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1961 AAA Championships

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1961 AAA Championships
Dates14–15 July 1961
Host cityLondon, England
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1960
1962


The 1961 AAA Championships was the 1961 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 14 to 15 July 1961 at White City Stadium in London, England.[1][2]

Summary

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The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Enfield and the decathlon event was held in Loughborough.

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Harry Jerome CAN 9.63 Seraphino Antao KEN 9.84 David Jones 9.89
220 yards David Jones 21.46 Mike Hildrey 21.53 Abdul Karim Amu NGR 21.69
440 yards Adrian Metcalfe 47.49 Barry Jackson 47.89 Kenneth Wilcock 48.13
880 yards George Kerr JAM 1:51.59 Ron Delany IRL 1:51.87 Olavi Salonen FIN 1:51.90
1 mile Michel Bernard FRA 4:05.82 Ken Wood 4:06.52 Stan Taylor 4:06.66
3 miles Gordon Pirie 13:31.10 Brian Hill-Cottingham 13:39.91 Mike Bullivant 13:45.44
6 miles David Power AUS 27:57.8 Basil Heatley 28:03.0 Stan Eldon 28:13.4
10 miles Basil Heatley 47:47.0 WR Job Mayatt 49:58.8 Terence Smith 50:19.0
marathon Brian Kilby 2:24:37 Brian Cooke 2:26:03 Ron Franklin 2:28:50
steeplechase Maurice Herriott 8:53.6 Michael Palmer 9:00.2 Ben Grubb 9:02.8
120y hurdles Nereo Svara ITA 14.4 Bob Birrell 14.5 Jacobus Malan RSA 14.6
220y hurdles Salvatore Morale ITA 23.9 Dave Prince AUS 24.3 Danie Burger RSA 24.4
440y hurdles Jussi Rintamäki FIN 51.46 Chris Surety 52.30 John Cooper 53.24
2 miles walk Ken Matthews 13:24.6 Giuseppe Dordoni ITA 13:45.0 Colin Williams 14:12.8
7 miles walk Ken Matthews 49:43.6 Colin Williams 53:08.4 John Godbeer 53:20.0
high jump Crawford Fairbrother 2.060 NR Colin Ridgway AUS 2.007 Patrick Mackenzie 1.981
pole vault Risto Ankio FIN 4.42 Rex Porter 3.96 Richard Malcolm 3.96
long jump John Oladitan NGR 7.41 John Howell 7.31 Fred Alsop 7.24
triple jump Fred Alsop 15.37 Mahoney Samuels JAM 15.02 John Eziashi NGR 14.72
shot put Arthur Rowe 18.58 Vilmos Varju HUN 17.84 Martyn Lucking 17.21
discus throw Elfranco Malan RSA 56.03 Kees Koch NED 55.16 Len Chinnery 50.08
hammer throw John Lawlor IRL 61.37 Howard Payne 59.07 Robert Brown AUS 56.33
javelin throw Michel Macquet FRA 77.12 Väinö Kuisma FIN 73.81 John Greasley 70.64
decathlon Danie Burger RSA 6364 George McLachlan 5777 John Jones 5520

References

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  1. ^ "Last night at London's White City". Belfast Telegraph. 15 July 1961. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Pirie shows way to 3-milers". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 16 July 1961. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 17 July 2024.