| 1923 AAA Championships | |
| Host City: | London, England |
| Dates: | 6–7 July 1923 |
| Stadium: | Stamford Bridge |
| Level: | Senior |
| Type: | Outdoor |
| Events: | 21 |
| Previous: | 1922 |
| Next: | 1924 |
| Games: | AAA Championships |
The 1923 AAA Championships was the 1923 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 6 to 7 July 1923 at Stamford Bridge in London, England.[1] [2]
The Championships consisted of 21 events and covered two days of competition.
The year of 1923 also saw the inaugural running of the WAAA Championships in Bromley, although several events had been competed for in 1922.
| width=100 | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | 9.7 NR | William Nichol | 2 ft | Thomas Matthewman | 1 ft | ||
| 220 yards | 21.6 | Thomas Matthewman | 2 yd | William Nichol | 1½ yd | ||
| 440 yards | William Stevenson USA | 49.6 | Guy Butler | 2 ft | John Gillis | inches | |
| 880 yards | Cecil Griffiths | 1:56.6 | Edgar Mountain | 4 yd | Sydney Spencer | 5 yd | |
| 1 mile | Henry Stallard | 4:21.6 | Maurice Pugh | 4:23.2 | Herbert Johnston | 3 yd | |
| 4 miles | Charles Blewitt | 19:56.6 | Lucien Duquesne FRA | 19:56.8 | George Webber | 20:03.0 | |
| 10 miles | Ernest Harper | 53:34.6 | C.W. Vincent | 55:13.2 | Vincent Callard | 55:18.6 | |
| steeplechase | Percy Hodge | 11:13.6 | Halland Britton | 11:18.0 | J. Kelley | 40 yd | |
| 120y hurdles | Frederick Gaby | 15.2 =NR | Leopold Partridge | inches | Trevis Huhn USA | 6 yd | |
| 440y hurdles | L.H. Phillips | 58.0 | William Boardman | 2 ft | Frederick Browning | 5 yd | |
| 2 miles walk | Gordon Watts | 14:24.0 | Reg Goodwin | 14:31.2 | Fred Poynton | 14:51.0 | |
| 7 miles walk | Gordon Watts | 54:35.4 | Reg Goodwin | 55:19.2 | Harold King | 55:46.6 | |
| high jump | Pierre Lewden FRA | 1.930 | Jack Probert | 1.778 | Arthur Willis Robert Dickinson | 1.727 | |
| pole vault | Pierre Lewden FRA | walkover | n/a | only 1 competitor | |||
| long jump | 7.23 | W.H. Childs | 6.79 | Guy Brockington | 6.68 | ||
| triple jump | John Odde | 14.13 (NR) | David Slack | 13.33 | Charles Lively | 13.31 | |
| shot put | John Barrett IRL | 11.95 | William Bradford | 11.43 | G.W. Laidlaw | 11.39 | |
| discus throw | George Mitchell | 33.60 | Walter Henderson | 33.46 | Charles Best | 32.78 | |
| hammer throw | Malcolm Nokes | 49.18 | John Jackson | 37.79 | Alexander Murray | 32.25 | |
| javelin throw | Paavo Johansson FIN | 61.08 | Aleksandr Klumberg EST | 45.84 | Willi Moser SUI | 44.46 | |
| 1 mile relay | Surrey AC | 3m 36.4-5s | Birchfield Harriers | 3 yd | Blackheath Harriers | 7 yd | |