| 1968 AAA Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12–13 July 1968 |
| Host city | London, England |
| Venue | White City Stadium |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
← 1967 1969 → | |
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]
The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Cwmbran and the decathlon event was held in Crystal Palace.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | Paul Nash RSA | 9.87 | Ron Jones | 9.92 | Barrie Kelly | 9.94 |
| 220 yards | Paul Nash RSA | 21.20 | Ralph Banthorpe | 21.36 | Dick Steane | 21.42 |
| 440 yards | Martin Winbolt Lewis | 46.88 | Howard Davies | 46.98 | Colin Campbell | 47.08 |
| 880 yards | Noel Carroll IRL | 1:50.02 | John Davies | 1:50.10 | John Boulter | 1:50.24 |
| 1 mile | John Whetton | 4:06.01 | Walter Wilkinson | 4:06.26 | Kenneth Riley | 4:06.26 |
| 3 miles | Lachie Stewart | 13:28.4 | Colin Robinson | 13:29.6 | Ian Stewart | 13:29.8 |
| 6 miles | Tim Johnston | 27:22.17 NR | Mike Tagg | 27:26.25 | Jim Alder | 27:28.50 |
| 10 miles | Ron Hill | 47:02.2 WR | Kenneth Lee | 49:09.4 | Richard Hayman | 49:31.6 |
| marathon | Tim Johnston | 2:15:26 | Bill Adcocks | 2:15:41 | Jim Alder | 2:16:37 |
| steeplechase | Gareth Bryan-Jones | 8:36.2 | John Jackson | 8:37.8 | Maurice Herriott | 8:39.2 |
| 120y hurdles | Alan Pascoe | 14.1 | Mike Parker | 14.2 | Stuart Storey | 14.2 |
| 440y hurdles | David Hemery | 50.19 NR | John Sherwood | 50.82 | John Cooper | 51.32 |
| 2 miles walk | Arthur Jones | 13:35.6 | Bob Hughes | 13:41.4 | Arthur Thomson | 13:47.8 |
| 7 miles walk | Paul Nihill | 51:10.4 | Shaun Lightman | 51:45.0 | Arthur Thomson | 51:45.2 |
| high jump | Dan Mendenhall USA | 2.083 | Ed Hanks USA | 2.057 | Marco Schivo ITA | 2.032 |
| pole vault | Renato Dionisi ITA | 5.03 | Mike Bull | 4.87 | Aldo Righi ITA | 4.72 |
| long jump | Lynn Davies | 7.94 | Hiroomi Yamada JPN | 7.64 | Peter Reed | 7.50 |
| triple jump | Serban Ciochina ROU | 16.03 | Fred Alsop | 15.87 | Graham Hamlyn | 15.82 |
| shot put | Jeff Teale | 17.74 | Mike Lindsay | 17.22 | Martyn Lucking | 16.72 |
| discus throw | Bill Tancred | 53.06 | Arthur McKenzie | 51.36 | John Watts | 50.96 |
| hammer throw | Lazar Lovasz HUN | 66.20 | Takeo Sugawara JPN | 66.10 | Yoshihisa Ishida JPN | 62.14 |
| javelin throw | David Travis | 72.16 | Tony Edwards | 71.66 | John McSorley | 67.04 |
| decathlon | Peter Gabbett | 7247 | Dave Travis | 6944 | Norman Foster | 6790 |
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