1919 AAA Championships

1919 AAA Championships
Dates5 July 1919
Host cityLondon, England
VenueStamford Bridge (stadium)
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events17
1914
1920


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]

The Championships consisted of 17 events. The triple jump, javelin and discus throw were not held.

Impact of WWI

The Championships returned after missing four years due to World War I. Many former AAA champions or medal winners who would have competed at the 1919 Championships had been killed in action from 1914 to 1918 as a result or cause of the war. They included -

Results

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Percy Hodge
Albert Hill
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards William Hill 10.0 New Zealand Jack Lindsay ½ yd Victor d'Arcy inches
220 yards William Hill 22.6 Harry Edward 1-5 yd New Zealand Jack Lindsay 1 yd
440 yards Guy Butler 49.8 Sweden Nils Engdahl ¾-1½ yd Wales Cecil Griffiths 2 yd
880 yards Albert Hill 1:55.2 Sweden Anatole Bolin 1:58.6 Percy Sweet 1:59.8
1 mile Albert Hill 4:21.2 Sweden Sven Lundgren 4:26.2 John Quinn 4:28.8
4 miles Sweden Eric Backman 19:56.4 Ernest Glover 20:19.0 E. J. Rogers 20:39.4
10 miles Joe Blewitt 53:45.6 Walter Monk 55:46.6 France Ahmed Djebelia 56:16.4
2 miles steeplechase Percy Hodge 11:53.6 Republic of Ireland Larry Cummins 12:04.0 Jack Cruise 12:16.4
120y hurdles New Zealand Harry Wilson 15.8 George Gray 3 yd New Zealand 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 Denmark Gunnar Rasmussen 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 Benjamin Howard Baker 1.803 Sweden Georg Högström 1.778 Republic of Ireland Tim Carroll 1.753
pole jump Sweden Georg Högström 3.35 Denmark Henry Petersen 3.27 only 2 competitors
long jump Sweden William Petersson 7.18 Canada Le Roy Haliburton 6.79 Australia Ethelbert Southee 6.72
shot put Sweden Bertil Jansson 12.98 Rex Woods 12.25 A. Hamilton 10.78
hammer throw Denmark Einar Midtgaard 44.00 John Freeborn 34.80 only 2 competitors

References

  1. ^ "AAA Championships". Daily Herald. 7 July 1919. Retrieved 11 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Amateur Champions". Daily Record. 7 July 1919. Retrieved 11 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 12 July 2024.