1908 AAA Championships | |
Host City: | London, England |
Dates: | 4 July 1908 |
Stadium: | White City Stadium |
Level: | Senior |
Type: | Outdoor |
Events: | 16 |
Previous: | 1907 |
Next: | 1909 |
Games: | AAA Championships |
The 1908 AAA Championships was the 1908 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 4 July 1908 at the White City Stadium in London, England. The attendance was 22,000 and included Prince Albert of Wales (later George VI).[1] [2]
The Championships consisted of 16 events.
width=100 | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 yards | 10.0 | Reginald Walker | 1 yd | John Morton | inches | ||
220 yards | 22.4 | 5 yd | 1 yd | ||||
440 yards | 49.4 | 5 yd 5 yd | not awarded | ||||
880 yards | 1:58.2 | 8-10 yd | J. W. Monument | 5 yd | |||
1 mile | 4:20.2 | Joe Deakin | 10 yd | Francis Knott | 2-4 yd | ||
4 miles | Emil Voigt | 19:47.4 | Archie Robertson | 19:52.8 | A. Edward Wood | 19:53.6 | |
10 miles | Alexander Duncan | 53:40.6 | Joe Deakin | 53:41.4 | 53:42.0 | ||
steeplechase | 10:35.0 | 5-10 yd | William Grantham | 5-30 yd | |||
120yd hurdles | John Duncker | 16.2 | Oswald Groenings | ½ yd | 1 ft-2 yd | ||
2 miles walk | 13:58.4 | 14:05.6 | Richard Harrison | 14:14.6 | |||
7 miles walk | 53:02.6 | Frank Carter | 53:43.0 | 54:25.0 | |||
high jump | 1.803 | 1.778 | Oswald Groenings Walter Henderson | 1.753 | |||
pole vault | 3.66 | 3.60 | Alexandre de Petrofsky Carl Silfverstrand | 3.05 3.05 | |||
long jump | 6.79 | 6.61 | John Pattison | 6.45 | |||
shot put | 13.59 | Tom Kirkwood | 13.40 | 12.15 | |||
hammer throw | 50.12 | 40.00 | 33.79 |