1966 AAA Championships
Outdoor track and field competition
International athletics championship event
1966 AAA Championships | |
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Dates | 8–9 July 1966 |
Host city | London, England |
Venue | White City Stadium |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
← 1965 1967 → 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.[1][2]
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.
Results
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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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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
- ^ "Gamoudi holds off Tulloch in six miles". Western Daily Press. 9 July 1966. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Hurdler Dave flies in for Britain". The People. 10 July 1966. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
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