The 1920 AAA Championships was the 1920 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 2–3 July 1920 at Stamford Bridge in London, England. The attendance was between 15,000 and 20,000 and the championships received a record entry of athletes.
The Championships consisted of 22 events and covered two days of competition. Two additional events in the form of the 56lb weight throw and tug of war were held during the 1920 championships.
Results
EventGoldSilverBronze100 yards Harry Edward 10.0 William Hill ½ yd Jack Oosterlaak 1 ft220 yards Harry Edward 21.6 Ralph Brown 4 ydWilliam Hill 4-6 yd440 yards Bevil Rudd 49.2Guy Butler 8½-10 yd Cecil Griffiths 12 yd880 yards Bevil Rudd 1:55.8Albert Hill 1:56.6Edgar Mountain 2-3 yd1 mile Armand Burtin 4:23.0 Duncan McPhee 4:25.8 Wilfrid Tatham 12-20 yd4 miles Joe Blewitt 20:10.8 Evelyn Montague 20:14.4 Gaston Heuet 25 yd10 miles Charles Clibbon 53:53.4 Bobby Mills 54:35.0 Walter Pratt 54:49.2steeplechase Percy Hodge 11:22.8 Charles Ruffell 11:32.0 Halland Britton 11:49.4120y hurdles George Trowbridge 15.4 George Gray 2 yd Eric Dunbar 7 yd440y hurdles Edward Wheller 57.4 W. A. Adams 4 yd Wilfrid Kent Hughes 2 miles walk Charles Dowson 14:32.0 William Hehir 14:43.0 Charles Gunn 14:49.07 miles walk Charles Dowson 53:50.0 William Hehir 55:54.2 James Belchamber 57:36.4high jump Benjamin Howard Baker 1.911 NR Tim Carroll Samuel Thomson 1.753 n/apole jump André Francquenelle 3.20 Joe Birkett 2.79 only 2 competitorslong jump Donald Lourie 6.81 Georges Courtin 6.40 G. Murphy 6.37triple jump Charles Lively 13.19 Tim Carroll 12.56 T. Welch 11.95shot put Raoul Paoli 13.36 Samuel Thomson 13.27 Charles Halsey 13.00discus throw Patrick Quinn 37.62 Raoul Paoli 37.40 Charles Halsey 31.76hammer throw Theodore Speers 42.81 Donald Rose 42.64 Denis Carey 40.42javelin throw Frank Murrey 45.64 Arthur Picard 45.61 Samuel Thomson 41.1656lb weight throw Wesley Coe 7.21 James Barrett 6.67 Denis Carey 6.59Tug of war City of London Police AC w/on/a n/a 1 mile Relay Achilles AC Philip Noel-BakerC. F. WoodWilliam MilliganBevil Rudd3.39 1-5sec South London AC 80 yards Crompton AC
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