1931 AAA Championships

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

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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EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards Ernest Page10.0 Flag of Scotland.svg Frederick ReidinchesEdgardo Toetti ITAinches
220 yards Flag of Scotland.svg Robin Murdoch22.5John HanloninchesAndrej Engel TCH
440 yards Godfrey Rampling48.6Laszlo Barsi HUN49.6Felix Rinner AUT50.0
880 yards Thomas Hampson1:54.8Stuart Townend1:56.4Otto Peltzer GER1:56.7
1 mile Reginald Thomas4:16.4Cyril Ellis4:20.6 Flag of Norway.svg Reidar Jørgensen 4:21.0
4 miles Alex Burns19:49.4 Flag of Scotland.svg James Wood20:00.0 Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Sutherland20:07.4
10 miles Jack Winfield54:34.4Thomas Evenson54:41.4John Potts54:48.4
marathon Flag of Scotland.svg Dunky Wright 2:49:54.2Stanley Smith2:50:09.4Henry Clarke2:54:06.4
steeplechase Thomas Evenson10:36.4George Bailey10:39.0Sidney Binfield
120y hurdles Lord Burghley 14.8Donald Finlay½ yd Flag of Norway.svg Holger Albrechtsen 1 ft
440y hurdles Luigi Facelli ITA54.4Johan Areskoug SWE3-5 yd Lord Burghley 1 yd
2 miles walk Alf Pope13:52.6Bert Cooper13:57.8Janis Dalins LAT14:10.0
7 miles walk Ugo Frigerio ITA53:32.0Janis Dalins LAT53:40.0Alf Pope54:09.0
high jump Arthur Gray1.829Colin Gordon GUY
Alec James		1.803n/a
pole vault Henry Lindblad SWE3.88Arie van der Zee NED3.81Laurence Bond3.66
long jump Hannes de Boer NED7.21Arturo Maffei ITA7.06Anton van Welsenses NED6.98
triple jump Jan Blankers NED14.22Willem Peters NED14.16Harold Langley13.43
shot put József Daranyi HUN15.23Frantisek Douda TCH15.16Kenneth Pridie13.46
discus throw Endre Madarasz HUN43.10Emil Janausch AUT42.30Kenneth Pridie38.74
hammer throw Ossian Sköld SWE51.36Gunnar Jansson SWE48.83Fernando Vandelli ITA46.84
javelin throw Flag of Norway.svg Olav Sunde 60.76Willem Hertzog RSA53.13Stanley Wilson53.03
440 yards relayAchilles Club43.3–5secBlackheath HarriersPolytechnic Harriers
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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.
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