The 1913 AAA Championships was the 1913 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 5 July 1913 at the Stamford Bridge (stadium) in London, England. The attendance was described as a record attendance of around 13,000, despite estimates that were higher the year previous.
The Championships consisted of 16 events but the steeplechase event was standardised at the distance of 2 miles for the first time.
Results
EventGoldSilverBronze100 yards Willie Applegarth 10.0 James Barker 1½ yd William Stewart 1 ft220 yards Willie Applegarth 21.6 NR Victor d'Arcy 3-6 yd Richard Rau 1 yd440 yards George Nicol 49.4 David Jacobs 6 yd Ernest Haley 6-8 yd880 yards Ernst Wilde 2:00.6 Cyril Frisby 1-2 yd James Hill ½ yd1 mile John Zander 4:25.8 Gerald Gorringe 8 yd Georg Mickler inches4 miles George Hutson 19:32.0 Ernest Glover 19:43.0 Gustav Karlsson20:10.210 miles Ernest Glover 51:56.8 Harry Baldwin 52:44.4 W. J. Tucker 53:44.82 miles steeplechase Charles Ruffell 11:03.6 Jack Cruise 11:13.2 Thomas Lee 11:20.0120yd hurdles George Gray 16.0 Kenneth Powell ½ yd Gösta Holmér 1-2½ yd2 miles walk Bobby Bridge 13:51.8 Harold Ross 14:01.8 Jack Lynch 14:18.87 miles walk Bobby BridgeHarold Ross 52:08.4 not awarded Jack Lynch 53:19.0high jump Benjamin Howard Baker 1.829 Anders Petterson 1.778 Inge Lindholm1.727pole jump Clas Gille 3.68 Carl Hårleman 3.58 Fernand Gonder 3.50long jump Sidney Abrahams 6.86 Inge Lindholm 6.61 André Campana 6.59shot put Einar Nilsson 14.44 André Tison 13.16 James Barrett 13.09hammer throw Carl Johan Lind 47.43 Nils Linde 46.04 Alf Flaxman 41.87
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