The 1919 AAA Championships was the 1919 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 5 July 1919 at the Stamford Bridge Stadium in London, England.
The Championships consisted of 17 events. The triple jump, javelin and discus throw were not held.
Impact of WWI The Championships returned after missing four years due to World War I. Many former AAA champions or medal winners who would have competed at the 1919 Championships had been killed in action from 1914 to 1918 as a result or cause of the war. They included -
Results
EventGoldSilverBronze100 yards William Hill 10.0 Jack Lindsay ½ yd Victor d'Arcy inches220 yards William Hill 22.6 Harry Edward 1-5 yd Jack Lindsay 1 yd440 yards Guy Butler 49.8 Nils Engdahl ¾-1½ yd Cecil Griffiths 2 yd880 yards Albert Hill 1:55.2 Anatole Bolin 1:58.6 Percy Sweet 1:59.81 mile Albert Hill 4:21.2 Sven Lundgren 4:26.2 John Quinn 4:28.84 miles Eric Backman 19:56.4 Ernest Glover 20:19.0 E. J. Rogers 20:39.410 miles Joe Blewitt 53:45.6 Walter Monk 55:46.6 Ahmed Djebelia 56:16.42 miles steeplechase Percy Hodge 11:53.6 Larry Cummins 12:04.0 Jack Cruise 12:16.4120y hurdles Harry Wilson 15.8 George Gray 3 yd Gerald Keddell 1 yd440y hurdles George Gray 59.8 Joseph English 8-15 yd Laurence Pullar2 miles walk Bobby Bridge14:18.4 Gunnar Rasmussen 14:28.8 J. W. Dowse 14:29.87 miles walk William Hehir 53:23.6 Charles Dowson 53:31.2 J. W. Dowse 54:37.6high jump Benjamin Howard Baker 1.803 Georg Högström 1.778 Tim Carroll 1.753pole jump Georg Högström 3.35 Henry Petersen 3.27 only 2 competitorslong jump William Petersson 7.18 Le Roy Haliburton 6.79 Ethelbert Southee 6.72shot put Bertil Jansson 12.98 Rex Woods 12.25 A. Hamilton 10.78hammer throw Einar Midtgaard 44.00 John Freeborn 34.80 only 2 competitors
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