1919 AAA Championships | |
Host City: | London, England |
Dates: | 5 July 1919 |
Stadium: | Stamford Bridge (stadium) |
Level: | Senior |
Type: | Outdoor |
Events: | 17 |
Previous: | 1914 |
Next: | 1920 |
Games: | AAA Championships |
The 1919 AAA Championships was the 1919 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 5 July 1919 at the Stamford Bridge Stadium in London, England.[1] [2]
The Championships returned after missing four years due to World War I and consisted of 17 events. The triple jump, javelin and discus throw were not held.
width=100 | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 yards | William Hill | 10.0 | Jack Lindsay NZL | ½ yd | Victor d'Arcy | inches | |
220 yards | William Hill | 22.6 | Harry Edward | 1-5 yd | Jack Lindsay NZL | 1 yd | |
440 yards | Guy Butler | 49.8 | ¾-1½ yd | Cecil Griffiths | 2 yd | ||
880 yards | Albert Hill | 1:55.2 | 1:58.6 | G. Percy Sweet | 1:59.8 | ||
1 mile | Albert Hill | 4:21.2 | 4:26.2 | John Quinn | 4:28.8 | ||
4 miles | 19:56.4 | Ernest Glover | 20:19.0 | E.J. Rogers | 20:39.4 | ||
10 miles | Charles Blewitt | 53:45.6 | Walter Monk | 55:46.6 | Ahmed Djebelia FRA | 56:16.4 | |
2 miles steeplechase | Percy Hodge | 11:53.6 | Laurence Cummins IRE | 12:04.0 | Jack Cruise | 12:16.4 | |
120y hurdles | 15.8 | George Gray | 3 yd | Gerald Keddell | 1 yd | ||
440y hurdles | George Gray | 59.8 | Joseph English | 8-15 yd | Laurence Pullar | ||
2 miles walk | Bobby Bridge | 14:18.4 | Gunnar Rasmussen DEN | 14:28.8 | J.W. Dowse | 14:29.8 | |
7 miles walk | William Hehir | 53:23.6 | Charles Dowson | 53:31.2 | J.W. Dowse | 54:37.6 | |
high jump | Howard Baker | 1.803 | Georg Högström | 1.778 | im Carroll IRE | 1.753 | |
pole vault | 3.35 | Henry Petersen DEN | 3.27 | only 2 competitors | |||
long jump | Wilhelm Bjornemann | 7.18 | Le Roy Haliburton CAN | 6.79 | Ethelbert Southee AUS | 6.72 | |
shot put | 12.98 | Rex Woods | 12.25 | A. Hamilton | 10.78 | ||
hammer throw | Einar Midtgaard DEN | 44.00 | John Freeborn | 34.80 | only 2 competitors |