1925 AAA Championships explained

1925 AAA Championships
Host City:	London, England
Dates:	17–18 July 1925
Stadium:	Stamford Bridge
Level:	Senior
Type:	Outdoor
Events:	21
Previous:	1924
Next:	1926
Games:	AAA Championships

The 1925 AAA Championships was the 1925 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 17 to 18 July 1925 at Stamford Bridge in London, England.^{[1] [2]}

The Championships consisted of 21 events and covered two days of competition. The competition included the introduction of the marathon, which was held from Windsor to Stamford Bridge on 30 May.

Results

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width=100	Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 yards	Loren Murchison USA	9.9	Valéry Théard HAI	½ yd	Walter Rangeley	inches
220 yards	Loren Murchison USA	21.6	John Rinkel	3 yd	Harry Evans USA	1 yd
440 yards	Henry Stallard	50.0	Thomas Cushing	5-6 yd	Richard Ripley	1-7 yd
880 yards	Cecil Griffiths	1:57.2	William Nelson	4 yd	Ray Dodge USA	1-2 yd
1 mile	Bertram Macdonald	4:18.0	Cyril Ellis	1½ yd	Robert McAlpine-Downie	10-15 yd
4 miles	Charles Blewitt	19:54.6	Arthur Muggridge	19:56.6	Halland Britton	19:56.8
10 miles	Jack Webster	52:32.6	Ernest Harper	53:04.6	Halland Britton	53:10.6
marathon	Sam Ferris	2:35:58.2 NR	Frank Zuna USA	2:38:27.4	Duncan Wright	2:42:28.4
steeplechase	Jack Webster	11:01.4	Edwin Montague	11:17.8	A.J. Smith	11:33.0
120y hurdles	Frederick Gaby	15.2 =NR	Ivan Riley USA	1 yd	S. James Murphy	2 yd
440y hurdles	Ivan Riley USA	57.8	William Boardman	10 yd	Frederick Blackett	dnf
2 miles walk	Reg Goodwin	14:07.4	Wilf Cowley	14:21.8	C.W. Cater	14:32.2
7 miles walk	Gordon Watts	52:53.8	Wilf Cowley	54:08.0	Fred Clark	54:39.8
high jump	Harold Osborn USA	1.930	Pierre Lewden FRA	1.905	Fred Nuttall	1.803
pole vault	Paul Jones USA	3.50	Charles Greening USA	3.50	Franklin Kelley USA	3.50
long jump	Richard Honner AUS	7.30	Christiaan Steyn RSA	7.17	Paul Jones USA	7.15
triple jump	Elemér Somfay HUN	14.29	Harold Osborn USA	14.26	J. Connor	13.83
shot put	Herb Schwarze USA	14.40	Raoul Paoli FRA	14.07	Kalman Egri HUN	12.49
discus throw	Patrick Bermingham IRL	41.24	Kalman Egri HUN	40.97	Elemér Somfay HUN	39.20
hammer throw	Malcolm Nokes	46.04	John Jackson	38.42	John Freeborn	36.67
javelin throw	Bela Szepes HUN	53.92	Julian Gruner POL	51.09	Slawosz Szydlowski POL	49.48

Notes and References

1. News: AAA Championships . Gloucester Citizen . 18 July 1925 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 13 July 2024.
2. News: New Holders . Daily News (London) . 20 July 1925 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 13 July 2024.
3. Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 13 July 2024.