The 1955 AAA Championships was the 1955 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 15 to 16 July 1955 at White City Stadium in London, England.
Summary The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Reading and the decathlon event was held in Loughborough.
Results
EventGoldSilverBronze100 yards Roy Sandstrom 10.0 Ion Wiesenmayer 10.1 Alan Thomas 10.1220 yards George Ellis 22.0 Roy Sandstrom 22.0 Willie Henderson 22.1440 yards Peter Fryer 47.7 Mike Wheeler 47.7 Peter Higgins 48.5880 yards Derek Johnson 1:51.4 Ron Henderson 1:51.4 Jack Douglas 1:51.91 mile Brian Hewson 4:05.4 Ken Wood 4:06.2 Brian Jackson 4:08.63 miles Chris Chataway 13:33.6 Derek Ibbotson 13:37.0 Tony Barrett 13:46.66 miles Ken Norris 29:00.6 Frank Sando 29:31.0 Jack Heywood 29:31.8marathon Bill McMinnis 2:39:35.0 Geoff Iden 2:50:06.6 Jackie Mekler 2:50:49steeplechase John Disley 8:56.6 Chris Brasher 8:59.4 Eric Shirley 9:03.4120y hurdles Jack Parker 14.6 Ion Opris 14.6 Peter Hildreth 14.7220y hurdles Paul Vine 23.7 NR Bob Shaw 23.8 Dennis Merrett 24.7440y hurdles Bob Shaw 52.2 Ilie Savel 52.6 Tom Farrell 53.02 miles walk George Coleman 14:01.0 Alf Poole 14:15.8 George Williams 14:47.07 miles walk Roland Hardy 53:04.6 George Coleman 53:32.2 Alf Poole 54:26.2high jump William Piper 1.905 Oladipo Okuwobi 1.905 Charles Van Dyck 1.854pole vault Geoff Elliott 4.11 Hermund Hogheim 3.96 Geoffrey Schmidt 3.81long jump Karim Olowu 7.36 Roy Cruttenden 6.93 David Brigden 6.87triple jump Ken Wilmshurst 15.17 Paul Engo 14.97 David Field 14.39shot put Barclay Palmer 15.11 Mark Pharaoh 14.50 William Robbins 13.64discus throw Mark Pharaoh47.72 Gerry Carr 44.50 Erling Helle 42.82hammer throw Ewan Douglas 56.52 Constantin Dumitru 54.90 Peter Allday 54.26javelin throw Dumitru Zamfir 67.90 Dennis Tucker 64.18 Peter Cullen 62.56decathlon Malcolm Dodds 4690 Deric Bareford 4516 Keith Parker 4375
See also 1955 WAAA Championships
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