paul Coppejans BEL Rex Porter | 3.96 | n/a | |
| long jump | David Whyte | 7.24 | David Brigden | 7.03 | John Whall | 7.00 |
| triple jump | John Whall | 15.00 | Mike Ralph | 14.75 | David Field | 14.46 |
| shot put | Arthur Rowe | 17.95 | Mike Lindsay | 17.26 | Martyn Lucking | 16.58 |
| discus throw | Mike Lindsay | 53.53 | Eric Cleaver | 51.02 | Otto Feldmanis | 46.47 |
| hammer throw | Mike Ellis | 61.28 | Muhammad Iqbal PAK | 58.82 | Howard Payne | 55.48 |
| javelin throw | Colin Smith | 69.90 | Peter Cullen | 68.94 | Jalal Khan PAK | 66.92 |
| decathlon | Colin Andrews | 5517 | Hywel Williams | 5486 | Seamus McKinney | 5185 |
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