1955 AAA Championships

Outdoor track and field competition July 2024 July 2024 1955 AAA Championships London, England 15–16 July 1955 White City Stadium Senior Outdoor 1954 1956 AAA Championships The 1955 AAA Championships was the 1955 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 15 to 16 July 1955 at White City Stadium in London, England.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000681/19550716/137/0008 Norrie strides on alone as Pirie flops Daily Herald 16 July 1955 British Newspaper Archive subscription 17 July 2024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001723/19550717/012/0012 John Disley in record AAA run Sunday Sun (Newcastle) 17 July 1955 British Newspaper Archive subscription 17 July 2024 Summary The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Reading and the decathlon event was held in Loughborough. 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 Roy Sandstrom 10.0 ROM Ion Wiesenmayer 10.1 Alan Thomas 10.1220 yards George Ellis 22.0 Roy Sandstrom 22.0SCO Willie Henderson 22.1440 yards Peter Fryer 47.7 Mike Wheeler 47.7 Peter Higgins 48.5880 yards Derek Johnson 1:51.4 Ron Henderson 1:51.4 Jack Douglas 1:51.91 mile Brian Hewson 4:05.4 Ken Wood 4:06.2 Brian Jackson 4:08.63 miles Chris Chataway 13:33.6 Derek Ibbotson 13:37.0 Tony Barrett 13:46.66 miles Ken Norris 29:00.6 Frank Sando 29:31.0 Jack Heywood 29:31.8marathon Bill McMinnis 2:39:35.0 Geoff Iden 2:50:06.6 SAF 1928 Jackie Mekler 2:50:49steeplechase WAL John Disley 8:56.6 Chris Brasher 8:59.4 Eric Shirley 9:03.4120y hurdles Jack Parker 14.6 ROM Ion Opris 14.6 Peter Hildreth 14.7220y hurdles Paul Vine 23.7 NR WAL 1807 Bob Shaw 23.8 Dennis Merrett 24.7440y hurdles WAL 1807 Bob Shaw 52.2 ROM Ilie Savel 52.6 Tom Farrell 53.02 miles walk George Coleman 14:01.0 Alf Poole 14:15.8 George Williams 14:47.07 miles walk Roland Hardy 53:04.6 George Coleman 53:32.2 Alf Poole 54:26.2high jump SCO William Piper 1.905 25px Oladipo Okuwobi 1.905 25px Charles Van Dyck 1.854pole vault Geoff Elliott 4.11 NOR Hermund Hogheim 3.96 Geoffrey Schmidt 3.81long jump 25px Karim Olowu 7.36 Roy Cruttenden 6.93 David Brigden 6.87triple jump Ken Wilmshurst 15.17 25px Paul Engo 14.97 David Field 14.39shot put Barclay Palmer 15.11 Mark Pharaoh 14.50 William Robbins 13.64discus throw Mark Pharaoh47.72 Gerry Carr 44.50 NOR Erling Helle 42.82hammer throw SCO Ewan Douglas 56.52 ROM Constantin Dumitru 54.90 Peter Allday 54.26javelin throw ROM Dumitru Zamfir 67.90 Dennis Tucker 64.18 Peter Cullen 62.56decathlon Malcolm Dodds 4690 Deric Bareford 4516 Keith Parker 4375 See also 1955 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 1955 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:1955 in the sport of athletics