1966 AAA Championships

1966 AAA Championships
Dates8–9 July 1966
Host cityLondon, England
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

The 1966 AAA Championships was the 1966 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 8 to 9 July 1966 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 Welwyn Garden City.

Action during the 1966 Championships
Gyula Zsivótzky won the hammer again

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards South Africa Paul Nash 9.62 Poland Wiesław Maniak 9.70 Barrie Kelly 9.74
220 yards South Africa Paul Nash 21.18 Scotland Menzies Campbell 21.60 David Dear 21.66
440 yards Trinidad and Tobago Wendell Mottley 45.93 Tim Graham 47.07 John Adey 47.40
880 yards Republic of Ireland Noel Carroll 1:47.98 Chris Carter 1:48.37 John Boulter 1:48.40
1 mile United States John Camien 4:01.16 Walter Wilkinson 4:01.48 Alan Simpson 4:01.54
3 miles Australia Ron Clarke 12:58.20 South Africa Henk Altmann 13:15.83 Dick Taylor 13:17.53
6 miles Tunisia Mohamed Gammoudi 27:23.38 Bruce Tulloh 27:23.78 NR Hungary Lajos Mecser 27:23.82
10 miles Ron Hill 50:04.0 Cyril Leigh 50:51.6 James Frost 51:27.8
marathon Graham Taylor 2:19:04 Jim Hogan 2:19:2 Ron Hill 2:20:55
steeplechase Maurice Herriott 8:37.0 Ernie Pomfret 8:39.0 Scotland Lachie Stewart 8:44.8
120y hurdles Dave Hemery 14.0 Laurie Taitt 14.1 South Africa Cornelius Uys 14.2
440y hurdles John Sherwood 51.10 =NR Peter Warden 51.50 United States Geoff Vanderstock 51.52
2 miles walk Ron Wallwork 13:35.0 Malcolm Tolley 13:46.4 John Webb 13:54.6
7 miles walk Paul Nihill 50:52.0 Ron Wallwork 51:02.0 Roy Hart 51:58.0
high jump Nigeria Joseph Kadiri 1.981 Gordon Miller 1.956 Scotland Crawford Fairbrother 1.956
pole vault Northern Ireland Mike Bull 4.57 Neal Willson 4.34 Martin Higdon 4.34
long jump Wales Lynn Davies 8.06 Finland Rainer Stenius 7.91 Scotland Hamish Robertson 7.23
triple jump Poland Józef Szmidt 15.99 Fred Alsop 15.30 Finland Pertti Pousi 15.23
shot put South Africa Hannes Botha 17.14 Scotland Mike Lindsay 16.62 Jeff Teale 16.56
discus throw Bill Tancred 51.76 Barry King 50.12 Scotland Mike Lindsay 49.58
hammer throw Hungary Gyula Zsivótzky 66.04 Howard Payne 61.58 John Lawlor 60.98
javelin throw Finland Jorma Kinnunen 83.22 John FitzSimons 77.14 Dave Travis 70.04
decathlon Derek Clarke 7001 David Gaskin 6866 Scotland Norman Foster 6592

See also

References

  1. ^ "Gamoudi holds off Tulloch in six miles". Western Daily Press. 9 July 1966. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Hurdler Dave flies in for Britain". The People. 10 July 1966. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
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