1913 AAA Championships

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
Dates5 July 1913
Host cityLondon, England
VenueStamford Bridge (stadium)
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events16
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

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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

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  1. ^ "Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 7 July 1913. Retrieved 11 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "AAthletic Feats". Sporting Life. 7 July 1913. Retrieved 11 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 11 July 2024.