1912 AAA Championships explained

The 1912 AAA Championships was the 1912 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 22 June 1912 at the Stamford Bridge (stadium) in London, England. The attendance was between 12,000 and 15,000 spectators.^{[1] [2]}

The Championships consisted of 16 events.

Results

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width=100	Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 yards		9.8		1½ yd		½ yd
220 yards		22.0		1¼ yd		½ yd
440 yards		49.8		4 yd		6-7 yd
880 yards		1:58.2		2-4 yd		2 ft
1 mile		4:21.4	Richard Hales	3-5 yd		3-5 yd
4 miles		20:10.8		20:22.8	Amos Martin	20:53.2
10 miles		52:35.0		53:55.4	W.J. Tucker	54:50.0
steeplechase		11:27.2	Jack Cruise	80-100 yd		25-39 yd
120yd hurdles		15.6		2 yd		inches
2 miles walk		13:55.4		15-20 yd		30-40 yd
7 miles walk		52:45.6	William Yates	52:59.8	Harold Ross	54:20.8
high jump		1.829	Clive Taylor	1.727	H. Ward	1.715
pole jump	Owen Conquest	2.91	not awarded		only 1 competitor
long jump		7.07		6.86		6.78
shot put		13.66		3.35		12.53
hammer throw		49.43		47.87	Benjamin Sherman	41.36

Notes and References

1. News: Athletic Championship . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer . 24 June 1912 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 11 July 2024.
2. News: Amateur Athletic Championship . Leicester Evening Mail . 24 June 1912 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 11 July 2024.
3. Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 11 July 2024.