1968 AAA Championships

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The 1968 AAA Championships was the 1968 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 12 to 13 July 1968 at White City Stadium in London, England.[1][2]

Dates12–13 July 1968
Host cityLondon, England
LevelSenior
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1968 AAA Championships
Dates12–13 July 1968
Host cityLondon, England
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1967
1969


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Summary

The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Cwmbran and the decathlon event was held in Crystal Palace.

John Whetton won the mile
Șerban Ciochină

Results

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More information Event, Gold ...
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards South Africa Paul Nash9.87 Wales Ron Jones9.92 Barrie Kelly9.94
220 yards South Africa Paul Nash21.20 Ralph Banthorpe21.36 Dick Steane21.42
440 yards Martin Winbolt-Lewis46.88 Wales Howard Davies46.98 Colin Campbell47.08
880 yards Noel Carroll1:50.02 John Davies1:50.10 John Boulter1:50.24
1 mile John Whetton4:06.01 Walter Wilkinson4:06.26 Kenneth Riley4:06.26
3 miles Scotland Lachie Stewart13:28.4 Colin Robinson13:29.6 Scotland Ian Stewart13:29.8
6 miles Tim Johnston27:22.17 NR Mike Tagg27:26.25 Scotland Jim Alder27:28.50
10 miles Ron Hill47:02.2 WR Kenneth Lee49:09.4 Richard Hayman49:31.6
marathon Tim Johnston2:15:26 Bill Adcocks2:15:41 Scotland Jim Alder2:16:37
steeplechase Gareth Bryan-Jones8:36.2 John Jackson8:37.8 Maurice Herriott8:39.2
120y hurdles Alan Pascoe14.1 Mike Parker14.2 Stuart Storey14.2
440y hurdles David Hemery50.19 NR John Sherwood50.82 John Cooper51.32
2 miles walk Arthur Jones13:35.6 Bob Hughes13:41.4 Arthur Thomson13:47.8
7 miles walk Paul Nihill51:10.4 Shaun Lightman51:45.0 Arthur Thomson51:45.2
high jump United States Dan Mendenhall2.083 United States Ed Hanks2.057 Italy Marco Schivo2.032
pole vault Italy Renato Dionisi5.03 Mike Bull4.87 Italy Aldo Righi4.72
long jump Wales Lynn Davies7.94 Japan Hiroomi Yamada7.64 Peter Reed7.50
triple jump Romania Șerban Ciochină16.03 Fred Alsop15.87 Graham Hamlyn15.82
shot put Jeff Teale17.74 Scotland Mike Lindsay17.22 Martyn Lucking16.72
discus throw Bill Tancred53.06 Arthur McKenzie51.36 John Watts50.96
hammer throw Hungary Lázár Lovász66.20 Japan Takeo Sugawara66.10 Japan Yoshihisa Ishida62.14
javelin throw Dave Travis72.16 Tony Edwards71.66 John McSorley67.04
decathlon Peter Gabbett7247 Dave Travis6944 Scotland Norman Foster6790
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