1911 AAA Championships | |
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Dates | 1 July 1911 |
Host city | London, England |
Venue | Stamford Bridge (stadium) |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
Events | 16 |
← 1910 1912 → |
The 1911 AAA Championships was the 1911 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 1 July 1911 at the Stamford Bridge (stadium) in London, England. The attendance was 12,000. [1] [2]
The Championships consisted of 16 events.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 yards | Frederick L. Ramsdell | 10.4 | Victor d'Arcy | ½ yd | William Stewart | 1 yd |
220 yards | Frederick L. Ramsdell | 22.2 | Frank Halbhaus | 2 yd | Richard Rau | 2 yd |
440 yards | Frank Halbhaus | 50.8 | William Tettenhall | 6-8 yd | T.E. Adams | 1 ft - 1 yd |
880 yards | Hanns Braun | 1:59.8 | Gregory Wheatley | 4-5 yd | Mel Brock | 2 yd |
1 mile | Douglas McNicol | 4:22.2 | John Tait | 2 yd | Eddie Owen | 1 yd |
4 miles | Hannes Kolehmainen | 20:03.6 | William Scott | 20:04.0 | Amos Martin | 20:26.4 |
10 miles | William Scott | 52:26.4 | Arthur Smith | 54:16.4 | Ernest Massey | 54:46.2 |
steeplechase | Reginald Noakes | 11:10.6 | Arthur Pateshall | 80-100 yd | Paul Lizandier | 100 yd |
120yd hurdles | Percy Phillips | 16.2 | Kenneth Powell | inches | Maurice Meunier | inches |
2 miles walk | Harold Ross | 13:55.4 | Will Ovens | William Yates | ||
7 miles walk | George Larner | 52:08.0 | William Yates | 52:24.4 | Harold Ross | 52:45.2 |
high jump | Robert Pasemann | 1.829 | Tom Leahy | 1.803 | Benjamin Howard Baker | 1.753 |
pole jump | Robert Pasemann | 3.66 | Paul Lagarde | 3.53 | Maurice Garon | 3.32 |
long jump | Percy Kirwan | 7.15 | Robert Pasemann | 7.10 | Sidney Abrahams | 7.01 |
shot put | John Barrett | 13.23 | André Tison | 13.23 | Alex Abraham | 11.66 |
hammer throw | George Putnam | 45.00 | Alf Flaxman | 38.12 | Duncan Porteous | 33.00 |
Juho Pietari "Hannes" Kolehmainen was a Finnish four-time Olympic gold medalist and a world record holder in middle- and long-distance running. He was the first in a generation of great Finnish long-distance runners, often named the "Flying Finns". Kolehmainen competed for a number of years in the United States, wearing the Winged Fist of the Irish American Athletic Club. He also enlisted in the 14th Regiment of the National Guard of New York, and became a U.S. citizen in 1921.
Emil Robert Voigt was a British athlete, winner of the Olympic 5 miles race in 1908 representing Great Britain.
David Henry Jacobs was a Welsh-born track and field sprinter. He was the first British Jew to win an Olympic gold medal.
Victor Henry Augustus d'Arcy was a British sprint runner who competed at the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics.
Hans Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Braun was a German athlete.
Sidney John Robinson was an early twentieth century English middle-distance athlete who specialised in the steeplechase.
George Edward Larner was an English athlete who competed mainly in the 10-mile walk. He was a multi-time Amateur Athletic Association of England champion and won two gold medals at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.
Thomas Conneff was an amateur Irish runner who held the amateur record for the fastest mile from 1895 to 1911.
Arthur Francis Duffey was an American track and field athlete who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
Richard Rau was a German SS officer and track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
George Melville Brock was a Canadian track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Erich Wilhelm Robert Pasemann was a German track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Kenneth Powell was a British athlete and tennis player who competed in the 1908 and the 1912 Summer Olympics as well as at the Wimbledon Championships.
André Tison was a French track and field athlete who competed at the 1906, 1908, 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics.
James Joseph Barrett was an Irish track and field athlete who represented Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Paul Lagarde was a French pole vaulter, who comepted at the Olympic Games.
Ernest Latimer Stones was an English amateur track and field athlete, who broke the world record for the pole vault at the Northern Counties Championships at Southport in June 1888. He cleared 11 feet 7 inches (3.53m) to beat by three-eighths of an inch the record then held by Thomas Ray of Ulverston. The record lasted for three years and one month until Richard Dickinson cleared 11 feet 9 inches (3.58m) at Kidderminster in July 1891.
William George Yates was a British racewalker who competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
William Scott was an English long-distance runner who competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
William Allan Stewart was an Australian sprinter who competed at the Olympic Games.