1923 AAA Championships

The 1923 AAA Championships was the 1923 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 6 to 7 July 1923 at Stamford Bridge in London, England.[1][2]

1923 AAA Championships
Dates6–7 July 1923
Host cityLondon, England
VenueStamford Bridge
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events21
1922
1924


The Championships consisted of 21 events and covered two days of competition.

The year of 1923 also saw the inaugural running of the WAAA Championships in Bromley, although several events had been competed for in 1922.

Results

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Welshman Cecil Griffiths finally won an AAA title
 
Frenchman Pierre Lewden won both the high jump and pole jump events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards   Eric Liddell 9.7 NR Wilfred Nichol 2 ft Thomas Matthewman 1 ft
220 yards   Eric Liddell 21.6 Thomas Matthewman 2 yd Wilfred Nichol 1½ yd
440 yards   William Stevenson 49.6 Guy Butler 2 ft John Gillis inches
880 yards   Cecil Griffiths 1:56.6 Edgar Mountain 4 yd Sonny Spencer 5 yd
1 mile Henry Stallard 4:21.6 Maurice Pugh 4:23.2 Herbert Johnston 3 yd
4 miles Joe Blewitt 19:56.6   Lucien Duquesne 19:56.8 George Webber 20:03.0
10 miles Ernie Harper 53:34.6 C. W. Vincent 55:13.2   Vincent Callard 55:18.6
steeplechase Percy Hodge 11:13.6 Halland Britton 11:18.0 J. Kelley 40 yd
120y hurdles Frederick Gaby 15.2 =NR Leopold Partridge inches   Trevis Huhn 6 yd
440y hurdles L. H. Phillips 58.0 William Boardman 2 ft Frederick Browning 5 yd
2 miles walk Gordon Watts 14:24.0 Reg Goodwin 14:31.2 Fred Poynton 14:51.0
7 miles walk Gordon Watts 54:35.4 Reg Goodwin 55:19.2 Harold King 55:46.6
high jump   Pierre Lewden 1.930 Jack Probert 1.778 Arthur Willis
Robert Dickinson
1.727
1.727
pole jump   Pierre Lewden walkover n/a only 1 competitor
long jump Harold Abrahams 7.23 W. H. Childs 6.79 Guy Brockington 6.68
triple jump John Odde 14.13 (NR) David Slack 13.33 Charles Lively 13.31
shot put   John Barrett 11.95 William Bradford 11.43 G. W. Laidlaw 11.39
discus throw George Mitchell 33.60 Walter Henderson 33.46 Charles Best 32.78
hammer throw Malcolm Nokes 49.18   John Jackson 37.79 Alexander Murray 32.25
javelin throw   James Dalrymple 45.34   Henri Dauban 44.36 G. Hagberg 42.62
1 mile relay Surrey AC 3m 36.4-5s Birchfield Harriers 3 yd Blackheath Harriers 7 yd

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Liddell creates new record". Pall Mall Gazette. 7 July 1923. Retrieved 12 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 9 July 1923. Retrieved 12 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 12 July 2024.