1955 AAA Championships

{{Infobox Athletics Championships

|Name = 1955 AAA Championships

|Host city = London, England

|Dates = 15–16 July 1955

|Stadium = White City Stadium

|Level = Senior

|Type = Outdoor

|Events =

|Previous = 1954

|Next = 1956

|Games = AAA Championships

}}

The 1955 AAA Championships was the 1955 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 15 to 16 July 1955 at White City Stadium in London, England.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000681/19550716/137/0008 |title=Norrie strides on alone as Pirie flops |work=Daily Herald |date=16 July 1955 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=17 July 2024}}{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001723/19550717/012/0012 |title=John Disley in record AAA run |work=Sunday Sun (Newcastle) |date=17 July 1955 |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 Reading and the decathlon event was held in Loughborough.

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}}

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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
100 yards \| Roy Sandstrom	10.0 \| {{flagicon\|ROM}} Ion Wiesenmayer	10.1 \| Alan Thomas	10.1
220 yards \| George Ellis	22.0 \| Roy Sandstrom	22.0 \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} Willie Henderson	22.1
440 yards \| Peter Fryer	47.7 \| Mike Wheeler	47.7 \| Peter Higgins	48.5
880 yards \| Derek Johnson	1:51.4 \| Ron Henderson	1:51.4 \| Jack Douglas	1:51.9
1 mile \| Brian Hewson	4:05.4 \| Ken Wood	4:06.2 \| Brian Jackson	4:08.6
3 miles \| Chris Chataway	13:33.6 \| Derek Ibbotson	13:37.0 \| Tony Barrett	13:46.6
6 miles \| Ken Norris	29:00.6 \| Frank Sando	29:31.0 \| Jack Heywood	29:31.8
marathon \| Bill McMinnis	2:39:35.0 \| Geoff Iden	2:50:06.6 \| {{flagicon\|SAF\|1928}} Jackie Mekler	2:50:49
steeplechase \| {{flagicon\|WAL}} John Disley	8:56.6 \| Chris Brasher	8:59.4 \| Eric Shirley	9:03.4
120y hurdles \| Jack Parker	14.6 \| {{flagicon\|ROM}} Ion Opris	14.6 \| Peter Hildreth	14.7
220y hurdles \| Paul Vine	23.7 NR \| {{flagicon\|WAL\|1807}} Bob Shaw	23.8 \| Dennis Merrett	24.7
440y hurdles \| {{flagicon\|WAL\|1807}} Bob Shaw	52.2 \| {{flagicon\|ROM}} Ilie Savel	52.6 \| Tom Farrell	53.0
2 miles walk \| George Coleman	14:01.0 \| Alf Poole	14:15.8 \| George Williams	14:47.0
7 miles walk \| Roland Hardy	53:04.6 \| George Coleman	53:32.2 \| Alf Poole	54:26.2
high jump \| {{flagicon\|SCO}} William Piper	1.905 \| 25px Oladipo Okuwobi	1.905 \| {{flagicon\|GHA}} Charles Van Dyck	1.854
pole vault \| Geoff Elliott	4.11 \| {{flagicon\|NOR}} Hermund Hogheim	3.96 \| Geoffrey Schmidt	3.81
long jump \| 25px Karim Olowu	7.36 \| Roy Cruttenden	6.93 \| David Brigden	6.87
triple jump \| Ken Wilmshurst	15.17 \| 25px Paul Engo	14.97 \| David Field	14.39
shot put \| Barclay Palmer	15.11 \| Mark Pharaoh	14.50 \| William Robbins	13.64
discus throw \| Mark Pharaoh	47.72 \| Gerry Carr	44.50 \| {{flagicon\|NOR}} Erling Helle	42.82
hammer throw \| {{flagicon\|SCO}} Ewan Douglas	56.52 \| {{flagicon\|ROM}} Constantin Dumitru	54.90 \| Peter Allday	54.26
javelin throw \| {{flagicon\|ROM}} Dumitru Zamfir	67.90 \| Dennis Tucker	64.18 \| Peter Cullen	62.56
decathlon \| Malcolm Dodds	4690 \| Deric Bareford	4516 \| Keith Parker	4375

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!colspan="2" width="280" style="background:gold;|Gold

!colspan="2" width="280" style="background:silver;|Silver

!colspan="2" width="280" style="background:#CD7F32;|Bronze

100 yards

| Roy Sandstrom

10.0

| {{flagicon|ROM}} Ion Wiesenmayer

10.1

| Alan Thomas

10.1