1922 AAA Championships

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1922 AAA Championships
Dates30 June – 1 July 1922
Host cityLondon, England
Venue Stamford Bridge
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events21
1921
1923


The 1922 AAA Championships was the 1922 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 30 June to 1 July 1922 at Stamford Bridge in London, England. The attendance on day 2 was estimated to be a record 30,000. [1] [2]

The Championships consisted of 21 events and covered two days of competition.

Results

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Swede Carl Johan Lind won his fourth AAA title Carl Johan Lind.jpg
Swede Carl Johan Lind won his fourth AAA title
Vilho Niittymaa was one of several Finns to claim a title in 1922 Vilho Niittymaa 1922.jpg
Vilho Niittymaa was one of several Finns to claim a title in 1922
EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards Harry Edward 10.0 Lancelot Royle 2 ft Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg Christiaan Steyn 1 ft
220 yards Harry Edward 22.0 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Josef Imbach 12-14 yd Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg Christiaan Steyn dns
440 yards Harry Edward 50.4 Guy Butler 3 ydThomas Cushing1½-4 yd
880 yards Edgar Mountain 1:55.6 Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg Cecil Griffiths inches Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Paul Martin 14 yd
1 mile Flag of Scotland.svg Duncan McPhee 4:27.4 Henry Stallard 3-4 yd Joe Blewitt 16 yd
4 miles Flag of Finland.svg Paavo Nurmi 19:52.2 Joe Blewitt 20:04.0William Cotterell20:09.0
10 miles Halland Britton 53:24.2 Charles Clibbon 53:55.4 Wally Freeman 53:58.0
steeplechase Flag of Finland.svg Paavo Nurmi 11:11.2 Bert Rippington 11:34.8 Harry Sweeting
120y hurdles Frederick Gaby 15.6 Leopold Partridge 4½ yd Flag of Ireland.svg Thomas Wallis3 yd
440y hurdles Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wilfrid Kent Hughes 59.0J.J. Evans12 yd Flag of France.svg J. Berthier
2 miles walk Flag of Italy.svg Ugo Frigerio 14:30.0J. W. Dowse14:31.8 Robert Bridge 14:39.4
7 miles walk Gordon Watts 53:24.2Reg Goodwin53:37.2J. W. Dowse54:03.4
high jump Flag of France.svg Pierre Lewden 1.803 Flag of Norway.svg Sverre Hansen 1.753 Flag of Norway.svg Erik Manskow 1.727
pole jump Flag of Norway.svg Charles Hoff 3.66 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ernst Gerspach 3.58only 2 competitors
long jump Flag of Norway.svg Charles Hoff 7.08 Flag of Norway.svg Sverre Hansen 6.70 Flag of Finland.svg Vilho Tuulos 6.65
triple jump Flag of Finland.svg Vilho Tuulos 14.27 Flag of Norway.svg Charles Hoff 14.04 Flag of Estonia.svg Aleksandr Klumberg 13.84
shot put Flag of Finland.svg Ville Pörhölä 14.58 Flag of Sweden.svg Bertil Jansson 13.82 Flag of Finland.svg Vilho Niittymaa 13.06
discus throw Flag of Finland.svg Vilho Niittymaa 41.64 Flag of Estonia.svg Aleksandr Klumberg 39.34 Flag of Finland.svg Ville Pörhölä 38.50
hammer throw Flag of Sweden.svg Carl Johan Lind 52.50 Malcolm Nokes 49.26 Flag of Finland.svg Ville Pörhölä 45.81
javelin throw Flag of Finland.svg Paavo Johansson 61.08 Flag of Estonia.svg Aleksandr Klumberg 45.84 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Willi Moser 44.46
1 mile relaySurrey AC3m 35.1-5s Polytechnic Harriers South London Harriers/LAC

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References

  1. "AAA Championships" . Daily Mirror. 1 July 1922. Retrieved 12 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Athletic Championships" . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 3 July 1922. Retrieved 12 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 12 July 2024.