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 Jerome 9.63 Seraphino Antao 9.84 David Jones 9.89
220 yards David Jones 21.46 Scotland Mike Hildrey 21.53 Nigeria Abdul Karim Amu 21.69
440 yards Adrian Metcalfe 47.49 Barry Jackson 47.89 Ken Wilcock 48.13
880 yards George Kerr 1:51.59 Republic of Ireland Ron Delany 1:51.87 Finland Olavi Salonen 1:51.90
1 mile France Michel Bernard 4:05.82 Ken Wood 4:06.52 Stan Taylor 4:06.66
3 miles Gordon Pirie 13:31.10 Brian Hill-Cottingham 13:39.91 Mike Bullivant 13:45.44
6 miles Australia Dave Power 27:57.8 Basil Heatley 28:03.0 Stan Eldon 28:13.4
10 miles Basil Heatley 47:47.0 WR Job Mayatt 49:58.8 Terence Smith 50:19.0
marathon Brian Kilby 2:24:37 Brian Cooke 2:26:03 Ron Franklin 2:28:50
steeplechase Maurice Herriott 8:53.6 Michael Palmer 9:00.2 Ben Grubb 9:02.8
120y hurdles Italy Nereo Svara 14.4 Bob Birrell 14.5 South Africa Jacobus Malan 14.6
220y hurdles Italy Salvatore Morale 23.9 Australia Dave Prince 24.3 South Africa Danie Burger 24.4
440y hurdles Finland Jussi Rintamäki 51.46 Chris Surety 52.30 John Cooper 53.24
2 miles walk Ken Matthews 13:24.6 Italy Pino Dordoni 13:45.0 Colin Williams 14:12.8
7 miles walk Ken Matthews 49:43.6 Colin Williams 53:08.4 John Godbeer 53:20.0
high jump Scotland Crawford Fairbrother 2.060 NR Australia Colin Ridgway 2.007 Scotland Patrick Mackenzie 1.981
pole vault Finland Risto Ankio 4.42 Rex Porter 3.96 Scotland Richard Malcolm 3.96
long jump Nigeria John Oladitan 7.41 John Howell 7.31 Fred Alsop 7.24
triple jump Fred Alsop 15.37 Mahoney Samuels 15.02 Nigeria John Eziashi 14.72
shot put Arthur Rowe 18.58 Hungary Vilmos Varjú 17.84 Martyn Lucking 17.21
discus throw South Africa Elfranco Malan 56.03 Netherlands Cees Koch 55.16 Australia Len Chinnery 50.08
hammer throw Republic of Ireland John Lawlor 61.37 Howard Payne 59.07 Australia Robert Brown 56.33
javelin throw France Michel Macquet 77.12 Finland Väinö Kuisma 73.81 John Greasley 70.64
decathlon South Africa Danie Burger 6364 Scotland George McLachlan 5777 Scotland John Jones 5520

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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