1920 AAA Championships

1920 AAA Championships
Dates2–3 July 1920
Host cityLondon, England
VenueStamford Bridge
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events22
1919
1921


The 1920 AAA Championships was the 1920 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 2–3 July 1920 at Stamford Bridge in London, England. The attendance was between 15,000 and 20,000 and the championships received a record entry of athletes.[1][2]

The Championships consisted of 22 events and covered two days of competition. Two additional events in the form of the 56lb weight throw and tug of war were held during the 1920 championships.

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Harry Edward 10.0 William Hill ½ yd Jack Oosterlaak 1 ft
220 yards Harry Edward 21.6 Ralph Brown 4 yd William Hill 4-6 yd
440 yards Bevil Rudd 49.2 Guy Butler 8½-10 yd Cecil Griffiths 12 yd
880 yards Bevil Rudd 1:55.8 Albert Hill 1:56.6 Edgar Mountain 2-3 yd
1 mile Armand Burtin 4:23.0 Duncan McPhee 4:25.8 Wilfrid Tatham 12-20 yd
4 miles Joe Blewitt 20:10.8 Evelyn Montague 20:14.4 Gaston Heuet 25 yd
10 miles Charles Clibbon 53:53.4 Bobby Mills 54:35.0 Walter Pratt 54:49.2
steeplechase Percy Hodge 11:22.8 Charles Ruffell 11:32.0 Halland Britton 11:49.4
120y hurdles George Trowbridge 15.4 George Gray 2 yd Eric Dunbar 7 yd
440y hurdles Edward Wheller 57.4 W. A. Adams 4 yd Wilfrid Kent Hughes
2 miles walk Charles Dowson 14:32.0 William Hehir 14:43.0 Charles Gunn 14:49.0
7 miles walk Charles Dowson 53:50.0 William Hehir 55:54.2 James Belchamber 57:36.4
high jump Benjamin Howard Baker 1.911 NR Tim Carroll
Samuel Thomson
1.753 n/a
pole jump André Francquenelle 3.20 Joe Birkett 2.79 only 2 competitors
long jump Donald Lourie 6.81 Georges Courtin 6.40 G. Murphy 6.37
triple jump Charles Lively 13.19 Tim Carroll 12.56 T. Welch 11.95
shot put Raoul Paoli 13.36 Samuel Thomson 13.27 Charles Halsey 13.00
discus throw Patrick Quinn 37.62 Raoul Paoli 37.40 Charles Halsey 31.76
hammer throw Theodore Speers 42.81 Donald Rose 42.64 Denis Carey 40.42
javelin throw Frank Murrey 45.64 Arthur Picard 45.61 Samuel Thomson 41.16
56lb weight throw Wesley Coe 7.21 James Barrett 6.67 Denis Carey 6.59
Tug of war City of London Police AC w/o n/a n/a
1 mile Relay Achilles AC
Philip Noel-Baker
C. F. Wood
William Milligan
Bevil Rudd
3.39 1-5sec South London AC 80 yards Crompton AC

References

  1. ^ "The Athletic Championships". Weekly Dispatch (London). 4 July 1920. Retrieved 12 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Athletics". Newcastle Journal. 5 July 1920. Retrieved 12 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 12 July 2024.