The 1919 AAA Championships was the 1919 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 5 July 1919 at the Stamford Bridge Stadium in London, England.[1][2]
1919 AAA Championships | |
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Dates | 5 July 1919 |
Host city | London, England |
Venue | Stamford Bridge (stadium) |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
Events | 17 |
← 1914 1920 → |
The Championships returned after missing four years due to World War I and consisted of 17 events. The triple jump, javelin and discus throw were not held.
Results
editEvent | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 yards | William Hill | 10.0 | Jack Lindsay NZL | ½ yd | Victor d'Arcy | inches |
220 yards | William Hill | 22.6 | Harry Edward | 1-5 yd | Jack Lindsay NZL | 1 yd |
440 yards | Guy Butler | 49.8 | Nils Engdahl | ¾-1½ yd | Cecil Griffiths | 2 yd |
880 yards | Albert Hill | 1:55.2 | Anatole Bolin | 1:58.6 | G. Percy Sweet | 1:59.8 |
1 mile | Albert Hill | 4:21.2 | Sven Lundgren | 4:26.2 | John Quinn | 4:28.8 |
4 miles | Eric Backman | 19:56.4 | Ernest Glover | 20:19.0 | E.J. Rogers | 20:39.4 |
10 miles | Charles Blewitt | 53:45.6 | Walter Monk | 55:46.6 | Ahmed Djebelia FRA | 56:16.4 |
2 miles steeplechase | Percy Hodge | 11:53.6 | Laurence Cummins IRE | 12:04.0 | Jack Cruise | 12:16.4 |
120y hurdles | Harry Wilson | 15.8 | George Gray | 3 yd | Gerald Keddell | 1 yd |
440y hurdles | George Gray | 59.8 | Joseph English | 8-15 yd | Laurence Pullar | |
2 miles walk | Bobby Bridge | 14:18.4 | Gunnar Rasmussen DEN | 14:28.8 | J.W. Dowse | 14:29.8 |
7 miles walk | William Hehir | 53:23.6 | Charles Dowson | 53:31.2 | J.W. Dowse | 54:37.6 |
high jump | Howard Baker | 1.803 | Georg Högström | 1.778 | im Carroll IRE | 1.753 |
pole vault | Georg Högström | 3.35 | Henry Petersen DEN | 3.27 | only 2 competitors | |
long jump | Wilhelm Bjornemann | 7.18 | Le Roy Haliburton CAN | 6.79 | Ethelbert Southee AUS | 6.72 |
shot put | Bertil Jansson | 12.98 | Rex Woods | 12.25 | A. Hamilton | 10.78 |
hammer throw | Einar Midtgaard DEN | 44.00 | John Freeborn | 34.80 | only 2 competitors |
References
edit- ^ "AAA Championships". Daily Herald. 7 July 1919. Retrieved 11 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Amateur Champions". Daily Record. 7 July 1919. Retrieved 11 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 12 July 2024.