1939 AAA Championships

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1939 AAA Championships
Dates7–8 July 1939
Host cityLondon, England
Venue White City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events25
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AAA Championships

The 1939 AAA Championships was the 1939 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 7 to 8 July 1939 at White City Stadium in London, England. The attendance was 20,300. [1] [2]

Contents

Summary

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

It was the last championships to be held for six years following the outbreak of World War II shortly after the 1939 championships. The 1939 competitors Arthur Sweeney and Julien Saelens were among those to lose their lives during the war.

Jack Emery broke the British record when winning the 3 miles event and Sydney Wooderson won his fifth consecutive 1 mile event.

Results

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EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards Arthur Sweeney 9.9 Cyril Holmes inches Flag of Trinidad and Tobago (1889-1958).svg John Cumberbatch2 ft
220 yards Cyril Holmes 21.9 Arthur Sweeney 1 ft Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Julien Saelens 1 ft
440 yards Alan Pennington 48.8 Henry Pack 49.4Rowland Palmer49.9
880 yards Godfrey Brown 1:55.1John Moreton1:55.1Austin Littler1:55.4
1 mile Sydney Wooderson 4:11.8Denis Pell4:12.0Arthur Collyer4:15.0
3 miles Jack Emery 14:08.0 BR Peter Ward 14:08.6 Aubrey Reeve 14:11.6
6 miles Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg Samuel Palmer30:06.4Reginald Walker30:09.4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jean Chapelle30:40.4
10 miles Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jean Chapelle51:56.0 Lawrence Weatherill 52:25.2Charles Carter52:54.0
marathon Flag of Scotland.svg Donald Robertson 2:35:37.0Squire Yarrow2:37:50.0 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Tommy Lalande 2:44:01.0
steeplechase Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jean Chapelle10:22.4Anthony Etheridge10:29.0William Wylie10:36.6
120y hurdles Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Brasser 14.7Thomas Lockton½ ydFrederick Scopes4-8 yd
440y hurdles Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Juul Bosmans 54.9 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Christos Mantikas 2½-4 ydRowland Palmer6-7 yd
2 miles walk Harry Churcher 13:50.0 Bert Cooper 14:05.4Hew Neilson14:11.2
7 miles walk Harry Churcher 52:37.0Eddie Staker53:31.4Joe Coleman54:32.2
high jump John Lunn Newman 1.880Hubert Stubbs1.829 Flag of Ireland.svg Richard O'Rafferty
Flag of the British Windward Islands (1903-1953).svg Eric Pierre		1.829
pole vault Dick Webster 3.73Douglas Redsull3.66Alexander Gibson3.50
long jump William Breach7.21 Harry Askew 7.14 Harry Lister 7.13
triple jump Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Ioannis Palamiotis15.03 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Willem Peters 14.58F. Whalston13.95
shot put Flag of the Netherlands.svg Aad de Bruyn 14.79 Robert Howland 13.74 Flag of Ireland.svg Leonard Horan13.35
discus throw Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Nikolaos Syllas 49.12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Aad de Bruyn 42.38 Ulster Banner.svg James Nesbitt 41.76
hammer throw Flag of Ireland.svg Bert Healion49.28 Norman Drake 46.76 Flag of Scotland.svg Duncan Clark 44.19
javelin throw Flag of Scotland.svg James McKillop56.88E.W. Hibbard50.64Charles A. Melchior50.01
Tug of war (catchweight) Ulster Banner.svg Royal Ulster ConstabularySharlston West CollieryRoyal Army Service Corps (Feltham)
Tug of war (110st) Ulster Banner.svg Royal Ulster ConstabularyRoyal Army Service Corps (Feltham)
440 yards relayBlackheath Harriers43.4secHerne Hill HarriersinchesPolytechnic Harriers2 yd

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References

  1. ↑ "Athletics" . Birmingham Daily Post. 8 July 1939. Retrieved 13 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "British Athletic Prestige enhanced in AAA Championships" . Birmingham Daily Gazette. 10 July 1939. 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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