| 1938 AAA Championships | |
| Host City: | London, England |
| Dates: | 15–16 July 1938 |
| Stadium: | White City Stadium |
| Level: | Senior |
| Type: | Outdoor |
| Events: | 26 |
| Previous: | 1937 |
| Next: | 1939 |
| Games: | AAA Championships |
The 1938 AAA Championships was the 1938 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 15 to 16 July 1938 at White City Stadium in London, England.[1] [2]
The Championships consisted of 26 events and covered two days of competition. The decathlon was held at Loughborough on 5–6 August.
| width=100 | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | Martinus Osendarp NED | 9.8 | Orazio Mariani ITA | 1 yd - 4 ft | Maurice Scarr | 1 ft - ½ yd | |
| 220 yards | Wijnand van Beveren NED | 22.1 | Robin Murdoch | 1½ yd | Kenneth Jenkins | ½-1½ yd | |
| 440 yards | Godfrey Brown | 49.2 | Alan Pennington | 49.3 | Bill Roberts | 49.4 | |
| 880 yards | Arthur Collyer | 1:53.7 | Alfred Baldwin | 1:54.9 | Brian MacCabe | 1:55.2 | |
| 1 mile | Sydney Wooderson | 4:13.4 | Denis Pell | 4:14.2 | Jim Alford | 4:15.4 | |
| 3 miles | Jack Emery | 14:21.0 | Peter Ward | 14:21.1 | Patrick Hennessy | 14:22.4 | |
| 6 miles | Giuseppe Beviacqua ITA | 30:06.6 | F. Cummins IRL | 30:23.4 | Reginald Draper | 30:56.2 | |
| 10 miles | Reginald Draper | 52:40.6 | Samuel Palmer | 52:47.0 | Arthur Penny | 52:52.0 | |
| marathon | John Beman | 2:36:39.6 | Francis O'Sullivan | 2:40:03.0 | George Latham | 2:40:21.0 | |
| steeplechase | John Potts | 10:39.2 | Bernard Fishwick | 10:44.2 | A. Stokes | 10:46.4 | |
| 120y hurdles | 14.4 | John Thornton | 3-5 yd | Jan Brasser NED | 1-2 yd | ||
| 440y hurdles | Jules Bosmans BEL | 54.1 | Prudent Joye FRA | 54.2 | Robert Wallace IRL | 55.5 | |
| 2 miles walk | Bert Cooper | 14:02.2 | Eddie Staker | 14:07.6 | Harry Churcher | 14:11.4 | |
| 7 miles walk | John Mikaelsson SWE | 51:48.2 | Erik Hedberg SWE | 53:23.0 | Joe Coleman | 53:36.8 | |
| high jump | Richard O'Rafferty IRL | 1.854 | Robert Kennedy | 1.854 | Hubert Stubbs | 1.854 | |
| pole vault | Mario Romeo ITA | 3.96 | Richard Webster | 3.90 | Alexander Gibson | 3.50 | |
| long jump | Arturo Maffei ITA | 7.52 | Francois Mersch LUX | 7.07 | William Breach | 7.03 | |
| triple jump | Edward Boyce | 14.06 | Bert Shillington | 13.85 | Sam Beattie | 13.61 | |
| shot put | Angiolo Profeti ITA | 14.06 | Robert Howland | 13.90 | Angus Milligan | 13.30 | |
| discus throw | Adolfo Consolini ITA | 43.60 | David Young | 42.06 | Jan Brasser NED | 40.99 | |
| hammer throw | Bert Healion IRL | 52.46 | Tom McAnallen | 45.70 | Duncan Clark | 45.40 | |
| javelin throw | Ralph Blakeway RSA | 60.08 | Stanley Wilson | 57.90 | Alp Lommerud NOR | 56.18 | |
| decathlon | Thomas Lockton | 5513 NR | John Cotter | 5396 | Patrick Skipworth | 4960 | |
| Tug of war (catchweight) | Royal Ulster Constabulary | Royal Army Service Corps (Feltham) | |||||
| 440 yards relay | GS Baracca Milano Pro Patria | 45.2sec | GS Oberdan Pro Patria Milano | De Trekvogals | |||
| Tug of war (100st) | Royal Army Service Corps (Feltham) | Cranleigh & District British Legion | |||||