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]
| 1913 AAA Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 July 1913 |
| Host city | London, England |
| Venue | Stamford Bridge (stadium) |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 16 |
← 1912 1914 → | |
The Championships consisted of 16 events but the steeplechase event was standardised at the distance of 2 miles for the first time.
Results
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | William Applegarth | 10.0 | James Barker | 1½ yd | William Stewart AUS | 1 ft |
| 220 yards | William Applegarth | 21.6 NR | Victor d'Arcy | 3-6 yd |  Richard Rau |
1 yd |
| 440 yards | George Nicol | 49.4 | David Jacobs | 6 yd | Ernest Haley | 6-8 yd |
| 880 yards | Ernest Wilde SWE | 2:00.6 | C.H. Frisby | 1-2 yd | James Hill IRE | ½ yd |
| 1 mile | John Zander SWE | 4:25.8 | Gerald Gorringe | 8 yd | Alfred Mickler | inches |
| 4 miles | George Hutson | 19:32.0 | Ernest Glover | 19:43.0 | Gustav Karlsson SWE | 20:10.2 |
| 10 miles | Ernest Glover | 51:56.8 | Harry Baldwin | 52:44.4 | W.J. Tucker | 53:44.8 |
| 2 miles steeplechase | Charles Ruffell | 11:03.6 | Jack Cruise | 11:13.2 | Thomas Lee | 11:20.0 |
| 120yd hurdles | George Gray | 16.0 | Kenneth Powell | ½ yd | Gustav Holmér SWE | 1-2½ yd |
| 2 miles walk | Bobby Bridge | 13:51.8 | Harold Ross | 14:01.8 | Jack Lynch | 14:18.8 |
| 7 miles walk | Bobby Bridge Harold Ross |
52:08.4 | not awarded | Jack Lynch | 53:19.0 | |
| high jump | Howard Baker | 1.829 | Anders Petterson SWE | 1.778 | Inge Lindholm SWE | 1.727 |
| pole vault | Claes Gille SWE | 3.68 | Carl Hårleman SWE | 3.58 | Fernand Gonder FRA | 3.50 |
| long jump | Sidney Abrahams | 6.86 | Inge Lindholm SWE | 6.61 | André Campana FRA | 6.59 |
| shot put | Einar Nilsson SWE | 14.44 | André Tison FRA | 13.16 | John Barrett IRE | 13.09 |
| hammer throw | Carl Johan Lind SWE | 47.43 | Nils Linde SWE | 46.04 | Alf Flaxman | 41.87 |
References
edit- ^ "Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 7 July 1913. Retrieved 11 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAthletic Feats". Sporting Life. 7 July 1913. Retrieved 11 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 11 July 2024.