The 1936 AAA Championships was the 1936 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 10 to 11 July 1936 at White City Stadium in London, England.[1][2]
| 1936 AAA Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10–11 July 1936 |
| Host city | London, England |
| Venue | White City Stadium |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 25 |
← 1935 1937 → | |
The Championships consisted of 25 events and covered two days of competition.
Results
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | Martinus Osendarp NED | 9.8 | Arthur Sweeney | 9.8 | Cyril Holmes | 9.9 |
| 220 yards | Arthur Sweeney | 21.9 | Cyril Holmes | 22.1 | Wijnand van Beveren NED | 22.2 |
| 440 yards | Godfrey Brown | 48.6 | Godfrey Rampling | 49.1 | Bill Roberts | inches |
| 880 yards | John Powell | 1:54.7 | Frank Handley | 1:54.9 | Kazimierz Kucharski POL | 1:54.9 |
| 1 mile | Sydney Wooderson | 4:15.0 | Jack Lovelock NZL | 4:15.2 | Robert Graham | 4:16.5 |
| 3 miles | Peter Ward | 14:15.8 NR | Frank Close | 14:20.2 | Aubrey Reeve | 14:22.3 |
| 6 miles | Jósef Noji POL | 29:43.4 | Alex Burns | 29:45.0 NR | John Potts | 29:47.0 |
| 10 miles | William Eaton | 50:30.8 NR | Alex Burns | 51:11.8 | Charles Carter | 52:40.2 |
| marathon | Donald Robertson | 2:35:02.4 | Ernest Harper | 2:35:03.6 | Francis O'Sullivan | 2:38:17.8 |
| steeplechase | Thomas Evenson | 10:24.8 | James Ginty | 10:25.2 | William Wylie | 10:29.0 |
| 120y hurdles | Don Finlay | 14.6 | John Thornton | 3 yd | Ashleigh Pilbrow | 15.0 |
| 440y hurdles | John Sheffield | 55.6 | Alfred Watson AUS | 1-2½ yd | Ralph Brown | ½ yd |
| 2 miles walk | Bert Cooper | 13:50.0 | Paul Bernhard LAT | 14:01.4 | Harry Churcher | 14:02.8 |
| 7 miles walk | Vic Stone | 52:21.2 | Alf Pope | 52:40.0 | Fred Redman | 53:04.4 |
| high jump | Jack Metcalfe AUS | 1.854 | Jan Brasser NED | 1.829 | Stanley West | 1.778 |
| pole vault | Richard Webster | 3.88 NR | Frederick Woodhouse AUS | 3.81 | Albert Leach | 3.58 |
| long jump | George Traynor | 7.07 | William Breach | 6.92 | Sandy Duncan | 6.88 |
| triple jump | Jack Metcalfe AUS | 15.07 | Basil Dickinson AUS | 14.62 | Edward Boyce | 13.74 |
| shot put | Aad de Bruyn NED | 14.08 | Robert Howland | 13.71 | Alfred Carver | 12.69 |
| discus throw | Bernard Prendergast JAM | 43.10 | Laurence Reavell-Carter | 43.09 | Douglas Bell | 41.02 |
| hammer throw | Norman Drake | 46.26 | Sandy Smith | 43.38 | Tom McAnallen | 43.15 |
| javelin throw | Jaap van der Poll NED | 57.66 | Stanley Wilson | 54.98 | Robert Turner | 48.72 |
| decathlon | Ronald Walker | 5291 NR | John Cotter | 5129 | Norman Burges | 4423 |
| 440 yards relay | ATC Snelvoeters | Blackheath Harriers | Polytechnic Harriers | |||
| Tug of war | Royal Army Service Corps Feltham | B Div Metropolitan Polices | ||||
References
edit- ^ "AAA Championships begin". Western Mail. 11 July 1936. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wooderson wins again". Daily Herald. 13 July 1936. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 13 July 2024.