1923 AAA Championships explained

The 1923 AAA Championships was the 1923 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 6 to 7 July 1923 at Stamford Bridge in London, England.^{[1] [2]}

The Championships consisted of 21 events and covered two days of competition.

The year of 1923 also saw the inaugural running of the WAAA Championships in Bromley, although several events had been competed for in 1922.

Results

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width=100	Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 yards		9.7 NR		2 ft		1 ft
220 yards		21.6		2 yd	Wilfred Nichol	1½ yd
440 yards		49.6		2 ft	John Gillis	inches
880 yards		1:56.6		4 yd		5 yd
1 mile		4:21.6	Maurice Pugh	4:23.2	Herbert Johnston	3 yd
4 miles		19:56.6		19:56.8		20:03.0
10 miles	Ernie Harper	53:34.6	C. W. Vincent	55:13.2		55:18.6
steeplechase		11:13.6	Halland Britton	11:18.0	J. Kelley	40 yd
120y hurdles	Frederick Gaby	15.2 =NR	Leopold Partridge	inches	Trevis Huhn	6 yd
440y hurdles	L. H. Phillips	58.0	William Boardman	2 ft		5 yd
2 miles walk		14:24.0	Reg Goodwin	14:31.2	Fred Poynton	14:51.0
7 miles walk		54:35.4	Reg Goodwin	55:19.2	Harold King	55:46.6
high jump		1.930	Jack Probert	1.778		1.727 1.727
pole jump	Pierre Lewden	walkover	n/a		only 1 competitor
long jump		7.23	W. H. Childs	6.79	Guy Brockington	6.68
triple jump		14.13 (NR)	David Slack	13.33		13.31
shot put	John Barrett	11.95	William Bradford	11.43	G. W. Laidlaw	11.39
discus throw	George Mitchell	33.60	Walter Henderson	33.46	Charles Best	32.78
hammer throw	Malcolm Nokes	49.18	John Jackson	37.79	Alexander Murray	32.25
javelin throw	James Dalrymple	45.34	Henri Dauban	44.36	G. Hagberg	42.62
1 mile relay	Surrey AC	3m 36.4-5s		3 yd	Blackheath Harriers	7 yd

Notes and References

1. News: Liddell creates new record . Pall Mall Gazette . 7 July 1923 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 12 July 2024.
2. News: Athletic Championships . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer . 9 July 1923 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 12 July 2024.
3. Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 12 July 2024.