The 1962 AAA Championships was the 1962 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 13 to 14 July 1962 at White City Stadium in London, England.[1][2]
| 1962 AAA Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13–14 July 1962 |
| Host city | London, England |
| Venue | White City Stadium |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
← 1961 1963 → | |
Summary
editThe Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Welwyn Garden City and the decathlon event was held in Loughborough. The 220 yards hurdles was held for the last time.
Results
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | Seraphino Antao KEN | 9.8 | Peter Radford | 9.9 | Berwyn Jones | 9.9 |
| 220 yards | Seraphino Antao KEN | 21.1 | David Jones | 21.4 | Len Carter | 21.8 |
| 440 yards | Robbie Brightwell | 45.9 ER | Brian Davis RSA | 46.5 | Kenneth Wilcock | 47.2 |
| 880 yards | Cary Weisiger USA | 1:50.1 | Sid Purkis | 1:50.3 | Tony Harris | 1:50.4 |
| 1 mile | Stan Taylor | 4:04.8 | Brian Hall | 4:05.0 | Ken Smith | 4:05.2 |
| 3 miles | Bruce Tulloh | 13:16.0 | Bruce Kidd CAN | 13:17.0 | Derek Ibbotson | 13:23.4 |
| 6 miles | Roy Fowler | 27:49.8 NR | Mike Bullivant | 27:49.8 =NR | Martin Hyman | 27:52.0 |
| 10 miles | Leonard "Buddy" Edelen USA | 48:31.8 | Mel Batty | 48:38.0 | Gerry North | 48:38.2 |
| marathon | Brian Kilby | 2:26:15 | Alastair Wood | 2:26:35 | Mel Batty | 2:28:10 |
| steeplechase | Maurice Herriott | 8:43.8 | David Chapman | 8:46.4 | Ernie Pomfret | 8:54.0 |
| 120y hurdles | Blaine Lindgren USA | 14.2 | Laurie Taitt | 14.3 | Alfred Belleh NGR | 14.7 |
| 220y hurdles | Blaine Lindgren USA | 23.9 | Russ Rogers USA | 24.5 | Raymond Barnes | 25.1 |
| 440y hurdles | Russ Rogers USA | 51.0 | Jussi Rintamäki FIN | 51.1 | Neil MacDonald RSA | 51.9 |
| 2 miles walk | Ken Matthews | 13:59.0 | Colin Williams | 14:26.2 | John Northcott | 14:32.0 |
| 7 miles walk | Colin Williams | 52:15.0 | Arthur Thomson | 52:47.2 | Ray Middleton | 53:50.4 |
| high jump | Kuniyoshi Sugioka JPN | 2.096 | Colin Ridgway AUS | 2.032 | Crawford Fairbrother | 2.007 |
| pole vault | Pentti Nikula FIN | 4.65 | Dave Tork USA | 4.57 | Trevor Burton | 4.21 |
| long jump | Jorma Valkama FIN | 7.65 | John Howell | 7.54 | akayuki Okazaki JPN | 7.52 |
| triple jump | Tomio Ota JPN | 15.66 | Koji Sakurai JPN | 15.65 | Mike Ralph | 15.56 |
| shot put | Jay Silvester USA | 18.18 | Martyn Lucking | 17.55 | Hannes Botha RSA | 17.28 |
| discus throw | Jay Silvester USA | 60.85 | Elfranco Malan RSA | 56.71 | Carol Lindroos FIN | 55.73 |
| hammer throw | Noboru Okamoto JPN | 62.19 | Howard Payne | 61.24 | Peter Allday | 57.57 |
| javelin throw | John McSorley | 79.25 NR | Clive Loveland | 71.97 | John Kitching | 69.74 |
| decathlon | Zlatko Sumich AUS | 6237 | George McLachlan | 6184 NR | John Montgomery AUS | 5792 |
References
edit- ^ "Brightwell runs race of his life in super 440". Star Green 'un. 14 July 1962. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Tulloch the Triumphant". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 15 July 1962. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 17 July 2024.