1951 AAA Championships

1951 AAA Championships
1951 AAA Championships
Dates	13–14 July 1951
Host city	London, England
Venue	White City Stadium
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor
	← 1950 1952 → ; AAA Championships

The 1951 AAA Championships was the 1951 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 13 to 14 July 1951 at White City Stadium in London, England.^[1]^[2]

Summary

The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Birmingham and the decathlon event was held in Cannock.^{[citation needed]}

Results

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Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 yards	McDonald Bailey GBR/TRI	9.6 =NR	Brian Shenton	9.8	George Ellis	10.0
220 yards	McDonald Bailey GBR/TRI	21.4	Nick Stacey	21.9	George Ellis	22.0
440 yards	Derek Pugh	47.9	Terry Higgins	48.6	Leslie Lewis	48.8
880 yards	Arthur Wint GBR/JAM	1:49.6	Frank Evans	1:53.2	Tom White	1:53.5
1 mile	Roger Bannister	4:07.8	Bill Nankeville	4:08.6	John Parlett	4:09.2
3 miles	Roy Beckett	14:02.6	Chris Chataway	14:02.6	Harry Hicks	14:10.0
6 miles	Gordon Pirie	29:32.0 NR	Walter Hesketh	29.50.0	Bill Gray	30:12.4
marathon	Jim Peters	2:31:42.6	Tom Richards	2:37:02	Jack Winfield	2:41:42
steeplechase	Petar Segedin YUG	9:58.6	John Disley	10:04.0 NR	Rene Howell	10:25.0
120y hurdles	Jack Parker	14.8	Peter Hildreth	14.9	Orn Clausen ISL	15.0
440y hurdles	Harry Whittle	54.2	Angus Scott	54.7	Jack Parker	55.2
2 miles walk	Roland Hardy	13:43.2	Gerald Gregory	14:00.8	George Coleman	14:15.6
7 miles walk	Roland Hardy	51:14.6	Lol Allen	2:54.4	Harry Churcher	54:04.0
high jump	Ron Pavitt	1.956	Jacques Delelienne BEL	1.930	Walter Herssens BEL	1.930
pole vault	Torfi Bryngeirsson ISL	4.04	Giulio Chiesa ITA	3.88	Norman Gregor	3.81
long jump	Sylvanus Williams NGR	7.05	Roy Cruttenden	7.03	Ian Walker	6.89
triple jump	Sidney Cross	14.32	Peter Goldsmith	14.24	Roderick Salmon RHO	14.04
shot put	Gunnar Huseby ISL	15.87	John Savidge	15.70	Willy Wuyts BEL	14.50
discus throw	Giuseppe Tosi ITA	53.58	Clement Mertens BEL	43.93	Raymond Kintziger BEL	43.80
hammer throw	Teseo Taddia ITA	54.00	Duncan Clark	52.42	Peter Allday	49.70
javelin throw	Amos Matteucci ITA	61.08	Michael Denley	60.16	Malcolm Dalrymple	55.89
decathlon	Les Pinder	5089	Harry Whittle	5068	Alec Hardy	4474

References

^ "Teseo's throw wins a title". Daily Mirror. 14 July 1951. Retrieved 15 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Bannister's mile tops a day of records". Sunday Mirror. 15 July 1951. Retrieved 15 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 16 July 2024.

[1] "Teseo's throw wins a title". Daily Mirror. 14 July 1951. Retrieved 15 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[2] "Bannister's mile tops a day of records". Sunday Mirror. 15 July 1951. Retrieved 15 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[3] "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 16 July 2024.

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