1913 AAA Championships explained

1913 AAA Championships
Host City:London, England
Dates:5 July 1913
Stadium:Stamford Bridge (stadium)
Level:Senior
Type:Outdoor
Events:16
Previous:1912
Next:1914
Games:AAA Championships

The 1913 AAA Championships was the 1913 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 5 July 1913 at the Stamford Bridge (stadium) in London, England. The attendance was described as a record attendance of around 13,000, despite estimates that were higher the year previous.[1] [2]

The Championships consisted of 16 events but the steeplechase event was standardised at the distance of 2 miles for the first time.

Results

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width=100EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yardsWilliam Applegarth 10.0James Barker 1½ ydWilliam Stewart AUS 1 ft
220 yardsWilliam Applegarth 21.6 NRVictor d'Arcy 3-6 yd1 yd
440 yardsGeorge Nicol49.4David Jacobs 6 ydErnest Haley 6-8 yd
880 yardsErnest Wilde SWE 2:00.6C.H. Frisby 1-2 ydJames Hill IRE½ yd
1 mileJohn Zander SWE 4:25.8Gerald Gorringe 8 ydAlfred Mickler inches
4 milesGeorge Hutson19:32.0Ernest Glover 19:43.0Gustav Karlsson SWE 20:10.2
10 milesErnest Glover 51:56.8Harry Baldwin 52:44.4W.J. Tucker 53:44.8
2 miles steeplechaseCharles Ruffell 11:03.6Jack Cruise 11:13.2Thomas Lee 11:20.0
120yd hurdlesGeorge Gray 16.0Kenneth Powell ½ ydGustav Holmér SWE 1-2½ yd
2 miles walkBobby Bridge13:51.8Harold Ross 14:01.8Jack Lynch 14:18.8
7 miles walkBobby Bridge
Harold Ross
52:08.4not awardedJack Lynch 53:19.0
high jumpHoward Baker1.829Anders Petterson SWE1.778Inge Lindholm SWE1.727
pole vaultClaes Gille SWE 3.68Carl Hårleman SWE 3.58Fernand Gonder FRA 3.50
long jumpSidney Abrahams 6.86Inge Lindholm SWE 6.61André Campana FRA 6.59
shot putEinar Nilsson SWE 14.44André Tison FRA13.16John Barrett IRE13.09
hammer throwCarl Johan Lind SWE 47.43Nils Linde SWE 46.04Alf Flaxman 41.87

Notes and References

  1. News: Athletic Championships . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer . 7 July 1913 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 11 July 2024.
  2. News: AAthletic Feats . Sporting Life . 7 July 1913 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 11 July 2024.
  3. Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 11 July 2024.