1938 AAA Championships

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1938 AAA Championships
Dates15–16 July 1938
Host cityLondon, England
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events26
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AAA Championships

The 1938 AAA Championships was the 1938 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 15 to 16 July 1938 at White City Stadium in London, England.[1][2]

The Championships consisted of 26 events and covered two days of competition. The decathlon was held at Loughborough on 5–6 August.

Results

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File:Arturo Maffei 1930s.jpg
Maffei was one of 5 Italians to win a title
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Don Finlay continued to dominate the 120 yards hurdles
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Netherlands Tinus Osendarp 9.8 Italy Orazio Mariani 1 yd - 4 ft Maurice Scarr 1 ft - ½ yd
220 yards Netherlands Wil van Beveren 22.1 Scotland Robin Murdoch 1½ yd Kenneth Jenkins ½-1½ yd
440 yards Godfrey Brown 49.2 Alan Pennington 49.3 Bill Roberts 49.4
880 yards Arthur Collyer 1:53.7 Alfred Baldwin 1:54.9 Brian MacCabe 1:55.2
1 mile Sydney Wooderson 4:13.4 Denis Pell 4:14.2 Wales Jim Alford 4:15.4
3 miles Jack Emery 14:21.0 Peter Ward 14:21.1 Patrick Hennessy 14:22.4
6 miles Italy Giuseppe Beviacqua 30:06.6 Republic of Ireland Frank Cummins 30:23.4 Reginald Draper 30:56.2
10 miles Reginald Draper 52:40.6 Wales Samuel Palmer 52:47.0 Arthur Penny 52:52.0
marathon John Beman 2:36:39.6 Francis O'Sullivan 2:40:03.0 George Latham 2:40:21.0
steeplechase John Potts 10:39.2 Bernard Fishwick 10:44.2 A. Stokes 10:46.4
120y hurdles Don Finlay 14.4 John Thornton 3-5 yd Netherlands Jan Brasser 1-2 yd
440y hurdles Belgium Juul Bosmans 54.1 France Prudent Joye 54.2 Republic of Ireland Robert Wallace 55.5
2 miles walk Bert Cooper 14:02.2 Eddie Staker 14:07.6 Harry Churcher 14:11.4
7 miles walk Sweden John Mikaelsson 51:48.2 Sweden Erik Hedberg 53:23.0 Joe Coleman 53:36.8
high jump Republic of Ireland Richard O'Rafferty 1.854 Scotland Robert Kennedy 1.854 Hubert Stubbs 1.854
pole vault Italy Mario Romeo 3.96 Dick Webster 3.90 Scotland Alexander Gibson 3.50
long jump Italy Arturo Maffei 7.52 Luxembourg François Mersch 7.07 William Breach 7.03
triple jump Northern Ireland Edward Boyce 14.06 Bert Shillington 13.85 Scotland Sam Beattie 13.61
shot put Italy Angiolo Profeti 14.06 Robert Howland 13.90 Scotland Angus Milligan 13.30
discus throw Italy Adolfo Consolini 43.60 Scotland David Young 42.06 Netherlands Jan Brasser 40.99
hammer throw Republic of Ireland Bert Healion 52.46 Tom McAnallen 45.70 Scotland Duncan Clark 45.40
javelin throw South Africa Ralph Blakeway 60.08 Stanley Wilson 57.90 Norway Alp Lommerud 56.18
decathlon Thomas Lockton 5513 NR John Cotter 5396 Patrick Skipworth 4960
Tug of war (catchweight) Royal Ulster Constabulary Royal Army Service Corps (Feltham)
440 yards relay GS Baracca Milano Pro Patria 45.2sec GS Oberdan Pro Patria Milano De Trekvogals
Tug of war (100st) Royal Army Service Corps (Feltham) Cranleigh & District British Legion

See also

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References

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