The 1907 AAA Championships was the 1907 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 6 July 1907 at the Fallowfield Stadium in Manchester, England in front of 5–7,000 spectators.[1][2]
| 1907 AAA Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 July 1907 |
| Host city | Manchester, England |
| Venue | Fallowfield Stadium |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 16 |
← 1906 1908 → | |
The Championships consisted of 16 events.
Results
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | John Morton | 10.8 | Nathaniel Cartmell USA | 1 ft | Denis Murray IRE | ½ yd |
| 220 yards | John George | 22.8 | John Morton | 1 yd | Nathaniel Cartmell USA | ½ yd |
| 440 yards | Edwin Montague | 52.6 | Charles Stanfield | 2-3½ yd | Charles Davies | 4 yd |
| 880 yards | Ivo Fairbairn-Crawford | 1:59.6 | Kristian Hellström SWE | 2 yd | Arthur Astley | 6 yd |
| 1 mile | George Butterfield | 4:22.4 | Joseph Deakin | 4:23.0 | Jack Lee | 1 ft |
| 4 miles | Alexander Duncan | 19:51.4 | Joseph Deakin | 19:54.4 | A.W. Shee | 20:00.0 |
| 10 miles | Adam Underwood | 54:03.0 | Alexander Duncan | 54:06.0 | William Clarke | 54:06.8 |
| steeplechase | Joseph English | 11:21.2 | Archie Robertson | 25-40 yd | Henry Barker | 4 yd |
| 120yd hurdles | Oswald Groenings | 16.8 | Alfred Healey | 1 yd | Robert Stronach | |
| 2 miles walk | Richard Harrison | 14:01.8 | Johnny Johnson | 14:10.4 | William Yates | 14:24.2 |
| 7 miles walk | Frederick Thompson | 52:46.6 | C. Trippier | 52:50.0 | J.W.E. Bennett | 53:00.0 |
| high jump | Con Leahy IRE | 1.829 | Frederick Birkett | 1.791 | only 2 competitors | |
| pole vault | Bruno Söderström SWE | 3.20 | R. Parrington | 2.59 | only 2 competitors | |
| long jump | Denis Murray IRE | 6.70 | Lionel Cornish | 6.65 | Oswald Groenings | 6.60 |
| shot put | Tom Kirkwood | 13.46 | Tom Nicolson | 12.47 | Henry Alan Leeke | 11.29 |
| hammer throw | Tom Nicolson | 48.38 | John Murray IRE | 43.06 | Henry Alan Leeke | 38.46 |
References
edit- ^ "Champion athletes". Daily Record. 8 July 1907. Retrieved 11 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA Championships". Sporting Life. 8 July 1907. Retrieved 11 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 11 July 2024.