# 1969 AAA Championships > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1969_AAA_Championships > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1969_AAA_Championships.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969_AAA_Championships > Source revision: 1309677548 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Outdoor track and field competition}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Use British English|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox Athletics Championships |Name = 1969 AAA Championships |Host city = London, England |Dates = 1–2 August 1969 |Stadium = [White City Stadium](/source/White_City_Stadium) |Level = Senior |Type = Outdoor |Events = |Previous = [1968](/source/1968_AAA_Championships) |Next = [1970](/source/1970_AAA_Championships) |Games = [AAA Championships](/source/AAA_Championships) }} The '''1969 [AAA Championships](/source/AAA_Championships)''' was the 1969 edition of the annual outdoor [track and field](/source/track_and_field) competition organised by the [Amateur Athletic Association](/source/Amateur_Athletic_Association) (AAA). It was held from 1 to 2 August 1969 at [White City Stadium](/source/White_City_Stadium) in London, England.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000324/19690802/016/0016 |title=Shock victory by Irish middle-distance man |work=Hull Daily Mail |date=2 August 1969 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=17 July 2024}}{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001723/19690803/013/0013 |title=Yorkshire hat-trick in AAA championships |work=Sunday Sun (Newcastle) |date=3 August 1969 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=17 July 2024}} == 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](/source/Metric_system) for the first time. Previously the [UK measurements](/source/Metrication_in_the_United_Kingdom) used [Imperial units](/source/Imperial_units). thumb|right|150px|Ron Hill won both the 10 miles and marathon titles during 1969 thumb|right|150px|Kenneth Lundmark == Results == {{cite web|url=https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=17 July 2024}}{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000729/19690803/157/0015 |title=White City results |work=The People |date=3 August 1969 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=11 May 2025}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" |- !width=100|Event !colspan="2" width="280" style="background:gold;|Gold !colspan="2" width="280" style="background:silver;|Silver !colspan="2" width="280" style="background:#CD7F32;|Bronze |- |[100m](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_100_metres) |{{flagicon|WAL}} [Ron Jones](/source/Ron_Jones_(sprinter)) ||10.7 | {{flagicon|SCO}} [Don Halliday](/source/Don_Halliday)|| 10.7 | [Ian Green](/source/Ian_Green) ||10.7 |- |[200m](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_200_metres) | [David Dear](/source/David_Dear) ||21.38 | [Malcolm Yardley](/source/Malcolm_Yardley) || 21.51 | [Eric Pape](/source/Eric_Pape_(sprinter)) ||21.52 |- |[400m](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_400_metres) | [Gwynne Griffiths](/source/Gwynne_Griffiths) || 46.77 | [John Robertson](/source/John_Robertson_(runner)) ||46.82 | [Martin Winbolt Lewis](/source/Martin_Winbolt_Lewis) ||47.20 |- |[800m](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_800_metres) | [Dave Cropper](/source/Dave_Cropper) ||1:48.96 | {{flagicon|IRL}} [Noel Carroll](/source/Noel_Carroll_(athlete)) ||1:49.53 | [Peter Browne](/source/Peter_Browne_(athlete))|| 1:49.70 |- |[1,500m](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_1500_metres) | {{flagicon|IRL}} [Frank Murphy](/source/Frank_Murphy_(runner)) ||3:40.90 | [John Whetton](/source/John_Whetton) ||3:41.84 | [Walter Wilkinson](/source/Walter_Wilkinson_(athlete)) ||3:43.16 |- |[5,000m](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_5000_metres) | [Ian Stewart](/source/Ian_Stewart_(athlete)) || 13:39.66 | [Alan Blinston](/source/Alan_Blinston) ||13:42.58 | [Ricky Wilde](/source/Ricky_Wilde_(athlete)) ||13:45.34 |- |[10,000m](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_10%2C000_metres) | [Dick Taylor](/source/Dick_Taylor_(runner)) ||28:27.50 | [Mike Tagg](/source/Mike_Tagg) ||28:36.4 | [Ron Hill](/source/Ron_Hill) ||28:38.98 |- |[10 miles](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_10_miles) | [Ron Hill](/source/Ron_Hill) ||47:27.0 | [Ron Grove](/source/Ron_Grove_(runner)) ||47:28.2 | [John Caine](/source/John_Caine_(athlete)) ||48:50.0 |- |[marathon](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_marathon) | [Ron Hill](/source/Ron_Hill) || 2:13:42 | {{flagicon|AUS}} [Derek Clayton](/source/Derek_Clayton) || 2:15:40 | {{flagicon|SCO}} [Jim Alder](/source/Jim_Alder) || 2:18:18 |- |[3000m steeplechase](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_3000_metres_steeplechase) | [John Jackson](/source/John_Jackson_(athlete)) ||8:35.0 | [Gerry Stevens](/source/Gerry_Stevens) ||8:36.2 | [Andy Holden](/source/Andy_Holden_(athlete)) ||8:40.0 |- |[110m hurdles](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_sprint_hurdles) | {{flagicon|SAF|1928}} [Willem Coetzee](/source/Willem_Coetzee) || 14.0 | [Alan Pascoe](/source/Alan_Pascoe) ||14.0 | [Stuart Storey](/source/Stuart_Storey) ||14.5 |- |[400m hurdles](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_400_metres_hurdles) | [John Sherwood](/source/John_Sherwood_(athlete)) || 50.12 | [Andy Todd](/source/Andy_Todd_(hurdler)) || 51.30 | [John Cooper](/source/John_Cooper_(hurdler)) ||51.66 |- |[3,000m walk](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_3000_metres_walk) | [Roger Mills](/source/Roger_Mills_(race_walker)) ||12:57.0 | [Peter Marlow](/source/Peter_Marlow_(athlete)) ||12:58.2 | [Phil Embleton](/source/Phil_Embleton) ||13:11.6 |- |[10,000m walk](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_10%2C000_metres_walk) | [Paul Nihill](/source/Paul_Nihill) ||44:07.0 | [Phil Embleton](/source/Phil_Embleton) || 46:31.0 | {{flagicon|SCO}} [Bill Sutherland](/source/Bill_Sutherland_(race_walker)) ||46:41.0 |- |[high jump](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_high_jump) | {{flagicon|SWE}} [Kenneth Lundmark](/source/Kenneth_Lundmark) || 2.10 | {{flagicon|SCO}} [Crawford Fairbrother](/source/Crawford_Fairbrother)|| 1.96 | [Michael Campbell](/source/Michael_Campbell_(high_jumper)) ||1.96 |- |[pole vault](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_pole_vault) | [Mike Bull](/source/Mike_Bull) ||4.73 | [Martin Higdon](/source/Martin_Higdon) ||4.30 | [Stuart Tufton](/source/Stuart_Tufton) ||4.30 |- |[long jump](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_long_jump) | {{flagicon|WAL}} [Lynn Davies](/source/Lynn_Davies) ||7.62 | [Alan Lerwill](/source/Alan_Lerwill) ||7.53 | [Phil Scott](/source/Phil_Scott_(long_jumper)) ||7.34 |- |[triple jump](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_triple_jump) | [Tony Wadhams](/source/Tony_Wadhams) ||15.66 | [Fred Alsop](/source/Fred_Alsop) ||15.59 | [Derek Boosey](/source/Derek_Boosey) ||15.32 |- |[shot put](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_shot_put) | [Jeff Teale](/source/Jeff_Teale) ||18.32 | [Bill Tancred](/source/Bill_Tancred) ||16.90 | {{flagicon|SCO}} [Mike Lindsay](/source/Mike_Lindsay) ||16.51 |- |[discus throw](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_discus_throw) | [Bill Tancred](/source/Bill_Tancred) ||53.08 | [Pete Tancred](/source/Pete_Tancred) ||52.14 | [Arthur McKenzie](/source/Arthur_McKenzie_(discus_thrower)) ||52.04 |- |[hammer throw](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_hammer_throw) | [Howard Payne](/source/Howard_Payne_(athlete)) ||66.80 | [Bruce Fraser](/source/Bruce_Fraser_(athlete)) ||61.92 | {{flagicon|SCO}} [Laurie Bryce](/source/Laurie_Bryce) ||61.72 |- |[javelin throw](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_javelin_throw) | {{flagicon|POL}} [Władysław Nikiciuk](/source/W%C5%82adys%C5%82aw_Nikiciuk)|| 85.08 | [Dave Travis](/source/Dave_Travis) || 80.0 | [Dick Perkins](/source/Dick_Perkins) ||72.98 |- |[decathlon](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_decathlon%2Fheptathlon) | {{flagicon|SAF|1928}} [Peter de Villiers](/source/Peter_de_Villiers_(decathlete))||6960 | {{flagicon|SCO}} [Stewart McCallum](/source/Stewart_McCallum_(decathlete)) || 6569 | [Stuart Scott](/source/Stuart_Scott_(decathlete)) ||6542 |} == See also == *[1969 WAAA Championships](/source/1969_WAAA_Championships) == References == {{reflist}} {{British championships in athletics}} Category:AAA Championships Athletics Outdoor Category:International sports competitions in London Category:Sport in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Category:August 1969 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:1969 in the sport of athletics --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [1969 AAA Championships](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969_AAA_Championships) by Wikipedia 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