1963 AAA Championships

The 1963 AAA Championships was the 1963 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 12 to 13 July 1963 at White City Stadium in London, England.[1][2]

1963 AAA Championships
Dates12–13 July 1963
Host cityLondon, England
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1962
1964


Summary

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The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Coventry and the decathlon event was held in Loughborough. The 220 yards hurdles was discontinued.

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Berwyn Jones 9.71 Larry Questad USA 9.74 Ron Jones 9.76
220 yards David Jones 21.26 Larry Questad USA 21.29 Peter Radford 21.56
440 yards Adrian Metcalfe 47.22 Ron Freeman USA 47.26 Barry Jackson 47.46
880 yards Noel Carroll IRL 1:50.26 Derek McCleane IRL 1:50.86 Greg Pelster USA 1:50.99
1 mile Alan Simpson 4:04.83 Peter Keeling 4:05.11 Colin Shillington 4:05.31
3 miles Bruce Tulloh 13:23.89 Tom O'Riordan IRL 13:26.81 Don Taylor 13:27.57
6 miles Ron Hill 27:49.90 NR Jim Hogan IRL 27:54.12 Ron Gomez 27:59.50
10 miles Mel Batty 48:13.4 Leonard "Buddy" Edelen USA 48:28.0 Don Taylor 49:00.0
marathon Brian Kilby 2:16:45 Basil Heatley 2:19:56 Brian Woolford 2:23:46
steeplechase Maurice Herriott 8:47.8 Ernie Pomfret 8:56.2 George Howard 8:58.0
120y hurdles Laurie Taitt 14.1 =NR Mike Parker 14.2 Steve Cortright USA 14.2
440y hurdles Willie Atterberry USA 51.07 John Cooper 51.65 Robin Woodland 52.20
2 miles walk Ken Matthews 13:18.2 Abdon Pamich ITA 13:41.4 Paul Nihill 14:03.8
7 miles walk Ken Matthews 49:52.8 Vaughan Thomas 53:42.0 John Godbeer 53:50.0
high jump Kuniyoshi Sugioka JPN 2.032 Crawford Fairbrother 1.981 Joseph Kadiri NGR 1.956
pole vault John Pennel USA 5.10 WR John Rose USA
John Cramer USA
4.57 n/a
long jump Fred Alsop 7.52 Lynn Davies 7.50 Takayuki Okazaki JPN 7.35
triple jump Koji Sakurai JPN 15.63 Mike Ralph 15.34 Fred Alsop 15.28
shot put Mike Lindsay 17.64 Martyn Lucking 16.39 David Harrison 15.83
discus throw David Weill USA 53.90 Mike Lindsay 52.93 Robert Baxter USA 46.24
hammer throw Takeo Sugawara JPN 65.56 Noboru Okamoto JPN 62.52 Howard Payne 61.98
javelin throw Colin Smith 72.47 Richard Miller 70.55 John Greasley 69.90
decathlon Zlatko Sumich AUS 6538 Roy Williams NZL 6150 John Jones 5895

References

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  1. ^ "Carroll sprints in". Ireland's Saturday Night. 13 July 1963. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Few Stars". Daily Mirror. 15 July 1963. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 17 July 2024.