1914 AAA Championships

1914 AAA Championships
Dates3–4 July 1914
Host cityLondon, England
VenueStamford Bridge (stadium)
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events20
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The 1914 AAA Championships was the 1914 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 3–4 July 1914 at the Stamford Bridge (stadium) in London, England. The attendance was described as a record attendance of around 13,000, despite estimates that were higher the year previous.[1][2]

The Championships consisted of 20 events and covered two days of competition for the first time, following the introduction of four new events. The new disciplines introduced were the 440 yards hurdles, javelin throw, discus throw and triple jump. It was also the last Championships for five years due to the outbreak of war shortly after the 1914 championships.[3]

Results

Philip Kingsford
Armas Taipale
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Willie Applegarth 10.0 Clive Taylor 2 ft Victor d'Arcy 2 yd
220 yards Willie Applegarth 21.2 WR Victor d'Arcy 4½ yd John Rooney 2½ yd
440 yards Cyril Seedhouse 50.0 Andrew Mitchell 2½ yd United States Homer Baker 1 yd
880 yards United States Homer Baker 1:54.4 Albert Hill 3 yd Rollo Atkinson 2 yd
1 mile George Hutson 4:22.0 Samuel Wood 5 yd Scotland Duncan McPhee ½ yd
4 miles George Hutson 19:41.2 Alfred Nichols 19:50.0 Cliff Price 19:57.0
10 miles Thomas Fennah 53:33.4 Leinster John Ireland Daly 54:10.2 Cliff Price 54:39.2
2 miles steeplechase Sydney Frost 11:10.6 Jack Cruise 30-50 yd Charles Ruffell 8-12 yd
120y hurdles George Gray 15.8 United States William Potter 2 ft Kenneth Powell 1 ft
440y hurdles Joseph English 59.8 Harry Blakeney 10 yd Percy Smith 30 yd
2 miles walk Bobby Bridge 13:57.2 William Hehir 14:20.0 Jack Lynch 14:25.0
7 miles walk Bobby Bridge 52:32.0 Jack Lynch 53:06.6 William Hehir 55:14.6
high jump United States Wesley Oler 1.892 Benjamin Howard Baker 1.880 United States John Simons 1.829
pole jump Sweden Richard Sjöberg 3.40 Leinster Tim Leahy 3.20 A. Anderson 2.74
long jump Philip Kingsford 7.09 T. F. Garnier 6.78 E. T. Concannon 6.61
triple jump Sweden Ivar Sahlin 14.03 Finland Juho Halme 14.02 Sweden Erik Almlöf 13.80
shot put Finland Armas Taipale 13.60 United States Hugh Harbison 13.27 Hungary Imre Mudin 13.26
discus throw Finland Armas Taipale 44.04 Leinster Patrick Quinn 38.12 Hungary Sándor Toldi 37.50
hammer throw Sweden Carl Johan Lind 49.77 Scotland Tom Nicolson 49.59 Leinster Denis Carey 45.08
javelin throw Hungary Mór Kóczán 59.72 Finland Juho Halme 59.05 Denmark Jorgen Kornerup-Bang 52.87

References

  1. ^ "Amateur Athletics". Lancashire Evening Post. 4 July 1914. Retrieved 11 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Applegarth's Feats". Manchester Courier. 6 July 1914. Retrieved 11 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 11 July 2024.