1913 AAA Championships

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1913 AAA Championships
Dates5 July 1913
Host cityLondon, England
Venue Stamford Bridge (stadium)
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events16
1912
1914


The 1913 AAA Championships was the 1913 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 5 July 1913 at the Stamford Bridge (stadium) in London, England. The attendance was described as a record attendance of around 13,000, despite estimates that were higher the year previous. [1] [2]

The Championships consisted of 16 events but the steeplechase event was standardised at the distance of 2 miles for the first time.

Results

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EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards William Applegarth10.0James Barker1½ ydWilliam Stewart AUS1 ft
220 yards William Applegarth21.6 NRVictor d'Arcy3-6 yd Flag of the German Empire.svg Richard Rau 1 yd
440 yards George Nicol49.4David Jacobs6 ydErnest Haley6-8 yd
880 yards Ernest Wilde SWE2:00.6C.H. Frisby1-2 ydJames Hill IRE½ yd
1 mile John Zander SWE4:25.8Gerald Gorringe8 ydAlfred Micklerinches
4 miles George Hutson 19:32.0Ernest Glover19:43.0Gustav Karlsson SWE20:10.2
10 miles Ernest Glover51:56.8Harry Baldwin52:44.4W.J. Tucker53:44.8
2 miles steeplechase Charles Ruffell11:03.6Jack Cruise11:13.2Thomas Lee11:20.0
120yd hurdles George Gray16.0Kenneth Powell½ ydGustav Holmér SWE1-2½ yd
2 miles walk Bobby Bridge13:51.8Harold Ross14:01.8Jack Lynch14:18.8
7 miles walk Bobby Bridge
Harold Ross
52:08.4not awardedJack Lynch53:19.0
high jump Howard Baker1.829Anders Petterson SWE1.778 Inge Lindholm SWE1.727
pole jump Claes Gille SWE3.68 Carl Hårleman SWE3.58 Fernand Gonder FRA3.50
long jump Sidney Abrahams6.86Inge Lindholm SWE6.61 André Campana FRA6.59
shot put Einar Nilsson SWE14.44 André Tison FRA13.16John Barrett IRE13.09
hammer throw Carl Johan Lind SWE47.43 Nils Linde SWE46.04Alf Flaxman41.87

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References

  1. "Athletic Championships" . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 7 July 1913. Retrieved 11 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "AAthletic Feats" . Sporting Life. 7 July 1913. Retrieved 11 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 11 July 2024.