1961 AAA Championships

1961 AAA Championships
Dates14–15 July 1961
Host cityLondon, England
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

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

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

Salvatore Morale

Results

[3][4][5]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Canada Harry Jerome9.63 Seraphino Antao9.84 David Jones9.89
220 yards David Jones21.46 Scotland Mike Hildrey21.53 Nigeria Abdul Karim Amu21.69
440 yards Adrian Metcalfe47.49 Barry Jackson47.89 Ken Wilcock48.13
880 yards George Kerr1:51.59 Republic of Ireland Ron Delany1:51.87 Finland Olavi Salonen1:51.90
1 mile France Michel Bernard4:05.82 Ken Wood4:06.52 Stan Taylor4:06.66
3 miles Gordon Pirie13:31.10 Brian Hill-Cottingham13:39.91 Mike Bullivant13:45.44
6 miles Australia Dave Power27:57.8 Basil Heatley28:03.0 Stan Eldon28:13.4
10 miles Basil Heatley47:47.0 WR Job Mayatt49:58.8 Terence Smith50:19.0
marathon Brian Kilby2:24:37 Brian Cooke2:26:03 Ron Franklin2:28:50
steeplechase Maurice Herriott8:53.6 Michael Palmer9:00.2 Ben Grubb9:02.8
120y hurdles Italy Nereo Svara14.4 Bob Birrell14.5 South Africa Jacobus Malan14.6
220y hurdles Italy Salvatore Morale23.9 Australia Dave Prince24.3 South Africa Danie Burger24.4
440y hurdles Finland Jussi Rintamäki51.46 Chris Surety52.30 John Cooper53.24
2 miles walk Ken Matthews13:24.6 Italy Pino Dordoni13:45.0 Colin Williams14:12.8
7 miles walk Ken Matthews49:43.6 Colin Williams53:08.4 John Godbeer53:20.0
high jump Scotland Crawford Fairbrother2.060 NR Australia Colin Ridgway2.007 Scotland Patrick Mackenzie1.981
pole vault Finland Risto Ankio4.42 Rex Porter3.96 Scotland Richard Malcolm3.96
long jump Nigeria John Oladitan7.41 John Howell7.31 Fred Alsop7.24
triple jump Fred Alsop15.37 Mahoney Samuels15.02 Nigeria John Eziashi14.72
shot put Arthur Rowe18.58 Hungary Vilmos Varjú17.84 Martyn Lucking17.21
discus throw South Africa Elfranco Malan56.03 Netherlands Cees Koch55.16 Australia Len Chinnery50.08
hammer throw Republic of Ireland John Lawlor61.37 Howard Payne59.07 Australia Robert Brown56.33
javelin throw France Michel Macquet77.12 Finland Väinö Kuisma73.81 John Greasley70.64
decathlon South Africa Danie Burger6364 Scotland George McLachlan5777 Scotland John Jones5520

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Last night at London's White City". Belfast Telegraph. 15 July 1961. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Pirie shows way to 3-milers". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 16 July 1961. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "White City details". Daily Express. 15 July 1961. Retrieved 4 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Results". Sunday Express. 16 July 1961. Retrieved 4 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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