The 1908 AAA Championships was the 1908 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 4 July 1908 at the White City Stadium in London, England. The attendance was 22,000 and included Prince Albert of Wales (later George VI).
The Championships consisted of 16 events.
Results
EventGoldSilverBronze100 yards Robert Kerr 10.0 Reginald Walker 1 ydJohn Mortoninches220 yards Robert Kerr 22.4Lionel Reed 5 ydJohn George 1 yd440 yards Wyndham Halswelle 49.4Edwin MontagueEdward Ryle 5 yd5 ydnot awarded880 yards Theodore Just 1:58.2 Ivo Fairbairn-Crawford 8-10 ydJ. W. Monument 5 yd1 mile Harold Wilson 4:20.2 Joe Deakin 10 yd Francis Knott2-4 yd4 miles Emil Voigt 19:47.4 Arthur Robertson 19:52.8 A. Edward Wood 19:53.610 miles Alexander Duncan53:40.6 Joe Deakin53:41.4 Thomas Jack 53:42.0steeplechase Reginald Noakes 10:35.0 Arthur Russell 5-10 yd Billy Grantham 5-30 yd120yd hurdles John Duncker 16.2 Oswald Groenings ½ yd Henry Murray 1 ft-2 yd2 miles walk George Larner 13:58.4 Ernest Webb 14:05.6 Ralph Harrison 14:14.67 miles walk Ernest Webb 53:02.6 Fred Carter 53:43.0 William Palmer 54:25.0high jump Con Leahy 1.803 Axel Hedenlund 1.778 Oswald GroeningsWalter Henderson 1.753pole jump Ed Archibald 3.66 Bruno Söderström 3.60 Alexandre de Petrofsky Carl Silfverstrand3.053.05long jump Wilfred Bleaden 6.79 Denis Murray 6.61 John Pattison 6.45shot put Denis Horgan 13.59 Tom Kirkwood 13.40 Hugo Wieslander 12.15hammer throw Simon Gillis 50.12 Denis Horgan 40.00 Robert Lindsay-Watson 33.79
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