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1966 AAA Championships

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1966 AAA Championships
Dates8–9 July 1966
Host cityLondon, England
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1965
1967


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.[1][2]

Summary

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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.

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Paul Nash RSA 9.62 Wieslaw Maniak POL 9.70 Barrie Kelly 9.74
220 yards Paul Nash RSA 21.18 Menzies Campbell 21.60 David Dear 21.66
440 yards Wendell Mottley TRI 45.93 Tim Graham 47.07 John Adey 47.40
880 yards Noel Carroll IRL 1:47.98 Chris Carter 1:48.37 John Boulter 1:48.40
1 mile John Camien USA 4:01.16 Walter Wilkinson 4:01.48 Alan Simpson 4:01.54
3 miles Ron Clarke AUS 12:58.20 Henk Altmann RSA 13:15.83 Dick Taylor 13:17.53
6 miles Mohamed Gammoudi TUN 27:23.38 Bruce Tulloh 27:23.78 NR Lajos Mecser HUN 27:23.82
10 miles Ron Hill 50:04.0 Cyril Leigh 50:51.6 James Frost 51:27.8
marathon Graham Taylor 2:19:04 Jim Hogan 2:19:2 Ron Hill 2:20:55
steeplechase Maurice Herriott 8:37.0 Ernie Pomfret 8:39.0 Lachie Stewart 8:44.8
120y hurdles Laurie Taitt 14.3 Rodney Morrod 14.3 Mike Parker 14.3
440y hurdles John Sherwood 51.10 =NR Peter Warden 51.50 Geoff Vanderstock USA 51.52
2 miles walk Ron Wallwork 13:35.0 Malcolm Tolley 13:46.4 John Webb 13:54.6
7 miles walk Paul Nihill 50:52.0 Ron Wallwork 51:02.0 Roy Hart 51:58.0
high jump Joseph Kadiri NGR 1.981 Gordon Miller 1.956 Crawford Fairbrother 1.956
pole vault Mike Bull 4.57 Neal Willson 4.34 Martin Higdon 4.34
long jump Lynn Davies 8.06 Rainer Stenius FIN 7.91 Hamish Robertson 7.23
triple jump Józef Schmidt POL 15.99 Fred Alsop 15.30 Pertti Pousi FIN 15.23
shot put Hannes Botha RSA 17.14 Mike Lindsay 16.62 Jeff Teale 16.56
discus throw Bill Tancred 51.76 Barry King 50.12 Mike Lindsay 49.58
hammer throw Gyula Zsivotsky HUN 66.04 Howard Payne 61.58 John Lawlor IRL 60.98
javelin throw Jorma Kinnunen FIN 83.22 John FitzSimons 77.14 David Travis 70.04
decathlon Derek Clarke 7001 David Gaskin 6866 Norman Foster 6592

References

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  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.