1922 AAA Championships

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The 1922 AAA Championships was the 1922 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 30 June to 1 July 1922 at Stamford Bridge in London, England. The attendance on day 2 was estimated to be a record 30,000.[1][2]

Dates30 June – 1 July 1922
Host cityLondon, England
LevelSenior
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1922 AAA Championships
Dates30 June – 1 July 1922
Host cityLondon, England
VenueStamford Bridge
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events21
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The Championships consisted of 21 events and covered two days of competition.

Results

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Swede Carl Johan Lind won his fourth AAA title
Vilho Niittymaa was one of several Finns to claim a title in 1922
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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Harry Edward10.0 Lancelot Royle2 ft South Africa Christiaan Steyn1 ft
220 yards Harry Edward22.0 Switzerland Josef Imbach12-14 yd South Africa Christiaan Steyndns
440 yards Harry Edward50.4 Guy Butler3 yd Thomas Cushing1½-4 yd
880 yards Edgar Mountain1:55.6 Wales Cecil Griffithsinches Switzerland Paul Martin14 yd
1 mile Scotland Duncan McPhee4:27.4 Henry Stallard3-4 yd Joe Blewitt16 yd
4 miles Finland Paavo Nurmi19:52.2 Joe Blewitt20:04.0 Bill Cotterell20:09.0
10 miles Halland Britton53:24.2 Charles Clibbon53:55.4 Wally Freeman53:58.0
steeplechase Finland Paavo Nurmi11:11.2 Bert Rippington11:34.8 Harry Sweeting
120y hurdles Frederick Gaby15.6 Leopold Partridge4½ yd Republic of Ireland Thomas Wallis3 yd
440y hurdles Australia Wilfrid Kent Hughes59.0 J.J. Evans12 yd France J. Berthier
2 miles walk Italy Ugo Frigerio14:30.0 J. W. Dowse14:31.8 Robert Bridge14:39.4
7 miles walk Gordon Watts53:24.2 Reg Goodwin53:37.2 J. W. Dowse54:03.4
high jump France Pierre Lewden1.803 Norway Sverre Hansen1.753 Norway Erik Manskow1.727
pole jump Norway Charles Hoff3.66 Switzerland Ernst Gerspach3.58 only 2 competitors
long jump Norway Charles Hoff7.08 Norway Sverre Hansen6.70 Finland Vilho Tuulos6.65
triple jump Finland Vilho Tuulos14.27 Norway Charles Hoff14.04 Estonia Aleksandr Klumberg13.84
shot put Finland Ville Pörhölä14.58 Sweden Bertil Jansson13.82 Finland Vilho Niittymaa13.06
discus throw Finland Vilho Niittymaa41.64 Estonia Aleksandr Klumberg39.34 Finland Ville Pörhölä38.50
hammer throw Sweden Carl Johan Lind52.50 Malcolm Nokes49.26 Finland Ville Pörhölä45.81
javelin throw Finland Paavo Johansson61.08 Estonia Aleksandr Klumberg45.84 Switzerland Willi Moser44.46
1 mile relay Surrey AC3m 35.1-5s Polytechnic Harriers South London Harriers/LAC
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