1912 AAA Championships

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1912 AAA Championships
Dates22 June 1912
Host cityLondon, England
Venue Stamford Bridge (stadium)
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events16
1911
1913


The 1912 AAA Championships was the 1912 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 22 June 1912 at the Stamford Bridge (stadium) in London, England. The attendance was between 12,000 and 15,000 spectators. [1] [2]

The Championships consisted of 16 events.

Results

Willie Applegarth Willie Applegarth and Sam Mussabini 1912.jpg
Willie Applegarth
Benjamin Howard Baker Benjamin Howard Baker 1920.jpg
Benjamin Howard Baker

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EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg George Patching 9.8 Willie Applegarth 1½ yd Flag of Australia (converted).svg William Stewart ½ yd
220 yards Willie Applegarth 22.0 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg David Jacobs 1¼ yd Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg George Patching ½ yd
440 yards Cyril Seedhouse 49.8 Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg George Patching 4 yd Ernest Henley 6-7 yd
880 yards Flag of the German Empire.svg Hanns Braun 1:58.2 Flag of Scotland.svg James Soutter 2-4 yd Percy Mann 2 ft
1 mile Eddie Owen 4:21.4 Flag of Leinster.svg Richard Hales3-5 yd Joe Cottrill 3-5 yd
4 miles George Hutson 20:10.8 William Scott 20:22.8Amos Martin20:53.2
10 miles William Scott 52:35.0 Thomas Humphreys 53:55.4W.J. Tucker54:50.0
steeplechase Sydney Frost 11:27.2Jack Cruise80-100 yd Charles Ruffell 25-39 yd
120yd hurdles Gerard Anderson 15.6 George Gray 2 yd Kenneth Powell inches
2 miles walk Bobby Bridge 13:55.4 Ernest Webb 15-20 yd Thomas Dumbill 30-40 yd
7 miles walk Bobby Bridge 52:45.6 William Yates 52:59.8Harold Ross54:20.8
high jump Benjamin Howard Baker 1.829Clive Taylor1.727H. Ward1.715
pole jump Owen Conquest 2.91not awardedonly 1 competitor
long jump Flag of Leinster.svg Percy Kirwan 7.07 Philip Kingsford 6.86 Henry Ashington 6.78
shot put Flag of Leinster.svg Denis Horgan 13.66 Flag of the United States.svg Wesley Coe 3.35 Flag of Scotland.svg Tom Nicolson 12.53
hammer throw Flag of Scotland.svg Tom Nicolson 49.43 Flag of Leinster.svg Denis Carey 47.87 Flag of the United States.svg Benjamin Sherman41.36

References

  1. "Athletic Championship" . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 24 June 1912. Retrieved 11 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Amateur Athletic Championship" . Leicester Evening Mail. 24 June 1912. Retrieved 11 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 11 July 2024.