1963 AAA Championships
1963 AAA Championships | |
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Dates | 12–13 July 1963 |
Host city | London, England |
Venue | White City Stadium |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
← 1962 1964 → |
The 1963 AAA Championships was the 1963 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 12 to 13 July 1963 at White City Stadium in London, England.[1][2]
Summary
The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Coventry and the decathlon event was held in Loughborough. The 220 yards hurdles was discontinued.


Results
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 yards | ![]() |
9.71 | ![]() |
9.74 | ![]() |
9.76 |
220 yards | David Jones | 21.26 | ![]() |
21.29 | Peter Radford | 21.56 |
440 yards | Adrian Metcalfe | 47.22 | ![]() |
47.26 | Barry Jackson | 47.46 |
880 yards | ![]() |
1:50.26 | ![]() |
1:50.86 | ![]() |
1:50.99 |
1 mile | Alan Simpson | 4:04.83 | Peter Keeling | 4:05.11 | Colin Shillington | 4:05.31 |
3 miles | Bruce Tulloh | 13:23.89 | ![]() |
13:26.81 | Don Taylor | 13:27.57 |
6 miles | Ron Hill | 27:49.90 NR | ![]() |
27:54.12 | Ron Gomez | 27:59.50 |
10 miles | Mel Batty | 48:13.4 | ![]() |
48:28.0 | Don Taylor | 49:00.0 |
marathon | Brian Kilby | 2:16:45 | Basil Heatley | 2:19:56 | Brian Woolford | 2:23:46 |
steeplechase | Maurice Herriott | 8:47.8 | Ernie Pomfret | 8:56.2 | George Howard | 8:58.0 |
120y hurdles | Laurie Taitt | 14.1 =NR | Mike Parker | 14.2 | ![]() |
14.2 |
440y hurdles | ![]() |
51.07 | John Cooper | 51.65 | Robin Woodland | 52.20 |
2 miles walk | Ken Matthews | 13:18.2 | ![]() |
13:41.4 | Paul Nihill | 14:03.8 |
7 miles walk | Ken Matthews | 49:52.8 | Vaughan Thomas | 53:42.0 | John Godbeer | 53:50.0 |
high jump | ![]() |
2.032 | ![]() |
1.981 | ![]() |
1.956 |
pole vault | ![]() |
5.10 WR | ![]() ![]() |
4.57 | n/a | |
long jump | Fred Alsop | 7.52 | ![]() |
7.50 | ![]() |
7.35 |
triple jump | ![]() |
15.63 | Mike Ralph | 15.34 | Fred Alsop | 15.28 |
shot put | ![]() |
17.64 | Martyn Lucking | 16.39 | David Harrison | 15.83 |
discus throw | ![]() |
53.90 | ![]() |
52.93 | ![]() |
46.24 |
hammer throw | ![]() |
65.56 | ![]() |
62.52 | Howard Payne | 61.98 |
javelin throw | Colin Smith | 72.47 | Richard Miller | 70.55 | John Greasley | 69.90 |
decathlon | ![]() |
6538 | ![]() |
6150 | ![]() |
5895 |
See also
References
- ^ "Carroll sprints in". Ireland's Saturday Night. 13 July 1963. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Few Stars". Daily Mirror. 15 July 1963. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Berwyn Jones wins sprint title". Sunday Mirror. 14 July 1962. Retrieved 5 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.