1909 AAA Championships

1909 AAA Championships
Dates3 July 1909
Host cityLondon, England
VenueStamford Bridge (stadium)
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events16
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AAA Championships

The 1909 AAA Championships was the 1909 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 3 July 1909 at the Stamford Bridge (stadium) in London, England. The attendance was estimated to be between 10 and 12,000.[1][2]

The Championships consisted of 16 events.

Results

440 yards champion Alan Patterson would lose his life in WWI as did the 880 yards champion Hanns Braun of Germany
Olympic champion Emil Voigt won the 4 miles title

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards South Africa Reginald Walker 10.0 United States Nathaniel Cartmell 1 ft Canada Robert Kerr 6 ins
220 yards United States Nathaniel Cartmell 22.0 Canada Robert Kerr 2-3 yd Ernest Haley 4 yd
440 yards Alan Patterson 50.6/51.2 Lionel Reed 50.6/4 yd Edwin Montague
880 yards Germany Hanns Braun 1:57.6 Arthur Astley 1:57.8 Ivo Fairbairn-Crawford 1:59.0
1 mile Eddie Owen 4:23.0 Arthur Robertson 4:23.4 Richard Yorke 4:24.4
4 miles Emil Voigt 19:57.6 Arthur Robertson 19:59.0 A. Edward Wood 20 yd
10 miles A. Edward Wood 52:40.0 William Scott 53:49.0 Bertie Long 53:58.8
steeplechase Reginald Noakes 11:02.4 Harry Hart 11:12.2 G. M. Parkinson 11:29.4
120yd hurdles Alfred Healey 15.8 Kenneth Powell inches-1 yd South Africa John Duncker inches-½ yd
2 miles walk Ernest Webb 13:56.4 New Zealand Albert Rowland 14:26.6 T. J. Eaton 14:40.6
7 miles walk Ernest Webb 52:37.0 Frank Carter 54:44.6 Alred Pateman 55:14.0
high jump John Banks 1.753 Leinster Tim Ahearne 1.740 Cyril Dugmore 1.702
pole jump Alf Flaxman 2.93 not awarded only 1 competitor
long jump Leinster Tim Ahearne 6.81 Sidney Abrahams 6.53 Wilfred Bleaden 6.22
shot put Leinster Denis Horgan 13.43 Scotland Tom Nicolson 12.20 Henry Alan Leeke 11.48
hammer throw Scotland Tom Nicolson 50.20 Leinster Denis Horgan 41.80 Allan Fyffe 39.71

References

  1. ^ "Athletics". Leicester Daily Post. 5 July 1909. Retrieved 11 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "AAA Championships". Manchester Courier. 5 July 1909. Retrieved 11 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 11 July 2024.