1955 AAA Championships

1955 AAA Championships
Dates15–16 July 1955
Host cityLondon, England
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

The 1955 AAA Championships was the 1955 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 15 to 16 July 1955 at White City Stadium in London, England.[1][2]

Summary

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

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Roy Sandstrom 10.0 Ion Wiesenmayer ROU 10.1 Alan Thomas 10.1
220 yards George Ellis 22.0 Roy Sandstrom 22.0 Scotland Willie Henderson 22.1
440 yards Peter Fryer 47.7 Mike Wheeler 47.7 Peter Higgins 48.5
880 yards Derek Johnson 1:51.4 Ron Henderson 1:51.4 Jack Douglas 1:51.9
1 mile Brian Hewson 4:05.4 Ken Wood 4:06.2 Brian Jackson 4:08.6
3 miles Chris Chataway 13:33.6 Derek Ibbotson 13:37.0 Tony Barrett 13:46.6
6 miles Ken Norris 29:00.6 Frank Sando 29:31.0 Jack Heywood 29:31.8
marathon Bill McMinnis 2:39:35.0 Geoff Iden 2:50:06.6 Jackie Mekler RSA 2:50:49
steeplechase John Disley 8:56.6 Chris Brasher 8:59.4 Eric Shirley 9:03.4
120y hurdles Jack Parker 14.6 Ion Opris ROU 14.6 Peter Hildreth 14.7
220y hurdles Paul Vine 23.7 NR Bob Shaw 23.8 Dennis Merrett 24.7
440y hurdles Bob Shaw 52.2 Ilie Savel ROU 52.6 Tom Farrell 53.0
2 miles walk George Coleman 14:01.0 Alf Poole 14:15.8 George Williams 14:47.0
7 miles walk Roland Hardy 53:04.6 George Coleman 53:32.2 Alf Poole 54:26.2
high jump Scotland William Piper 1.905 Oladipo Okuwobi NGR 1.905 Charles Van Dyck GHA 1.854
pole vault Geoff Elliott 4.11 Hermund Hogheim NOR 3.96 Geoffrey Schmidt 3.81
long jump Karim Olowu NGR 7.36 Roy Cruttenden 6.93 David Brigden 6.87
triple jump Ken Wilmshurst 15.17 Paul Engo NGR 14.97 David Field 14.39
shot put Barclay Palmer 15.11 Mark Pharaoh 14.50 William Robbins 13.64
discus throw Mark Pharaoh 47.72 Gerry Carr 44.50 Erling Helle NOR 42.82
hammer throw Scotland Ewan Douglas 56.52 Dumitru Constantin ROU 54.90 Peter Allday 54.26
javelin throw Dumitru Zamfir ROU 67.90 Dennis Tucker 64.18 Peter Cullen 62.56
decathlon Malcolm Dodds 4690 Deric Bareford 4516 Keith Parker 4375

See also

References

  1. ^ "Norrie strides on alone as Pirie flops". Daily Herald. 16 July 1955. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "John Disley in record AAA run". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 17 July 1955. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 17 July 2024.