1963 AAA Championships

1963 AAA Championships
Dates12–13 July 1963
Host cityLondon, England
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

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

[3][4]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Berwyn Jones 9.71 Larry Questad 9.74 Ron Jones 9.76
220 yards David Jones 21.26 Larry Questad 21.29 Peter Radford 21.56
440 yards Adrian Metcalfe 47.22 Ron Freeman 47.26 Barry Jackson 47.46
880 yards Noel Carroll 1:50.26 Derek McCleane 1:50.86 Greg Pelster 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 Tom O'Riordan 13:26.81 Don Taylor 13:27.57
6 miles Ron Hill 27:49.90 NR Jim Hogan 27:54.12 Ron Gomez 27:59.50
10 miles Mel Batty 48:13.4 Buddy Edelen 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 Steve Cortright 14.2
440y hurdles Willie Atterberry 51.07 John Cooper 51.65 Robin Woodland 52.20
2 miles walk Ken Matthews 13:18.2 Abdon Pamich 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 Kuniyoshi Sugioka 2.032 Crawford Fairbrother 1.981 Joseph Kadiri 1.956
pole vault John Pennel 5.10 WR John Rose
John Cramer		 4.57 n/a
long jump Fred Alsop 7.52 Lynn Davies 7.50 Takayuki Okazaki 7.35
triple jump Koji Sakurai 15.63 Mike Ralph 15.34 Fred Alsop 15.28
shot put Mike Lindsay 17.64 Martyn Lucking 16.39 David Harrison 15.83
discus throw David Weill 53.90 Mike Lindsay 52.93 Robert Baxter 46.24
hammer throw Takeo Sugawara 65.56 Noboru Okamoto 62.52 Howard Payne 61.98
javelin throw Colin Smith 72.47 Richard Miller 70.55 John Greasley 69.90
decathlon Zlatko Sumich 6538 Roy Williams 6150 John Jones 5895

See also

References

  1. ^ "Carroll sprints in". Ireland's Saturday Night. 13 July 1963. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Few Stars". Daily Mirror. 15 July 1963. 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. ^ "Berwyn Jones wins sprint title". Sunday Mirror. 14 July 1962. Retrieved 5 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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