1912 AAA Championships

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1912 AAA Championships
Dates22 June 1912
Host cityLondon, England
VenueStamford Bridge (stadium)
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events16
1911
1913


The 1912 AAA Championships was the 1912 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 22 June 1912 at the Stamford Bridge (stadium) in London, England. The attendance was between 12,000 and 15,000 spectators.[1][2]

The Championships consisted of 16 events.

Results

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Willie Applegarth
Benjamin Howard Baker

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards South Africa George Patching 9.8 Willie Applegarth 1½ yd Australia William Stewart ½ yd
220 yards Willie Applegarth 22.0 Wales David Jacobs 1¼ yd South Africa George Patching ½ yd
440 yards Cyril Seedhouse 49.8 South Africa George Patching 4 yd Ernest Henley 6-7 yd
880 yards Germany Hanns Braun 1:58.2 Scotland James Soutter 2-4 yd Percy Mann 2 ft
1 mile Eddie Owen 4:21.4 Leinster Richard Hales 3-5 yd Joe Cottrill 3-5 yd
4 miles George Hutson 20:10.8 William Scott 20:22.8 Amos Martin 20:53.2
10 miles William Scott 52:35.0 Thomas Humphreys 53:55.4 W.J. Tucker 54:50.0
steeplechase Sydney Frost 11:27.2 Jack Cruise 80-100 yd Charles Ruffell 25-39 yd
120yd hurdles Gerard Anderson 15.6 George Gray 2 yd Kenneth Powell inches
2 miles walk Bobby Bridge 13:55.4 Ernest Webb 15-20 yd Thomas Dumbill 30-40 yd
7 miles walk Bobby Bridge 52:45.6 William Yates 52:59.8 Harold Ross 54:20.8
high jump Benjamin Howard Baker 1.829 Clive Taylor 1.727 H. Ward 1.715
pole jump Owen Conquest 2.91 not awarded only 1 competitor
long jump Leinster Percy Kirwan 7.07 Philip Kingsford 6.86 Henry Ashington 6.78
shot put Leinster Denis Horgan 13.66 United States Wesley Coe 3.35 Scotland Tom Nicolson 12.53
hammer throw Scotland Tom Nicolson 49.43 Leinster Denis Carey 47.87 United States Benjamin Sherman 41.36

References

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