1937 AAA Championships

1937 AAA Championships
Dates16–17 July 1937
Host cityLondon, England
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events25
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AAA Championships

The 1937 AAA Championships was the 1937 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 16 to 17 July 1937 at White City Stadium in London, England.

The Championships consisted of 25 events and covered two days of competition. The decathlon was held at Loughborough on 21–22 August.

Results

John Mikaelsson
Karl Hein
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Cyril Holmes 9.9 Arthur Sweeney 1 yd Ernie Page 2 ft
220 yards Arthur Sweeney 21.9 Cyril Holmes ½ yd Gyula Gyenes 1 yd
440 yards Bill Roberts 48.2 Ronald Wylde 49.2 John Horsfall 49.3
880 yards Arthur Collyer 1:53.3 Frank Handley 1:53.5 Jim Alford 1:54.3
1 mile Sydney Wooderson 4:12.2 Denis Pell 4:15.4 Bobby Graham 4:15.9
3 miles Peter Ward 14:19.8 János Kelen 14:21.6 Jack Parker 14:32.0
6 miles János Kelen 30:07.8 Alec Burns 30:10.5 Lawrence Weatherill 30:38.2
10 miles Reginald Walker 52:33.8 Alec Burns 52:37.0 Lawrence Weatherill 52:54.0
marathon Donald Robertson 2:37:19.2 Stylianos Kyriakides 2:40:10.0 Albert Norris 2:41:41.0
steeplechase William Wylie 10:27.0 Robert Sutherland 10:28.1 Henry Clark 10:33.0
120y hurdles Don Finlay 14.5 John Thornton 2 yd Jan Brasser 3 yd
440y hurdles Juul Bosmans 55.0 Christos Mantikas 55.6 Robert Wallace 2 yd
2 miles walk Bert Cooper 13:58.2 Eddie Staker 14:24.4 Don Brown 14:33.4
7 miles walk John Mikaelsson 50:19.2 Harry Churcher 51:13.0 Fred Redman 51:55.0
high jump John Lunn Newman 1.880 Charles Walker 1.880 Arthur Gold
Richard O'Rafferty		 1.778
pole vault John Dodd 3.68 Alfred Kinally 3.58 Alexander Gibson 3.58
long jump Luz Long 7.48 Sam Beattie 7.19 William Breach 7.02
triple jump Willem Peters 14.32 Bert Shillington 14.26 Jack Higginson Jr. 13.90
shot put Hans Wöllke 15.39 Robert Howland 13.89 A. Rosser 12.66
discus throw Nikolaos Syllas 49.18 Willy Schröder 47.39 Jeno Kulitzy 44.12
hammer throw Karl Hein 55.86 Erwin Blask 54.64 Otto Lutz 49.36
javelin throw Stanley Wilson 59.18 NR Ralph Blakeway 57.80 Robert Turner 53.98
decathlon Jim Miggins 4647 James Nesbitt 4506 N. A. Hewson 4361
440 yards relay Blackheath Harriers 42.0sec Magyar Athletikai Club Budapest ½ yd Vuictoria Park Harriers 7 yd
Tug of war Royal Army Service Corps Cranleigh & District British Legion

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Athletic Championships". Liverpool Daily Post. 17 July 1937. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Six records go by the board at White City". Evening Despatch. 19 July 1937. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 13 July 2024.