The 1969 AAA Championships was the 1969 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 1 to 2 August 1969 at White City Stadium in London, England.

Summary The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Manchester and the decathlon event was held in Blackburn.

Event distances adopted the Metric system for the first time. Previously the UK measurements used Imperial units.

Results

EventGoldSilverBronze100m Ron Jones 10.7 Don Halliday 10.7 Ian Green 10.7200m David Dear 21.38 Malcolm Yardley 21.51 Eric Pape 21.52400m Gwynne Griffiths 46.77 John Robertson 46.82 Martin Winbolt Lewis 47.20800m Dave Cropper 1:48.96 Noel Carroll 1:49.53 Peter Browne 1:49.701,500m Frank Murphy 3:40.90 John Whetton 3:41.84 Walter Wilkinson 3:43.165,000m Ian Stewart 13:39.66 Alan Blinston 13:42.58 Ricky Wilde 13:45.3410,000m Dick Taylor 28:27.50 Mike Tagg 28:36.4 Ron Hill 28:38.9810 miles Ron Hill 47:27.0 Ron Grove 47:28.2 John Caine 48:50.0marathon Ron Hill 2:13:42 Derek Clayton 2:15:40 Jim Alder 2:18:183000m steeplechase John Jackson 8:35.0 Gerry Stevens 8:36.2 Andy Holden 8:40.0110m hurdles Willem Coetzee 14.0 Alan Pascoe 14.0 Stuart Storey 14.5400m hurdles John Sherwood 50.12 Andy Todd 51.30 John Cooper 51.663,000m walk Roger Mills 12:57.0 Peter Marlow 12:58.2 Phil Embleton 13:11.610,000m walk Paul Nihill 44:07.0 Phil Embleton 46:31.0 Bill Sutherland 46:41.0high jump Kenneth Lundmark 2.10 Crawford Fairbrother 1.96 Michael Campbell 1.96pole vault Mike Bull 4.73 Martin Higdon 4.30 Stuart Tufton 4.30long jump Lynn Davies 7.62 Alan Lerwill 7.53 Phil Scott 7.34triple jump Tony Wadhams 15.66 Fred Alsop 15.59 Derek Boosey 15.32shot put Jeff Teale 18.32 Bill Tancred 16.90 Mike Lindsay 16.51discus throw Bill Tancred 53.08 Pete Tancred 52.14 Arthur McKenzie 52.04hammer throw Howard Payne 66.80 Bruce Fraser 61.92 Laurie Bryce 61.72javelin throw Władysław Nikiciuk 85.08 Dave Travis 80.0 Dick Perkins 72.98decathlon Peter de Villiers6960 Stewart McCallum 6569 Stuart Scott 6542

See also 1969 WAAA Championships

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