| 1937 AAA Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16–17 July 1937 |
| Host city | London, England |
| Venue | White City Stadium |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 25 |
← 1936 1938 → | |
The 1937 AAA Championships was the 1937 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 16 to 17 July 1937 at White City Stadium in London, England. [1] [2]
The Championships consisted of 25 events and covered two days of competition. The decathlon was held at Loughborough on 21–22 August.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | Cyril Holmes | 9.9 | Arthur Sweeney | 1 yd | Ernest Page | 2 ft |
| 220 yards | Arthur Sweeney | 21.9 | Cyril Holmes | ½ yd | Gyula Gyenes HUN | 1 yd |
| 440 yards | Bill Roberts | 48.2 | Ronald Wylde RSA | 49.2 | John Horsfall AUS | 49.3 |
| 880 yards | Arthur Collyer | 1:53.3 | Frank Handley | 1:53.5 | Jim Alford | 1:54.3 |
| 1 mile | Sydney Wooderson | 4:12.2 | Denis Pell | 4:15.4 | Robert Graham | 4:15.9 |
| 3 miles | Peter Ward | 14:19.8 | János Kelen HUN | 14:21.6 | Jack Parker | 14:32.0 |
| 6 miles | János Kelen HUN | 30:07.8 | Alex Burns | 30:10.5 | Lawrence Weatherill | 30:38.2 |
| 10 miles | Reginald Walker | 52:33.8 | Alex Burns | 52:37.0 | Lawrence Weatherill | 52:54.0 |
| marathon | Donald Robertson | 2:37:19.2 | Stelios Kyriakides GRE | 2:40:10.0 | Albert Norris | 2:41:41.0 |
| steeplechase | William Wylie | 10:27.0 | Robert Sutherland | 10:28.1 | Henry Clark | 10:33.0 |
| 120y hurdles | Don Finlay | 14.5 | John Thornton | 2 yd | Jan Brasser NED | 3 yd |
| 440y hurdles | Jules Bosmans BEL | 55.0 | Christos Mantikas GRE | 55.6 | Robert Wallace IRL | 2 yd |
| 2 miles walk | Bert Cooper | 13:58.2 | Eddie Staker | 14:24.4 | Don Brown | 14:33.4 |
| 7 miles walk | John Mikaelsson SWE | 50:19.2 | Harry Churcher | 51:13.0 | Fred Redman | 51:55.0 |
| high jump | John Newman | 1.880 | Charles Walker | 1.880 | Arthur Gold Richard O'Rafferty IRL | 1.778 |
| pole vault | John Dodd | 3.68 | Alfred Kinally | 3.58 | Alexander Gibson | 3.58 |
| long jump | Luz Long GER | 7.48 | Sam Beattie | 7.19 | William Breach | 7.02 |
| triple jump | Willem Peters NED | 14.32 | Bert Shillington | 14.26 | Jack Higginson jnr | 13.90 |
| shot put | Hans Wöllke GER | 15.39 | Robert Howland | 13.89 | A. Rosser | 12.66 |
| discus throw | Nicolaos Syllas GRE | 49.18 | Willi Schröder GER | 47.39 | Jeno Kulitzy HUN | 44.12 |
| hammer throw | Karl Hein GER | 55.86 | Erwin Blask GER | 54.64 | Otto Lutz GER | 49.36 |
| javelin throw | Stanley Wilson | 59.18 NR | Ralph Blakeway RSA | 57.80 | Robert Turner | 53.98 |
| decathlon | Jim Miggins | 4647 | James Nesbitt | 4506 | N.A. Hewson | 4361 |
| 440 yards relay | Blackheath Harriers | 42.0sec | Magyar Athletikai Club Budapest | ½ yd | Vuictoria Park Harriers | 7 yd |
| Tug of war | Royal Army Service Corps | Cranleigh & District British Legion | ||||
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