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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EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards Harry Edward10.0Lancelot Royle2 ftChristiaan Steyn RSA1 ft
220 yards Harry Edward22.0Joseph Imbach SUI12-14 ydChristiaan Steyn RSAdns
440 yards Harry Edward50.4Guy Butler3 ydThomas Cushing1½-4 yd
880 yards Edgar Mountain1:55.6Cecil GriffithsinchesPaul Martin SUI14 yd
1 mile Duncan McPhee4:27.4Henry Stallard3-4 ydCharles Blewitt16 yd
4 miles Paavo Nurmi FIN19:52.2Charles Blewitt20:04.0William Cotterell20:09.0
10 miles Halland Britton53:24.2Charles Clibbon53:55.4Walter Freeman53:58.0
steeplechase Paavo Nurmi FIN11:11.2Bert Rippington11:34.8Harry Sweeting
120y hurdles Frederick Gaby15.6Leopold Partridge4½ ydThomas Wallis IRE3 yd
440y hurdles Wilfred Kent-Hughes AUS59.0J.J. Evans12 ydJ. Berthier FRA
2 miles walk Ugo Frigerio ITA14:30.0J.W. Dowse14:31.8Bobby Bridge14:39.4
7 miles walk Gordon Watts53:24.2Reg Goodwin53:37.2J.W. Dowse54:03.4
high jump Pierre Lewden FRA1.803Sverre Hansen NOR1.753Erik Manskow NOR1.727
pole jump Charles Hoff NOR3.66Ernst Gerspach SUI3.58only 2 competitors
long jump Charles Hoff NOR7.08Sverre Hansen NOR6.70Vilho Tuulos FIN6.65
triple jump Vilho Tuulos FIN14.27Charles Hoff NOR14.04Alexander Klumberg EST13.84
shot put Ville Porhola FIN14.58Bertil Jansson SWE13.82Vilho Niittymaa FIN13.06
discus throw Vilho Niittymaa FIN41.64Aleksandr Klumberg EST39.34Ville Porhola FIN38.50
hammer throw Carl Johan Lind SWE52.50Malcolm Nokes49.26Ville Porhola FIN45.81
javelin throw Paavo Johansson FIN61.08Aleksandr Klumberg EST45.84Willi Moser SUI44.46
1 mile relaySurrey AC3m 35.1-5sPolytechnic HarriersSouth 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.