1931 AAA Championships

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1931 AAA Championships
Dates3–4 July 1931
Host cityLondon, England
Venue Stamford Bridge
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events24
1930
1932


The 1931 AAA Championships was the 1931 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 3 to 4 July 1931 at Stamford Bridge in London, England. [1] [2]

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After 19 consecutive years at Stamford Bridge, it would be the last time that the venue hosted the championships. The Championships consisted of 24 events and covered two days of competition. The marathon was held from Windsor to Stamford Bridge.

The steeplechase event saw the number of hurdles standardised and the pole jump was renamed the pole vault.

Results

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Scotsman Dunky Wright retained his marathon title Dunky Wright (1928).jpg
Scotsman Dunky Wright retained his marathon title
Tom Evenson won the steeplechase Tom Evenson 1933.jpg
Tom Evenson won the steeplechase
EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards Ernie Page 10.0 Flag of Scotland.svg Fred Reid inches Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Edgardo Toetti inches
220 yards Flag of Scotland.svg Robin Murdoch 22.5 John Hanlon inches Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrej Engel
440 yards Godfrey Rampling 48.6 Flag of Hungary.svg Laszlo Barsi 49.6 Flag of Austria.svg Felix Rinner 50.0
880 yards Tommy Hampson 1:54.8 Stuart Townend 1:56.4 Flag of Germany.svg Otto Peltzer 1:56.7
1 mile Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg Reg Thomas 4:16.4 Cyril Ellis 4:20.6 Flag of Norway.svg Reidar Jørgensen 4:21.0
4 miles Alec Burns 19:49.4 Flag of Scotland.svg James Wood20:00.0 Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Sutherland20:07.4
10 miles Jack Winfield 54:34.4 Thomas Evenson 54:41.4 John Potts 54:48.4
marathon Flag of Scotland.svg Dunky Wright 2:49:54.2Stanley Smith2:50:09.4Henry Clarke2:54:06.4
steeplechase Thomas Evenson 10:36.4 George Bailey 10:39.0 Sidney Binfield
120y hurdles Lord Burghley 14.8 Donald Finlay ½ yd Flag of Norway.svg Holger Albrechtsen 1 ft
440y hurdles Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Luigi Facelli 54.4 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Areskoug 3-5 yd Lord Burghley 1 yd
2 miles walk Alf Pope 13:52.6 Bert Cooper 13:57.8 Flag of Latvia.svg Janis Dalins 14:10.0
7 miles walk Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Ugo Frigerio 53:32.0 Flag of Latvia.svg Janis Dalins 53:40.0 Alf Pope 54:09.0
high jump Arthur Gray 1.829 Flag of Guyana.svg Colin Gordon & Alec James (shared silver)1.803
pole vault Flag of Sweden.svg Henry Lindblad 3.88 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Age van der Zee 3.81 Laurence Bond 3.66
long jump Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hannes de Boer 7.21 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Arturo Maffei 7.06 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Anton van Welsenses 6.98
triple jump Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Blankers 14.22 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Willem Peters 14.16 Harold Langley 13.43
shot put Flag of Hungary.svg József Daranyi 15.23 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg František Douda 15.16 Kenneth Pridie 13.46
discus throw Flag of Hungary.svg Endre Madarász 43.10 Flag of Austria.svg Emil Janausch 42.30 Kenneth Pridie 38.74
hammer throw Flag of Sweden.svg Ossian Skiöld 51.36 Flag of Sweden.svg Gunnar Jansson 48.83 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Fernando Vandelli 46.84
javelin throw Flag of Norway.svg Olav Sunde 60.76 Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg Willem Hertzog 53.13 Stanley Wilson 53.03
440 yards relay Achilles Club 43.3–5sec Blackheath Harriers Polytechnic Harriers
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RN Barracks Chatham
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References

  1. "Athletics records may be smashed today" . Daily News (London). 4 July 1931. Retrieved 13 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Few AAA titles go abroad" . Daily Herald. 6 July 1931. Retrieved 13 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 13 July 2024.