1969 AAA Championships

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1969 AAA Championships
Dates1–2 August 1969
Host cityLondon, England
Venue White City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

The 1969 AAA Championships was the 1969 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 1 to 2 August 1969 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 Manchester and the decathlon event was held in Blackburn.

Event distances adopted the Metric system for the first time. Previously the UK measurements used Imperial units.

Results

[3]

EventGoldSilverBronze
100m Ron Jones10.7 Flag of Scotland.svg Don Halliday10.7Ian Green10.7
200m David Dear21.38Malcolm Yardley21.51Eric Pape21.52
400m Gwynne Griffiths46.77John Robertson46.82Martin Winbolt Lewis47.20
800m David Cropper1:48.96Noel Carroll IRL1:49.53Peter Browne1:49.70
1,500m Frank Murphy IRL3:40.90John Whetton3:41.84Walter Wilkinson3:43.16
5,000m Ian Stewart13:39.66Alan Blinston13:42.58Ricky Wilde13:45.34
10,000m Dick Taylor28:27.50Mike Tagg28:36.4Ron Hill28:38.98
10 miles Ron Hill47:27.0Ron Grove47:28.2John Caine48:50.0
marathon Ron Hill2:13:42Derek Clayton AUS2:15:40 Flag of Scotland.svg Jim Alder2:18:18
3000m steeplechase John Jackson8:35.0Gerry Stevens8:36.2Andy Holden8:40.0
110m hurdles Willem Coetzee RSA14.0Alan Pascoe14.0Stuart Storey14.5
400m hurdles John Sherwood50.12Andy Todd51.30John Cooper51.66
3,000m walk Roger Mills12:57.0Peter Marlow12:58.2Phil Embleton13:11.6
10,000m walk Paul Nihill44:07.0Phil Embleton46:31.0Bill Sutherland46:41.0
high jump Kenneth Lundmark SWE2.10 Flag of Scotland.svg Crawford Fairbrother1.96Michael Campbell1.96
pole vault Mike Bull4.73Martin Higdon4.30Stuart Tufton4.30
long jump Lynn Davies7.62Alan Lerwill7.53Phil Scott7.34
triple jump Tony Wadhams15.66Fred Alsop15.59Derek Boosey15.32
shot put Jeff Teale18.32Bill Tancred16.90 Flag of Scotland.svg Mike Lindsay16.51
discus throw Bill Tancred53.08Peter Tancred52.14Arthur McKenzie52.04
hammer throw Howard Payne66.80Bruce Fraser61.92 Flag of Scotland.svg Laurie Bryce61.72
javelin throw Wladyslaw Nikiciuk POL85.08David Travis80.0Dick Perkins72.98
decathlon Peter de Villiers RSA6960 Flag of Scotland.svg Stewart McCallum6569Stuart Scott6542

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References

  1. ↑ "Shock vitory by Irish middle-distance man" . Hull Daily Mail. 2 August 1969. Retrieved 17 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Yorkshire hat-trick in AAA championships" . Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 3 August 1969. 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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