1909 AAA Championships

1909 AAA Championships
Dates	3 July 1909
Host city	London, England
Venue	Stamford Bridge (stadium)
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor
Events	16
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The 1909 AAA Championships was the 1909 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 3 July 1909 at the Stamford Bridge (stadium) in London, England. The attendance was estimated to be between 10 and 12,000. ^{[1] [2]}

The Championships consisted of 16 events.

Results

440 yards champion Alan Patterson would lose his life in WWI as did the 880 yards champion Hanns Braun of Germany

Olympic champion Emil Voigt won the 4 miles title

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Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 yards	Reginald Walker	10.0	Nathaniel Cartmell	1 ft	Robert Kerr	6 ins
220 yards	Nathaniel Cartmell	22.0	Robert Kerr	2-3 yd	Ernest Haley	4 yd
440 yards	Alan Patterson	50.6/51.2	Lionel Reed	50.6/4 yd	Edwin Montague
880 yards	Hanns Braun	1:57.6	Arthur Astley	1:57.8	Ivo Fairbairn-Crawford	1:59.0
1 mile	Eddie Owen	4:23.0	Arthur Robertson	4:23.4	Richard Yorke	4:24.4
4 miles	Emil Voigt	19:57.6	Arthur Robertson	19:59.0	A. Edward Wood	20 yd
10 miles	A. Edward Wood	52:40.0	William Scott	53:49.0	Bertie Long	53:58.8
steeplechase	Reginald Noakes	11:02.4	Harry Hart	11:12.2	G. M. Parkinson	11:29.4
120yd hurdles	Alfred Healey	15.8	Kenneth Powell	inches-1 yd	John Duncker	inches-½ yd
2 miles walk	Ernest Webb	13:56.4	Albert Rowland	14:26.6	T. J. Eaton	14:40.6
7 miles walk	Ernest Webb	52:37.0	Fred Carter	54:44.6	Alred Pateman	55:14.0
high jump	John Banks	1.753	Tim Ahearne	1.740	Cyril Dugmore	1.702
pole jump	Alf Flaxman	2.93	not awarded		only 1 competitor
long jump	Tim Ahearne	6.81	Sidney Abrahams	6.53	Wilfred Bleaden	6.22
shot put	Denis Horgan	13.43	Tom Nicolson	12.20	Henry Alan Leeke	11.48
hammer throw	Tom Nicolson	50.20	Denis Horgan	41.80	Alan Fyffe	39.71

References

1. "Athletics" . Leicester Daily Post. 5 July 1909. Retrieved 11 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "AAA Championships" . Manchester Courier. 5 July 1909. Retrieved 11 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 11 July 2024.