1963 AAA Championships

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1963 AAA Championships
Dates12–13 July 1963
Host cityLondon, England
Venue White City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1962
1964


The 1963 AAA Championships was the 1963 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 12 to 13 July 1963 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 Coventry and the decathlon event was held in Loughborough. The 220 yards hurdles was discontinued.

Results

[3] [4]

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Berwyn Jones 9.71 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Questad 9.74 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ron Jones 9.76
220 yards David Jones 21.26 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Questad 21.29 Peter Radford 21.56
440 yards Adrian Metcalfe 47.22 Flag of the United States.svg Ron Freeman 47.26 Barry Jackson 47.46
880 yards Flag of Ireland.svg Noel Carroll 1:50.26 Flag of Ireland.svg Derek McCleane 1:50.86 Flag of the United States.svg Greg Pelster 1:50.99
1 mile Alan Simpson 4:04.83 Peter Keeling 4:05.11 Colin Shillington 4:05.31
3 miles Bruce Tulloh 13:23.89 Flag of Ireland.svg Tom O'Riordan 13:26.81 Don Taylor 13:27.57
6 miles Ron Hill 27:49.90 NR Flag of Ireland.svg Jim Hogan 27:54.12 Ron Gomez 27:59.50
10 miles Mel Batty 48:13.4 Flag of the United States.svg Buddy Edelen 48:28.0 Don Taylor 49:00.0
marathon Brian Kilby 2:16:45 Basil Heatley 2:19:56 Brian Woolford 2:23:46
steeplechase Maurice Herriott 8:47.8 Ernie Pomfret 8:56.2 George Howard 8:58.0
120y hurdles Laurie Taitt 14.1 =NR Mike Parker 14.2 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Cortright 14.2
440y hurdles Flag of the United States.svg Willie Atterberry 51.07 John Cooper 51.65Robin Woodland52.20
2 miles walk Ken Matthews 13:18.2 Flag of Italy.svg Abdon Pamich13:41.4Paul Nihill14:03.8
7 miles walk Ken Matthews 49:52.8Vaughan Thomas53:42.0 John Godbeer 53:50.0
high jump Flag of Japan.svg Kuniyoshi Sugioka 2.032 Flag of Scotland.svg Crawford Fairbrother 1.981 Flag of Nigeria.svg Joseph Kadiri1.956
pole vault Flag of the United States.svg John Pennel5.10 WR Flag of the United States.svg John Rose
Flag of the United States.svg John Cramer
4.57n/a
long jump Fred Alsop 7.52 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Lynn Davies 7.50 Flag of Japan.svg Takayuki Okazaki 7.35
triple jump Flag of Japan.svg Koji Sakurai 15.63 Mike Ralph 15.34 Fred Alsop 15.28
shot put Flag of Scotland.svg Mike Lindsay 17.64 Martyn Lucking 16.39David Harrison15.83
discus throw Flag of the United States.svg David Weill53.90 Flag of Scotland.svg Mike Lindsay 52.93 Flag of the United States.svg Robert Baxter46.24
hammer throw Flag of Japan.svg Takeo Sugawara 65.56 Flag of Japan.svg Noboru Okamoto 62.52 Howard Payne 61.98
javelin throw Colin Smith 72.47Richard Miller70.55 John Greasley 69.90
decathlon Flag of Australia (converted).svg Zlatko Sumich 6538 Flag of New Zealand.svg Roy Williams6150 Flag of Scotland.svg John Jones5895

See also

References

  1. "Carroll sprints in" . Ireland's Saturday Night. 13 July 1963. Retrieved 17 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Few Stars" . Daily Mirror. 15 July 1963. Retrieved 17 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  4. "Berwyn Jones wins sprint title" . Sunday Mirror. 14 July 1962. Retrieved 5 May 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.