1948 AAA Championships

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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.[1][2]

Dates2–3 July 1948
Host cityLondon, England
LevelSenior
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1948 AAA Championships
Dates2–3 July 1948
Host cityLondon, England
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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Summary

The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held from Windsor to Chiswick and the decathlon event was held in Chiswick.

High jump winner John Winter

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Australia John Treloar9.8 Scotland Alastair McCorquodale1 yd McDonald Bailey2ft
220 yards Scotland Alastair McCorquodale22.2 John Fairgrieve2 yd Australia John Bartram1 yd
440 yards Australia Morris Curotta48.2 Republic of Ireland Jim Reardon48.6 Bill Roberts48.8
880 yards John Parlett1:52.2 New Zealand Doug Harris1:52.5 Arthur Wint1:54.0
1 mile Bill Nankeville4:14.2 Luxembourg Josy Barthel4:15.4 Netherlands Frits de Ruijter4:16.0
3 miles Netherlands Wim Slijkhuis14:07.0 Alec Olney14:15.4 Bill Lucas14:21
6 miles Stan Cox30:08.4 Jim Peters30:16.0 Northern Ireland Steven McCooke30:27.6
marathon Jack Holden2:36:44.6 Wales Tom Richards2:38:03 Stan Jones2:40:49
steeplechase Peter Curry10:31.8 Geoffrey Tudor10:34.8 Rene Howell10:37.8
120y hurdles Joe Birrell15.1 Australia Peter Gardner1 yd Australia Charles Green1 yd
440y hurdles Harry Whittle54.9 New Zealand John Holland1 yd Switzerland Werner Christen8 yds
2 miles walk Harry Churcher13:49.0 Jim Morris13:57.0 Ronald West14:27.0
7 miles walk Harry Churcher52:23.0 Jim Morris53:14.0 Ronald West53:23.0
high jump Australia John Winter1.930 Scotland Alan Paterson1.880 Adegboyega Adedoyin1.880
pole vault Richard Webster3.73 James Redpath3.58 Tim Anderson3.50
long jump Australia Bill Bruce7.25 Adegboyega Adedoyin7.00 Sylvanus Williams7.00
triple jump Australia George Avery14.15 Scotland Allan Lindsay14.02 Sidney Cross13.76
shot put Republic of Ireland David Guiney14.41 Harold Moody14.18 John Giles13.89
discus throw Republic of Ireland Cummin Clancy42.21 Jack Brewer41.97 Laurence Reavell-Carter41.95
hammer throw Norman Drake49.24 Scotland Duncan Clark47.54 Scotland Ewan Douglas46.42
javelin throw Latvia Jan Stendzenieks66.68 Malcolm Dalrymple57.39 Morville Chote57.02
decathlon Denmark Hans Moesgaard-Kjeldsen5794 Switzerland Hans Wyss5673 India Baldev Singh5599
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