1969 AAA Championships

Outdoor track and field competition July 2024 July 2024 1969 AAA Championships London, England 1–2 August 1969 White City Stadium Senior Outdoor 1968 1970 AAA Championships The 1969 AAA Championships was the 1969 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 1 to 2 August 1969 at White City Stadium in London, England.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000324/19690802/016/0016 Shock victory by Irish middle-distance man Hull Daily Mail 2 August 1969 British Newspaper Archive subscription 17 July 2024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001723/19690803/013/0013 Yorkshire hat-trick in AAA championships Sunday Sun (Newcastle) 3 August 1969 British Newspaper Archive subscription 17 July 2024 Summary The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Manchester and the decathlon event was held in Blackburn. Event distances adopted the Metric system for the first time. Previously the UK measurements used Imperial units. thumb|right|150px|Ron Hill won both the 10 miles and marathon titles during 1969 thumb|right|150px|Kenneth Lundmark Results https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists National Union of Track Statisticians 17 July 2024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000729/19690803/157/0015 White City results The People 3 August 1969 British Newspaper Archive subscription 11 May 2025 EventGoldSilverBronze100mWAL Ron Jones 10.7 SCO Don Halliday 10.7 Ian Green 10.7200m David Dear 21.38 Malcolm Yardley 21.51 Eric Pape 21.52400m Gwynne Griffiths 46.77 John Robertson 46.82 Martin Winbolt Lewis 47.20800m Dave Cropper 1:48.96 IRL Noel Carroll 1:49.53 Peter Browne 1:49.701,500m IRL Frank Murphy 3:40.90 John Whetton 3:41.84 Walter Wilkinson 3:43.165,000m Ian Stewart 13:39.66 Alan Blinston 13:42.58 Ricky Wilde 13:45.3410,000m Dick Taylor 28:27.50 Mike Tagg 28:36.4 Ron Hill 28:38.9810 miles Ron Hill 47:27.0 Ron Grove 47:28.2 John Caine 48:50.0marathon Ron Hill 2:13:42 AUS Derek Clayton 2:15:40 SCO Jim Alder 2:18:183000m steeplechase John Jackson 8:35.0 Gerry Stevens 8:36.2 Andy Holden 8:40.0110m hurdles SAF 1928 Willem Coetzee 14.0 Alan Pascoe 14.0 Stuart Storey 14.5400m hurdles John Sherwood 50.12 Andy Todd 51.30 John Cooper 51.663,000m walk Roger Mills 12:57.0 Peter Marlow 12:58.2 Phil Embleton 13:11.610,000m walk Paul Nihill 44:07.0 Phil Embleton 46:31.0 SCO Bill Sutherland 46:41.0high jump SWE Kenneth Lundmark 2.10 SCO Crawford Fairbrother 1.96 Michael Campbell 1.96pole vault Mike Bull 4.73 Martin Higdon 4.30 Stuart Tufton 4.30long jump WAL Lynn Davies 7.62 Alan Lerwill 7.53 Phil Scott 7.34triple jump Tony Wadhams 15.66 Fred Alsop 15.59 Derek Boosey 15.32shot put Jeff Teale 18.32 Bill Tancred 16.90 SCO Mike Lindsay 16.51discus throw Bill Tancred 53.08 Pete Tancred 52.14 Arthur McKenzie 52.04hammer throw Howard Payne 66.80 Bruce Fraser 61.92 SCO Laurie Bryce 61.72javelin throw POL Władysław Nikiciuk 85.08 Dave Travis 80.0 Dick Perkins 72.98decathlon SAF 1928 Peter de Villiers6960 SCO Stewart McCallum 6569 Stuart Scott 6542 See also 1969 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:August 1969 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:1969 in the sport of athletics