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1967 AAA Championships

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1967 AAA Championships
Dates14–15 July 1967
Host cityLondon, England
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1966
1968


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 Kelly9.91 Wales Ron Jones9.92 Greece Haris Aivaliotis9.95
220 yards Scotland Menzies Campbell21.40 Mick Hauck21.58 Dick Steane21.75
440 yards Tim Graham46.62 Wales Howard Davies47.28 Colin Campbell47.42
880 yards John Boulter1:47.34 NR Republic of Ireland Noel Carroll1:47.63 United States Keith Colburn1:47.94
1 mile Andy Green4:00.61 John Whetton4:00.74 Alan Simpson4:01.06
3 miles Australia Ron Clarke12:59.62 Hungary Lajos Mecser13:03.39 Scotland Ian McCafferty13:09.92
6 miles East Germany Jürgen Haase27:33.14 Hungary Lajos Mecser27:35.86 Scotland Lachie Stewart27:39.20
10 miles Ron Hill47:38.6 Scotland Fergus Murray47:45.2 Mke Turner47:51.4
marathon Scotland Jim Alder2:16:08 Scotland Alastair Wood2:16:21 Scotland Don Macgregor2:17:19
steeplechase Maurice Herriott8:33.8 Ernie Pomfret8:37.0 Gerry Stevens8:40.2
120y hurdles Italy Eddy Ottoz14.0 Alan Pascoe14.3 Andy Todd14.3
440y hurdles John Sherwood50.94 NR Andy Todd52.02 Peter Warden52.06
2 miles walk Ron Wallwork13:44.8 Arthur Jones13:51.0 Bob Hughes13:54.2
7 miles walk Malcolm Tolley52:32.4 John Webb52:49.2 Bob Hughes53:01.8
high jump South Africa Eldridge Lansdell2.007 Greece Ioannis Koussoulas1.981 Gordon Miller1.981
pole vault Mike Bull4.57 Denmark Steen Smidt-Jensen4.49 Scotland Dave Stevenson4.34
long jump Wales Lynn Davies7.94 East Germany Max Klauss7.69 France Jack Pani7.68
triple jump Fred Alsop15.67 Derek Boosey15.32 Greece Michail Karagiannis15.15
shot put South Africa Dawid Booysen17.79 Jeff Teale16.79 Alan Carter16.55
discus throw Bill Tancred51.74 John Watts49.12 Scotland Mike Lindsay48.72
hammer throw United States Ed Burke67.60 Howard Payne60.00 Peter Seddon58.22
javelin throw Barry Sanderson73.44 Dave Travis71.74 Dick Perkins70.92
decathlon Peter Gabbett6533 Stuart Scott6321 Switzerland Rudolf Born6284

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.