1907 AAA Championships

1907 AAA Championships
Dates6 July 1907
Host cityManchester, England
VenueFallowfield Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events16
1906
1908


The 1907 AAA Championships was the 1907 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 6 July 1907 at the Fallowfield Stadium in Manchester, England in front of 5–7,000 spectators.[1][2]

The Championships consisted of 16 events.

Joe Deaking finished runner-up in both the 1 mile and 4 miles events
Swede Bruno Söderström won the pole jump

Results

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EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yardsJohn Morton10.8United States Nathaniel Cartmell1 ftLeinster Denis Murray½ yd
220 yardsJohn George22.8John Morton1 ydUnited States Nathaniel Cartmell USA½ yd
440 yardsEdwin Montague52.6Charles Stanfield2-3½ ydCharles Davies4 yd
880 yardsIvo Fairbairn-Crawford1:59.6Sweden Kristian Hellström2 ydArthur Astley6 yd
1 mileGeorge Butterfield4:22.4Joe Deakin4:23.0Jack Lee1 ft
4 milesScotland Alexander Duncan19:51.4Joe Deakin19:54.4A. W. Shee20:00.0
10 milesAdam Underwood54:03.0Scotland Alexander Duncan54:06.0Tommy Clarke54:06.8
steeplechaseJoseph English11:21.2Scotland Arthur Robertson25-40 ydHenry Barker4 yd
120yd hurdlesOswald Groenings16.8Alfred Healey1 ydScotland Robert Stronach
2 miles walkRalph Harrison14:01.8Johnny Johnson14:10.4William Yates14:24.2
7 miles walkFrederick Thompson52:46.6C. Trippier52:50.0J. W. E. Bennett53:00.0
high jumpLeinster Con Leahy1.829Frederick Birkett1.791only 2 competitors
pole jumpSweden Bruno Söderström3.20R. Parrington2.59only 2 competitors
long jumpLeinster Denis Murray6.70Lionel Cornish6.65Oswald Groenings6.60
shot putScotland Tom Kirkwood13.46Scotland Tom Nicolson12.47Henry Alan Leeke11.29
hammer throwScotland Tom Nicolson48.38Leinster John Murray43.06Henry Alan Leeke38.46

References

  1. ^ "Champion athletes". Daily Record. 8 July 1907. Retrieved 11 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "AAA Championships". Sporting Life. 8 July 1907. Retrieved 11 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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