1914 AAA Championships

Outdoor track and field competition July 2024 July 2024 1914 AAA Championships London, England 3–4 July 1914 Stamford Bridge (stadium) Senior Outdoor 20 1913 1919 AAA Championships The 1914 AAA Championships was the 1914 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 3–4 July 1914 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/0000711/19140704/056/0002 Amateur Athletics Lancashire Evening Post 4 July 1914 British Newspaper Archive subscription 11 July 2024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000206/19140706/016/0003 Applegarth's Feats Manchester Courier 6 July 1914 British Newspaper Archive subscription 11 July 2024 The Championships consisted of 20 events and covered two days of competition for the first time, following the introduction of four new events. The new disciplines introduced were the 440 yards hurdles, javelin throw, discus throw and triple jump. It was also the last Championships for five years due to the outbreak of war shortly after the 1914 championships.https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists National Union of Track Statisticians 11 July 2024 Results thumb|right|150px|Philip Kingsford thumb|right|150px|Armas Taipale EventGoldSilverBronze100 yards Willie Applegarth 10.0 Clive Taylor 2 ft Victor d'Arcy 2 yd220 yards Willie Applegarth 21.2 WRVictor d'Arcy 4½ ydJohn Rooney 2½ yd440 yards Cyril Seedhouse 50.0Andrew Mitchell 2½ ydUSA Homer Baker 1 yd880 yards USA Homer Baker 1:54.4 Albert Hill 3 yd Rollo Atkinson 2 yd1 mile George Hutson 4:22.0 Samuel Wood 5 yd SCO Duncan McPhee ½ yd4 miles George Hutson 19:41.2 Alfred Nichols 19:50.0 Cliff Price 19:57.010 miles Thomas Fennah 53:33.4 Leinster John Ireland Daly 54:10.2 Cliff Price 54:39.22 miles steeplechase Sydney Frost 11:10.6 Jack Cruise 30-50 yd Charles Ruffell 8-12 yd120y hurdles George Gray 15.8 USA William Potter 2 ft Kenneth Powell 1 ft440y hurdles Joseph English 59.8 Harry Blakeney 10 yd Percy Smith 30 yd2 miles walk Bobby Bridge 13:57.2 William Hehir 14:20.0 Jack Lynch 14:25.07 miles walk Bobby Bridge 52:32.0 Jack Lynch 53:06.6 William Hehir 55:14.6high jump USA Wesley Oler 1.892 Benjamin Howard Baker 1.880 USA John Simons 1.829pole jump SWE Richard Sjöberg 3.40 Leinster Tim Leahy 3.20 A. Anderson 2.74long jump Philip Kingsford 7.09 T. F. Garnier 6.78 E. T. Concannon 6.61triple jump SWE Ivar Sahlin 14.03 FIN Juho Halme 14.02 SWE Erik Almlöf 13.80shot putFIN Armas Taipale 13.60USA Hugh Harbison 13.27HUN Imre Mudin 13.26discus throwFIN Armas Taipale 44.04Leinster Patrick Quinn 38.12HUN Sándor Toldi 37.50hammer throw SWE Carl Johan Lind 49.77 SCO Tom Nicolson 49.59 Leinster Denis Carey 45.08javelin throw HUN Mór Kóczán 59.72 FIN Juho Halme 59.05 DEN Jorgen Kornerup-Bang 52.87 References Category:AAA Championships Athletics Outdoor Category:International sports competitions in London Category:Sport in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Category:July 1914 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:1914 in the sport of athletics