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1911 AAA Championships

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1911 AAA Championships
Dates1 July 1911
Host cityLondon, England
VenueStamford Bridge (stadium)
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events16
1910
1912


The 1911 AAA Championships was the 1911 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 1 July 1911 at the Stamford Bridge (stadium) in London, England. The attendance was 12,000.[1][2]

The Championships consisted of 16 events.

Results

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William Scott
Hannes Kolehmainen

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards United States Frederick L. Ramsdell 10.4 Victor d'Arcy ½ yd Australia William Stewart 1 yd
220 yards United States Frederick L. Ramsdell 22.2 Canada Frank Halbhaus 2 yd Germany Richard Rau 2 yd
440 yards Canada Frank Halbhaus 50.8 William Tettenhall 6-8 yd T.E. Adams 1 ft - 1 yd
880 yards Germany Hanns Braun 1:59.8 Australia Gregory Wheatley 4-5 yd Canada Mel Brock 2 yd
1 mile Douglas McNicol 4:22.2 Canada John Tait 2 yd Eddie Owen 1 yd
4 miles Finland Hannes Kolehmainen 20:03.6 William Scott 20:04.0 Amos Martin 20:26.4
10 miles William Scott 52:26.4 Arthur Smith 54:16.4 Ernest Massey 54:46.2
steeplechase Reginald Noakes 11:10.6 Arthur Pateshall 80-100 yd France Paul Lizandier 100 yd
120yd hurdles Percy Phillips 16.2 Kenneth Powell inches France Maurice Meunier inches
2 miles walk Harold Ross 13:55.4 Will Ovens William Yates
7 miles walk George Larner 52:08.0 William Yates 52:24.4 Harold Ross 52:45.2
high jump Germany Robert Pasemann 1.829 Leinster Tom Leahy 1.803 Benjamin Howard Baker 1.753
pole jump Germany Robert Pasemann 3.66 France Paul Lagarde 3.53 France Maurice Garon 3.32
long jump Leinster Percy Kirwan 7.15 Germany Robert Pasemann 7.10 Sidney Abrahams 7.01
shot put Leinster John Barrett 13.23 France André Tison 13.23 Germany Alex Abraham 11.66
hammer throw United States George Putnam 45.00 Alf Flaxman 38.12 Duncan Porteous 33.00

References

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  1. ^ "Amateur Athletic Championship". Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. 3 July 1911. Retrieved 11 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "AAA Champions". Sporting Life. 3 July 1911. Retrieved 11 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 11 July 2024.