1923 AAA Championships
| 1923 AAA Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6–7 July 1923 |
| Host city | London, England |
| Venue | Stamford Bridge |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 21 |
← 1922 1924 → | |
The 1923 AAA Championships was the 1923 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 6 to 7 July 1923 at Stamford Bridge in London, England.[1][2]
The Championships consisted of 21 events and covered two days of competition.
The year of 1923 also saw the inaugural running of the WAAA Championships in Bromley, although several events had been competed for in 1922.
Results
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards |  Eric Liddell |
9.7 NR | Wilfred Nichol | 2 ft | Thomas Matthewman | 1 ft |
| 220 yards | Eric Liddell |
21.6 | Thomas Matthewman | 2 yd | Wilfred Nichol | 1½ yd |
| 440 yards |  William Stevenson |
49.6 | Guy Butler | 2 ft | John Gillis | inches |
| 880 yards |  Cecil Griffiths |
1:56.6 | Edgar Mountain | 4 yd | Sonny Spencer | 5 yd |
| 1 mile | Henry Stallard | 4:21.6 | Maurice Pugh | 4:23.2 | Herbert Johnston | 3 yd |
| 4 miles | Joe Blewitt | 19:56.6 |  Lucien Duquesne |
19:56.8 | George Webber | 20:03.0 |
| 10 miles | Ernie Harper | 53:34.6 | C. W. Vincent | 55:13.2 |  Vincent Callard |
55:18.6 |
| steeplechase | Percy Hodge | 11:13.6 | Halland Britton | 11:18.0 | J. Kelley | 40 yd |
| 120y hurdles | Frederick Gaby | 15.2 =NR | Leopold Partridge | inches | Trevis Huhn |
6 yd |
| 440y hurdles | L. H. Phillips | 58.0 | William Boardman | 2 ft | Frederick Browning | 5 yd |
| 2 miles walk | Gordon Watts | 14:24.0 | Reg Goodwin | 14:31.2 | Fred Poynton | 14:51.0 |
| 7 miles walk | Gordon Watts | 54:35.4 | Reg Goodwin | 55:19.2 | Harold King | 55:46.6 |
| high jump | Pierre Lewden |
1.930 | Jack Probert | 1.778 | Arthur Willis Robert Dickinson |
1.727 1.727 |
| pole jump | Pierre Lewden |
walkover | n/a | only 1 competitor | ||
| long jump | Harold Abrahams | 7.23 | W. H. Childs | 6.79 | Guy Brockington | 6.68 |
| triple jump | John Odde | 14.13 (NR) | David Slack | 13.33 | Charles Lively | 13.31 |
| shot put |  John Barrett |
11.95 | William Bradford | 11.43 | G. W. Laidlaw | 11.39 |
| discus throw | George Mitchell | 33.60 | Walter Henderson | 33.46 | Charles Best | 32.78 |
| hammer throw | Malcolm Nokes | 49.18 | John Jackson |
37.79 | Alexander Murray | 32.25 |
| javelin throw | James Dalrymple |
45.34 |  Henri Dauban |
44.36 | G. Hagberg | 42.62 |
| 1 mile relay | Surrey AC | 3m 36.4-5s | Birchfield Harriers | 3 yd | Blackheath Harriers | 7 yd |
See also
References
- ^ "Liddell creates new record". Pall Mall Gazette. 7 July 1923. Retrieved 12 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 9 July 1923. Retrieved 12 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 12 July 2024.