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1953 AAA Championships
The 1953 AAA Championships was the 1953 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 10 to 11 July 1953 at White City Stadium in London, England. Summary The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Cardiff and the decathlon event was held in Uxbridge. Results See also *1953 WAAA Championships References {{British championships in athletics AAA Championships 1953 in sport in London, Athletics Outdoor International sports competitions in London Sport in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham July 1953 sports events in the United Kingdom 1953 in athletics (track and field) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White City Stadium
White City Stadium in London, England, was built for the 1908 Summer Olympics. It hosted the finish of the first modern marathon and swimming, speedway, boxing, show jumping, athletics, stock car racing, concerts and a match at the 1966 FIFA World Cup, 1966 World Cup. From 1927, it was a venue for greyhound racing, hosting the English Greyhound Derby until its closure in 1984. The stadium was demolished in 1985 and the site is now occupied by White City Place. White City was also used for stock car racing in the early seventies when Spedeworth promoted racing on Friday nights usually alternate Fridays to their Walthamstow promotions History Designed by the engineer John Webster, J. J. Webster and completed in 10 months by George Wimpey, on part of the site of the Franco-British Exhibition (1908), Franco-British Exhibition, this stadium with a seating capacity of 68,000 was opened by Edward VII of the United Kingdom, King Edward VII on 27 April 1908 after the first stanchion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Len Smith (runner)
Leonard or Len Smith may refer to: Sports * Len Smith (rugby league) (1911–2000), rugby league footballer of the 1930s for England, and Hunslet * Leonard Smith (American football) (born 1960), American footballer for Buffalo Bills and St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals * Len Smith (footballer, born 1882) (1882–1943), Australian rules footballer for South Melbourne and cricketer *Len Smith (footballer, born 1912) (1912–1967), Australian rules footballer and coach * Len Smith (footballer, born 1913) (1913–1972), Australian rules footballer for North Melbourne *Len Smith (rugby) (1918–2000), rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1930-40s for Australia, New South Wales, Eastern Suburbs and Newtown * Len Smith (swimmer) (1906–1998), New Zealand swimmer * Len Smith (American football) (1896–1944), American football player Others * Leonard A. Smith (1915–2002), American politician *Leonard B. Smith (1915–2006), American pilot * Leonard B. Smith (musician), American corn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Len Eyre
Leonard Eyre (27 November 1925 – November 1986) was an English middle and long-distance runner who won gold and silver medals at the British Empire Games. Biography He was born in Sheffield and was a member of the Harehills Harriers athletics club, Leeds and won multiple titles in the Leeds & District and Yorkshire areas. Eyre finished third behind Bill Nankeville in the 1 mile event at the 1949 AAA Championships. At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland he won the gold medal in the 3 miles/5000 metres event, having not regularly competed at that distance and he finished second to Bill Parnell of Canada in the 1 mile event. Shortly afterwards he finished second at the 1950 AAA Championships, losing out to Nankeville again over the 1 mile distance. He competed in the 1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1500-metre run is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Green (athlete)
Frederick Green (25 July 1926–17 July 2006), was a male athlete who competed for England and 3 miles world record holder. Biography Green finished second behind Gordon Pirie in the 3 miles event at the 1953 AAA Championships. On 10 July 1954 Green defeated Christopher Chataway in the 1954 AAA Championships at White City Stadium and broke the three miles world record held by Gunder Hägg by recording 13 minutes 32.2 sec; Chataway's time was also under the world record. Shortly afterwards, he represented England and won a silver medal in the 3 miles at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the cit ..., Canada. Later that year Green was voted best champion of 1954 and duly retired from athletics to take up coaching. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Pirie
Douglas Alistair Gordon Pirie (10 February 1931 – 7 December 1991) was an English long-distance runner. He competed in the 5000 m and 10,000 m events at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a silver medal in the 5000 m in 1956, placing fourth in 1952. Born in Leeds, Pirie grew up in Coulsdon, Surrey, and ran for the South London Harriers. He died of cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer) in Lymington, Hampshire. Biography Early career In 1955 Pirie won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award. During that year he had beaten Emil Zátopek the triple gold medallist in distance running at the 1952 Olympics. Pirie was an exceptional cross-country runner, winning the English Championship three times. Pirie broke five world records in the course of his career, his annus mirabilis being 1956, when on 19 June in Bergen, Norway, he ran 13:36.8 for 5,000 m, beating Vladimir Kuts (USSR), and knocking 25 seconds from his own personal best. On 22 June in Trondheim, Norway, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of British Champions In 5000 Metres
The British 5,000 metres athletics champions covers four competitions; the current British Athletics Championships which was founded in 2007, the preceding AAA Championships (1880-2006), the Amateur Athletic Club Championships (1866-1879) and finally the UK Athletics Championships which existed from 1977 until 1997 and ran concurrently with the AAA Championships. The distance was originally 4 miles but in 1932 switched to 3 miles. Where an international athlete won the AAA Championships the highest ranking UK athlete is considered the National Champion in this list. Past winners * nc = not contested References {{Reflist 5,000 metres British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture ... British Athletics Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Nankeville
George William Nankeville (24 March 1925 – 8 January 2021) was a British middle distance athlete who won the AAA mile title four times in five years between 1948 and 1952 and ran a best recorded time of 4:08.8 in 1949. He was born in Guildford, Surrey. Biography Nankeville was born on 24 March 1925 to a working-class background and his father was a milkman. Nankeville was a natural runner and early on didn't have any coaching but he still raced before joining an athletics club. In 1944, during World War II, he joined the army having made parachute containers and petrol tanks in Woking for three years prior. He served in Brussels, Belgium, Hamburg, Germany and took part in the liberation of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. Following the war, Nankeville won the first of four AAA Championships mile titles at the 1948 AAA Championships and he later represented Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. He competed in the 1500 metres event and finis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Seaman
Don, don or DON and variants may refer to: Places *Don (river), a river in European Russia *Don River (other), several other rivers with the name *Don, Benin, a town in Benin *Don, Dang, a village and hill station in Dang district, Gujarat, India * Don, Nord, a ''commune'' of the Nord ''département'' in northern France *Don, Tasmania, a small village on the Don River, located just outside Devonport, Tasmania *Don, Trentino, a commune in Trentino, Italy *Don, West Virginia, a community in the United States *Don Republic, a temporary state in 1918–1920 *Don Jail, a jail in Toronto, Canada *DON, Chapman code for County Donegal, Ireland People and characters Role or title *Don (honorific), a Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian title, given as a mark of respect *Don (academia), a fellow or tutor of a college or university in the U.K. and elsewhere *Don, a crime boss, especially in the Mafia People with the name *Don (given name), a short form of the masculine given name Dona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Bannister
Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister (23 March 1929 – 3 March 2018) was an English neurologist and middle-distance athlete who ran the first sub- 4-minute mile. At the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Bannister set a British record in the 1500 metres and finished in fourth place. This achievement strengthened his resolve to become the first athlete to finish the mile run in under four minutes. He accomplished this feat on 6 May 1954 at Iffley Road track in Oxford, with Chris Chataway and Chris Brasher providing the pacing. When the announcer, Norris McWhirter, declared "The time was three...", the cheers of the crowd drowned out Bannister's exact time, which was 3 minutes and 59.4 seconds. He had attained this record with minimal training, while practising as a junior doctor. Bannister's record lasted just 46 days. Bannister went on to become a neurologist and Master of Pembroke College, Oxford, before retiring in 1993. As Master of Pembroke, he was on the governing body of Abingdon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of British Champions In 1500 Metres ...
The British 1,500 metres athletics champions covers four competitions; the current British Athletics Championships which was founded in 2007, the preceding AAA Championships (1880-2006), the Amateur Athletic Club Championships (1866-1879) and finally the UK Athletics Championships which existed from 1977 until 1997 and ran concurrently with the AAA Championships. The AAA Championships were open to international athletes but were not considered the National Champion in this list if they won the relevant Championship. Past winners nc = not contested References {{Reflist 800 metres British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom White (runner)
Charles Thomas White (16 November 1917 – 30 January 1985) was a British middle-distance runner. He competed in the 800 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics. Biography White born in Brigg, North Lincolnshire, lived at 149 Berkeley Street in Scunthorpe. He attended Brigg Grammar School. His father Percy also played sport. White finished second behind Arthur Wint in the 880 yards event at the 1946 AAA Championships and the following month finished fifth in the 800 metres at the 1946 European Athletics Championships. White became the British 880 yards champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1947 AAA Championships. White represented the Great Britain team at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, competing in the 800 metres. He married on 20 September 1949 to Mary Webster, a half-mile athlete, at Scunthorpe registry office. The honeymoon was in Jersey. He trained with the Appleby-Frodingham club from October 1949. The follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desmond Williamson
Desmond or Desmond's may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Desmond'' (novel), 1792 novel by Charlotte Turner Smith * ''Desmond's'', 1990s British television sitcom Ireland * Kingdom of Desmond, medieval Irish kingdom * Earl of Desmond, Irish aristocratic title * Desmond Rebellions, Irish rebellions during the 16th century led by the Earl of Desmond Science and technology * DESMOND (diabetes) (Diabetes Education and Self Management for Ongoing and Newly Diagnosed), a UK NHS diabetes education programme * Desmond (software), molecular dynamics simulation software * Storm Desmond, a windstorm in Britain and Ireland in 2015 Other uses * Desmond (name), a common given name and surname * Desmond (horse) (1896–1913), Thoroughbred racehorse * Desmond's (department store), a former US store * Desmond, slang term for the British 2:2 degree classification * Desmond, Western Australia, a former town in the Shire of Ravensthorpe See also * Desman, a tribe of aquatic mammals * Clíodhn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
