The 1959 AAA Championships was the 1959 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association of England (AAA). It was held from 10 to 11 July 1959 at White City Stadium in London, England.
Summary The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Watford and the decathlon event was held in Wolverhampton.
Results
EventGoldSilverBronze100 yards Peter Radford 9.7w Jimmy Omagbemi 9.7w Ron Jones 9.9w220 yards David Jones 21.7 David Segal 21.7 Peter Radford 21.9440 yards John Wrighton 47.5 Malcolm Yardley 47.8 Peter Higgins 48.4880 yards Brian Hewson 1:52.0 Mike Rawson 1:52.3 Derek Johnson 1:52.51 mile Ken Wood 4:08.1 John Anderson 4:08.5 Brian Kent-Smith 4:08.63 miles Bruce Tulloh 13:31.2 Kevin Gilligan 13:36.4 Stan Eldon 13:38.66 miles Stan Eldon 28:12.4 John Merriman 28:15.8 Mike Bullivant 28:25.010 miles Frederick Norris 48:32.4 NR Basil Heatley 48:58.4 Ivor Edmonds 51:51.0marathon Christopher Fleming-Smith 2:30:11.6 Colin Kemball 2:33:50 Len Jones 2:36:13steeplechase Maurice Herriott 8:52.8 David Stearns 8:55.6 Eddie Ellis 8:58.4120y hurdles Vic Matthews 14.5w Ghulam Raziq 14.5w Laurie Taitt 14.5w220y hurdles John Metcalf 23.8 Fred Alsop 23.9 Ken Wilmshurst 24.2440y hurdles Chris Goudge 52.7 John Metcalf 53.2 Tom Bryan 53.22 miles walk Ken Matthews 13:19.4 Stan Vickers 13:47.1 George Williams 14:00.47 miles walk Ken Matthews 50:28.8 Stan Vickers 51:08.6 Eric Hall 53:04.2high jump Crawford Fairbrother 2.007 Gordon Miller 1.981 Robert Kotei 1.956pole vault Allah Ditta 4.11 Hermund Hogheim Paul CoppejansRex Porter 3.96 n/along jump David Whyte 7.24 David Brigden 7.03 John Whall 7.00triple jump John Whall 15.00 Mike Ralph 14.75 David Field 14.46shot put Arthur Rowe 17.95 Mike Lindsay 17.26 Martyn Lucking 16.58discus throw Mike Lindsay 53.53 Eric Cleaver 51.02 Otto Feldmanis 46.47hammer throw Mike Ellis 61.28 Muhammad Iqbal 58.82 Howard Payne 55.48javelin throw Colin Smith 69.90 Peter Cullen 68.94 Jalal Khan 66.92decathlon Colin Andrews 5517 Hywel Williams 5486 Seamus McKinney 5185
See also 1959 WAAA Championships
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