1966 AAA Championships

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1966 AAA Championships
Dates8–9 July 1966
Host cityLondon, England
Venue White City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

The 1966 AAA Championships was the 1966 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 8 to 9 July 1966 at White City Stadium in London, England. [1] [2]

Contents

Summary

The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held from Windsor to Chiswick and the decathlon event was held in Welwyn Garden City.

Results

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1966 action
EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards Paul Nash RSA9.62Wieslaw Maniak POL9.70Barrie Kelly9.74
220 yards Paul Nash RSA21.18 Flag of Scotland.svg Menzies Campbell21.60David Dear21.66
440 yards Wendell Mottley TRI45.93Tim Graham47.07John Adey47.40
880 yards Noel Carroll IRL1:47.98Chris Carter1:48.37John Boulter1:48.40
1 mile John Camien USA4:01.16Walter Wilkinson4:01.48Alan Simpson4:01.54
3 miles Ron Clarke AUS12:58.20Henk Altmann RSA13:15.83Dick Taylor13:17.53
6 miles Mohamed Gammoudi TUN27:23.38Bruce Tulloh27:23.78 NRLajos Mecser HUN27:23.82
10 miles Ron Hill50:04.0Cyril Leigh50:51.6James Frost51:27.8
marathon Graham Taylor2:19:04Jim Hogan2:19:2Ron Hill2:20:55
steeplechase Maurice Herriott8:37.0Ernie Pomfret8:39.0 Flag of Scotland.svg Lachie Stewart8:44.8
120y hurdles Laurie Taitt14.3Rodney Morrod14.3Mike Parker14.3
440y hurdles John Sherwood51.10 =NRPeter Warden51.50Geoff Vanderstock USA51.52
2 miles walk Ron Wallwork13:35.0Malcolm Tolley13:46.4John Webb13:54.6
7 miles walk Paul Nihill50:52.0Ron Wallwork51:02.0Roy Hart51:58.0
high jump Joseph Kadiri NGR1.981Gordon Miller1.956 Flag of Scotland.svg Crawford Fairbrother1.956
pole vault Mike Bull4.57Neal Willson4.34Martin Higdon4.34
long jump Lynn Davies8.06Rainer Stenius FIN7.91 Flag of Scotland.svg Hamish Robertson7.23
triple jump Józef Schmidt POL15.99Fred Alsop15.30Pertti Pousi FIN15.23
shot put Hannes Botha RSA17.14 Flag of Scotland.svg Mike Lindsay16.62Jeff Teale16.56
discus throw Bill Tancred51.76Barry King50.12 Flag of Scotland.svg Mike Lindsay49.58
hammer throw Gyula Zsivotsky HUN66.04Howard Payne61.58John Lawlor IRL60.98
javelin throw Jorma Kinnunen FIN83.22John FitzSimons77.14David Travis70.04
decathlon Derek Clarke7001David Gaskin6866 Flag of Scotland.svg Norman Foster6592

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References

  1. ↑ "Gamoudi holds off Tulloch in six miles" . Western Daily Press. 9 July 1966. Retrieved 17 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Hurdler Dave flies in for Britain" . The People. 10 July 1966. 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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