1953 AAA Championships

1953 AAA Championships
1953 AAA Championships
Dates	10–11 July 1953
Host city	London, England
Venue	White City Stadium
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor
	← 1952 1954 → ; AAA Championships

The 1953 AAA Championships was the 1953 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 10 to 11 July 1953 at White City Stadium in London, England.^[1]^[2]

Summary

The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Cardiff and the decathlon event was held in Uxbridge.

Results

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Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 yards	McDonald Bailey GBR/TRI	9.8	Karim Olowu NGR	10.0	Orien Young	10.2
220 yards	McDonald Bailey GBR/TRI	21.4	Brian Shenton	21.9	Clay Gibbs TRI	22.3
440 yards	Peter Fryer	48.9	Len Smith	49.4	David Rawe	49.5
880 yards	Brian Hewson	1:54.2	Desmond Williamson	1:54.6	Tom White	1:54.8
1 mile	Roger Bannister	4;05.2	Don Seaman	4:08.0	Bill Nankeville	4;10.4
3 miles	Gordon Pirie	13:43.4	Freddie Green	13:46.0	Len Eyre	14:02.0
6 miles	Gordon Pirie	28:19.4 WR	Frank Sando	28:47.2	Ian Binnie	28:53.4
marathon	Jim Peters	2:22:29.0	Alan Lawton	2:29:38	Geoff Iden	2:30:54
steeplechase	Eddie Ellis	10:02.8	Ken Johnson	10:03.6	Walter Berry	10:14.2
120y hurdles	Peter Hildreth	14.6	Paul Vine	15.0	Donal O'Sullivan	15.1
220y hurdles	Harry Whittle	24.2	Peter Hildreth	24.4	Paul Vine	24.4
440y hurdles	Harry Whittle	52.7 NR	Alec Hardy	53.1	Amadeo Francis PUR	54.2
2 miles walk	George Coleman	14:02.2	Bryan Hawkins	14:05.8	Bob Richards	14:10.2
7 miles walk	Roland Hardy	51:47.0	Bryan Hawkins	54:23.0	John Proctor	54:59.0
high jump	Derek Cox	1.905	Brendan O'Reilly IRL	1.880	Kinnaird Cunningham	1.854
pole vault	Geoff Elliott	4.11	Milan Milakov YUG	4.11	Ian Ward	3.81
long jump	Karim Olowu NGR	7.15	Peter Whaley	7.14	Roy Cruttenden	6.99
triple jump	Ken Wilmshurst	14.36	William Laing GHA	14.28	Willi Burgard SAA	14.13
shot put	John Savidge	16.17	Petar Sarcevic YUG	14.99	Mark Pharaoh	13.88
discus throw	Mark Pharaoh	47.96	Vitomir Krivokapic YUG	47.28	John Savidge	44.65
hammer throw	Don Anthony	53.24	Peter Allday	52.86	Ewan Douglas	52.72
javelin throw	Michael Denley	63.58	Branko Dangubic YUG	63.38	Kevin Flanagan	61.78
decathlon	Les Pinder	5321	Hywel Williams	5035	Vic Matthews	4806

References

^ "Results of AAA finals". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 11 July 1953. Retrieved 15 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Gallant Pirie bid fails". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 12 July 1953. Retrieved 15 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 16 July 2024.

[1] "Results of AAA finals". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 11 July 1953. Retrieved 15 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[2] "Gallant Pirie bid fails". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 12 July 1953. Retrieved 15 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[3] "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 16 July 2024.

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