1936 AAA Championships

1936 AAA Championships
Dates10–11 July 1936
Host cityLondon, England
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events25
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AAA Championships

The 1936 AAA Championships was the 1936 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 10 to 11 July 1936 at White City Stadium in London, England.[1][2]

The Championships consisted of 25 events and covered two days of competition.

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Martinus Osendarp NED 9.8 Arthur Sweeney 9.8 Cyril Holmes 9.9
220 yards Arthur Sweeney 21.9 Cyril Holmes 22.1 Wijnand van Beveren NED 22.2
440 yards Godfrey Brown 48.6 Godfrey Rampling 49.1 Bill Roberts inches
880 yards John Powell 1:54.7 Frank Handley 1:54.9 Kazimierz Kucharski POL 1:54.9
1 mile Sydney Wooderson 4:15.0 Jack Lovelock NZL 4:15.2 Scotland Robert Graham 4:16.5
3 miles Peter Ward 14:15.8 NR Frank Close 14:20.2 Aubrey Reeve 14:22.3
6 miles Jósef Noji POL 29:43.4 Alex Burns 29:45.0 NR John Potts 29:47.0
10 miles William Eaton 50:30.8 NR Alex Burns 51:11.8 Charles Carter 52:40.2
marathon Donald Robertson 2:35:02.4 Ernest Harper 2:35:03.6 Francis O'Sullivan 2:38:17.8
steeplechase Thomas Evenson 10:24.8 James Ginty 10:25.2 Scotland William Wylie 10:29.0
120y hurdles Don Finlay 14.6 John Thornton 3 yd Ashleigh Pilbrow 15.0
440y hurdles John Sheffield 55.6 Alfred Watson AUS 1-2½ yd Ralph Brown ½ yd
2 miles walk Bert Cooper 13:50.0 Paul Bernhard LAT 14:01.4 Harry Churcher 14:02.8
7 miles walk Vic Stone 52:21.2 Alf Pope 52:40.0 Fred Redman 53:04.4
high jump Jack Metcalfe AUS 1.854 Jan Brasser NED 1.829 Stanley West 1.778
pole vault Richard Webster 3.88 NR Frederick Woodhouse AUS 3.81 Albert Leach 3.58
long jump George Traynor 7.07 William Breach 6.92 Scotland Sandy Duncan 6.88
triple jump Jack Metcalfe AUS 15.07 Basil Dickinson AUS 14.62 Edward Boyce 13.74
shot put Aad de Bruyn NED 14.08 Robert Howland 13.71 Alfred Carver 12.69
discus throw Bernard Prendergast JAM 43.10 Laurence Reavell-Carter 43.09 Douglas Bell 41.02
hammer throw Norman Drake 46.26 Scotland Sandy Smith 43.38 Tom McAnallen 43.15
javelin throw Jaap van der Poll NED 57.66 Stanley Wilson 54.98 Robert Turner 48.72
decathlon Ronald Walker 5291 NR John Cotter 5129 Norman Burges 4423
440 yards relay ATC Snelvoeters Blackheath Harriers Polytechnic Harriers
Tug of war Royal Army Service Corps Feltham B Div Metropolitan Polices

See also

References

  1. ^ "AAA Championships begin". Western Mail. 11 July 1936. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Wooderson wins again". Daily Herald. 13 July 1936. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 13 July 2024.