1949 AAA Championships

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The 1949 AAA Championships was the 1949 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 15 to 16 July 1949 at White City Stadium in London, England.[1][2]

Dates15–16 July 1949
Host cityLondon, England
LevelSenior
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1949 AAA Championships
Dates15–16 July 1949
Host cityLondon, England
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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Summary

The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Birmingham and the decathlon event was held in Sandhurst.

Arne Börjesson

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards McDonald Bailey9.7 Leslie Laing9.8 Jack Archer9.9
220 yards McDonald Bailey21.7 Leslie Laing22.2 Wales Ken Jones22.2
440 yards Derek Pugh48.5 Leslie Lewis49.1 Terry Higgins49.3
880 yards John Parlett1:53.7 Tom White1:53.7 Roy Morley1:54.3
1 mile Bill Nankeville4:08.8 Dick Morris4;11.8 Len Eyre4:12.8
3 miles Republic of Ireland John Joe Barry14;11.0 Anthony Chivers14:12.6 Alec Olney14;30.2
6 miles Estonia Valdu Lillakas30:15.0 Stan Cox30:16.4 Walter Hesketh30:19.2
marathon Jack Holden2:34:10.6 Wales Tom Richards2:38:08 Cecil Ballard2:38:42
steeplechase Trevor Holt10:29.0 David Ross10:31.6 Peter Curry10:37.8
120y hurdles Don Finlay14.6 Scotland John Hart15.2 Joe Birrell15.3
440y hurdles Harry Whittle54.9 Ronald Ede56.4 Gervais Jarvis56.7
2 miles walk Sweden Arne Börjesson14:06.6 Harry Churcher14:09.6 Lol Allen
7 miles walk Harry Churcher52:41.8 Jim Morris53:04.0 Lol Allen54:31.0
high jump Scotland Alan Paterson1.930 Ron Pavitt1.930 Peter Wells1.930
pole vault United States Peter Harwood3.81 Hungary Tamás Homonnay3.81 Tim Anderson3.66
long jump Harry Whittle7.15 Nigeria Sylvanus Williams7.01 Harry Askew6.95
triple jump Netherlands Henk van Egmond14.32 Australia Louis Davies14.30 Sidney Cross14.14
shot put John Giles14.13 Harold Moody13.81 John Savidge13.73
discus throw Hungary Ferenc Klics47.67 Republic of Ireland Cummin Clancy43.83 Latvia Andrej Jankovskis43.38
hammer throw Hungary Imre Németh55.61 Hungary Lajos Petike50.21 Scotland Duncan Clark49.50
javelin throw Antony Hignell56.33 Malcolm Dalrymple54.06 Alan Redgate52.50
decathlon Denmark Hans Moesgaard-Kjeldsen6138 Harry Whittle5997 NR Les Pinder5628
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