1961 AAA Championships
Appearance
1961 AAA Championships | |
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Dates | 14–15 July 1961 |
Host city | London, England |
Venue | White City Stadium |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
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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
[edit]The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Enfield and the decathlon event was held in Loughborough.
Results
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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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
[edit]- ^ "Last night at London's White City". Belfast Telegraph. 15 July 1961. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Pirie shows way to 3-milers". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 16 July 1961. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 17 July 2024.