1909 AAA Championships

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The 1909 AAA Championships was the 1909 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 3 July 1909 at the Stamford Bridge (stadium) in London, England. The attendance was estimated to be between 10 and 12,000.[1][2]

Dates3 July 1909
Host cityLondon, England
LevelSenior
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1909 AAA Championships
Dates3 July 1909
Host cityLondon, England
VenueStamford Bridge (stadium)
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events16
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The Championships consisted of 16 events.

Results

440 yards champion Alan Patterson would lose his life in WWI as did the 880 yards champion Hanns Braun of Germany
Olympic champion Emil Voigt won the 4 miles title

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards South Africa Reginald Walker10.0 United States Nathaniel Cartmell1 ft Canada Robert Kerr6 ins
220 yards United States Nathaniel Cartmell22.0 Canada Robert Kerr2-3 yd Ernest Haley4 yd
440 yards Alan Patterson50.6/51.2 Lionel Reed50.6/4 yd Edwin Montague
880 yards Germany Hanns Braun1:57.6 Arthur Astley1:57.8 Ivo Fairbairn-Crawford1:59.0
1 mile Eddie Owen4:23.0 Scotland Arthur Robertson4:23.4 Richard Yorke4:24.4
4 miles Emil Voigt19:57.6 Arthur Robertson19:59.0 A. Edward Wood20 yd
10 miles A. Edward Wood52:40.0 William Scott53:49.0 Bertie Long53:58.8
steeplechase Reginald Noakes11:02.4 Harry Hart11:12.2 G. M. Parkinson11:29.4
120yd hurdles Alfred Healey15.8 Kenneth Powellinches-1 yd South Africa John Dunckerinches-½ yd
2 miles walk Ernest Webb13:56.4 New Zealand Albert Rowland14:26.6 T. J. Eaton14:40.6
7 miles walk Ernest Webb52:37.0 Fred Carter54:44.6 Alred Pateman55:14.0
high jump John Banks1.753 Leinster Tim Ahearne1.740 Cyril Dugmore1.702
pole jump Alf Flaxman2.93 not awarded only 1 competitor
long jump Leinster Tim Ahearne6.81 Sidney Abrahams6.53 Scotland Wilfred Bleaden6.22
shot put Leinster Denis Horgan13.43 Scotland Tom Nicolson12.20 Henry Alan Leeke11.48
hammer throw Scotland Tom Nicolson50.20 Leinster Denis Horgan41.80 Alan Fyffe39.71
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