The 1961 AAA Championships was the 1961 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 14 to 15 July 1961 at White City Stadium in London, England.

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

Results

EventGoldSilverBronze100 yards Harry Jerome 9.63 Seraphino Antao 9.84 David Jones 9.89220 yards David Jones 21.46 Mike Hildrey 21.53 Abdul Karim Amu 21.69440 yards Adrian Metcalfe 47.49 Barry Jackson 47.89 Ken Wilcock 48.13880 yards George Kerr 1:51.59 Ron Delany 1:51.87 Olavi Salonen 1:51.901 mile Michel Bernard 4:05.82 Ken Wood 4:06.52 Stan Taylor 4:06.663 miles Gordon Pirie 13:31.10 Brian Hill-Cottingham 13:39.91 Mike Bullivant 13:45.446 miles Dave Power 27:57.8 Basil Heatley 28:03.0 Stan Eldon 28:13.410 miles Basil Heatley 47:47.0 WR Job Mayatt 49:58.8 Terence Smith 50:19.0marathon Brian Kilby 2:24:37 Brian Cooke 2:26:03 Ron Franklin 2:28:50steeplechase Maurice Herriott 8:53.6 Michael Palmer 9:00.2 Ben Grubb 9:02.8120y hurdles Nereo Svara 14.4 Bob Birrell 14.5 Jacobus Malan 14.6220y hurdles Salvatore Morale 23.9 Dave Prince 24.3 Danie Burger 24.4440y hurdles Jussi Rintamäki 51.46 Chris Surety 52.30 John Cooper 53.242 miles walk Ken Matthews 13:24.6 Pino Dordoni 13:45.0 Colin Williams 14:12.87 miles walk Ken Matthews 49:43.6 Colin Williams 53:08.4 John Godbeer 53:20.0high jump Crawford Fairbrother 2.060 NR Colin Ridgway 2.007 Patrick Mackenzie 1.981pole vault Risto Ankio 4.42 Rex Porter 3.96 Richard Malcolm 3.96long jump John Oladitan 7.41 John Howell 7.31 Fred Alsop 7.24triple jump Fred Alsop 15.37 Mahoney Samuels 15.02 John Eziashi 14.72shot put Arthur Rowe 18.58 Vilmos Varjú 17.84 Martyn Lucking 17.21discus throw Elfranco Malan 56.03 Cees Koch 55.16 Len Chinnery 50.08hammer throw John Lawlor 61.37 Howard Payne 59.07 Robert Brown 56.33javelin throw Michel Macquet 77.12 Väinö Kuisma 73.81 John Greasley 70.64decathlon Danie Burger 6364 George McLachlan 5777 John Jones 5520

See also 1961 WAAA Championships

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