1965 AAA Championships

Outdoor track and field competition July 2024 July 2024 1965 AAA Championships London, England 9–10 July 1965 White City Stadium Senior Outdoor 1964 1966 AAA Championships The 1965 AAA Championships was the 1965 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 9 to 10 July 1965 at White City Stadium in London, England.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19650709/218/0023 Records To Go? Daily Mirror 9 July 1965 British Newspaper Archive subscription 17 July 2024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000566/19650711/115/0031 Ron shatters the 3-mile barrier Daily Post 11 July 1965 British Newspaper Archive subscription 17 July 2024 Summary The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Port Talbot and the decathlon event was held in Loughborough.https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists National Union of Track Statisticians 17 July 2024 thumb|right|150px|Enrique Figeurola retained his 100 yards title thumb|right|150px|Alan Simpson (left) won his 3rd AAA title Results https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19650710/194/0023 White City results Daily Mirror 10 July 1965 British Newspaper Archive subscription 8 May 2025https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002137/19650711/142/0034 White City Details Sunday Mirror 11 July 1965 British Newspaper Archive subscription 8 May 2025 EventGoldSilverBronze100 yards CUB Enrique Figuerola 9.64 Barrie Kelly 9.84 SCO Menzies Campbell 9.96220 yards Pat Morrison 21.84 SCO Menzies Campbell 21.92 HUN László Mihályfi 22.00440 yards USA Mike Larrabee 47.60 John Adey 47.64 Mike Fitzgerald 47.78880 yards USA Tom Farrell 1:49.54 Chris Carter 1:49.94 John Boulter 1:50.001 mile Alan Simpson 4:01.94 Andy Green 4:02.54 Walter Wilkinson 4:02.883 miles AUS Ron Clarke 12:52.26 WR USA Gerry Lindgren 13:04.0 HUN Lajos Mecser 13:07.546 miles TUN Mohamed Gammoudi 27:38.12 Ron Hill 27:40.90 Mike Bullivant 27:43.7610 miles Ron Hill 48:56.0 SCO Jim Alder 48:56.0 Gerry North 50:09.8marathon Bill Adcocks 2:16:50 Brian Kilby 2:17:34 Juan Taylor 2:18:57steeplechase Maurice Herriott 8:41.0 Ernie Pomfret 8:48.0 John May 8:51.4120y hurdles Laurie Taitt 14.3 Rodney Morrod 14.3 Mike Parker 14.3440y hurdles USA Rex Cawley 50.92 John Cooper 51.45 John Sherwood 51.472 miles walk Paul Nihill 13:20.0 Malcolm Tolley 13:50.0 Ron Wallwork 13:54.67 miles walk Paul Nihill 51:54.4 Ron Wallwork 52:42.0 Peter Fullager 53:18.0high jump SWE Kjell-Åke Nilsson 2.032 SWE Stig Pettersson 2.032 NGR Joseph Kadiri 1.981pole vault USA Paul Wilson 4.72 SWE Tapio Mertanen 4.57 Trevor Burton 4.27long jump Fred Alsop 7.38 SCO Andrew Mollett 7.31 Geoffrey Beales 7.27triple jump Fred Alsop 15.88 NOR Martin Jensen 15.42 NOR Kjell Arthur Paulsen 15.10shot put HUN Vilmos Varjú 19.02 NOR Bjørn Bang Andersen 17.45 Alan Carter 17.43discus throw SWE Lars Haglund 53.94 SCO Mike Lindsay 51.98 Bill Tancred 48.63hammer throw HUN Gyula Zsivótzky 68.14 AUT Klaus Winter 59.63 Howard Payne 59.55javelin throw Dave Travis 73.76 John McSorley 71.26 Clive Loveland 71.17decathlon SCO Norman Foster 6840 NR Derek Clarke 6817 Dave Travis 6791 NR See also 1965 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 1965 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:1965 in the sport of athletics