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1959 AAA Championships

1959 AAA Championships
Dates10–11 July 1959
Host cityLondon, England
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

The 1959 AAA Championships was the 1959 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association of England (AAA). It was held from 10 to 11 July 1959 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 Watford and the decathlon event was held in Wolverhampton.

Peter Radford won the 100 yards

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Peter Radford 9.7w Jimmy Omagbemi 9.7w Wales Ron Jones 9.9w
220 yards David Jones 21.7 David Segal 21.7 Peter Radford 21.9
440 yards John Wrighton 47.5 Malcolm Yardley 47.8 Peter Higgins 48.4
880 yards Brian Hewson 1:52.0 Mike Rawson 1:52.3 Derek Johnson 1:52.5
1 mile Ken Wood 4:08.1 John Anderson 4:08.5 Brian Kent-Smith 4:08.6
3 miles Bruce Tulloh 13:31.2 Kevin Gilligan 13:36.4 Stan Eldon 13:38.6
6 miles Stan Eldon 28:12.4 Wales John Merriman 28:15.8 Mike Bullivant 28:25.0
10 miles Frederick Norris 48:32.4 NR Basil Heatley 48:58.4 Ivor Edmonds 51:51.0
marathon Christopher Fleming-Smith 2:30:11.6 Colin Kemball 2:33:50 Len Jones 2:36:13
steeplechase Maurice Herriott 8:52.8 David Stearns 8:55.6 Eddie Ellis 8:58.4
120y hurdles Vic Matthews 14.5w Pakistan Ghulam Raziq 14.5w Laurie Taitt 14.5w
220y hurdles John Metcalf 23.8 Fred Alsop 23.9 Ken Wilmshurst 24.2
440y hurdles Chris Goudge 52.7 John Metcalf 53.2 Tom Bryan 53.2
2 miles walk Ken Matthews 13:19.4 Stan Vickers 13:47.1 George Williams 14:00.4
7 miles walk Ken Matthews 50:28.8 Stan Vickers 51:08.6 Eric Hall 53:04.2
high jump Scotland Crawford Fairbrother 2.007 Gordon Miller 1.981 Ghana Robert Kotei 1.956
pole vault Pakistan Allah Ditta 4.11 Norway Hermund Hogheim
Belgium Paul Coppejans
Rex Porter		 3.96 n/a
long jump Scotland David Whyte 7.24 David Brigden 7.03 John Whall 7.00
triple jump John Whall 15.00 Mike Ralph 14.75 David Field 14.46
shot put Arthur Rowe 17.95 Scotland Mike Lindsay 17.26 Martyn Lucking 16.58
discus throw Scotland Mike Lindsay 53.53 Eric Cleaver 51.02 Otto Feldmanis 46.47
hammer throw Mike Ellis 61.28 Pakistan Muhammad Iqbal 58.82 Howard Payne 55.48
javelin throw Colin Smith 69.90 Peter Cullen 68.94 Pakistan Jalal Khan 66.92
decathlon Colin Andrews 5517 Wales Hywel Williams 5486 Seamus McKinney 5185

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Athletics". Daily Mirror. 11 July 1959. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Barefooted Bruce kicks out stars". Weekly Dispatch (London). 12 July 1959. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 17 July 2024.