1968 AAA Championships

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1968 AAA Championships
Dates12–13 July 1968
Host cityLondon, England
Venue White City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

The 1968 AAA Championships was the 1968 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 12 to 13 July 1968 at White City Stadium in London, England. [1] [2]

Contents

Summary

The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Cwmbran and the decathlon event was held in Crystal Palace.

Results

[3]

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards Paul Nash RSA9.87Ron Jones9.92Barrie Kelly9.94
220 yards Paul Nash RSA21.20Ralph Banthorpe21.36Dick Steane21.42
440 yards Martin Winbolt Lewis46.88Howard Davies46.98Colin Campbell47.08
880 yards Noel Carroll IRL1:50.02John Davies1:50.10John Boulter1:50.24
1 mile John Whetton4:06.01Walter Wilkinson4:06.26Kenneth Riley4:06.26
3 miles Flag of Scotland.svg Lachie Stewart13:28.4Colin Robinson13:29.6Ian Stewart13:29.8
6 miles Tim Johnston27:22.17 NRMike Tagg27:26.25Jim Alder27:28.50
10 miles Ron Hill47:02.2 WRKenneth Lee49:09.4Richard Hayman49:31.6
marathon Tim Johnston2:15:26Bill Adcocks2:15:41 Flag of Scotland.svg Jim Alder2:16:37
steeplechase Gareth Bryan-Jones8:36.2John Jackson8:37.8Maurice Herriott8:39.2
120y hurdles Alan Pascoe14.1Mike Parker14.2Stuart Storey14.2
440y hurdles David Hemery50.19 NRJohn Sherwood50.82John Cooper51.32
2 miles walk Arthur Jones13:35.6Bob Hughes13:41.4Arthur Thomson13:47.8
7 miles walk Paul Nihill51:10.4Shaun Lightman51:45.0Arthur Thomson51:45.2
high jump Dan Mendenhall USA2.083Ed Hanks USA2.057Marco Schivo ITA2.032
pole vault Renato Dionisi ITA5.03Mike Bull4.87Aldo Righi ITA4.72
long jump Lynn Davies7.94Hiroomi Yamada JPN7.64Peter Reed7.50
triple jump Serban Ciochina ROU16.03Fred Alsop15.87Graham Hamlyn15.82
shot put Jeff Teale17.74 Flag of Scotland.svg Mike Lindsay17.22Martyn Lucking16.72
discus throw Bill Tancred53.06Arthur McKenzie51.36John Watts50.96
hammer throw Lazar Lovasz HUN66.20Takeo Sugawara JPN66.10Yoshihisa Ishida JPN62.14
javelin throw David Travis72.16Tony Edwards71.66John McSorley67.04
decathlon Peter Gabbett7247Dave Travis6944 Flag of Scotland.svg Norman Foster6790

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References

  1. ↑ "Whetton through to mile final" . Nottingham Guardian. 13 July 1968. Retrieved 17 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "White City results" . The People. 14 July 1968. 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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