1969 AAA Championships

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1969 AAA Championships
Dates1–2 August 1969
Host cityLondon, England
VenueWhite 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]

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]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100m Ron Jones 10.7 Don Halliday 10.7 Ian Green 10.7
200m David Dear 21.38 Malcolm Yardley 21.51 Eric Pape 21.52
400m Gwynne Griffiths 46.77 John Robertson 46.82 Martin Winbolt Lewis 47.20
800m David Cropper 1:48.96 Noel Carroll IRL 1:49.53 Peter Browne 1:49.70
1,500m Frank Murphy IRL 3:40.90 John Whetton 3:41.84 Walter Wilkinson 3:43.16
5,000m Ian Stewart 13:39.66 Alan Blinston 13:42.58 Ricky Wilde 13:45.34
10,000m Dick Taylor 28:27.50 Mike Tagg 28:36.4 Ron Hill 28:38.98
10 miles Ron Hill 47:27.0 Ron Grove 47:28.2 John Caine 48:50.0
marathon Ron Hill 2:13:42 Derek Clayton AUS 2:15:40 Jim Alder 2:18:18
3000m steeplechase John Jackson 8:35.0 Gerry Stevens 8:36.2 Andy Holden 8:40.0
110m hurdles Willem Coetzee RSA 14.0 Alan Pascoe 14.0 Stuart Storey 14.5
400m hurdles John Sherwood 50.12 Andy Todd 51.30 John Cooper 51.66
3,000m walk Roger Mills 12:57.0 Peter Marlow 12:58.2 Phil Embleton 13:11.6
10,000m walk Paul Nihill 44:07.0 Phil Embleton 46:31.0 Bill Sutherland 46:41.0
high jump Kenneth Lundmark SWE 2.10 Crawford Fairbrother 1.96 Michael Campbell 1.96
pole vault Mike Bull 4.73 Martin Higdon 4.30 Stuart Tufton 4.30
long jump Lynn Davies 7.62 Alan Lerwill 7.53 Phil Scott 7.34
triple jump Tony Wadhams 15.66 Fred Alsop 15.59 Derek Boosey 15.32
shot put Jeff Teale 18.32 Bill Tancred 16.90 Mike Lindsay 16.51
discus throw Bill Tancred 53.08 Peter Tancred 52.14 Arthur McKenzie 52.04
hammer throw Howard Payne 66.80 Bruce Fraser 61.92 Laurie Bryce 61.72
javelin throw Wladyslaw Nikiciuk POL 85.08 David Travis 80.0 Dick Perkins 72.98
decathlon Peter de Villiers RSA 6960 Stewart McCallum 6569 Stuart Scott 6542

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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