1967 AAA Championships explained

1967 AAA Championships
Host City:	London, England
Dates:	14–15 July 1967
Stadium:	White City Stadium
Level:	Senior
Type:	Outdoor
Previous:	1966
Next:	1968
Games:	AAA Championships

The 1967 AAA Championships was the 1967 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 14 to 15 July 1967 at White City Stadium in London, England.^{[1] [2]}

Summary

The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Nuneaton and the decathlon event was held in Hurlingham.

Results

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width=100	Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 yards	Barrie Kelly	9.91	Ron Jones	9.92	Haris Aivaliotis	GRE 9.95
220 yards	Menzies Campbell	21.40	Mick Hauck	21.58	Dick Steane	21.75
440 yards	Tim Graham	46.62	Howard Davies	47.28	Colin Campbell	47.42
880 yards	John Boulter	1:47.34 NR	Noel Carroll IRL	1:47.63	Keith Colburn USA	1:47.94
1 mile	Andy Green	4:00.61	John Whetton	4:00.74	Alan Simpson	4:01.06
3 miles	Ron Clarke AUS	12:59.62	Lajos Mecser HUN	13:03.39	Ian McCafferty	13:09.92
6 miles	Jürgen Haase GDR	27:33.14	Lajos Mecser HUN	27:35.86	Lachie Stewart	27:39.20
10 miles	Ron Hill	47:38.6	Fergus Murray	47:45.2	Mike Turner	47:51.4
marathon	Jim Alder	2:16:08	Alastair Wood	2:16:21	Don Macgregor	2:17:19
steeplechase	Maurice Herriott	8:33.8	Ernie Pomfret	8:37.0	Gerry Stevens	8:40.2
120y hurdles	Eddy Ottoz ITA	14.0	Alan Pascoe	14.3	Andy Todd	14.3
440y hurdles	John Sherwood	50.94 NR	Andy Todd	52.02	Peter Warden	52.06
2 miles walk	Ron Wallwork	13:44.8	Arthur Jones	13:51.0	Bob Hughes	13:54.2
7 miles walk	Malcolm Tolley	52:32.4	John Webb	52:49.2	Bob Hughes	53:01.8
high jump	Eldridge Lansdell RSA	2.007	Ioannis Koussoulas GRE	1.981	Gordon Miller	1.981
pole vault	Mike Bull	4.57	Steen Smidt-Jensen DEN	4.49	David Stevenson	4.34
long jump	Lynn Davies	7.94	Max Klauss GDR	7.69	Jack Pani FRA	7.68
triple jump	Fred Alsop	15.67	Derek Boosey	15.32	Michail Karagiannis GRE	15.15
shot put	Dawid Booysen RSA	17.79	Jeff Teale	16.79	Alan Carter	16.55
discus throw	Bill Tancred	51.74	John Watts	49.12	Mike Lindsay	48.72
hammer throw	Ed Burke USA	67.60	Howard Payne	60.00	Peter Seddon	58.22
javelin throw	Barry Sanderson	73.44	David Travis	71.74	Dick Perkins	70.92
decathlon	Peter Gabbett	6533	Stuart Scott	6321	Rudolf Born SUI	6284

Notes and References

1. News: British hopes take a beating as German ace turns on the heat . Daily Mirror . 15 July 1967 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 17 July 2024.
2. News: White City results . Sunday Sun (Newcastle) . 16 July 1967 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 17 July 2024.
3. Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 17 July 2024.