The 1956 AAA Championships was the 1956 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 13 to 14 July 1956 at White City Stadium in London, England.
Summary The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Port Sunlight, Merseyside and the decathlon event was held in Loughborough.
Results
EventGoldSilverBronze100 yards John Young 9.9 Titus Erinle 9.9 Roy Sandstrom 10.0220 yards Brian Shenton 21.8 Ion Wiesenmayer 21.9 Mike Ruddy 22.0440 yards Mike Wheeler 47.7 Peter Higgins48.5 John Salisbury 48.7880 yards Mike Rawson 1:51.3 Mike Farrell 1:52.2 Ron Henderson 1:52.51 mile Ken Wood 4:06.8 Brian Hewson 4:07.4 Ian Boyd 4:09.63 miles Derek Ibbotson 13:32.6 Chris Chataway 13:32.6 Fred Wyatt 13:50.26 miles Ken Norris 28:13.6 NR Frank Sando 28:14.2 Hugh Foord 28:30.6marathon Harry Hicks 2:26:15.0 Stan Cox 2:27:17 Eric L. Smith 2:27:35steeplechase Eric Shirley 8:51.6 John Disley 8:53.4 Chris Brasher 9:02.6120y hurdles Peter Hildreth 14.5 Eamonn Kinsella 14.6 Jack Parker14.6220y hurdles Paul Vine 24.5 David R Kay 24.9 Donal O'Sullivan 25.0440y hurdles Ilie Savel 52.2 Tom Farrell 53.0 John Metcalf 54.62 miles walk Bob Goodall 14:20.8 Gareth Howell 14:25.0 George Williams 14:34.87 miles walk George Coleman 50:19.0 Stan Vickers 52:45.2 Alf Poole 53:11.8high jump Ion Soeter 1.930 Oladipo Okuwobi 1.905 Brendan O'Reilly 1.880pole vault Ian Ward 3.96 Geoff Elliott 3.81 George Broad 3.81long jump Roy Cruttenden 7.25 Ken Box 7.02 Ken Wilmshurst 7.01triple jump Ken Wilmshurst 15.16 Tan Eng Yoon 14.67 Paul Engo 14.36shot put Barclay Palmer 16.51 John Savidge 15.11 Arthur Rowe 14.63discus throw Mark Pharaoh 50.02 Gerry Carr 48.82 Eric Cleaver 45.06hammer throw Peter Allday 57.28 Don Anthony 56.94 Ewan Douglas 55.68javelin throw Peter Cullen 65.28 Clive Loveland 61.98 Raymond Davies 61.30decathlon Gerald Brown 4934 Vic Matthews 4862 Graham Millar 4465
See also 1956 WAAA Championships
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