1908 AAA Championships

Outdoor track and field competition July 2024 July 2024 1908 AAA Championships London, England 4 July 1908 White City Stadium Senior Outdoor 16 1907 1909 AAA Championships The 1908 AAA Championships was the 1908 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 4 July 1908 at the White City Stadium in London, England. The attendance was 22,000 and included Prince Albert of Wales (later George VI).https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19080706/047/0008 Prince Albert watches Stadium Sports Daily Mirror 6 July 1908 British Newspaper Archive subscription 11 July 2024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000668/19080706/152/0008 AAA Championships Birmingham Daily Gazette 6 July 1908 British Newspaper Archive subscription 11 July 2024 The Championships consisted of 16 events. thumb|right|150px|Canadian Robert Kerr completed a sprint double thumb|right|150px|Harold Wilson was the mile champion Results https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists National Union of Track Statisticians 11 July 2024 EventGoldSilverBronze100 yards Canada 1868 Robert Kerr 10.0 SAF 1876 Reginald Walker 1 ydJohn Mortoninches220 yards Canada 1868 Robert Kerr 22.4Lionel Reed 5 ydJohn George 1 yd440 yards SCO Wyndham Halswelle 49.4Edwin MontagueEdward Ryle 5 yd5 ydnot awarded880 yards Theodore Just 1:58.2 Ivo Fairbairn-Crawford 8-10 ydJ. W. Monument 5 yd1 mile Harold Wilson 4:20.2 Joe Deakin 10 yd Francis Knott2-4 yd4 miles Emil Voigt 19:47.4 Arthur Robertson 19:52.8 A. Edward Wood 19:53.610 milesSCO Alexander Duncan53:40.6 Joe Deakin53:41.4 SCO Thomas Jack 53:42.0steeplechase Reginald Noakes 10:35.0 Arthur Russell 5-10 yd Billy Grantham 5-30 yd120yd hurdles SAF 1876 John Duncker 16.2 Oswald Groenings ½ yd NZL Henry Murray 1 ft-2 yd2 miles walk George Larner 13:58.4 Ernest Webb 14:05.6 Ralph Harrison 14:14.67 miles walk Ernest Webb 53:02.6 Fred Carter 53:43.0 William Palmer 54:25.0high jump Leinster Con Leahy 1.803 SWE Axel Hedenlund 1.778 Oswald GroeningsWalter Henderson 1.753pole jumpCanada 1868 Ed Archibald 3.66SWE Bruno Söderström 3.60BEL Alexandre de Petrofsky SWE Carl Silfverstrand3.053.05long jump SCO Wilfred Bleaden 6.79Leinster Denis Murray 6.61 John Pattison 6.45shot put Leinster Denis Horgan 13.59SCO Tom Kirkwood 13.40SWE Hugo Wieslander 12.15hammer throw USA Simon Gillis 50.12 Leinster Denis Horgan 40.00 SCO Robert Lindsay-Watson 33.79 References Category:AAA Championships Athletics Outdoor Category:International sports competitions in London Category:1908 in the sport of athletics Category:Sport in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Category:July 1908 sports events in the United Kingdom