1921 AAA Championships

Outdoor track and field competition July 2024 July 2024 1921 AAA Championships London, England 1–2 July 1921 Stamford Bridge Senior Outdoor 21 1920 1922 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.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001542/19210702/056/0003 Athletics Northern Whig 2 July 1921 British Newspaper Archive subscription 12 July 2024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000669/19210704/131/0006 Where Britain leads Birmingham Daily Gazette 4 July 1921 British Newspaper Archive subscription 12 July 2024 The Championships consisted of 21 events and covered two days of competition. 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|Edgar Mountain the 880 yards champion thumb|right|150px|Carl-Axel Christiernsson was one of seven Swedes who won an AAA title EventGoldSilverBronze100 yards Harry Edward 10.2 Harold Abrahams ½ yd William Hill 1 ft220 yards Harry Edward 22.2 Harold Abrahams 1½ yd FRA Henri Nozières 1 ft440 yards Robert Lindsay 50.4RSA 1912 Bevil Rudd 50.4WAL 1807 Cecil Griffiths 51.4880 yards Edgar Mountain 1:56.8RSA 1912 Bevil Rudd 4-6 ydSWE Sven Lundgren 8-9 yd1 mile Albert Hill 4:13.8 NR Henry Stallard 4:14.2 FRA Lucien Duquesne 20-80 yd4 miles Walter Monk 19:59.2 James Hatton 20:03.8 SWE Eric Backman 20 yd10 miles Halland Britton 54:58.2 Joe Blewitt 55:38.2 William Cotterell 56:12.2steeplechase Percy Hodge 10:57.2 Evelyn Montague 7 yd Bert Rippington 180 yd120y hurdles FRA Henri Bernard 15.8 SWE Carl-Axel Christiernsson inches Frederick Nicholas ½ yd440y hurdles SWE Carl-Axel Christiernsson 55.4 FRA Géo André 58.0 AUS Wilfrid Kent Hughes 58.22 miles walk John Evans 14:40.2 Charles Gunn 14:49.2 Fred Poynton 14:51.07 miles walk Harold Ross 55:48.6 William Hehir 56:21.6 Reg Goodwin 56:21.8high jump Benjamin Howard Baker 1.897 FRA Pierre Guilloux 1.848 SWE Bertil Jansson 1.803pole jump SWE Ernfrid Rydberg 3.71 FRA André Francquenelle 3.40 Wilholm Wihuri 2.74long jump USA H.C. Taylor 6.73 SWE William Petersson 6.69 Leonard Ingrams 6.59triple jump SWE Folke Jansson 14.19 Benjamin Howard Baker 13.31 John Odde 12.27shot put SWE Bertil Jansson 14.08FRA Raoul Paoli 12.89SWE Oscar Zallhagen 12.41discus throw SWE Oscar Zallhagen 41.00SWE Carl Johan Lind 35.83FRA Raoul Paoli 35.55hammer throw SWE Carl Johan Lind 49.36Malcolm Nokes 47.52 SCO John Jackson 35.27javelin throw SWE Gunnar Lindström 62.48 SWE Folke Jansson 50.71 SWE Bertil Jansson 47.401 mile relay Polytechnic Harriers Surrey AC6 yd Queen's Park Harriers30 yd References Category:AAA Championships Athletics Outdoor Category:International sports competitions in London Category:Sport in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Category:July 1921 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:1921 in the sport of athletics