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 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6–7 July 1923 |
| Host city | London, England |
| Venue | Stamford Bridge |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 21 |
← 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
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | Eric Liddell | 9.7 NR | William Nichol | 2 ft | Thomas Matthewman | 1 ft |
| 220 yards | Eric Liddell | 21.6 | Thomas Matthewman | 2 yd | William Nichol | 1½ yd |
| 440 yards | William Stevenson USA | 49.6 | Guy Butler | 2 ft | John Gillis | inches |
| 880 yards | Cecil Griffiths | 1:56.6 | Edgar Mountain | 4 yd | Sydney Spencer | 5 yd |
| 1 mile | Henry Stallard | 4:21.6 | Maurice Pugh | 4:23.2 | Herbert Johnston | 3 yd |
| 4 miles | Charles Blewitt | 19:56.6 | Lucien Duquesne FRA | 19:56.8 | George Webber | 20:03.0 |
| 10 miles | Ernest 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 USA | 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 FRA | 1.930 | Jack Probert | 1.778 | Arthur Willis Robert Dickinson |
1.727 |
| pole vault | Pierre Lewden FRA | 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 IRL | 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 | Paavo Johansson FIN | 61.08 | Aleksandr Klumberg EST | 45.84 | Willi Moser SUI | 44.46 |
| 1 mile relay | Surrey AC | 3m 36.4-5s | Birchfield Harriers | 3 yd | Blackheath Harriers | 7 yd |
References
edit- ^ "Liddell creates new record". Pall Mall Gazette. 7 July 1923. Retrieved 12 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 9 July 1923. Retrieved 12 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 12 July 2024.