1965 AAA Championships

1965 AAA Championships
Dates9–10 July 1965
Host cityLondon, England
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

The 1965 AAA Championships was the 1965 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 9 to 10 July 1965 at White City Stadium in London, England.[1][2]

Summary

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

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Enrique Figuerola CUB 9.64 Barrie Kelly 9.84 Scotland Menzies Campbell 9.96
220 yards Pat Morrison 21.84 Scotland Menzies Campbell 21.92 Laszlo Mihalyfi HUN 22.00
440 yards Mike Larrabee USA 47.60 John Adey 47.64 Mike Fitzgerald 47.78
880 yards Tom Farrell USA 1:49.54 Chris Carter 1:49.94 John Boulter 1:50.00
1 mile Alan Simpson 4:01.94 Andy Green 4:02.54 Walter Wilkinson 4:02.88
3 miles Ron Clarke AUS 12:52.26 WR Gerry Lindgren USA 13:04.0 Lajos Mecser HUN 13:07.54
6 miles Mohamed Gammoudi TUN 27:38.12 Ron Hill 27:40.90 Mike Bullivant 27:43.76
10 miles Ron Hill 48:56.0 Scotland Jim Alder 48:56.0 Gerry North 50:09.8
marathon Bill Adcocks 2:16:50 Brian Kilby 2:17:34 Juan Taylor 2:18:57
steeplechase Maurice Herriott 8:41.0 Ernie Pomfret 8:48.0 John May 8:51.4
120y hurdles Laurie Taitt 14.3 Rodney Morrod 14.3 Mike Parker 14.3
440y hurdles Rex Cawley USA 50.92 John Cooper 51.45 John Sherwood 51.47
2 miles walk Paul Nihill 13:20.0 Malcolm Tolley 13:50.0 Ron Wallwork 13:54.6
7 miles walk Paul Nihill 51:54.4 Ron Wallwork 52:42.0 Peter Fullager 53:18.0
high jump Kjell-Ake Nilsson SWE 2.032 Stig Pettersson SWE 2.032 Joseph Kadiri NGR 1.981
pole vault Paul Wilson USA 4.72 apio Mertanen SWE 4.57 Trevor Burton 4.27
long jump Fred Alsop 7.38 Scotland Andrew Mollett 7.31 Geoffrey Beales 7.27
triple jump Fred Alsop 15.88 Martin Jensen NOR 15.42 Kjell Arthur Paulsen NOR 15.10
shot put Vilmos Varju HUN 19.02 Bjørn Bang Andersen NOR 17.45 Alan Carter 17.43
discus throw Lars Haglund SWE 53.94 Scotland Mike Lindsay 51.98 Bill Tancred 48.63
hammer throw Gyula Zsivotsky HUN 68.14 Klaus Winter AUT 59.63 Howard Payne 59.55
javelin throw David Travis 73.76 John McSorley 71.26 Clive Loveland 71.17
decathlon Scotland Norman Foster 6840 NR Derek Clarke 6817 Dave Travis 6791 NR

See also

References

  1. ^ "Records To Go?". Daily Mirror. 9 July 1965. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Ron shatters the 3-mile barrier". Daily Post. 11 July 1965. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 17 July 2024.