1968 AAA Championships

Outdoor track and field competition July 2024 July 2024 1968 AAA Championships London, England 12–13 July 1968 White City Stadium Senior Outdoor 1967 1969 AAA Championships The 1968 AAA Championships was the 1968 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 12 to 13 July 1968 at White City Stadium in London, England.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004722/19680713/012/0012 Whetton through to mile final Nottingham Guardian 13 July 1968 British Newspaper Archive subscription 17 July 2024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000729/19680714/220/0021 White City results The People 14 July 1968 British Newspaper Archive subscription 17 July 2024 Summary The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Cwmbran and the decathlon event was held in Crystal Palace. thumb|right|150px|John Whetton won the mile thumb|right|150px|Șerban Ciochină Results https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists National Union of Track Statisticians 17 July 2024 EventGoldSilverBronze100 yards SAF 1928 Paul Nash 9.87 WAL Ron Jones 9.92 Barrie Kelly 9.94220 yards SAF 1928 Paul Nash 21.20 Ralph Banthorpe 21.36 Dick Steane 21.42440 yards Martin Winbolt-Lewis 46.88 WAL Howard Davies 46.98 Colin Campbell 47.08880 yards Noel Carroll 1:50.02 John Davies 1:50.10 John Boulter 1:50.241 mile John Whetton 4:06.01 Walter Wilkinson 4:06.26 Kenneth Riley 4:06.263 miles SCO Lachie Stewart 13:28.4 Colin Robinson 13:29.6 SCO Ian Stewart 13:29.86 miles Tim Johnston 27:22.17 NR Mike Tagg 27:26.25 SCO Jim Alder 27:28.5010 miles Ron Hill 47:02.2 WR Kenneth Lee 49:09.4 Richard Hayman 49:31.6marathon Tim Johnston 2:15:26 Bill Adcocks 2:15:41 SCO Jim Alder 2:16:37steeplechase Gareth Bryan-Jones 8:36.2 John Jackson 8:37.8 Maurice Herriott 8:39.2120y hurdles Alan Pascoe 14.1 Mike Parker 14.2 Stuart Storey 14.2440y hurdles David Hemery 50.19 NR John Sherwood 50.82 John Cooper 51.322 miles walk Arthur Jones 13:35.6 Bob Hughes 13:41.4 Arthur Thomson 13:47.87 miles walk Paul Nihill 51:10.4 Shaun Lightman 51:45.0 Arthur Thomson 51:45.2high jump USA Dan Mendenhall 2.083 USA Ed Hanks 2.057 ITA Marco Schivo 2.032pole vault ITA Renato Dionisi 5.03 Mike Bull 4.87 ITA Aldo Righi 4.72long jump WAL Lynn Davies 7.94 JPN Hiroomi Yamada 7.64 Peter Reed 7.50triple jump ROM Șerban Ciochină 16.03 Fred Alsop 15.87 Graham Hamlyn 15.82shot put Jeff Teale 17.74 SCO Mike Lindsay 17.22 Martyn Lucking 16.72discus throw Bill Tancred 53.06 Arthur McKenzie 51.36 John Watts 50.96hammer throw HUN Lázár Lovász 66.20 JPN Takeo Sugawara 66.10 JPN Yoshihisa Ishida 62.14javelin throw Dave Travis 72.16 Tony Edwards 71.66 John McSorley 67.04decathlon Peter Gabbett 7247 Dave Travis 6944 SCO Norman Foster 6790 See also 1968 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 1968 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:1968 in the sport of athletics