1938 AAA Championships
Outdoor track and field competition
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The 1938 AAA Championships was the 1938 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 15 to 16 July 1938 at White City Stadium in London, England.[1][2]
| 1938 AAA Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15â16 July 1938 |
| Host city | London, England |
| Venue | White City Stadium |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 26 |
â 1937 1939 â | |
The Championships consisted of 26 events and covered two days of competition. The decathlon was held at Loughborough on 5â6 August.
Results
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards |  Tinus Osendarp | 9.8 |  Orazio Mariani | 1 yd - 4 ft | Maurice Scarr | 1 ft - ½ yd |
| 220 yards | Wil van Beveren | 22.1 |  Robin Murdoch | 1½ yd | Kenneth Jenkins | ½-1½ yd |
| 440 yards | Godfrey Brown | 49.2 | Alan Pennington | 49.3 | Bill Roberts | 49.4 |
| 880 yards | Arthur Collyer | 1:53.7 | Alfred Baldwin | 1:54.9 | Brian MacCabe | 1:55.2 |
| 1 mile | Sydney Wooderson | 4:13.4 | Denis Pell | 4:14.2 |  Jim Alford | 4:15.4 |
| 3 miles | Jack Emery | 14:21.0 | Peter Ward | 14:21.1 | Patrick Hennessy | 14:22.4 |
| 6 miles | Giuseppe Beviacqua | 30:06.6 |  Frank Cummins | 30:23.4 | Reginald Draper | 30:56.2 |
| 10 miles | Reginald Draper | 52:40.6 | Samuel Palmer | 52:47.0 | Arthur Penny | 52:52.0 |
| marathon | John Beman | 2:36:39.6 | Francis O'Sullivan | 2:40:03.0 | George Latham | 2:40:21.0 |
| steeplechase | John Potts | 10:39.2 | Bernard Fishwick | 10:44.2 | A. Stokes | 10:46.4 |
| 120y hurdles | Don Finlay | 14.4 | John Thornton | 3-5 yd | Jan Brasser | 1-2 yd |
| 440y hurdles |  Juul Bosmans | 54.1 |  Prudent Joye | 54.2 | Robert Wallace | 55.5 |
| 2 miles walk | Bert Cooper | 14:02.2 | Eddie Staker | 14:07.6 | Harry Churcher | 14:11.4 |
| 7 miles walk |  John Mikaelsson | 51:48.2 | Erik Hedberg | 53:23.0 | Joe Coleman | 53:36.8 |
| high jump | Richard O'Rafferty | 1.854 | Robert Kennedy | 1.854 | Hubert Stubbs | 1.854 |
| pole vault | Mario Romeo | 3.96 | Dick Webster | 3.90 | Alexander Gibson | 3.50 |
| long jump | Arturo Maffei | 7.52 |  François Mersch | 7.07 | William Breach | 7.03 |
| triple jump |  Edward Boyce | 14.06 | Bert Shillington | 13.85 | Sam Beattie | 13.61 |
| shot put | Angiolo Profeti | 14.06 | Robert Howland | 13.90 | Angus Milligan | 13.30 |
| discus throw | Adolfo Consolini | 43.60 | David Young | 42.06 | Jan Brasser | 40.99 |
| hammer throw | Bert Healion | 52.46 | Tom McAnallen | 45.70 | Duncan Clark | 45.40 |
| javelin throw |  Ralph Blakeway | 60.08 | Stanley Wilson | 57.90 |  Alp Lommerud | 56.18 |
| decathlon | Thomas Lockton | 5513 NR | John Cotter | 5396 | Patrick Skipworth | 4960 |
| Tug of war (catchweight) | Royal Ulster Constabulary | Royal Army Service Corps (Feltham) | ||||
| 440 yards relay | GS Baracca Milano Pro Patria | 45.2sec | GS Oberdan Pro Patria Milano | De Trekvogals | ||
| Tug of war (100st) | Royal Army Service Corps (Feltham) | Cranleigh & District British Legion | ||||