1908 AAA Championships explained

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.

Results

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width=100EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards10.0 Reginald Walker 1 ydJohn Mortoninches
220 yards22.45 yd1 yd
440 yards49.45 yd
5 yd
not awarded
880 yards1:58.28-10 ydJ. W. Monument 5 yd
1 mile4:20.2Joe Deakin10 ydFrancis Knott2-4 yd
4 milesEmil Voigt19:47.4Archie Robertson19:52.8A. Edward Wood 19:53.6
10 milesAlexander Duncan53:40.6Joe Deakin53:41.453:42.0
steeplechase10:35.05-10 ydWilliam Grantham 5-30 yd
120yd hurdles John Duncker 16.2Oswald Groenings½ yd1 ft-2 yd
2 miles walk13:58.414:05.6Richard Harrison 14:14.6
7 miles walk53:02.6Frank Carter 53:43.054:25.0
high jump1.8031.778Oswald Groenings
Walter Henderson
1.753
pole vault3.663.60 Alexandre de Petrofsky
Carl Silfverstrand
3.05
3.05
long jump6.796.61John Pattison 6.45
shot put13.59 Tom Kirkwood 13.4012.15
hammer throw50.1240.0033.79

Notes and References

  1. News: Prince Albert watches Stadium Sports . Daily Mirror . 6 July 1908 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 11 July 2024.
  2. News: AAA Championships . Birmingham Daily Gazette . 6 July 1908 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 11 July 2024.
  3. Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 11 July 2024.