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1951 AAA Championships

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1951 AAA Championships
Dates13–14 July 1951
Host cityLondon, England
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1950
1952


The 1951 AAA Championships was the 1951 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 13 to 14 July 1951 at White City Stadium in London, England.[1][2][3]

Summary

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The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Birmingham and the decathlon event was held in Cannock.[4]

Giuseppe Tosi

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards McDonald Bailey9.6 =NR Brian Shenton9.8 George Ellis10.0
220 yards McDonald Bailey21.4 Nick Stacey21.9 George Ellis22.0
440 yards Derek Pugh47.9 Terry Higgins48.6 Leslie Lewis48.8
880 yards Arthur Wint1:49.6 Frank Evans1:53.2 Tom White1:53.5
1 mile Roger Bannister4:07.8 Bill Nankeville4:08.6 John Parlett4:09.2
3 miles Roy Beckett14:02.6 Chris Chataway14:02.6 Harry Hicks14:10.0
6 miles Gordon Pirie29:32.0 NR Walter Hesketh29.50.0 Bill Gray30:12.4
marathon Jim Peters2:31:42.6 Wales Tom Richards2:37:02 Jack Winfield2:41:42
steeplechase Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Petar Šegedin9:58.6 Wales John Disley10:04.0 NR Rene Howell10:25.0
120y hurdles Jack Parker14.8 Peter Hildreth14.9 Iceland Örn Clausen15.0
440y hurdles Harry Whittle54.2 Angus Scott54.7 Jack Parker55.2
2 miles walk Roland Hardy13:43.2 Gerald Gregory14:00.8 George Coleman14:15.6
7 miles walk Roland Hardy51:14.6 Lol Allen2:54.4 Harry Churcher54:04.0
high jump Ron Pavitt1.956 Belgium Jacques Delelienne1.930 Belgium Walter Herssens1.930
pole vault Iceland Torfi Bryngeirsson4.04 Italy Giulio Chiesa3.88 Scotland Norman Gregor3.81
long jump Sylvanus Williams7.05 Roy Cruttenden7.03 Ian Walker6.89
triple jump Sidney Cross14.32 Peter Goldsmith14.24 Rhodesia Roderick Salmon14.04
shot put Iceland Gunnar Huseby15.87 John Savidge15.70 Belgium Willy Wuyts14.50
discus throw Italy Giuseppe Tosi53.58 Belgium Clement Mertens43.93 Belgium Raymond Kintziger43.80
hammer throw Italy Teseo Taddia54.00 Scotland Duncan Clark52.42 Peter Allday49.70
javelin throw Italy Amos Matteucci61.08 Michael Denley60.16 Malcolm Dalrymple55.89
decathlon Les Pinder5089 Harry Whittle5068 Alec Hardy4474

See also

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References

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  1. "Teseo's throw wins a title". Daily Mirror. 14 July 1951. Retrieved 15 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Bannister's mile tops a day of records". Sunday Mirror. 15 July 1951. Retrieved 15 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Best Bannister Mile". Weekly Dispatch (London). 15 July 1951. Retrieved 16 April 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  5. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 16 July 2024.