1960 AAA Championships
Appearance
1960 AAA Championships | |
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Dates | 15–16 July 1960 |
Host city | London, England |
Venue | White City Stadium |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
← 1959 1961 → |
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]
Summary
[edit]The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon and the decathlon events were held in Welwyn Garden City.
Results
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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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
[edit]- ^ "Farrell beats Hewson in great race". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 16 July 1960. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Salvat hits the road to Rome". Weekly Dispatch (London). 17 July 1960. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 17 July 2024.