1925 AAA Championships

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1925 AAA Championships
Dates17–18 July 1925
Host cityLondon, England
VenueStamford Bridge
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events21
1924
1926


The 1925 AAA Championships was the 1925 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 17 to 18 July 1925 at Stamford Bridge in London, England.[1][2]

The Championships consisted of 21 events and covered two days of competition. The competition included the introduction of the marathon, which was held from Windsor to Stamford Bridge on 30 May.

Results

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Loren Murchison won both the 110 and 220 yards
Fred Gaby won the hurdles again
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards United States Loren Murchison9.9 Haiti Valéry Théard½ yd Walter Rangeleyinches
220 yards United States Loren Murchison21.6 John Rinkel3 yd United States Harry Evans1 yd
440 yards Henry Stallard50.0 Thomas Cushing5-6 yd Richard Ripley1-7 yd
880 yards Wales Cecil Griffiths1:57.2 William Nelson4 yd United States Ray Dodge1-2 yd
1 mile Bertram Macdonald4:18.0 Cyril Ellis1½ yd Scotland Robert McAlpine-Downie10-15 yd
4 miles Joe Blewitt19:54.6 Arthur Muggridge19:56.6 Halland Britton19:56.8
10 miles Jack Webster52:32.6 Ernest Harper53:04.6 Halland Britton53:10.6
marathon Northern Ireland Sam Ferris2:35:58.2 NR United States Frank Zuna2:38:27.4 Scotland Dunky Wright2:42:28.4
steeplechase Jack Webster11:01.4 Evelyn Montague11:17.8 A. J. Smith11:33.0
120y hurdles Frederick Gaby15.2 =NR United States Ivan Riley1 yd S. James Murphy2 yd
440y hurdles United States Ivan Riley57.8 William Boardman10 yd Frederick Blackettdnf
2 miles walk Reg Goodwin14:07.4 Wilf Cowley14:21.8 C. W. Cater14:32.2
7 miles walk Gordon Watts52:53.8 Wilf Cowley54:08.0 Fred Clark54:39.8
high jump United States Harold Osborn1.930 France Pierre Lewden1.905 Fred Nuttall1.803
pole jump United States Paul Jones3.50 United States Charles Greening3.50 United States Franklin Kelley3.50
long jump Australia Richard Honner7.30 South Africa Christiaan Steyn7.17 United States Paul Jones7.15
triple jump Hungary Elemér Somfay14.29 United States Harold Osborn14.26 J. Connor13.83
shot put United States Herb Schwarze14.40 France Raoul Paoli14.07 Hungary Kálmán Egri12.49
discus throw Republic of Ireland Paddy Bermingham41.24 Hungary Kálmán Egri40.97 Hungary Elemér Somfay39.20
hammer throw Malcolm Nokes46.04 Scotland John Jackson38.42 John Freeborn36.67
javelin throw Hungary Béla Szepes53.92 Poland Julian Gruner51.09 Poland Sławosz Szydłowski49.48

See also

References

  1. "AAA Championships". Gloucester Citizen. 18 July 1925. Retrieved 13 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "New Holders". Daily News (London). 20 July 1925. Retrieved 13 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 13 July 2024.