1955 AAA Championships
Outdoor track and field competition
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The 1955 AAA Championships was the 1955 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 15 to 16 July 1955 at White City Stadium in London, England.[1][2]
| 1955 AAA Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15–16 July 1955 |
| Host city | London, England |
| Venue | White City Stadium |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
← 1954 1956 → | |
Summary
The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Reading and the decathlon event was held in Loughborough.
Results
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | Roy Sandstrom | 10.0 |  Ion Wiesenmayer | 10.1 | Alan Thomas | 10.1 |
| 220 yards | George Ellis | 22.0 | Roy Sandstrom | 22.0 |  Willie Henderson | 22.1 |
| 440 yards | Peter Fryer | 47.7 | Mike Wheeler | 47.7 | Peter Higgins | 48.5 |
| 880 yards | Derek Johnson | 1:51.4 | Ron Henderson | 1:51.4 | Jack Douglas | 1:51.9 |
| 1 mile | Brian Hewson | 4:05.4 | Ken Wood | 4:06.2 | Brian Jackson | 4:08.6 |
| 3 miles | Chris Chataway | 13:33.6 | Derek Ibbotson | 13:37.0 | Tony Barrett | 13:46.6 |
| 6 miles | Ken Norris | 29:00.6 | Frank Sando | 29:31.0 | Jack Heywood | 29:31.8 |
| marathon | Bill McMinnis | 2:39:35.0 | Geoff Iden | 2:50:06.6 |  Jackie Mekler | 2:50:49 |
| steeplechase |  John Disley | 8:56.6 | Chris Brasher | 8:59.4 | Eric Shirley | 9:03.4 |
| 120y hurdles | Jack Parker | 14.6 | Ion Opris | 14.6 | Peter Hildreth | 14.7 |
| 220y hurdles | Paul Vine | 23.7 NR |  Bob Shaw | 23.8 | Dennis Merrett | 24.7 |
| 440y hurdles | Bob Shaw | 52.2 | Ilie Savel | 52.6 | Tom Farrell | 53.0 |
| 2 miles walk | George Coleman | 14:01.0 | Alf Poole | 14:15.8 | George Williams | 14:47.0 |
| 7 miles walk | Roland Hardy | 53:04.6 | George Coleman | 53:32.2 | Alf Poole | 54:26.2 |
| high jump | William Piper | 1.905 | .svg){kind=small} Oladipo Okuwobi | 1.905 | .svg){kind=small} Charles Van Dyck | 1.854 |
| pole vault | Geoff Elliott | 4.11 |  Hermund Hogheim | 3.96 | Geoffrey Schmidt | 3.81 |
| long jump | Karim Olowu | 7.36 | Roy Cruttenden | 6.93 | David Brigden | 6.87 |
| triple jump | Ken Wilmshurst | 15.17 | Paul Engo | 14.97 | David Field | 14.39 |
| shot put | Barclay Palmer | 15.11 | Mark Pharaoh | 14.50 | William Robbins | 13.64 |
| discus throw | Mark Pharaoh | 47.72 | Gerry Carr | 44.50 | Erling Helle | 42.82 |
| hammer throw | Ewan Douglas | 56.52 | Constantin Dumitru | 54.90 | Peter Allday | 54.26 |
| javelin throw | Dumitru Zamfir | 67.90 | Dennis Tucker | 64.18 | Peter Cullen | 62.56 |
| decathlon | Malcolm Dodds | 4690 | Deric Bareford | 4516 | Keith Parker | 4375 |