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1924 AAA Championships

The 1924 AAA Championships was the 1924 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 20 to 21 June 1924 at Stamford Bridge in London, England. The attendance was estimated to be around 30,000.[1][2]

The Championships consisted of 20 events and covered two days of competition.

Results

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Henry Stallard
Halland Britton
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Harold Abrahams 9.9 Wilfred Nichol 1½ yd Lancelot Royle 1 yd
220 yards South Africa Howard Kinsman 21.7 Scotland Eric Liddell 2½ yd New Zealand Arthur Porritt 1 ft
440 yards Scotland Eric Liddell 49.6 Canada David Johnson 4 yd United States William Stevenson 3 yd
880 yards Henry Stallard 1:54.6 NR Dougles Lowe 1:54.8 Wales Cecil Griffiths 7-8 yd
1 mile William Seagrove 4:21.2 Herbert Johnston 3 yd Walter Porter 2 yd
4 miles William Cotterell 19:45.6 Frederick Saunders 19:50.0 Ernest Harper 19:56.0
10 miles Halland Britton 52:48.8 Ernest Harper 52:50.0 Charles Clibbon 53:21.8
steeplechase Joe Blewitt 11:02.0 Evelyn Montague 11:23.0 Scotland David Cummings 11:29.0
120y hurdles South Africa Sidney Atkinson 15.1 Frederick Gaby 6 yd Leopold Partridge 1 yd
440y hurdles Wilfrid Tatham 57.6 Frederick Blackett 2 ft David Bone
2 miles walk Reg Goodwin 14:11.2 C.C. Coulson 14:19.2 Gordon Watts 14:22.0
7 miles walk Reg Goodwin 52:00.6 Gordon Watts 52:13.2 C. E. Ward 54:03.0
high jump Republic of Ireland Larry Stanley 1.867 Arthur Willis 1.854 Scotland Crawford Kerr
South Africa Bob Roberts
South Africa Edward Sutherland		 1.803
1.803
1.803
pole jump Australia Donald Sumner 3.12 James Campbell n/a
long jump Harold Abrahams 6.92 Scotland Christopher Mackintosh 6.68 Guy Brockington 6.51
triple jump Jack Higginson 13.99 NR John Odde 13.41 Harold Langley 13.31
shot put Rex Woods 13.36 Republic of Ireland John O'Grady 13.27 Charles Beckwith 13.12
discus throw Republic of Ireland Patrick Bermingham 41.18 Scotland Donald Ross 34.12 Charles Best 33.62
hammer throw Malcolm Nokes 51.12 Scotland Tom Nicolson 45.97 John Freeborn 38.07
javelin throw South Africa Edward Sutherland 53.02 Seychelles Henri Dauban 50.48 Scotland James Dalrymple 46.75

See also

References

  1. ^ "To-day's Athletics". Gloucestershire Echo. 21 June 1924. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 23 June 1924. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 13 July 2024.