1939 AAA Championships

The 1939 AAA Championships was the 1939 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 7 to 8 July 1939 at White City Stadium in London, England. The attendance was 20,300.[1][2]

1939 AAA Championships
Dates7–8 July 1939
Host cityLondon, England
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events25
1938
1946


Summary

edit

The Championships consisted of 25 events and covered two days of competition.

It was the last championships to be held for six years following the outbreak of World War II shortly after the 1939 championships. The 1939 competitors Arthur Sweeney and Julien Saelens were among those to lose their lives during the war.

Jack Emery broke the British record when winning the 3 miles event and Sydney Wooderson won his fifth consecutive 1 mile event.

Results

edit

[3]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Arthur Sweeney 9.9 Cyril Holmes inches   John Cumberbatch 2 ft
220 yards Cyril Holmes 21.9 Arthur Sweeney 1 ft   Julien Saelens 1 ft
440 yards Alan Pennington 48.8 Henry Pack 49.4 Rowland Palmer 49.9
880 yards Godfrey Brown 1:55.1 John Moreton 1:55.1 Austin Littler 1:55.4
1 mile Sydney Wooderson 4:11.8 Denis Pell 4:12.0 Arthur Collyer 4:15.0
3 miles Jack Emery 14:08.0 BR Peter Ward 14:08.6 Aubrey Reeve 14:11.6
6 miles   Samuel Palmer 30:06.4 Reginald Walker 30:09.4   Jean Chapelle 30:40.4
10 miles   Jean Chapelle 51:56.0 Lawrence Weatherill 52:25.2 Charles Carter 52:54.0
marathon   Donald Robertson 2:35:37.0 Squire Yarrow 2:37:50.0   Tommy Lalande 2:44:01.0
steeplechase   Jean Chapelle 10:22.4 Anthony Etheridge 10:29.0   William Wylie 10:36.6
120y hurdles   Jan Brasser 14.7 Thomas Lockton ½ yd Frederick Scopes 4-8 yd
440y hurdles   Juul Bosmans 54.9   Christos Mantikas 2½-4 yd Rowland Palmer 6-7 yd
2 miles walk Harry Churcher 13:50.0 Bert Cooper 14:05.4 Hew Neilson 14:11.2
7 miles walk Harry Churcher 52:37.0 Eddie Staker 53:31.4 Joe Coleman 54:32.2
high jump John Lunn Newman 1.880 Hubert Stubbs 1.829   Richard O'Rafferty
  Eric Pierre
1.829
pole vault Dick Webster 3.73 Douglas Redsull 3.66   Alexander Gibson 3.50
long jump William Breach 7.21 Harry Askew 7.14 Harry Lister 7.13
triple jump   Ioannis Palamiotis 15.03   Willem Peters 14.58 F. Whalston 13.95
shot put   Aad de Bruyn 14.79 Robert Howland 13.74   Leonard Horan 13.35
discus throw   Nikolaos Syllas 49.12   Aad de Bruyn 42.38   James Nesbitt 41.76
hammer throw   Bert Healion 49.28 Norman Drake 46.76   Duncan Clark 44.19
javelin throw   James McKillop 56.88 E.W. Hibbard 50.64 Charles A. Melchior 50.01
Tug of war (catchweight)   Royal Ulster Constabulary Sharlston West Colliery Royal Army Service Corps (Feltham)
Tug of war (110st)   Royal Ulster Constabulary Royal Army Service Corps (Feltham)
440 yards relay Blackheath Harriers 43.4sec Herne Hill Harriers inches Polytechnic Harriers 2 yd

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "Athletics". Birmingham Daily Post. 8 July 1939. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "British Athletic Prestige enhanced in AAA Championships". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 10 July 1939. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 13 July 2024.