1925 AAA Championships

1925 AAA Championships
Dates17–18 July 1925
Host cityLondon, England
VenueStamford Bridge
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events21
1924
1926


The 1925 AAA Championships was the 1925 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 17 to 18 July 1925 at Stamford Bridge in London, England.[1][2]

The Championships consisted of 21 events and covered two days of competition. The competition included the introduction of the marathon, which was held from Windsor to Stamford Bridge on 30 May.

Results

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Loren Murchison won both the 110 and 220 yards
Fred Gaby won the hurdles again
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards United States Loren Murchison 9.9 Haiti Valéry Théard ½ yd Walter Rangeley inches
220 yards United States Loren Murchison 21.6 John Rinkel 3 yd United States Harry Evans 1 yd
440 yards Henry Stallard 50.0 Thomas Cushing 5-6 yd Richard Ripley 1-7 yd
880 yards Wales Cecil Griffiths 1:57.2 William Nelson 4 yd United States Ray Dodge 1-2 yd
1 mile Bertram Macdonald 4:18.0 Cyril Ellis 1½ yd Scotland Robert McAlpine-Downie 10-15 yd
4 miles Joe Blewitt 19:54.6 Arthur Muggridge 19:56.6 Halland Britton 19:56.8
10 miles Jack Webster 52:32.6 Ernest Harper 53:04.6 Halland Britton 53:10.6
marathon Northern Ireland Sam Ferris 2:35:58.2 NR United States Frank Zuna 2:38:27.4 Scotland Dunky Wright 2:42:28.4
steeplechase Jack Webster 11:01.4 Evelyn Montague 11:17.8 A. J. Smith 11:33.0
120y hurdles Frederick Gaby 15.2 =NR United States Ivan Riley 1 yd S. James Murphy 2 yd
440y hurdles United States Ivan Riley 57.8 William Boardman 10 yd Frederick Blackett dnf
2 miles walk Reg Goodwin 14:07.4 Wilf Cowley 14:21.8 C. W. Cater 14:32.2
7 miles walk Gordon Watts 52:53.8 Wilf Cowley 54:08.0 Fred Clark 54:39.8
high jump United States Harold Osborn 1.930 France Pierre Lewden 1.905 Fred Nuttall 1.803
pole vault United States Paul Jones 3.50 United States Charles Greening 3.50 United States Franklin Kelley 3.50
long jump Australia Richard Honner 7.30 South Africa Christiaan Steyn 7.17 United States Paul Jones 7.15
triple jump Hungary Elemér Somfay 14.29 United States Harold Osborn 14.26 J. Connor 13.83
shot jump United States Herb Schwarze 14.40 France Raoul Paoli 14.07 Hungary Kálmán Egri 12.49
discus throw Republic of Ireland Patrick Bermingham 41.24 Hungary Kálmán Egri 40.97 Hungary Elemér Somfay 39.20
hammer throw Malcolm Nokes 46.04 Scotland John Jackson 38.42 John Freeborn 36.67
javelin throw Hungary Béla Szepes 53.92 Poland Julian Gruner 51.09 Poland Sławosz Szydłowski 49.48

See also

References

  1. ^ "AAA Championships". Gloucester Citizen. 18 July 1925. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "New Holders". Daily News (London). 20 July 1925. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 13 July 2024.