Outdoor track and field competition
International athletics championship event
1966 AAA Championships |
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Dates | 8–9 July 1966 |
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Host city | London, England |
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Venue | White City Stadium |
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Level | Senior |
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Type | Outdoor |
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The 1966 AAA Championships was the 1966 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 8 to 9 July 1966 at White City Stadium in London, England.[1][2]
Summary
The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held from Windsor to Chiswick and the decathlon event was held in Welwyn Garden City.
Results
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Event
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Gold
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Silver
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Bronze
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100 yards
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Paul Nash RSA |
9.62
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Wieslaw Maniak POL |
9.70
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Barrie Kelly |
9.74
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220 yards
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Paul Nash RSA |
21.18
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Menzies Campbell |
21.60
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David Dear |
21.66
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440 yards
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Wendell Mottley TRI |
45.93
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Tim Graham |
47.07
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John Adey |
47.40
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880 yards
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Noel Carroll IRL |
1:47.98
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Chris Carter |
1:48.37
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John Boulter |
1:48.40
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1 mile
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John Camien USA |
4:01.16
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Walter Wilkinson |
4:01.48
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Alan Simpson |
4:01.54
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3 miles
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Ron Clarke AUS |
12:58.20
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Henk Altmann RSA |
13:15.83
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Dick Taylor |
13:17.53
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6 miles
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Mohamed Gammoudi TUN |
27:23.38
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Bruce Tulloh |
27:23.78 NR
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Lajos Mecser HUN |
27:23.82
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10 miles
|
Ron Hill |
50:04.0
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Cyril Leigh |
50:51.6
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James Frost |
51:27.8
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marathon
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Graham Taylor |
2:19:04
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Jim Hogan |
2:19:2
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Ron Hill |
2:20:55
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steeplechase
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Maurice Herriott |
8:37.0
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Ernie Pomfret |
8:39.0
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Lachie Stewart |
8:44.8
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120y hurdles
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Laurie Taitt |
14.3
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Rodney Morrod |
14.3
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Mike Parker |
14.3
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440y hurdles
|
John Sherwood |
51.10 =NR
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Peter Warden |
51.50
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Geoff Vanderstock USA |
51.52
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2 miles walk
|
Ron Wallwork |
13:35.0
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Malcolm Tolley |
13:46.4
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John Webb |
13:54.6
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7 miles walk
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Paul Nihill |
50:52.0
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Ron Wallwork |
51:02.0
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Roy Hart |
51:58.0
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high jump
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Joseph Kadiri NGR |
1.981
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Gordon Miller |
1.956
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Crawford Fairbrother |
1.956
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pole vault
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Mike Bull |
4.57
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Neal Willson |
4.34
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Martin Higdon |
4.34
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long jump
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Lynn Davies |
8.06
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Rainer Stenius FIN |
7.91
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Hamish Robertson |
7.23
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triple jump
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Józef Schmidt POL |
15.99
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Fred Alsop |
15.30
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Pertti Pousi FIN |
15.23
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shot put
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Hannes Botha RSA |
17.14
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Mike Lindsay |
16.62
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Jeff Teale |
16.56
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discus throw
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Bill Tancred |
51.76
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Barry King |
50.12
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Mike Lindsay |
49.58
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hammer throw
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Gyula Zsivotsky HUN |
66.04
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Howard Payne |
61.58
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John Lawlor IRL |
60.98
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javelin throw
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Jorma Kinnunen FIN |
83.22
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John FitzSimons |
77.14
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David Travis |
70.04
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decathlon
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Derek Clarke |
7001
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David Gaskin |
6866
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Norman Foster |
6592
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References