1952 AAA Championships

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The 1952 AAA Championships was the 1952 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 21 to 22 June 1952 at White City Stadium in London, England.[1][2]

Dates21–22 June 1952
Host cityLondon, England
LevelSenior
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1952 AAA Championships
Dates21–22 June 1952
Host cityLondon, England
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1951
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The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held from Windsor to Chiswick and the decathlon event was held in Port Sunlight, Merseyside. The 220 yards hurdles was contested for the first time.

Roger Bannister

Results

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More information Event, Gold ...
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards McDonald Bailey9.6 =NR Alan Lillington9.9 Brian Shenton10.0
220 yards McDonald Bailey21.4 Brian Shenton22.0 Scotland William Jack22.2
440 yards Arthur Wint48.1 Leslie Lewis48.6 Terry Higgins49.1
880 yards Roger Bannister1:51.5 Albert Webster1:52.7 Frank Evans1:53.5
1 mile Bill Nankeville4:09.8 Australia John Landy4:11.0 David Law4:12.6
3 miles Chris Chataway13:59.6 Alan Parker14:00.8 Philip Morgan14:03.8
6 miles Gordon Pirie28:55.6 NR Frederick Norris29:00.6 Frank Sando29:05.2
marathon Jim Peters2:20:42.2 WR Stan Cox2:21:42 Geoff Iden2:26:53.8
steeplechase Wales John Disley9:44.0 NR Chris Brasher10:03.6 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Petar Šegedin10:06.4
120y hurdles Australia Ray Weinberg14.4 Peter Hildreth14.4 Australia Ken Doubleday14.6
220y hurdles Peter Hildreth24.6 Jack Parker24.9 Paul Vine25.6
440y hurdles Harry Whittle53.3 NR Angus Scott53.4 Scotland David Gracie54.0
2 miles walk Roland Hardy13:27.8 Gerald Gregory14:26.0 Terry Whitlock14:49.0
7 miles walk Roland Hardy50:05.6 Lol Allen51:29.2 George Coleman52:24.6
high jump Ron Pavitt1.930 Peter Wells1.880 Nafiu Osagie1.880
pole vault Geoff Elliott3.96 Tim Anderson
Scotland Norman Gregor
3.81 n/a
long jump Sylvanus Williams7.32 Roy Cruttenden7.10 Saar Protectorate Toni Breder7.01
triple jump Saar Protectorate Willi Burgard14.60 Neville Coleman14.15 Australia Ian Polmear13.85
shot put John Savidge16.50 John Giles14.83 William Holland13.81
discus throw Mark Pharaoh44.70 Australia Ian Reed43.14 Andrew Jansons41.68
hammer throw Scotland Duncan Clark53.03 Scotland Ewan Douglas52.03 Peter Allday51.72
javelin throw Michael Denley65.86 NR Northern Ireland Dick Miller62.82 Dennis Tucker60.29
decathlon Les Pinder5502 David Holmes5039 Sidney Coleman4380
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