1967 AAA Championships

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1967 AAA Championships
Dates14–15 July 1967
Host cityLondon, England
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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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

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

Australian Ron Clarke won his third consecutive 3 miles title
Max Klauss

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Barrie Kelly 9.91 Wales Ron Jones 9.92 Greece Haris Aivaliotis 9.95
220 yards Scotland Menzies Campbell 21.40 Mick Hauck 21.58 Dick Steane 21.75
440 yards Tim Graham 46.62 Wales Howard Davies 47.28 Colin Campbell 47.42
880 yards John Boulter 1:47.34 NR Republic of Ireland Noel Carroll 1:47.63 United States Keith Colburn 1:47.94
1 mile Andy Green 4:00.61 John Whetton 4:00.74 Alan Simpson 4:01.06
3 miles Australia Ron Clarke 12:59.62 Hungary Lajos Mecser 13:03.39 Scotland Ian McCafferty 13:09.92
6 miles East Germany Jürgen Haase 27:33.14 Hungary Lajos Mecser 27:35.86 Scotland Lachie Stewart 27:39.20
10 miles Ron Hill 47:38.6 Scotland Fergus Murray 47:45.2 Mke Turner 47:51.4
marathon Scotland Jim Alder 2:16:08 Scotland Alastair Wood 2:16:21 Scotland Don Macgregor 2:17:19
steeplechase Maurice Herriott 8:33.8 Ernie Pomfret 8:37.0 Gerry Stevens 8:40.2
120y hurdles Italy Eddy Ottoz 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 South Africa Eldridge Lansdell 2.007 Greece Ioannis Koussoulas 1.981 Gordon Miller 1.981
pole vault Mike Bull 4.57 Denmark Steen Smidt-Jensen 4.49 Scotland Dave Stevenson 4.34
long jump Wales Lynn Davies 7.94 East Germany Max Klauss 7.69 France Jack Pani 7.68
triple jump Fred Alsop 15.67 Derek Boosey 15.32 Greece Michail Karagiannis 15.15
shot put South Africa Dawid Booysen 17.79 Jeff Teale 16.79 Alan Carter 16.55
discus throw Bill Tancred 51.74 John Watts 49.12 Scotland Mike Lindsay 48.72
hammer throw United States Ed Burke 67.60 Howard Payne 60.00 Peter Seddon 58.22
javelin throw Barry Sanderson 73.44 Dave Travis 71.74 Dick Perkins 70.92
decathlon Peter Gabbett 6533 Stuart Scott 6321 Switzerland Rudolf Born 6284

See also

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References

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