1956 AAA Championships

1956 AAA Championships
Dates13–14 July 1956
Host cityLondon, England
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

The 1956 AAA Championships was the 1956 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 13 to 14 July 1956 at White City Stadium in London, England.[1][2]

Summary

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

Results

Ion Soeter won the high jump

[3]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards John Young 9.9 Titus Erinle 9.9 Roy Sandstrom 10.0
220 yards Brian Shenton 21.8 Romania Ion Wiesenmayer 21.9 Mike Ruddy 22.0
440 yards Mike Wheeler 47.7 Peter Higgins 48.5 John Salisbury 48.7
880 yards Mike Rawson 1:51.3 Mike Farrell 1:52.2 Ron Henderson 1:52.5
1 mile Ken Wood 4:06.8 Brian Hewson 4:07.4 Ian Boyd 4:09.6
3 miles Derek Ibbotson 13:32.6 Chris Chataway 13:32.6 Fred Wyatt 13:50.2
6 miles Ken Norris 28:13.6 NR Frank Sando 28:14.2 Hugh Foord 28:30.6
marathon Harry Hicks 2:26:15.0 Stan Cox 2:27:17 Eric L. Smith 2:27:35
steeplechase Eric Shirley 8:51.6 Wales John Disley 8:53.4 Chris Brasher 9:02.6
120y hurdles Peter Hildreth 14.5 Republic of Ireland Eamonn Kinsella 14.6 Jack Parker 14.6
220y hurdles Paul Vine 24.5 David R Kay 24.9 Donal O'Sullivan 25.0
440y hurdles Romania Ilie Savel 52.2 Tom Farrell 53.0 John Metcalf 54.6
2 miles walk Bob Goodall 14:20.8 Gareth Howell 14:25.0 George Williams 14:34.8
7 miles walk George Coleman 50:19.0 Stan Vickers 52:45.2 Alf Poole 53:11.8
high jump Romania Ion Soeter 1.930 Oladipo Okuwobi 1.905 Republic of Ireland Brendan O'Reilly 1.880
pole vault Ian Ward 3.96 Geoff Elliott 3.81 George Broad 3.81
long jump Roy Cruttenden 7.25 Ken Box 7.02 Ken Wilmshurst 7.01
triple jump Ken Wilmshurst 15.16 Malaysia Tan Eng Yoon 14.67 Paul Engo 14.36
shot put Barclay Palmer 16.51 John Savidge 15.11 Arthur Rowe 14.63
discus throw Mark Pharaoh 50.02 Gerry Carr 48.82 Eric Cleaver 45.06
hammer throw Peter Allday 57.28 Don Anthony 56.94 Scotland Ewan Douglas 55.68
javelin throw Peter Cullen 65.28 Clive Loveland 61.98 Raymond Davies 61.30
decathlon Rhodesia Gerald Brown 4934 Vic Matthews 4862 Graham Millar 4465

See also

References

  1. ^ "Brian looking for peace and quiet". Daily Herald. 14 July 1956. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Fine performance by Farrell in AAA hurdles". Liverpool Daily Post. 15 July 1956. 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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