1954 AAA Championships explained

1954 AAA Championships
Host City:	London, England
Dates:	9–10 July 1954
Stadium:	White City Stadium
Level:	Senior
Type:	Outdoor
Previous:	1953
Next:	1955
Games:	AAA Championships

The 1954 AAA Championships was the 1954 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 9 to 10 July 1954 at White City Stadium in London, England.^{[1] [2]}

Summary

The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held from Windsor to Chiswick and the decathlon event was held in Uxbridge. The steeplechase was run as the 3,000 metres steeplechase for the first time instead of the 2 miles steeplechase.

Results

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width=100	Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 yards	George Ellis	9.9	Karim Olowu NGR	9.9	Kenneth Box	9.9
220 yards	Brian Shenton	21.5	George Ellis	21.5	Clay Gibbs TRI	21.6
440 yards	Peter Fryer	48.4	Derek Johnson	48.6	Peter Higgins	48.7
880 yards	Brian Hewson	1:52.2	Ron Henderson	1:52.2	Bill Aylett	1:53.4
1 mile	Roger Bannister	4:07.6	Ian Boyd	4:10.4	David Law	4:10.6
3 miles	Freddie Green	13:32.2 WR	Chris Chataway	13:32.2 =WR	Nyandika Maiyoro KEN	13:54.8
6 miles	Peter Driver	28:34.8	Frank Sando	28:38.2	Ken Norris	28:46.0
marathon	Jim Peters	2:17:39.4 WR	Stan Cox	2:23:08	Eric L. Smith	2:27:04
steeplechase	Ken Johnson	9:00.8	Laszlo Jeszenszki HUN	9:00.8	Eric Shirley	9:04.0
120y hurdles	Jack Parker	14.7	Peter Hildreth	14.7	Eamonn Kinsella IRL	14.8
220y hurdles	Peter Hildreth	24.6	Michael Jenkins	25.1	Donal O'Sullivan	25.5
440y hurdles	Harry Kane	53.4	Bob Shaw	53.4	David Gracie	53.7
2 miles walk	George Coleman	13:52.6	Bob Richards	14:06.6	Terry Whitlock	14:17.6
7 miles walk	George Coleman	51:22.8	Bryan Hawkins	52:26.4	Bob Goodall	54:18.4
high jump	Brendan O'Reilly IRL	1.956	Patrick Etolu UGA	1.930	Jonathan Lenemuria KEN	1.905
pole vault	Tamás Homonnay HUN	4.26	Geoff Elliott	4.11	Geoffrey Schmidt	3.81
long jump	Odon Foldessy HUN	7.48	Roy Cruttenden	7.22	Karim Olowu NGR	7.17
triple jump	Ken Wilmshurst	14.87	Paul Engo NGR	14.83	Peter Esiri NGR	14.65
shot put	John Savidge	15.54	Mark Pharaoh	14.27	Robert Wilkins	13.89
discus throw	Ferenc Klics HUN	51.34	Mark Pharaoh	47.76	John Savidge	46.16
hammer throw	Jozsef Csermak HUN	59.42	Alex Valentine	53.92	Don Anthony	52.58
javelin throw	Maurice Morrell	60.60	Raymond Davies	60.30	Maboria Kirogu KEN	60.10
decathlon	Maurice Morrell	60.60	Raymond Davies	60.30	Maboria Kirogu KEN	60.10

Notes and References

1. News: Pirie resting . Lancashire Evening Post . 10 July 1953 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 15 July 2024.
2. News: 2 Britons hold new record . Sunday Sun (Newcastle) . 11 July 1954 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 15 July 2024.
3. Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 16 July 2024.