1948 AAA Championships

1948 AAA Championships
Dates2–3 July 1948
Host cityLondon, England
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

The 1948 AAA Championships was the 1948 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 2 to 3 July 1948 at White City Stadium in London, England.[1][2]

Summary

The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held from Windsor to Chiswick and the decathlon event was held in Chiswick.

High jump winner John Winter

Results

[3]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Australia John Treloar 9.8 Scotland Alastair McCorquodale 1 yd McDonald Bailey 2ft
220 yards Scotland Alastair McCorquodale 22.2 John Fairgrieve 2 yd Australia John Bartram 1 yd
440 yards Australia Morris Curotta 48.2 Republic of Ireland Jim Reardon 48.6 Bill Roberts 48.8
880 yards John Parlett 1:52.2 New Zealand Doug Harris 1:52.5 Arthur Wint 1:54.0
1 mile Bill Nankeville 4:14.2 Luxembourg Josy Barthel 4:15.4 Netherlands Frits de Ruijter 4:16.0
3 miles Netherlands Wim Slijkhuis 14:07.0 Alec Olney 14:15.4 Bill Lucas 14:21
6 miles Stan Cox 30:08.4 Jim Peters 30:16.0 Northern Ireland Steven McCooke 30:27.6
marathon Jack Holden 2:36:44.6 Wales Tom Richards 2:38:03 Stan Jones 2:40:49
steeplechase Peter Curry 10:31.8 Geoffrey Tudor 10:34.8 Rene Howell 10:37.8
120y hurdles Joe Birrell 15.1 Australia Peter Gardner 1 yd Australia Charles Green 1 yd
440y hurdles Harry Whittle 54.9 New Zealand John Holland 1 yd Switzerland Werner Christen 8 yds
2 miles walk Harry Churcher 13:49.0 Jim Morris 13:57.0 Ronald West 14:27.0
7 miles walk Harry Churcher 52:23.0 Jim Morris 53:14.0 Ronald West 53:23.0
high jump Australia John Winter 1.930 Scotland Alan Paterson 1.880 Adegboyega Adedoyin 1.880
pole vault Richard Webster 3.73 James Redpath 3.58 Tim Anderson 3.50
long jump Australia Bill Bruce 7.25 Adegboyega Adedoyin 7.00 Sylvanus Williams 7.00
triple jump Australia George Avery 14.15 Scotland Allan Lindsay 14.02 Sidney Cross 13.76
shot put Republic of Ireland David Guiney 14.41 Harold Moody 14.18 John Giles 13.89
discus throw Republic of Ireland Cummin Clancy 42.21 Jack Brewer 41.97 Laurence Reavell-Carter 41.95
hammer throw Norman Drake 49.24 Scotland Duncan Clark 47.54 Scotland Ewan Douglas 46.42
javelin throw Latvia Jan Stendzenieks 66.68 Malcolm Dalrymple 57.39 Morville Chote 57.02
decathlon Denmark Hans Moesgaard-Kjeldsen 5794 Switzerland Hans Wyss 5673 India Baldev Singh 5599

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mac Bailey Runs Two Fast 220's". Daily News (London). 3 July 1948. Retrieved 15 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Won AAA titles". Daily Herald. 5 July 1948. Retrieved 15 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
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