1913 AAA Championships

Outdoor track and field competition July 2024 July 2024 1913 AAA Championships London, England 5 July 1913 Stamford Bridge (stadium) Senior Outdoor 16 1912 1914 AAA Championships The 1913 AAA Championships was the 1913 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 5 July 1913 at the Stamford Bridge (stadium) in London, England. The attendance was described as a record attendance of around 13,000, despite estimates that were higher the year previous.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19130707/225/0014 Athletic Championships Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer 7 July 1913 British Newspaper Archive subscription 11 July 2024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000893/19130707/144/0006 AAthletic Feats Sporting Life 7 July 1913 British Newspaper Archive subscription 11 July 2024 The Championships consisted of 16 events but the steeplechase event was standardised at the distance of 2 miles for the first time. Results thumb|right|150px|John Zander thumb|right|150px|Einar Nilsson https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists National Union of Track Statisticians 11 July 2024 EventGoldSilverBronze100 yards Willie Applegarth 10.0 James Barker 1½ yd AUS William Stewart 1 ft220 yards Willie Applegarth 21.6 NR Victor d'Arcy 3-6 ydGER empire Richard Rau 1 yd440 yards George Nicol 49.4WAL David Jacobs 6 yd Ernest Haley 6-8 yd880 yardsSWE Ernst Wilde 2:00.6 Cyril Frisby 1-2 ydLeinster James Hill ½ yd1 mileSWE John Zander 4:25.8 Gerald Gorringe 8 yd GER empire Georg Mickler inches4 miles George Hutson 19:32.0 Ernest Glover 19:43.0 SWE Gustav Karlsson20:10.210 miles Ernest Glover 51:56.8 Harry Baldwin 52:44.4 W. J. Tucker 53:44.82 miles steeplechase Charles Ruffell 11:03.6 Jack Cruise 11:13.2 Thomas Lee 11:20.0120yd hurdles George Gray 16.0 Kenneth Powell ½ yd SWE Gösta Holmér 1-2½ yd2 miles walk Bobby Bridge 13:51.8 Harold Ross 14:01.8 Jack Lynch 14:18.87 miles walk Bobby BridgeHarold Ross 52:08.4 not awarded Jack Lynch 53:19.0high jump Benjamin Howard Baker 1.829 SWE Anders Petterson 1.778 SWE Inge Lindholm1.727pole jump SWE Clas Gille 3.68 SWE Carl Hårleman 3.58 FRA Fernand Gonder 3.50long jump Sidney Abrahams 6.86 SWE Inge Lindholm 6.61 FRA André Campana 6.59shot put SWE Einar Nilsson 14.44 FRA André Tison 13.16 Leinster James Barrett 13.09hammer throw SWE Carl Johan Lind 47.43 SWE Nils Linde 46.04 Alf Flaxman 41.87 References Category:AAA Championships Athletics Outdoor Category:International sports competitions in London Category:Sport in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Category:July 1913 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:1913 in the sport of athletics