1921 AAA Championships

1921 AAA Championships
Dates1–2 July 1921
Host cityLondon, England
VenueStamford Bridge
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events21
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AAA Championships

The 1921 AAA Championships was the 1921 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 1–2 July 1921 at Stamford Bridge in London, England. The attendance was between 15,000 and 20,000 and the championships received a record entry of athletes.

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

Results

Edgar Mountain the 880 yards champion
Carl-Axel Christiernsson was one of seven Swedes who won an AAA title
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Harry Edward 10.2 Harold Abrahams ½ yd William Hill 1 ft
220 yards Harry Edward 22.2 Harold Abrahams 1½ yd Henri Nozières 1 ft
440 yards Robert Lindsay 50.4 Bevil Rudd 50.4 Cecil Griffiths 51.4
880 yards Edgar Mountain 1:56.8 Bevil Rudd 4-6 yd Sven Lundgren 8-9 yd
1 mile Albert Hill 4:13.8 NR Henry Stallard 4:14.2 Lucien Duquesne 20-80 yd
4 miles Walter Monk 19:59.2 James Hatton 20:03.8 Eric Backman 20 yd
10 miles Halland Britton 54:58.2 Joe Blewitt 55:38.2 William Cotterell 56:12.2
steeplechase Percy Hodge 10:57.2 Evelyn Montague 7 yd Bert Rippington 180 yd
120y hurdles Henri Bernard 15.8 Carl-Axel Christiernsson inches Frederick Nicholas ½ yd
440y hurdles Carl-Axel Christiernsson 55.4 Géo André 58.0 Wilfrid Kent Hughes 58.2
2 miles walk John Evans 14:40.2 Charles Gunn 14:49.2 Fred Poynton 14:51.0
7 miles walk Harold Ross 55:48.6 William Hehir 56:21.6 Reg Goodwin 56:21.8
high jump Benjamin Howard Baker 1.897 Pierre Guilloux 1.848 Bertil Jansson 1.803
pole jump Ernfrid Rydberg 3.71 André Francquenelle 3.40 Wilholm Wihuri 2.74
long jump H.C. Taylor 6.73 William Petersson 6.69 Leonard Ingrams 6.59
triple jump Folke Jansson 14.19 Benjamin Howard Baker 13.31 John Odde 12.27
shot put Bertil Jansson 14.08 Raoul Paoli 12.89 Oscar Zallhagen 12.41
discus throw Oscar Zallhagen 41.00 Carl Johan Lind 35.83 Raoul Paoli 35.55
hammer throw Carl Johan Lind 49.36 Malcolm Nokes 47.52 John Jackson 35.27
javelin throw Gunnar Lindström 62.48 Folke Jansson 50.71 Bertil Jansson 47.40
1 mile relay Polytechnic Harriers Surrey AC 6 yd Queen's Park Harriers 30 yd

References

  1. ^ "Athletics". Northern Whig. 2 July 1921. Retrieved 12 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Where Britain leads". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 4 July 1921. Retrieved 12 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 12 July 2024.