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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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards John Morton 10.8 United States Nathaniel Cartmell 1 ft Leinster Denis Murray ½ yd
220 yards John George 22.8 John Morton 1 yd United States Nathaniel Cartmell USA ½ yd
440 yards Edwin Montague 52.6 Charles Stanfield 2-3½ yd Charles Davies 4 yd
880 yards Ivo Fairbairn-Crawford 1:59.6 Sweden Kristian Hellström 2 yd Arthur Astley 6 yd
1 mile George Butterfield 4:22.4 Joe Deakin 4:23.0 Jack Lee 1 ft
4 miles Scotland Alexander Duncan 19:51.4 Joe Deakin 19:54.4 A. W. Shee 20:00.0
10 miles Adam Underwood 54:03.0 Scotland Alexander Duncan 54:06.0 William Clarke 54:06.8
steeplechase Joseph English 11:21.2 Scotland Archie Robertson 25-40 yd Henry Barker 4 yd
120yd hurdles Oswald Groenings 16.8 Alfred Healey 1 yd Scotland Robert Stronach
2 miles walk Richard Harrison 14:01.8 Johnny Johnson 14:10.4 William Yates 14:24.2
7 miles walk Frederick Thompson 52:46.6 C. Trippier 52:50.0 J. W. E. Bennett 53:00.0
high jump Leinster Con Leahy 1.829 Frederick Birkett 1.791 only 2 competitors
pole jump Sweden Bruno Söderström 3.20 R. Parrington 2.59 only 2 competitors
long jump Leinster Denis Murray 6.70 Lionel Cornish 6.65 Oswald Groenings 6.60
shot put Scotland Tom Kirkwood 13.46 Scotland Tom Nicolson 12.47 Henry Alan Leeke 11.29
hammer throw Scotland Tom Nicolson 48.38 Leinster John Murray 43.06 Henry Alan Leeke 38.46

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.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1907_AAA_Championships
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