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]

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Summary

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

Gordon Pirie won his sixth AAA title Gordon Pirie 1953.jpg
Gordon Pirie won his sixth AAA title

Results

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EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards Peter Radford 9.62 NR David Jones 9.70 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Nick Whitehead 9.80
220 yards David Jones 21.31 David Segal 21.55 Flag of Scotland.svg Mike Hildrey 21.67
440 yards Flag of India.svg Milkha Singh 46.56 Robbie Brightwell 47.05 Malcolm Yardley 47.36
880 yards Tom Farrell 1:49.40 Flag of Scotland.svg John Wenk 1:49.56 Brian Hewson 1:49.56
1 mile Flag of Hungary.svg László Tábori 4:01.02 Mike Wiggs 4:01.24 Flag of France.svg Michel Jazy 4:01.28
3 miles Frank Salvat 13:32.94 Bruce Tulloh 13:37.42 Laurie Reed 13:38.84
6 miles Gordon Pirie 28:09.6 Martin Hyman 28:10.2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg John Merriman 28:10.8
10 miles Basil Heatley 48:18.4 NR Flag of Scotland.svg Alastair Wood 49:24.6 Laurence Sykes 50:40.2
marathon Brian Kilby 2:22:45 John Tarrant 2:25:17 Sam Hardicker 2:26:23
steeplechase Eric Shirley 8:51.0 Dave Chapman 8:52.8 Michael Palmer 8:53.2
120y hurdles Flag of Pakistan.svg Ghulam Raziq 14.6 Mike Parker 14.8 Bob Birrell 14.9
220y hurdles Chris Surety 24.9 Ken Wilmshurst 26.1 Paul Vine 26.1
440y hurdles Max Boyes 52.27 John Metcalf 52.42 Tom Bryan 52.91
2 miles walk Stan Vickers 13:02.4 NR Ken Matthews 13:09.6 Flag of East Germany.svg Dieter Lindner 13:44.4
7 miles walk Ken Matthews 49:42.6 Flag of East Germany.svg Siegfried Lefanczik 51:01.2 Flag of East Germany.svg Max Weber 51:01.5
high jump Flag of Ghana.svg Robert Kotei 2.083 Gordon Miller 2.051 NR Flag of Scotland.svg Crawford Fairbrother 1.956
pole vault Rex Porter 4.11 Ian Ward 4.11 James McManus 4.11
long jump Fred Alsop 7.19 Bryan Woolley 7.15 John Lissaman 7.10
triple jump Fred Alsop 15.44 Flag of India.svg Mohinder Singh 15.06 Ken Wilmshurst 14.83
shot put Arthur Rowe 18.04 Flag of Scotland.svg Mike Lindsay 17.45 Martyn Lucking 17.04
discus throw Flag of Scotland.svg Mike Lindsay 52.62 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago (1958-1962).svg Roy Hollingsworth 50.31 Eric Cleaver 47.27
hammer throw Mike Ellis 64.19 Flag of Pakistan.svg Muhammad Iqbal 60.14 Howard Payne 58.43
javelin throw Flag of Pakistan.svg Muhammad Nawaz 76.39 Roger Lane 74.32 Colin Smith 71.20
decathlon Colin Andrews 6176 NR Seamus McKinney 5732 Flag of Scotland.svg George McLachlan 5588

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.