1961 AAA Championships

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1961 AAA Championships
Dates14–15 July 1961
Host cityLondon, England
Venue White City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

The 1961 AAA Championships was the 1961 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 14 to 15 July 1961 at White City Stadium in London, England. [1] [2]

Contents

Summary

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

Results

[3]

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards Harry Jerome CAN9.63Seraphino Antao KEN9.84David Jones9.89
220 yards David Jones21.46 Flag of Scotland.svg Mike Hildrey21.53Abdul Karim Amu NGR21.69
440 yards Adrian Metcalfe47.49Barry Jackson47.89Kenneth Wilcock48.13
880 yards George Kerr JAM1:51.59Ron Delany IRL1:51.87Olavi Salonen FIN1:51.90
1 mile Michel Bernard FRA4:05.82Ken Wood4:06.52Stan Taylor4:06.66
3 miles Gordon Pirie13:31.10Brian Hill-Cottingham13:39.91Mike Bullivant13:45.44
6 miles David Power AUS27:57.8Basil Heatley28:03.0Stan Eldon28:13.4
10 miles Basil Heatley47:47.0 WRJob Mayatt49:58.8Terence Smith50:19.0
marathon Brian Kilby2:24:37Brian Cooke2:26:03Ron Franklin2:28:50
steeplechase Maurice Herriott8:53.6Michael Palmer9:00.2Ben Grubb9:02.8
120y hurdles Nereo Svara ITA14.4Bob Birrell14.5Jacobus Malan RSA14.6
220y hurdles Salvatore Morale ITA23.9Dave Prince AUS24.3Danie Burger RSA24.4
440y hurdles Jussi Rintamäki FIN51.46Chris Surety52.30John Cooper53.24
2 miles walk Ken Matthews13:24.6Giuseppe Dordoni ITA13:45.0Colin Williams14:12.8
7 miles walk Ken Matthews49:43.6Colin Williams53:08.4John Godbeer53:20.0
high jump Flag of Scotland.svg Crawford Fairbrother2.060 NR Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin Ridgway2.007 Flag of Scotland.svg Patrick Mackenzie1.981
pole vault Risto Ankio FIN4.42Rex Porter3.96 Flag of Scotland.svg Richard Malcolm3.96
long jump John Oladitan NGR7.41John Howell7.31Fred Alsop7.24
triple jump Fred Alsop15.37Mahoney Samuels JAM15.02John Eziashi NGR14.72
shot put Arthur Rowe18.58Vilmos Varju HUN17.84Martyn Lucking17.21
discus throw Elfranco Malan RSA56.03Kees Koch NED55.16Len Chinnery50.08
hammer throw John Lawlor IRL61.37Howard Payne59.07Robert Brown AUS56.33
javelin throw Michel Macquet FRA77.12Väinö Kuisma FIN73.81John Greasley70.64
decathlon Danie Burger RSA6364 Flag of Scotland.svg George McLachlan5777 Flag of Scotland.svg John Jones5520

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Last night at London's White City" . Belfast Telegraph. 15 July 1961. Retrieved 17 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Pirie shows way to 3-milers" . Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 16 July 1961. 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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