1948 AAA Championships

Outdoor track and field competition July 2024 July 2024 1948 AAA Championships London, England 2–3 July 1948 White City Stadium Senior Outdoor 1947 1949 AAA Championships The 1948 AAA Championships was the 1948 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 2 to 3 July 1948 at White City Stadium in London, England.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000681/19480703/069/0004 Mac Bailey Runs Two Fast 220's Daily News (London) 3 July 1948 British Newspaper Archive subscription 15 July 2024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000681/19480705/085/0005 Won AAA titles Daily Herald 5 July 1948 British Newspaper Archive subscription 15 July 2024 Summary The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held from Windsor to Chiswick and the decathlon event was held in Chiswick. thumb|right|150px|High jump winner John Winter 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 AUS John Treloar 9.8 SCO Alastair McCorquodale 1 yd McDonald Bailey 2ft220 yards SCO Alastair McCorquodale 22.2 John Fairgrieve 2 yd AUS John Bartram 1 yd440 yards AUS Morris Curotta 48.2 IRE Jim Reardon 48.6 Bill Roberts 48.8880 yards John Parlett 1:52.2 NZL Doug Harris 1:52.5 border|25px Arthur Wint 1:54.01 mile Bill Nankeville 4:14.2 LUX Josy Barthel 4:15.4 NED Frits de Ruijter 4:16.03 miles NED Wim Slijkhuis 14:07.0 Alec Olney 14:15.4 Bill Lucas 14:216 miles Stan Cox 30:08.4 Jim Peters 30:16.0 NIR 1924 Steven McCooke 30:27.6marathon Jack Holden 2:36:44.6 WAL 1807 Tom Richards 2:38:03 Stan Jones 2:40:49steeplechase Peter Curry 10:31.8 Geoffrey Tudor 10:34.8 Rene Howell 10:37.8120y hurdles Joe Birrell 15.1 AUS Peter Gardner 1 yd AUS Charles Green 1 yd440y hurdles Harry Whittle 54.9 NZL John Holland 1 yd SUI Werner Christen 8 yds2 miles walk Harry Churcher 13:49.0 Jim Morris 13:57.0 Ronald West 14:27.07 miles walk Harry Churcher 52:23.0 Jim Morris 53:14.0 Ronald West 53:23.0high jump AUS John Winter 1.930 SCO Alan Paterson 1.880 25px Adegboyega Adedoyin 1.880pole vault Richard Webster 3.73 James Redpath 3.58 Tim Anderson 3.50long jump AUS Bill Bruce 7.25 25px Adegboyega Adedoyin 7.00 25px Sylvanus Williams 7.00triple jump AUS George Avery 14.15 SCO Allan Lindsay 14.02 Sidney Cross 13.76shot put IRE David Guiney 14.41 Harold Moody 14.18 John Giles 13.89discus throw IRE Cummin Clancy 42.21 Jack Brewer 41.97 Laurence Reavell-Carter 41.95hammer throw Norman Drake 49.24 SCO Duncan Clark 47.54 SCO Ewan Douglas 46.42javelin throw LAT Jan Stendzenieks 66.68 Malcolm Dalrymple 57.39 Morville Chote 57.02decathlon DEN Hans Moesgaard-Kjeldsen 5794 SUI Hans Wyss 5673 IND Baldev Singh 5599 See also 1948 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 1948 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:1948 in the sport of athletics