1920 AAA Championships

Outdoor track and field competition July 2024 July 2024 1920 AAA Championships London, England 2–3 July 1920 Stamford Bridge Senior Outdoor 22 1919 1921 AAA Championships The 1920 AAA Championships was the 1920 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 2–3 July 1920 at Stamford Bridge in London, England. The attendance was between 15,000 and 20,000 and the championships received a record entry of athletes.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003358/19200704/166/0010 The Athletic Championships Weekly Dispatch (London) 4 July 1920 British Newspaper Archive subscription 12 July 2024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000569/19200705/204/0009 Athletics Newcastle Journal 5 July 1920 British Newspaper Archive subscription 12 July 2024 The Championships consisted of 22 events and covered two days of competition. Two additional events in the form of the 56lb weight throw and tug of war were held during the 1920 championships. Results https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists National Union of Track Statisticians 12 July 2024 thumb|right|150px|South African Bevil Rudd won the 440 and 880 yard events thumb|right|150px|4 miles champion Joe Blewitt EventGoldSilverBronze100 yards Harry Edward 10.0 William Hill ½ yd RSA 1912 Jack Oosterlaak 1 ft220 yards Harry Edward 21.6USA Ralph Brown 4 ydWilliam Hill 4-6 yd440 yards RSA 1912 Bevil Rudd 49.2Guy Butler 8½-10 ydWAL 1807 Cecil Griffiths 12 yd880 yards RSA 1912 Bevil Rudd 1:55.8Albert Hill 1:56.6Edgar Mountain 2-3 yd1 mile FRA Armand Burtin 4:23.0 SCO Duncan McPhee 4:25.8 Wilfrid Tatham 12-20 yd4 miles Joe Blewitt 20:10.8 Evelyn Montague 20:14.4 FRA Gaston Heuet 25 yd10 miles Charles Clibbon 53:53.4 Bobby Mills 54:35.0 Walter Pratt 54:49.2steeplechase Percy Hodge 11:22.8 Charles Ruffell 11:32.0 Halland Britton 11:49.4120y hurdles USA George Trowbridge 15.4 George Gray 2 yd AUS Eric Dunbar 7 yd440y hurdles Edward Wheller 57.4USA W. A. Adams 4 yd AUS Wilfrid Kent Hughes 2 miles walk Charles Dowson 14:32.0 William Hehir 14:43.0 Charles Gunn 14:49.07 miles walk Charles Dowson 53:50.0 William Hehir 55:54.2 James Belchamber 57:36.4high jump Benjamin Howard Baker 1.911 NR IRE Tim CarrollUSA Samuel Thomson 1.753 n/apole jump FRA André Francquenelle 3.20 Joe Birkett 2.79 only 2 competitorslong jump USA Donald Lourie 6.81 FRA Georges Courtin 6.40 IRE G. Murphy 6.37triple jump Charles Lively 13.19IRE Tim Carroll 12.56 T. Welch 11.95shot putFRA Raoul Paoli 13.36USA Samuel Thomson 13.27USA Charles Halsey 13.00discus throwIRE Patrick Quinn 37.62FRA Raoul Paoli 37.40USA Charles Halsey 31.76hammer throwUSA Theodore Speers 42.81SCO Donald Rose 42.64 IRE Denis Carey 40.42javelin throwUSA Frank Murrey 45.64FRA Arthur Picard 45.61USA Samuel Thomson 41.1656lb weight throwUSA Wesley Coe 7.21IRE James Barrett 6.67IRE Denis Carey 6.59Tug of war City of London Police AC w/on/a n/a 1 mile Relay Achilles AC Philip Noel-BakerC. F. WoodWilliam MilliganBevil Rudd3.39 1-5sec South London AC 80 yards Crompton AC References Category:AAA Championships Athletics Outdoor Category:International sports competitions in London Category:Sport in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Category:July 1920 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:1920 in the sport of athletics