The 1960 AAA Championships was the 1960 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 15 to 16 July 1960 at White City Stadium in London, England.
Summary The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon and the decathlon events were held in Welwyn Garden City.
Results
EventGoldSilverBronze100 yards Peter Radford 9.62 NR David Jones 9.70 Nick Whitehead 9.80220 yards David Jones 21.31 David Segal 21.55 Mike Hildrey 21.67440 yards Milkha Singh 46.56 Robbie Brightwell 47.05 Malcolm Yardley 47.36880 yards Tom Farrell 1:49.40 John Wenk 1:49.56 Brian Hewson 1:49.561 mile László Tábori 4:01.02 Mike Wiggs 4:01.24 Michel Jazy 4:01.283 miles Frank Salvat 13:32.94 Bruce Tulloh 13:37.42 Laurie Reed 13:38.846 miles Gordon Pirie 28:09.6 Martin Hyman 28:10.2 John Merriman 28:10.810 miles Basil Heatley 48:18.4 NR Alastair Wood 49:24.6 Laurence Sykes 50:40.2marathon Brian Kilby 2:22:45 John Tarrant 2:25:17 Sam Hardicker 2:26:23steeplechase Eric Shirley 8:51.0 Dave Chapman 8:52.8 Michael Palmer 8:53.2120y hurdles Ghulam Raziq 14.6 Mike Parker 14.8 Bob Birrell 14.9220y hurdles Chris Surety 24.9 Ken Wilmshurst 26.1 Paul Vine 26.1440y hurdles Max Boyes 52.27 John Metcalf 52.42 Tom Bryan 52.912 miles walk Stan Vickers 13:02.4 NR Ken Matthews 13:09.6 Dieter Lindner 13:44.47 miles walk Ken Matthews 49:42.6 Siegfried Lefanczik 51:01.2 Max Weber 51:01.5high jump Robert Kotei 2.083 Gordon Miller 2.051 NR Crawford Fairbrother 1.956pole vault Rex Porter 4.11 Ian Ward 4.11 James McManus 4.11long jump Fred Alsop 7.19 Brian Woolley 7.15 John Lissaman 7.10triple jump Fred Alsop 15.44 Mohinder Singh 15.06 Ken Wilmshurst 14.83shot put Arthur Rowe 18.04 Mike Lindsay 17.45 Martyn Lucking 17.04discus throw Mike Lindsay 52.62 Roy Hollingsworth 50.31 Eric Cleaver 47.27hammer throw Mike Ellis 64.19 Muhammad Iqbal 60.14 Howard Payne 58.43javelin throw Muhammad Nawaz 76.39 Roger Lane 74.32 Colin Smith71.20decathlon Colin Andrews 6176 NR Seamus McKinney 5732 George McLachlan 5588
See also 1960 WAAA Championships
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