1931 AAA Championships
| 1931 AAA Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3–4 July 1931 |
| Host city | London, England |
| Venue | Stamford Bridge |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 24 |
← 1930 1932 → | |
The 1931 AAA Championships was the 1931 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 3 to 4 July 1931 at Stamford Bridge in London, England.[1][2]
After 19 consecutive years at Stamford Bridge, it would be the last time that the venue hosted the championships. The Championships consisted of 24 events and covered two days of competition. The marathon was held from Windsor to Stamford Bridge.
The steeplechase event saw the number of hurdles standardised and the pole jump was renamed the pole vault.
Results
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | Ernest Page | 10.0 | Frederick Reid | inches | Edgardo Toetti ITA | inches |
| 220 yards | Robin Murdoch | 22.5 | John Hanlon | inches | Andrej Engel TCH | |
| 440 yards | Godfrey Rampling | 48.6 | Laszlo Barsi HUN | 49.6 | Felix Rinner AUT | 50.0 |
| 880 yards | Thomas Hampson | 1:54.8 | Stuart Townend | 1:56.4 | Otto Peltzer GER | 1:56.7 |
| 1 mile | Reginald Thomas | 4:16.4 | Cyril Ellis | 4:20.6 |  Reidar Jørgensen |
4:21.0 |
| 4 miles | Alex Burns | 19:49.4 | James Wood | 20:00.0 | Robert Sutherland | 20:07.4 |
| 10 miles | Jack Winfield | 54:34.4 | Thomas Evenson | 54:41.4 | John Potts | 54:48.4 |
| marathon |  Dunky Wright |
2:49:54.2 | Stanley Smith | 2:50:09.4 | Henry Clarke | 2:54:06.4 |
| steeplechase | Thomas Evenson | 10:36.4 | George Bailey | 10:39.0 | Sidney Binfield | |
| 120y hurdles | Lord Burghley | 14.8 | Donald Finlay | ½ yd | Holger Albrechtsen |
1 ft |
| 440y hurdles | Luigi Facelli ITA | 54.4 | Johan Areskoug SWE | 3-5 yd | Lord Burghley | 1 yd |
| 2 miles walk | Alf Pope | 13:52.6 | Bert Cooper | 13:57.8 | Janis Dalins LAT | 14:10.0 |
| 7 miles walk | Ugo Frigerio ITA | 53:32.0 | Janis Dalins LAT | 53:40.0 | Alf Pope | 54:09.0 |
| high jump | Arthur Gray | 1.829 | Colin Gordon GUY Alec James |
1.803 | n/a | |
| pole vault | Henry Lindblad SWE | 3.88 | Arie van der Zee NED | 3.81 | Laurence Bond | 3.66 |
| long jump | Hannes de Boer NED | 7.21 | Arturo Maffei ITA | 7.06 | Anton van Welsenses NED | 6.98 |
| triple jump | Jan Blankers NED | 14.22 | Willem Peters NED | 14.16 | Harold Langley | 13.43 |
| shot put | József Daranyi HUN | 15.23 | Frantisek Douda TCH | 15.16 | Kenneth Pridie | 13.46 |
| discus throw | Endre Madarasz HUN | 43.10 | Emil Janausch AUT | 42.30 | Kenneth Pridie | 38.74 |
| hammer throw | Ossian Sköld SWE | 51.36 | Gunnar Jansson SWE | 48.83 | Fernando Vandelli ITA | 46.84 |
| javelin throw | Olav Sunde |
60.76 | Willem Hertzog RSA | 53.13 | Stanley Wilson | 53.03 |
| 440 yards relay | Achilles Club | 43.3–5sec | Blackheath Harriers | Polytechnic Harriers | ||
| Tug of war (100 st) | Royal Marines Portsmouth | Luton Borough Police | Willesden Loco RN Barracks Chatham |
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| Tug of war (catch weight) | Royal Marines Portsmouth | London Fire Brigade | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Athletics records may be smashed today". Daily News (London). 4 July 1931. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Few AAA titles go abroad". Daily Herald. 6 July 1931. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 13 July 2024.