1936 AAA Championships

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1936 AAA Championships
Dates10–11 July 1936
Host cityLondon, England
Venue White City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events25
1935
1937


The 1936 AAA Championships was the 1936 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 10 to 11 July 1936 at White City Stadium in London, England. [1] [2]

Contents

The Championships consisted of 25 events and covered two days of competition.

Results

[3]

Sydney Wooderson retained his 1 mile title Churchman cigarette card of Sydney Wooderson.jpg
Sydney Wooderson retained his 1 mile title
Australian Jack Metcalfe won two events Jack Metcalfe 1930s.jpg
Australian Jack Metcalfe won two events
EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tinus Osendarp 9.8 Arthur Sweeney 9.8 Cyril Holmes 9.9
220 yards Arthur Sweeney 21.9 Cyril Holmes 22.1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wil van Beveren 22.2
440 yards Godfrey Brown 48.6 Godfrey Rampling 49.1 Bill Roberts inches
880 yards Jack Powell 1:54.7 Frank Handley 1:54.9 Flag of Poland.svg Kazimierz Kucharski 1:54.9
1 mile Sydney Wooderson 4:15.0 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jack Lovelock 4:15.2 Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Graham 4:16.5
3 miles Peter Ward 14:15.8 NR Frank Close 14:20.2 Aubrey Reeve 14:22.3
6 miles Flag of Poland.svg Józef Noji 29:43.4 Alec Burns 29:45.0 NR John Potts 29:47.0
10 miles William Eaton 50:30.8 NR Alec Burns 51:11.8Charles Carter52:40.2
marathon Flag of Scotland.svg Donald Robertson 2:35:02.4 Ernest Harper 2:35:03.6Francis O'Sullivan2:38:17.8
steeplechase Thomas Evenson 10:24.8 James Ginty 10:25.2 Flag of Scotland.svg William Wylie 10:29.0
120y hurdles Don Finlay 14.6 John Thornton 3 yd Ashleigh Pilbrow 15.0
440y hurdles John Sheffield 55.6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alf Watson 1-2½ yd Ralph Kilner Brown ½ yd
2 miles walk Bert Cooper 13:50.0 Flag of Latvia.svg Paul Bernhard 14:01.4 Harry Churcher 14:02.8
7 miles walk Vic Stone 52:21.2 Alf Pope 52:40.0 Fred Redman 53:04.4
high jump Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Metcalfe 1.854 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Brasser 1.829 Stanley West 1.778
pole vault Dick Webster 3.88 NR Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frederick Woodhouse 3.81 Albert Leach 3.58
long jump George Traynor 7.07 William Breach 6.92 Sandy Duncan 6.88
triple jump Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Metcalfe 15.07 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Basil Dickinson 14.62 Ulster Banner.svg Edward Boyce 13.74
shot put Flag of the Netherlands.svg Aad de Bruyn 14.08 Robert Howland 13.71Alfred Carver12.69
discus throw Flag of Jamaica (1906-1957).svg Bernarr Prendergast 43.10 Laurence Reavell-Carter 43.09 Douglas Bell 41.02
hammer throw Norman Drake 46.26 Flag of Scotland.svg Sandy Smith43.38 Tom McAnallen 43.15
javelin throw Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jaap van der Poll 57.66 Stanley Wilson 54.98 Robert Turner 48.72
decathlon Ronald Walker 5291 NRJohn Cotter5129 Norman Burges 4423
440 yards relayATC Snelvoeters Blackheath Harriers Polytechnic Harriers
Tug of warRoyal Army Service Corps FelthamB Div Metropolitan Polices

See also

References

  1. "AAA Championships begin" . Western Mail. 11 July 1936. Retrieved 13 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Wooderson wins again" . Daily Herald. 13 July 1936. Retrieved 13 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 13 July 2024.