1963 AAA Championships

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The 1963 AAA Championships was the 1963 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 12 to 13 July 1963 at White City Stadium in London, England.[1][2]

Dates12–13 July 1963
Host cityLondon, England
LevelSenior
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1963 AAA Championships
Dates12–13 July 1963
Host cityLondon, England
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1962
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Summary

The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Coventry and the decathlon event was held in Loughborough. The 220 yards hurdles was discontinued.

Ken Matthews won both walking events
John Pennel broke the pole vault world record

Results

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More information Event, Gold ...
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Wales Berwyn Jones9.71 United States Larry Questad9.74 Wales Ron Jones9.76
220 yards David Jones21.26 United States Larry Questad21.29 Peter Radford21.56
440 yards Adrian Metcalfe47.22 United States Ron Freeman47.26 Barry Jackson47.46
880 yards Republic of Ireland Noel Carroll1:50.26 Republic of Ireland Derek McCleane1:50.86 United States Greg Pelster1:50.99
1 mile Alan Simpson4:04.83 Peter Keeling4:05.11 Northern Ireland Colin Shillington4:05.31
3 miles Bruce Tulloh13:23.89 Republic of Ireland Tom O'Riordan13:26.81 Don Taylor13:27.57
6 miles Ron Hill27:49.90 NR Republic of Ireland Jim Hogan27:54.12 Ron Gomez27:59.50
10 miles Mel Batty48:13.4 United States Buddy Edelen48:28.0 Don Taylor49:00.0
marathon Brian Kilby2:16:45 Basil Heatley2:19:56 Brian Woolford2:23:46
steeplechase Maurice Herriott8:47.8 Ernie Pomfret8:56.2 George Howard8:58.0
120y hurdles Laurie Taitt14.1 =NR Mike Parker14.2 United States Steve Cortright14.2
440y hurdles United States Willie Atterberry51.07 John Cooper51.65 Robin Woodland52.20
2 miles walk Ken Matthews13:18.2 Italy Abdon Pamich13:41.4 Paul Nihill14:03.8
7 miles walk Ken Matthews49:52.8 Vaughan Thomas53:42.0 John Godbeer53:50.0
high jump Japan Kuniyoshi Sugioka2.032 Scotland Crawford Fairbrother1.981 Nigeria Joseph Kadiri1.956
pole vault United States John Pennel5.10 WR United States John Rose
United States John Cramer
4.57 n/a
long jump Fred Alsop7.52 Wales Lynn Davies7.50 Japan Takayuki Okazaki7.35
triple jump Japan Koji Sakurai15.63 Mike Ralph15.34 Fred Alsop15.28
shot put Scotland Mike Lindsay17.64 Martyn Lucking16.39 David Harrison15.83
discus throw United States David Weill53.90 Scotland Mike Lindsay52.93 United States Robert Baxter46.24
hammer throw Japan Takeo Sugawara65.56 Japan Noboru Okamoto62.52 Howard Payne61.98
javelin throw Colin Smith72.47 Dick Miller70.55 John Greasley69.90
decathlon Australia Zlatko Sumich6538 New Zealand Roy Williams6150 Scotland John Jones5895
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