1931 AAA Championships

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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]

Dates3–4 July 1931
Host cityLondon, England
LevelSenior
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1931 AAA Championships
Dates3–4 July 1931
Host cityLondon, England
VenueStamford Bridge
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events24
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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

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Scotsman Dunky Wright retained his marathon title
Tom Evenson won the steeplechase
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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Ernie Page10.0 Scotland Fred Reidinches Italy Edgardo Toettiinches
220 yards Scotland Robin Murdoch22.5 John Hanloninches Czechoslovakia Andrej Engel
440 yards Godfrey Rampling48.6 Hungary Laszlo Barsi49.6 Austria Felix Rinner50.0
880 yards Tommy Hampson1:54.8 Stuart Townend1:56.4 Germany Otto Peltzer1:56.7
1 mile Wales Reg Thomas4:16.4 Cyril Ellis4:20.6 Norway Reidar Jørgensen4:21.0
4 miles Alec Burns19:49.4 Scotland James Wood20:00.0 Scotland Robert Sutherland20:07.4
10 miles Jack Winfield54:34.4 Thomas Evenson54:41.4 John Potts54:48.4
marathon Scotland Dunky Wright2:49:54.2 Stan Smith2:50:09.4 Henry Clarke2:54:06.4
steeplechase Thomas Evenson10:36.4 George Bailey10:39.0 Sidney Binfield
120y hurdles Lord Burghley14.8 Donald Finlay½ yd Norway Holger Albrechtsen1 ft
440y hurdles Italy Luigi Facelli54.4 Sweden Johan Areskoug3-5 yd Lord Burghley1 yd
2 miles walk Alf Pope13:52.6 Bert Cooper13:57.8 Latvia Janis Dalins14:10.0
7 miles walk Italy Ugo Frigerio53:32.0 Latvia Janis Dalins53:40.0 Alf Pope54:09.0
high jump Arthur Gray1.829 Guyana Colin Gordon & Alec James (shared silver)1.803
pole vault Sweden Henry Lindblad3.88 Netherlands Age van der Zee3.81 Laurence Bond3.66
long jump Netherlands Hannes de Boer7.21 Italy Arturo Maffei7.06 Netherlands Anton van Welsenses6.98
triple jump Netherlands Jan Blankers14.22 Netherlands Willem Peters14.16 Harold Langley13.43
shot put Hungary József Daranyi15.23 Czechoslovakia František Douda15.16 Kenneth Pridie13.46
discus throw Hungary Endre Madarász43.10 Austria Emil Janausch42.30 Kenneth Pridie38.74
hammer throw Sweden Ossian Skiöld51.36 Sweden Gunnar Jansson48.83 Italy Fernando Vandelli46.84
javelin throw Norway Olav Sunde60.76 South Africa Willem Hertzog53.13 Stanley Wilson53.03
440 yards relay Achilles Club43.3–5sec Blackheath Harriers Polytechnic Harriers
Tug of war (100 st) Royal Marines Portsmouth Luton Borough Police Willesden Loco
RN Barracks Chatham
Tug of war (catch weight) Royal Marines Portsmouth London Fire Brigade
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