1959 AAA Championships

Outdoor track and field competition July 2024 July 2024 1959 AAA Championships London, England 10–11 July 1959 White City Stadium Senior Outdoor 1958 1960 AAA Championships The 1959 AAA Championships was the 1959 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association of England (AAA). It was held from 10 to 11 July 1959 at White City Stadium in London, England.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19590711/066/0010 Athletics Daily Mirror 11 July 1959 British Newspaper Archive subscription 17 July 2024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003359/19590712/194/0012 Barefooted Bruce kicks out stars Weekly Dispatch (London) 12 July 1959 British Newspaper Archive subscription 17 July 2024 Summary The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Watford and the decathlon event was held in Wolverhampton. thumb|right|150px|Peter Radford won the 100 yards 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 Peter Radford 9.7w 25px Jimmy Omagbemi 9.7w WAL Ron Jones 9.9w220 yards David Jones 21.7 David Segal 21.7 Peter Radford 21.9440 yards John Wrighton 47.5 Malcolm Yardley 47.8 Peter Higgins 48.4880 yards Brian Hewson 1:52.0 Mike Rawson 1:52.3 Derek Johnson 1:52.51 mile Ken Wood 4:08.1 John Anderson 4:08.5 Brian Kent-Smith 4:08.63 miles Bruce Tulloh 13:31.2 Kevin Gilligan 13:36.4 Stan Eldon 13:38.66 miles Stan Eldon 28:12.4 WAL John Merriman 28:15.8 Mike Bullivant 28:25.010 miles Frederick Norris 48:32.4 NR Basil Heatley 48:58.4 Ivor Edmonds 51:51.0marathon Christopher Fleming-Smith 2:30:11.6 Colin Kemball 2:33:50 Len Jones 2:36:13steeplechase Maurice Herriott 8:52.8 David Stearns 8:55.6 Eddie Ellis 8:58.4120y hurdles Vic Matthews 14.5w PAK Ghulam Raziq 14.5w Laurie Taitt 14.5w220y hurdles John Metcalf 23.8 Fred Alsop 23.9 Ken Wilmshurst 24.2440y hurdles Chris Goudge 52.7 John Metcalf 53.2 Tom Bryan 53.22 miles walk Ken Matthews 13:19.4 Stan Vickers 13:47.1 George Williams 14:00.47 miles walk Ken Matthews 50:28.8 Stan Vickers 51:08.6 Eric Hall 53:04.2high jump SCO Crawford Fairbrother 2.007 Gordon Miller 1.981 GHA Robert Kotei 1.956pole vault PAK Allah Ditta 4.11 NOR Hermund HogheimBEL Paul CoppejansRex Porter 3.96 n/along jump SCO David Whyte 7.24 David Brigden 7.03 John Whall 7.00triple jump John Whall 15.00 Mike Ralph 14.75 David Field 14.46shot put Arthur Rowe 17.95 SCO Mike Lindsay 17.26 Martyn Lucking 16.58discus throw SCO Mike Lindsay 53.53 Eric Cleaver 51.02 Otto Feldmanis 46.47hammer throw Mike Ellis 61.28 PAK Muhammad Iqbal 58.82 Howard Payne 55.48javelin throw Colin Smith 69.90 Peter Cullen 68.94 PAK Jalal Khan 66.92decathlon Colin Andrews 5517 WAL Hywel Williams 5486 Seamus McKinney 5185 See also 1959 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 1959 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:1959 in the sport of athletics