1947 AAA Championships

Outdoor track and field competition July 2024 July 2024 1947 AAA Championships London, England 18–19 July 1947 White City Stadium Senior Outdoor 1946 1948 AAA Championships The 1947 AAA Championships was the 1947 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 18 to 19 July 1947 at White City Stadium in London, England.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003214/19470719/076/0004 Great run follows air-taxi dash Daily News (London) 19 July 1947 British Newspaper Archive subscription 15 July 2024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003214/19470721/062/0004 Army man steals limelight and 2 titles Daily News (London) 21 July 1947 British Newspaper Archive subscription 15 July 2024 Summary The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon and decathlon events were held in Loughborough during August. thumb|right|150px|Jef Lataster won the 3 miles race Results https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists National Union of Track Statisticians 15 July 2024 EventGoldSilverBronze100 yards McDonald Bailey 9.7 John Wilkinson 10.0 Jack Gregory 10.0220 yardsMcDonald Bailey 21.7John Fairgrieve 5 ydReg Toone 3 yd440 yards IRE Jim Reardon 48.3 SAF 1928 Peter Wallis 6 yds SWI Oskar Hardmeier 1 yd880 yards Tom White 1:53.8 NED Frits de Ruijter 1:53.9 John Parlett 1:54.01 mile HUN Sándor Garay 4:10.6 NED Willem Slijkhuis 4:12.2 Bill Nankeville 4:18.83 miles NED Jef Lataster14:20.0 Alec Olney 14:23.2 George Lucas 14:306 miles Anthony Chivers 30:31.4 Jim Peters 30:49.0 Charlie Smart 30:51.010 miles Jim Peters 53:21.0 Reginald Draper 53:58.0 Richard Towndrow 55:46.0marathon Jack Holden 2:33:20.2 WAL 1807 Tom Richards 2:36:07 SCO Donald Robertson 2:37:45.6steeplechase HUN Híres László 10:39.3 BEL Robert Everaert 30 yd Albert Robertson 30 yd120y hurdles BEL Pol Braekman 14.9 Don Finlay inches NED Jan Zwaan 1 yd440y hurdles Harry Whittle 55.0 SWI Werner Christen 4 yd Ronald Ede 8 yds2 miles walk SWE Lars Hindmar 13:54.4 Harry Churcher 13:56.0 ITA Giuseppe Kressevich 14:09.67 miles walk Harry Churcher 52:48.4 ITA Mario Di Salvo 53:13.8 ITA Giuseppe Kressevich 54:17.6high jump 25px Adegboyega Adedoyin 1.930 Ron Pavitt 1.905 Desmond V. Nicholson 1.854pole vault HUN Zoltan Zsitvay 3.81 NED Cor Lamoree 3.81 DEN Hans Moesgaard-Kjeldsen 3.58long jump Harry Whittle 7.25 25px Adegboyega Adedoyin 7.22 Harry Askew 7.21triple jump Denis Watts 14.25 AUS Anthony Lethbridge14.01 Robert Hawkey 13.57shot put IRE David Guiney 14.48 NED Aad de Bruyn 13.49 Harold Moody 13.31discus throw NED Jan Brasser 43.76 NIR James Nesbitt 42.58 Jack Brewer 42.38hammer throw HUN Imre Németh 53.34 POL Jerzy Kordas 51.98 SCO Duncan Clark 49.61javelin throw LAT Jan Stendzenieks 64.20 NED Nico Lutkeveld 58.26 DEN Hans Moesgaard-Kjeldsen 56.04decathlon DEN Hans Moesgaard-Kjeldsen 5965 Harry Whittle 5650 NR Norman Dear 4962Tug of war (catchweight)Wimpey London Airport AWimpey London Airport B Tug of war (100st)Wimpey London Airport AFords See also 1947 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 1947 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:1947 in the sport of athletics