The 1939 AAA Championships was the 1939 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 7 to 8 July 1939 at White City Stadium in London, England. The attendance was 20,300.[1][2]
| 1939 AAA Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7–8 July 1939 |
| Host city | London, England |
| Venue | White City Stadium |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 25 |
← 1938 1946 → | |
Summary
editThe Championships consisted of 25 events and covered two days of competition.
It was the last championships to be held for six years following the outbreak of World War II shortly after the 1939 championships. The 1939 competitors Arthur Sweeney and Julien Saelens were among those to lose their lives during the war.
Jack Emery broke the British record when winning the 3 miles event and Sydney Wooderson won his fifth consecutive 1 mile event.
Results
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | Arthur Sweeney | 9.9 | Cyril Holmes | inches | .svg){kind=small} John Cumberbatch |
2 ft |
| 220 yards | Cyril Holmes | 21.9 | Arthur Sweeney | 1 ft |  Julien Saelens |
1 ft |
| 440 yards | Alan Pennington | 48.8 | Henry Pack | 49.4 | Rowland Palmer | 49.9 |
| 880 yards | Godfrey Brown | 1:55.1 | John Moreton | 1:55.1 | Austin Littler | 1:55.4 |
| 1 mile | Sydney Wooderson | 4:11.8 | Denis Pell | 4:12.0 | Arthur Collyer | 4:15.0 |
| 3 miles | Jack Emery | 14:08.0 BR | Peter Ward | 14:08.6 | Aubrey Reeve | 14:11.6 |
| 6 miles |  Samuel Palmer |
30:06.4 | Reginald Walker | 30:09.4 | Jean Chapelle |
30:40.4 |
| 10 miles | Jean Chapelle |
51:56.0 | Lawrence Weatherill | 52:25.2 | Charles Carter | 52:54.0 |
| marathon |  Donald Robertson |
2:35:37.0 | Squire Yarrow | 2:37:50.0 |  Tommy Lalande |
2:44:01.0 |
| steeplechase | Jean Chapelle |
10:22.4 | Anthony Etheridge | 10:29.0 | William Wylie | 10:36.6 |
| 120y hurdles |  Jan Brasser |
14.7 | Thomas Lockton | ½ yd | Frederick Scopes | 4-8 yd |
| 440y hurdles | Juul Bosmans |
54.9 |  Christos Mantikas |
2½-4 yd | Rowland Palmer | 6-7 yd |
| 2 miles walk | Harry Churcher | 13:50.0 | Bert Cooper | 14:05.4 | Hew Neilson | 14:11.2 |
| 7 miles walk | Harry Churcher | 52:37.0 | Eddie Staker | 53:31.4 | Joe Coleman | 54:32.2 |
| high jump | John Lunn Newman | 1.880 | Hubert Stubbs | 1.829 |  Richard O'Rafferty .svg){kind=small} Eric Pierre |
1.829 |
| pole vault | Dick Webster | 3.73 | Douglas Redsull | 3.66 | Alexander Gibson | 3.50 |
| long jump | William Breach | 7.21 | Harry Askew | 7.14 | Harry Lister | 7.13 |
| triple jump | Ioannis Palamiotis |
15.03 | Willem Peters |
14.58 | F. Whalston | 13.95 |
| shot put | Aad de Bruyn |
14.79 | Robert Howland | 13.74 | Leonard Horan |
13.35 |
| discus throw | Nikolaos Syllas |
49.12 | Aad de Bruyn |
42.38 |  James Nesbitt |
41.76 |
| hammer throw | Bert Healion |
49.28 | Norman Drake | 46.76 | Duncan Clark |
44.19 |
| javelin throw | James McKillop |
56.88 | E.W. Hibbard | 50.64 | Charles A. Melchior | 50.01 |
| Tug of war (catchweight) | Royal Ulster Constabulary |
Sharlston West Colliery | Royal Army Service Corps (Feltham) | |||
| Tug of war (110st) | Royal Ulster Constabulary |
Royal Army Service Corps (Feltham) | ||||
| 440 yards relay | Blackheath Harriers | 43.4sec | Herne Hill Harriers | inches | Polytechnic Harriers | 2 yd |
References
edit- ^ "Athletics". Birmingham Daily Post. 8 July 1939. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "British Athletic Prestige enhanced in AAA Championships". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 10 July 1939. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 13 July 2024.