1911 AAA Championships

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1911 AAA Championships
Dates1 July 1911
Host cityLondon, England
Venue Stamford Bridge (stadium)
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events16
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.

Results

William Scott William Scott 1912.jpg
William Scott
Hannes Kolehmainen Hannes Kolehmainen 1920 crop.jpg
Hannes Kolehmainen

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EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards Flag of the United States.svg Frederick L. Ramsdell10.4 Victor d'Arcy ½ yd Flag of Australia (converted).svg William Stewart 1 yd
220 yards Flag of the United States.svg Frederick L. Ramsdell22.2 Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Frank Halbhaus2 yd Flag of the German Empire.svg Richard Rau 2 yd
440 yards Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Frank Halbhaus50.8William Tettenhall6-8 ydT.E. Adams1 ft - 1 yd
880 yards Flag of the German Empire.svg Hanns Braun 1:59.8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gregory Wheatley4-5 yd Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Mel Brock 2 yd
1 mile Flag of Scotland.svg Douglas McNicol4:22.2 Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg John Tait 2 yd Eddie Owen 1 yd
4 miles Flag of Finland.svg Hannes Kolehmainen 20:03.6 William Scott 20:04.0Amos Martin20:26.4
10 miles William Scott 52:26.4Arthur Smith54:16.4Ernest Massey54:46.2
steeplechase Reginald Noakes 11:10.6Arthur Pateshall80-100 yd Flag of France.svg Paul Lizandier 100 yd
120yd hurdles Percy Phillips16.2 Kenneth Powell inches Flag of France.svg Maurice Meunierinches
2 miles walk Harold Ross13:55.4Will Ovens William Yates
7 miles walk George Larner 52:08.0 William Yates 52:24.4Harold Ross52:45.2
high jump Flag of the German Empire.svg Robert Pasemann 1.829 Flag of Leinster.svg Tom Leahy1.803 Benjamin Howard Baker 1.753
pole jump Flag of the German Empire.svg Robert Pasemann 3.66 Flag of France.svg Paul Lagarde 3.53 Flag of France.svg Maurice Garon3.32
long jump Flag of Leinster.svg Percy Kirwan 7.15 Flag of the German Empire.svg Robert Pasemann 7.10 Sidney Abrahams 7.01
shot put Flag of Leinster.svg John Barrett 13.23 Flag of France.svg André Tison 13.23 Flag of the German Empire.svg Alex Abraham 11.66
hammer throw Flag of the United States.svg George Putnam45.00Alf Flaxman38.12 Flag of Scotland.svg Duncan Porteous33.00

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References

  1. "Amateur Athletic Championship" . Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. 3 July 1911. Retrieved 11 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "AAA Champions" . Sporting Life. 3 July 1911. Retrieved 11 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 11 July 2024.