1968 AAA Championships

1968 AAA Championships
Dates12–13 July 1968
Host cityLondon, England
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

The 1968 AAA Championships was the 1968 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 12 to 13 July 1968 at White City Stadium in London, England.[1][2]

Summary

The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Cwmbran and the decathlon event was held in Crystal Palace.

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Paul Nash RSA 9.87 Ron Jones 9.92 Barrie Kelly 9.94
220 yards Paul Nash RSA 21.20 Ralph Banthorpe 21.36 Dick Steane 21.42
440 yards Martin Winbolt Lewis 46.88 Howard Davies 46.98 Colin Campbell 47.08
880 yards Noel Carroll IRL 1:50.02 John Davies 1:50.10 John Boulter 1:50.24
1 mile John Whetton 4:06.01 Walter Wilkinson 4:06.26 Kenneth Riley 4:06.26
3 miles Scotland Lachie Stewart 13:28.4 Colin Robinson 13:29.6 Ian Stewart 13:29.8
6 miles Tim Johnston 27:22.17 NR Mike Tagg 27:26.25 Jim Alder 27:28.50
10 miles Ron Hill 47:02.2 WR Kenneth Lee 49:09.4 Richard Hayman 49:31.6
marathon Tim Johnston 2:15:26 Bill Adcocks 2:15:41 Scotland Jim Alder 2:16:37
steeplechase Gareth Bryan-Jones 8:36.2 John Jackson 8:37.8 Maurice Herriott 8:39.2
120y hurdles Alan Pascoe 14.1 Mike Parker 14.2 Stuart Storey 14.2
440y hurdles David Hemery 50.19 NR John Sherwood 50.82 John Cooper 51.32
2 miles walk Arthur Jones 13:35.6 Bob Hughes 13:41.4 Arthur Thomson 13:47.8
7 miles walk Paul Nihill 51:10.4 Shaun Lightman 51:45.0 Arthur Thomson 51:45.2
high jump Dan Mendenhall USA 2.083 Ed Hanks USA 2.057 Marco Schivo ITA 2.032
pole vault Renato Dionisi ITA 5.03 Mike Bull 4.87 Aldo Righi ITA 4.72
long jump Lynn Davies 7.94 Hiroomi Yamada JPN 7.64 Peter Reed 7.50
triple jump Serban Ciochina ROU 16.03 Fred Alsop 15.87 Graham Hamlyn 15.82
shot put Jeff Teale 17.74 Scotland Mike Lindsay 17.22 Martyn Lucking 16.72
discus throw Bill Tancred 53.06 Arthur McKenzie 51.36 John Watts 50.96
hammer throw Lazar Lovasz HUN 66.20 Takeo Sugawara JPN 66.10 Yoshihisa Ishida JPN 62.14
javelin throw David Travis 72.16 Tony Edwards 71.66 John McSorley 67.04
decathlon Peter Gabbett 7247 Dave Travis 6944 Scotland Norman Foster 6790

See also

References

  1. ^ "Whetton through to mile final". Nottingham Guardian. 13 July 1968. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "White City results". The People. 14 July 1968. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 17 July 2024.