1962 AAA Championships

1962 AAA Championships
Dates13–14 July 1962
Host cityLondon, England
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

The 1962 AAA Championships was the 1962 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 13 to 14 July 1962 at White City Stadium in London, England.[1][2]

Summary

The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Welwyn Garden City and the decathlon event was held in Loughborough. The 220 yards hurdles was held for the last time.

Results

[3][4]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Seraphino Antao 9.8 Peter Radford 9.9 Berwyn Jones 9.9
220 yards Seraphino Antao 21.1 David Jones 21.4 Len Carter 21.8
440 yards Robbie Brightwell 45.9 ER Brian Davis 46.5 Ken Wilcock 47.2
880 yards Cary Weisiger 1:50.1 Sid Purkis 1:50.3 Tony Harris 1:50.4
1 mile Stan Taylor 4:04.8 Brian Hall 4:05.0 Ken Smith 4:05.2
3 miles Bruce Tulloh 13:16.0 Bruce Kidd 13:17.0 Derek Ibbotson 13:23.4
6 miles Roy Fowler 27:49.8 NR Mike Bullivant 27:49.8 =NR Martin Hyman 27:52.0
10 miles Buddy Edelen 48:31.8 Mel Batty 48:38.0 Gerry North 48:38.2
marathon Brian Kilby 2:26:15 Alastair Wood 2:26:35 Mel Batty 2:28:10
steeplechase Maurice Herriott 8:43.8 Dave Chapman 8:46.4 Ernie Pomfret 8:54.0
120y hurdles Blaine Lindgren 14.2 Laurie Taitt 14.3 Alfred Belleh 14.7
220y hurdles Blaine Lindgren 23.9 Russ Rogers 24.5 Raymond Barnes 25.1
440y hurdles Russ Rogers 51.0 Jussi Rintamäki 51.1 Neil MacDonald 51.9
2 miles walk Ken Matthews 13:59.0 Colin Williams 14:26.2 John Northcott 14:32.0
7 miles walk Colin Williams 52:15.0 Arthur Thomson 52:47.2 Ray Middleton 53:50.4
high jump Kuniyoshi Sugioka 2.096 Colin Ridgway 2.032 Crawford Fairbrother 2.007
pole vault Pentti Nikula 4.65 Dave Tork 4.57 Trevor Burton 4.21
long jump Jorma Valkama 7.65 John Howell 7.54 Takayuki Okazaki 7.52
triple jump Tomio Ota 15.66 Koji Sakurai 15.65 Mike Ralph 15.56
shot put Jay Silvester 18.18 Martyn Lucking 17.55 Hannes Botha 17.28
discus throw Jay Silvester 60.85 Elfranco Malan 56.71 Carol Lindroos 55.73
hammer throw Noboru Okamoto 62.19 Howard Payne 61.24 Peter Allday 57.57
javelin throw John McSorley 79.25 NR Clive Loveland 71.97 John Kitching 69.74
decathlon Zlatko Sumich 6237 George McLachlan 6184 NR John Montgomery 5792

See also

References

  1. ^ "Brightwell runs race of his life in super 440". Star Green 'un. 14 July 1962. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Tulloch the Triumphant". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 15 July 1962. 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 Results - First Day". Daily Mirror. 14 July 1962. Retrieved 5 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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