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1964 AAA Championships

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1964 AAA Championships
Dates10–11 July 1964
Host cityLondon, England
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1963
1965


The 1964 AAA Championships was the 1964 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 10 to 11 July 1964 at White City Stadium in London, England.[1][2]

Summary

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

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Enrique Figuerola CUB 9.66 Lynn Davies 9.7 Seraphino Antao KEN 9.7
220 yards Menzies Campbell 21.1 Seraphino Antao KEN 21.3 Len Carter 21.7
440 yards Robbie Brightwell 47.5 George Kerr JAM 48.0 Tim Graham 48.3
880 yards Bill Crothers CAN 1:50.1 Noel Carroll IRL :50.7 Derek McCleane IRL 1:51.0
1 mile Alan Simpson 4:01.1 Mike Wiggs 4:01.6 Ben Tucker USA 4:02.3
3 miles Lech Boguszewicz POL 13:24.42 Witold Baran POL 13:26.77 Bruce Tulloh 13:28.05
6 miles Mike Bullivant 27:26.44 NR Ron Hill 27:27.01 Jim Hogan 27:35.03
10 miles Mel Batty 47:26.8 WR Fergus Murray 48:41.0 Terence Smith 50:56.0
marathon Brian Kilby 2:23:01 Jack Haslam 2:28:35 Robin Campbell 2:29:07
steeplechase Maurice Herriott 8:40.0 Ernie Pomfret 8:51.0 Tim Johnston 8:55.2
120y hurdles Mike Parker 14.2 Laurie Taitt 14.2 Bob Birrell 14.3
440y hurdles John Cooper 51.1 NR Peter Warden 51.4 Tom Wyatt USA 51.9
2 miles walk Ken Matthews 13:22.4 Colin Williams 14:44.8 Malcolm Tolley 14:49.2
7 miles walk Ken Matthews 48:23.0 NR Paul Nihill 51:20.0 Roy Hart 53:56.0
high jump Crawford Fairbrother 2.032 Gordon Miller 2.007 Sandy Kilpatrick 1.981
pole vault Fred Hansen USA 4.57 Trevor Burton 4.57 NR David Stevenson
Rex Porter
4.27
long jump Lynn Davies 7.95 John Morbey 7.79 Fred Alsop 7.61
triple jump Fred Alsop 15.92 Mike Ralph 15.59 Derek Boosey 15.45
shot put Vilmos Varju HUN 18.84 Martyn Lucking 17.96 Mike Lindsay 17.84
discus throw Roy Hollingsworth GBR/TRI 54.81 Arthur McKenzie 48.04 Bill Tancred 47.13
hammer throw Howard Payne 59.88 Warwick Dixon 56.92 John Lawlor IRL 56.30
javelin throw John FitzSimons 74.09 Roger Lane 72.52 John Greasley 72.33
decathlon Derek Clarke 6084 David Gaskin 5950 Clive Longe 5809

References

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  1. ^ "Six-mile Smasher". Daily Herald. 11 July 1964. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "White City round-up". The People. 12 July 1964. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 17 July 2024.