1949 AAA Championships

Outdoor track and field competition July 2024 July 2024 1949 AAA Championships London, England 15–16 July 1949 White City Stadium Senior Outdoor 1948 1950 AAA Championships The 1949 AAA Championships was the 1949 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 15 to 16 July 1949 at White City Stadium in London, England.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000728/19490716/012/0012 Alan with 7 others Daily Record 16 July 1949 British Newspaper Archive subscription 15 July 2024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003214/19490718/147/0006 Won AAA titles Daily News (London) 18 July 1949 British Newspaper Archive subscription 15 July 2024 Summary The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Birmingham and the decathlon event was held in Sandhurst. thumb|right|150px|Arne Börjesson 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 9.7 border|25px Leslie Laing 9.8 Jack Archer 9.9220 yards McDonald Bailey 21.7 border|25px Leslie Laing 22.2 WAL 1807 Ken Jones 22.2440 yards Derek Pugh 48.5 Leslie Lewis 49.1 Terry Higgins 49.3880 yards John Parlett 1:53.7 Tom White 1:53.7 Roy Morley 1:54.31 mile Bill Nankeville 4:08.8 Dick Morris 4;11.8 Len Eyre 4:12.83 miles IRE John Joe Barry 14;11.0 Anthony Chivers 14:12.6 Alec Olney 14;30.26 miles EST Valdu Lillakas 30:15.0 Stan Cox 30:16.4 Walter Hesketh 30:19.2marathon Jack Holden 2:34:10.6 WAL 1807 Tom Richards 2:38:08 Cecil Ballard 2:38:42steeplechase Trevor Holt 10:29.0 David Ross 10:31.6 Peter Curry 10:37.8120y hurdles Don Finlay 14.6 SCO John Hart 15.2 Joe Birrell 15.3440y hurdles Harry Whittle 54.9 Ronald Ede 56.4 Gervais Jarvis 56.72 miles walk SWE Arne Börjesson 14:06.6 Harry Churcher 14:09.6 Lol Allen7 miles walk Harry Churcher 52:41.8 Jim Morris 53:04.0 Lol Allen 54:31.0high jump SCO Alan Paterson 1.930 Ron Pavitt 1.930 Peter Wells 1.930pole vault USA Peter Harwood 3.81 HUN Tamás Homonnay 3.81 Tim Anderson 3.66long jump Harry Whittle 7.15 NGR Sylvanus Williams 7.01 Harry Askew 6.95triple jump NED Henk van Egmond 14.32 AUS Louis Davies 14.30 Sidney Cross 14.14shot put John Giles 14.13 Harold Moody 13.81 John Savidge 13.73discus throw HUN Ferenc Klics 47.67 IRE Cummin Clancy 43.83 LAT Andrej Jankovskis 43.38hammer throw HUN Imre Németh 55.61 HUN Lajos Petike 50.21 SCO Duncan Clark 49.50javelin throw Antony Hignell 56.33 Malcolm Dalrymple 54.06 Alan Redgate 52.50decathlon DEN Hans Moesgaard-Kjeldsen 6138 Harry Whittle 5997 NR Les Pinder5628 See also 1949 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 1949 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:1949 in the sport of athletics