1908 AAA Championships

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1908 AAA Championships
Dates4 July 1908
Host cityLondon, England
Venue White City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events16
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AAA Championships

The 1908 AAA Championships was the 1908 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 4 July 1908 at the White City Stadium in London, England. The attendance was 22,000 and included Prince Albert of Wales (later George VI). [1] [2]

The Championships consisted of 16 events.

Canadian Robert Kerr completed a sprint double Bobby Kerr.jpg
Canadian Robert Kerr completed a sprint double
Harold Wilson was the mile champion Harold Wilson 1908.jpg
Harold Wilson was the mile champion

Results

[3]

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Robert Kerr 10.0 Flag of the Cape Colony 1876-1910.svg Reginald Walker1 yd John Morton inches
220 yards Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Robert Kerr 22.4 Lionel Reed 5 yd John George 1 yd
440 yards Flag of Scotland.svg Wyndham Halswelle 49.4 Edwin Montague
Edward Ryle 		5 yd
5 yd		not awarded
880 yards Theodore Just 1:58.2 Ivo Fairbairn-Crawford 8-10 ydJ. W. Monument5 yd
1 mile Harold Wilson 4:20.2 Joe Deakin 10 yd Francis Knott 2-4 yd
4 miles Emil Voigt 19:47.4Archie Robertson19:52.8A. Edward Wood19:53.6
10 miles Flag of Scotland.svg Alexander Duncan 53:40.6 Joe Deakin 53:41.4 Flag of Scotland.svg Thomas Jack 53:42.0
steeplechase Reginald Noakes 10:35.0 Arthur Russell 5-10 ydWilliam Grantham5-30 yd
120yd hurdles Flag of the Cape Colony 1876-1910.svg John Duncker16.2 Oswald Groenings ½ yd Flag of New Zealand.svg Henry Murray 1 ft-2 yd
2 miles walk George Larner 13:58.4 Ernest Webb 14:05.6Richard Harrison14:14.6
7 miles walk Ernest Webb 53:02.6Frank Carter53:43.0 William Palmer 54:25.0
high jump Flag of Leinster.svg Con Leahy 1.803 Flag of Sweden.svg Axel Hedenlund 1.778 Oswald Groenings
Walter Henderson 		1.753
pole jump Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Ed Archibald 3.66 Flag of Sweden.svg Bruno Söderström 3.60 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Alexandre de Petrofsky
Flag of Sweden.svg Carl Silfverstrand 		3.05
3.05
long jump Flag of Scotland.svg Wilfred Bleaden 6.79 Flag of Leinster.svg Denis Murray 6.61John Pattison6.45
shot put Flag of Leinster.svg Denis Horgan 13.59 Flag of Scotland.svg Tom Kirkwood13.40 Flag of Sweden.svg Hugo Wieslander 12.15
hammer throw Flag of the United States.svg Simon Gillis 50.12 Flag of Leinster.svg Denis Horgan 40.00 Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Lindsay-Watson 33.79

References

  1. ↑ "Prince Albert watches Stadium Sports" . Daily Mirror. 6 July 1908. Retrieved 11 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "AAA Championships" . Birmingham Daily Gazette. 6 July 1908. Retrieved 11 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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