1950 AAA Championships

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The 1950 AAA Championships was the 1950 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 14 to 15 July 1950 at White City Stadium in London, England.[1][2]

Dates14–15 July 1950
Host cityLondon, England
LevelSenior
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1950 AAA Championships
Dates14–15 July 1950
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 Reading and the decathlon event was held in Southampton.

Alan Paterson retained his high jump title

Results

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More information Event, Gold ...
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards McDonald Bailey9.9 John Wilkinson10.2 Ian Grieve10.3
220 yards McDonald Bailey21.8 John Wilkinson22.0 Nick Stacey22.2
440 yards Leslie Lewis48.2 Derek Pugh48.5 Republic of Ireland Paul Dolan49.1
880 yards Arthur Wint1:51.6 Roger Bannister1:52.1 John Parlett1:53.1
1 mile Bill Nankeville4:12.2 Len Eyre4:13.2 Alan Parker4:14.0
3 miles Belgium Lucien Theys14:09.0 Alec Olney14:11.2 Andrew Ferguson14:11.6
6 miles Frank Aaron29:33.6 NR Belgium Marcel Vandewattyne29:40.6 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Franjo Mihalić30:12.0
marathon Jack Holden2:31:03.4 Edward Denison2:37:00.0 Scotland Harry Howard2:37:15.0
steeplechase Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Petar Šegedin10:02.4 Wales John Disley10:05.4 NR Belgium Robert Schoonjans10:20.8
120y hurdles Peter Hildreth15.2 Ray Barkway15.3 Belgium Pol Braekman15.3
440y hurdles Harry Whittle55.2 Angus Scott55.2 John Davis56.8
7 miles walk Roland Hardy50:11.6 NR Lol Allen50:22.6 Sweden Axel Thuresson53:42.2
high jump Scotland Alan Paterson1.930 Ron Pavitt1.905 Charles Van Dyck1.854
pole vault Denmark Rudy Stjernild3.96 Tim Anderson & Scotland Norman Gregorboth 3.81
long jump Harry Askew7.07 Roy Cruttenden7.05 United States Meredith Gourdine7.00
triple jump Sidney Cross14.26 File:Flag of the Gold Coast (1877–1957).svg William Laing14.13 David Field14.01
shot put Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Petar Sarcevic15.23 John Savidge14.79 John Giles14.18
discus throw Belgium Raymond Kintziger46.77 Scotland Harry Duguid45.00 Andrew Jansons43.92
hammer throw Scotland Duncan Clark54.36 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivan Gubijan52.86 Scotland Ewan Douglas52.37
javelin throw Michael Denley58.53 Malcolm Dalrymple57.16 Scotland Gordon Fisher55.24
decathlon Harry Whittle6087 NR Geoff Elliott6005 Norway Hans Sigg5933
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