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1938 AAA Championships

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1938 AAA Championships
Dates15–16 July 1938
Host cityLondon, England
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events26
1937
1939


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]

The Championships consisted of 26 events and covered two days of competition. The decathlon was held at Loughborough on 5–6 August.

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Martinus Osendarp NED 9.8 Orazio Mariani ITA 1 yd - 4 ft Maurice Scarr 1 ft - ½ yd
220 yards Wijnand van Beveren NED 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 ITA 30:06.6 F. Cummins IRL 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 NED 1-2 yd
440y hurdles Jules Bosmans BEL 54.1 Prudent Joye FRA 54.2 Robert Wallace IRL 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 SWE 51:48.2 Erik Hedberg SWE 53:23.0 Joe Coleman 53:36.8
high jump Richard O'Rafferty IRL 1.854 Robert Kennedy 1.854 Hubert Stubbs 1.854
pole vault Mario Romeo ITA 3.96 Richard Webster 3.90 Alexander Gibson 3.50
long jump Arturo Maffei ITA 7.52 Francois Mersch LUX 7.07 William Breach 7.03
triple jump Northern Ireland Edward Boyce 14.06 Bert Shillington 13.85 Sam Beattie 13.61
shot put Angiolo Profeti ITA 14.06 Robert Howland 13.90 Angus Milligan 13.30
discus throw Adolfo Consolini ITA 43.60 David Young 42.06 Jan Brasser NED 40.99
hammer throw Bert Healion IRL 52.46 Tom McAnallen 45.70 Duncan Clark 45.40
javelin throw Ralph Blakeway RSA 60.08 Stanley Wilson 57.90 Alp Lommerud NOR 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

References

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  1. ^ "Italian wins six-mile title". Western Mail. 16 July 1938. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "AAA Championships". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 18 July 1938. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 13 July 2024.