1950 AAA Championships

Outdoor track and field competition July 2024 July 2024 1950 AAA Championships London, England 14–15 July 1950 White City Stadium Senior Outdoor 1949 1951 AAA Championships The 1950 AAA Championships was the 1950 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 14 to 15 July 1950 at White City Stadium in London, England.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000681/19500715/110/0005 Bailey's furlong record confirmed Daily Herald 15 July 1950 British Newspaper Archive subscription 15 July 2024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003359/19500716/244/0008 Won Arthur Wint equals half-mile record Weekly Dispatch (London) 16 July 1950 British Newspaper Archive subscription 15 July 2024 Summary The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Reading and the decathlon event was held in Southampton. thumb|right|100px|Alan Paterson retained his high jump title Results https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists National Union of Track Statisticians 16 July 2024 EventGoldSilverBronze100 yards McDonald Bailey 9.9 John Wilkinson 10.2 Ian Grieve 10.3220 yards McDonald Bailey 21.8 John Wilkinson 22.0 Nick Stacey 22.2440 yards Leslie Lewis 48.2 Derek Pugh 48.5 IRE Paul Dolan 49.1880 yards border|25px Arthur Wint 1:51.6 Roger Bannister 1:52.1 John Parlett 1:53.11 mile Bill Nankeville 4:12.2 Len Eyre 4:13.2 Alan Parker 4:14.03 miles BEL Lucien Theys 14:09.0 Alec Olney 14:11.2 Andrew Ferguson 14:11.66 miles Frank Aaron 29:33.6 NR BEL Marcel Vandewattyne 29:40.6 YUG Franjo Mihalić 30:12.0marathon Jack Holden 2:31:03.4 Edward Denison 2:37:00.0 SCO Harry Howard 2:37:15.0steeplechase YUG Petar Šegedin 10:02.4 WAL John Disley 10:05.4 NR BEL Robert Schoonjans 10:20.8120y hurdles Peter Hildreth 15.2 Ray Barkway 15.3 BEL Pol Braekman 15.3440y hurdles Harry Whittle 55.2 Angus Scott 55.2 John Davis 56.87 miles walk Roland Hardy 50:11.6 NR Lol Allen 50:22.6 SWE Axel Thuresson 53:42.2high jump SCO Alan Paterson 1.930 Ron Pavitt 1.905 25px Charles Van Dyck 1.854pole vault DEN Rudy Stjernild 3.96 Tim Anderson & SCO Norman Gregorboth 3.81long jump Harry Askew 7.07 Roy Cruttenden 7.05 USA Meredith Gourdine 7.00triple jump Sidney Cross 14.26 File:Flag of the Gold Coast (1877–1957).svg William Laing 14.13 David Field 14.01shot put YUG Petar Sarcevic 15.23 John Savidge 14.79 John Giles 14.18discus throw BEL Raymond Kintziger 46.77 SCO Harry Duguid 45.00 Andrew Jansons 43.92hammer throw SCO Duncan Clark 54.36 YUG Ivan Gubijan 52.86 SCO Ewan Douglas 52.37javelin throw Michael Denley 58.53 Malcolm Dalrymple 57.16 SCO Gordon Fisher 55.24decathlon Harry Whittle6087 NR Geoff Elliott 6005 NOR Hans Sigg 5933 See also 1950 WAAA Championships References Category:AAA Championships Athletics Outdoor Category:International sports competitions in London Category:Sport in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Category:July 1950 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:1950 in the sport of athletics