1960 AAA Championships

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1960 AAA Championships
Dates15–16 July 1960
Host cityLondon, England
Venue White City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1959
1961


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. [1] [2]

Contents

Summary

The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon and the decathlon events were held in Welwyn Garden City.

Results

[3]

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards Peter Radford9.62 NRDavid Jones9.70 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Nick Whitehead 9.80
220 yards David Jones21.31David Segal21.55 Flag of Scotland.svg Mike Hildrey21.67
440 yards Flag of India.svg Milkha Singh46.56Robbie Brightwell47.05Malcolm Yardley47.36
880 yards Tom Farrell1:49.40 Flag of Scotland.svg John Wenk1:49.56Brian Hewson1:49.56
1 mile Laszlo Tabori HUN4:01.02Mike Wiggs4:01.24Michel Jazy FRA4:01.28
3 miles Frank Salvat13:32.94Bruce Tulloh13:37.42Laurie Reed13:38.84
6 miles Gordon Pirie28:09.6Martin Hyman28:10.2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg John Merriman 28:10.8
10 miles Basil Heatley48:18.4 NR Flag of Scotland.svg Alastair Wood49:24.6Laurence Sykes50:40.2
marathon Brian Kilby2:22:45John Tarrant2:25:17Sam Hardicker2:26:23
steeplechase Eric Shirley8:51.0David Chapman8:52.8Michael Palmer8:53.2
120y hurdles Flag of Pakistan.svg Ghulam Raziq14.6Mike Parker14.8Bob Birrell14.9
220y hurdles Chris Surety24.9Ken Wilmshurst26.1Paul Vine26.1
440y hurdles Max Boyes52.27John Metcalf52.42Tom Bryan52.91
2 miles walk Stan Vickers13:02.4 NRKen Matthews13:09.6Dieter Lindner GDR13:44.4
7 miles walk Ken Matthews49:42.6Siegfried Lefanczik GDR51:01.2Max Weber GDR51:01.5
high jump Robert Kotei GHA2.083Gordon Miller2.051 NR Flag of Scotland.svg Crawford Fairbrother1.956
pole vault Rex Porter4.11Ian Ward4.11James McManus4.11
long jump Fred Alsop7.19Bryan Woolley7.15John Lissaman7.10
triple jump Fred Alsop15.44Mohinder Singh IND15.06Ken Wilmshurst14.83
shot put Arthur Rowe18.04 Flag of Scotland.svg Mike Lindsay17.45Martyn Lucking17.04
discus throw Flag of Scotland.svg Mike Lindsay52.62Roy Hollingsworth GBR/TRI50.31Eric Cleaver47.27
hammer throw Mike Ellis64.19Muhammad Iqbal PAK60.14Howard Payne58.43
javelin throw Mohammed Nawaz PAK76.39Roger Lane74.32Colin Smith71.20
decathlon Colin Andrews6176 NRSeamus McKinney5732 Flag of Scotland.svg George McLachlan5588

See also

References

  1. "Farrell beats Hewson in great race" . Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 16 July 1960. Retrieved 17 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Salvat hits the road to Rome" . Weekly Dispatch (London). 17 July 1960. Retrieved 17 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 17 July 2024.