1966 AAA Championships

1966 AAA Championships
Dates8–9 July 1966
Host cityLondon, England
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAA Championships

The 1966 AAA Championships was the 1966 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 8 to 9 July 1966 at White City Stadium in London, England.

Summary

The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held from Windsor to Chiswick and the decathlon event was held in Welwyn Garden City.

Action during the 1966 Championships
Gyula Zsivótzky won the hammer again

Results

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards South Africa Paul Nash9.62 Poland Wiesław Maniak9.70 Barrie Kelly9.74
220 yards South Africa Paul Nash21.18 Scotland Menzies Campbell21.60 David Dear21.66
440 yards Trinidad and Tobago Wendell Mottley45.93 Tim Graham47.07 John Adey47.40
880 yards Republic of Ireland Noel Carroll1:47.98 Chris Carter1:48.37 John Boulter1:48.40
1 mile United States John Camien4:01.16 Walter Wilkinson4:01.48 Alan Simpson4:01.54
3 miles Australia Ron Clarke12:58.20 South Africa Henk Altmann13:15.83 Dick Taylor13:17.53
6 miles Tunisia Mohamed Gammoudi27:23.38 Bruce Tulloh27:23.78 NR Hungary Lajos Mecser27:23.82
10 miles Ron Hill50:04.0 Cyril Leigh50:51.6 James Frost51:27.8
marathon Graham Taylor2:19:04 Jim Hogan2:19:2 Ron Hill2:20:55
steeplechase Maurice Herriott8:37.0 Ernie Pomfret8:39.0 Scotland Lachie Stewart8:44.8
120y hurdles Dave Hemery14.0 Laurie Taitt14.1 South Africa Cornelius Uys14.2
440y hurdles John Sherwood51.10 =NR Peter Warden51.50 United States Geoff Vanderstock51.52
2 miles walk Ron Wallwork13:35.0 Malcolm Tolley13:46.4 John Webb13:54.6
7 miles walk Paul Nihill50:52.0 Ron Wallwork51:02.0 Wales Roy Hart51:58.0
high jump Nigeria Joseph Kadiri1.981 Gordon Miller1.956 Scotland Crawford Fairbrother1.956
pole vault Northern Ireland Mike Bull4.57 Neal Willson4.34 Martin Higdon4.34
long jump Wales Lynn Davies8.06 Finland Rainer Stenius7.91 Scotland Hamish Robertson7.23
triple jump Poland Józef Szmidt15.99 Fred Alsop15.30 Finland Pertti Pousi15.23
shot put South Africa Hannes Botha17.14 Scotland Mike Lindsay16.62 Jeff Teale16.56
discus throw Bill Tancred51.76 Barry King50.12 Scotland Mike Lindsay49.58
hammer throw Hungary Gyula Zsivótzky66.04 Howard Payne61.58 John Lawlor60.98
javelin throw Finland Jorma Kinnunen83.22 John FitzSimons77.14 Dave Travis70.04
decathlon Derek Clarke7001 David Gaskin6866 Scotland Norman Foster6592

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Gamoudi holds off Tulloch in six miles". Western Daily Press. 9 July 1966. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Hurdler Dave flies in for Britain". The People. 10 July 1966. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 17 July 2024.