1963 AAA Championships

Outdoor track and field competition July 2024 July 2024 1963 AAA Championships London, England 12–13 July 1963 White City Stadium Senior Outdoor 1962 1964 AAA Championships The 1963 AAA Championships was the 1963 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 12 to 13 July 1963 at White City Stadium in London, England.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004162/19630713/214/0010 Carroll sprints in Ireland's Saturday Night 13 July 1963 British Newspaper Archive subscription 17 July 2024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19630715/170/0022 Few Stars Daily Mirror 15 July 1963 British Newspaper Archive subscription 17 July 2024 Summary The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Coventry and the decathlon event was held in Loughborough. The 220 yards hurdles was discontinued. thumb|right|150px|Ken Matthews won both walking events thumb|right|150px|John Pennel broke the pole vault world record 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/0002137/19630714/243/0030 Berwyn Jones wins sprint title Sunday Mirror 14 July 1962 British Newspaper Archive subscription 5 May 2025 EventGoldSilverBronze100 yards WAL Berwyn Jones 9.71 USA Larry Questad 9.74 WAL Ron Jones 9.76220 yards David Jones 21.26 USA Larry Questad 21.29 Peter Radford 21.56440 yards Adrian Metcalfe 47.22 USA Ron Freeman 47.26 Barry Jackson 47.46880 yards IRE Noel Carroll 1:50.26 IRE Derek McCleane 1:50.86 USA Greg Pelster 1:50.991 mile Alan Simpson 4:04.83 Peter Keeling 4:05.11 NIR Colin Shillington 4:05.313 miles Bruce Tulloh 13:23.89 IRE Tom O'Riordan 13:26.81 Don Taylor 13:27.576 miles Ron Hill 27:49.90 NR IRE Jim Hogan 27:54.12 Ron Gomez 27:59.5010 miles Mel Batty 48:13.4 USA Buddy Edelen 48:28.0 Don Taylor 49:00.0marathon Brian Kilby 2:16:45 Basil Heatley 2:19:56 Brian Woolford 2:23:46steeplechase Maurice Herriott 8:47.8 Ernie Pomfret 8:56.2 George Howard 8:58.0120y hurdles Laurie Taitt 14.1 =NR Mike Parker 14.2 USA Steve Cortright 14.2440y hurdles USA Willie Atterberry 51.07 John Cooper 51.65 Robin Woodland 52.202 miles walk Ken Matthews 13:18.2 ITA Abdon Pamich 13:41.4 Paul Nihill 14:03.87 miles walk Ken Matthews 49:52.8 Vaughan Thomas 53:42.0 John Godbeer 53:50.0high jump JPN Kuniyoshi Sugioka 2.032 SCO Crawford Fairbrother 1.981 NGR Joseph Kadiri 1.956pole vault USA John Pennel 5.10 WR USA John RoseUSA John Cramer 4.57 n/along jump Fred Alsop 7.52 WAL Lynn Davies 7.50 JPN Takayuki Okazaki 7.35triple jump JPN Koji Sakurai 15.63 Mike Ralph 15.34 Fred Alsop 15.28shot put SCO Mike Lindsay 17.64 Martyn Lucking 16.39 David Harrison 15.83discus throw USA David Weill 53.90 SCO Mike Lindsay 52.93 USA Robert Baxter 46.24hammer throw JPN Takeo Sugawara 65.56 JPN Noboru Okamoto 62.52 Howard Payne 61.98javelin throw Colin Smith 72.47 Dick Miller 70.55 John Greasley 69.90decathlonAUS Zlatko Sumich 6538NZL Roy Williams 6150SCO John Jones 5895 See also 1963 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 1963 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:1963 in the sport of athletics