1960 AAA Championships

The 1960 AAA Championships was the 1960 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 15 to 16 July 1960 at White City Stadium in London, England.[1][2]

1960 AAA Championships
Dates15–16 July 1960
Host cityLondon, England
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1959
1961


Summary

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The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon and the decathlon events were held in Welwyn Garden City.

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Peter Radford 9.62 NR David Jones 9.70 Nick Whitehead 9.80
220 yards David Jones 21.31 David Segal 21.55 Mike Hildrey 21.67
440 yards Milkha Singh IND 46.56 Robbie Brightwell 47.05 Malcolm Yardley 47.36
880 yards Tom Farrell 1:49.40 John Wenk 1:49.56 Brian Hewson 1:49.56
1 mile Laszlo Tabori HUN 4:01.02 Mike Wiggs 4:01.24 Michel Jazy FRA 4:01.28
3 miles Frank Salvat 13:32.94 Bruce Tulloh 13:37.42 Laurie Reed 13:38.84
6 miles Gordon Pirie 28:09.6 Martin Hyman 28:10.2 John Merriman 28:10.8
10 miles Basil Heatley 48:18.4 NR Alastair Wood 49:24.6 Laurence Sykes 50:40.2
marathon Brian Kilby 2:22:45 John Tarrant 2:25:17 Sam Hardicker 2:26:23
steeplechase Eric Shirley 8:51.0 David Chapman 8:52.8 Michael Palmer 8:53.2
120y hurdles Ghulam Raziq PAK 14.6 Mike Parker 14.8 Bob Birrell 14.9
220y hurdles Chris Surety 24.9 Ken Wilmshurst 26.1 Paul Vine 26.1
440y hurdles Max Boyes 52.27 John Metcalf 52.42 Tom Bryan 52.91
2 miles walk Stan Vickers 13:02.4 NR Ken Matthews 13:09.6 Dieter Lindner GDR 13:44.4
7 miles walk Ken Matthews 49:42.6 Siegfried Lefanczik GDR 51:01.2 Max Weber GDR 51:01.5
high jump Robert Kotei GHA 2.083 Gordon Miller 2.051 NR Crawford Fairbrother 1.956
pole vault Rex Porter 4.11 Ian Ward 4.11 James McManus 4.11
long jump Fred Alsop 7.19 Bryan Woolley 7.15 John Lissaman 7.10
triple jump Fred Alsop 15.44 Mohinder Singh IND 15.06 Ken Wilmshurst 14.83
shot put Arthur Rowe 18.04 Mike Lindsay 17.45 Martyn Lucking 17.04
discus throw Mike Lindsay 52.62 Roy Hollingsworth GBR/TRI 50.31 Eric Cleaver 47.27
hammer throw Mike Ellis 64.19 Muhammad Iqbal PAK 60.14 Howard Payne 58.43
javelin throw Mohammed Nawaz PAK 76.39 Roger Lane 74.32 Colin Smith 71.20
decathlon Colin Andrews 6176 NR Seamus McKinney 5732 George McLachlan 5588

References

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  1. ^ "Farrell beats Hewson in great race". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 16 July 1960. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Salvat hits the road to Rome". Weekly Dispatch (London). 17 July 1960. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 17 July 2024.