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Outdoor track and field competition

International athletics championship event

1947 AAA Championships
Dates	18–19 July 1947
Host city	London, England
Venue	White City Stadium
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor
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The 1947 AAA Championships was the 1947 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 18 to 19 July 1947 at White City Stadium in London, England.

Summary

The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon and decathlon events were held in Loughborough during August.

Results

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 yards	McDonald Bailey GBR/TRI	9.7	John Wilkinson	10.0	Jack Gregory	10.0
220 yards	McDonald Bailey GBR/TRI	21.7	John Fairgrieve	5 yd	Reg Toone	3 yd
440 yards	Jim Reardon IRL	48.3	Peter Wallis RSA	6 yds	Oskar Hardmeier SUI	1 yd
880 yards	Tom White	1:53.8	Frits de Ruyter NED	1:53.9	John Parlett	1:54.0
1 mile	Sandor Garay HUN	4:10.6	Wim Slijkhuis NED	4:12.2	Bill Nankeville	4:18.8
3 miles	Jef Lataster NED	14:20.0	Alec Olney	14:23.2	George Lucas	14:30
6 miles	Anthony Chivers	30:31.4	Jim Peters	30:49.0	Charlie Smart	30:51.0
10 miles	Jim Peters	53:21.0	Reginald Draper	53:58.0	Richard Towndrow	55:46.0
marathon	Jack Holden	2:33:20.2	Tom Richards	2:36:07	Donald Robertson	2:37:45.6
steeplechase	Laszlo Hires HUN	10:39.3	Robert Everaert BEL	30 yd	Albert Robertson	30 yd
120y hurdles	Pol Braekman BEL	14.9	Donald Finlay	inches	Jan Zwaan NED	1 yd
440y hurdles	Harry Whittle	55.0	Werner Christen SUI	4 yd	Ronald Ede	8 yds
2 miles walk	Lars Hindmar SWE	13:54.4	Harry Churcher	13:56.0	Giuseppe Kressevich ITA	14:09.6
7 miles walk	Harry Churcher	52:48.4	Mario Di Salvo ITA	53:13.8	Giuseppe Kressevich ITA	54:17.6
high jump	Adegboyega Adedoyin NGR	1.930	Ron Pavitt	1.905	D.V. Nicholson	1.854
pole vault	Zoltan Zsitvay HUN	3.81	Cor Lamoree NED	3.81	Hans Moesgaard-Kjeldsen DEN	3.58
long jump	Harry Whittle	7.25	Adegboyega Adedoyin NGR	7.22	Harry Askew	7.21
triple jump	Denis Watts	14.25	Anthony Lethbridge AUS	14.01	Robert Hawkey	13.57
shot put	David Guiney IRL	14.48	Aad de Bruyn NED	13.49	Harold Moody	13.31
discus throw	Jan Brasser NED	43.76	James Nesbitt	42.58	Jack Brewer	42.38
hammer throw	Imre Nemeth HUN	53.34	Jerzy Kordas POL	51.98	Duncan Clark	49.61
javelin throw	Jan Stendzenieks LAT	64.20	Nico Lutkeveld NED	58.26	Hans Moesgaard-Kjeldsen DEN	56.04
decathlon	Hans Moesgaard-Kjeldsen DEN	5965	Harry Whittle	5650 NR	Norman Dear	4962
Tug of war (catchweight)	Wimpey London Airport A		Wimpey London Airport B
Tug of war (100st)	Wimpey London Airport A		Fords

References

"Great run follows air-taxi dash". Daily News (London). 19 July 1947. Retrieved 15 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
"Army man steals limelight and 2 titles". Daily News (London). 21 July 1947. Retrieved 15 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
"AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 15 July 2024.

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