The 1937 AAA Championships was the 1937 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 16 to 17 July 1937 at White City Stadium in London, England.
The Championships consisted of 25 events and covered two days of competition. The decathlon was held at Loughborough on 21–22 August.
Results
EventGoldSilverBronze100 yards Cyril Holmes 9.9 Arthur Sweeney 1 yd Ernie Page 2 ft220 yards Arthur Sweeney 21.9Cyril Holmes ½ yd Gyula Gyenes 1 yd440 yards Bill Roberts 48.2 Ronald Wylde 49.2 John Horsfall 49.3880 yards Arthur Collyer 1:53.3Frank Handley 1:53.5 Jim Alford 1:54.31 mile Sydney Wooderson 4:12.2 Denis Pell 4:15.4 Bobby Graham 4:15.93 miles Peter Ward 14:19.8 János Kelen 14:21.6 Jack Parker 14:32.06 miles János Kelen 30:07.8Alec Burns 30:10.5Lawrence Weatherill 30:38.210 miles Reginald Walker 52:33.8 Alec Burns 52:37.0 Lawrence Weatherill 52:54.0marathon Donald Robertson 2:37:19.2 Stylianos Kyriakides 2:40:10.0 Albert Norris 2:41:41.0steeplechase William Wylie 10:27.0 Robert Sutherland 10:28.1 Henry Clark 10:33.0120y hurdles Don Finlay 14.5 John Thornton 2 yd Jan Brasser 3 yd440y hurdles Juul Bosmans 55.0 Christos Mantikas 55.6 Robert Wallace 2 yd2 miles walk Bert Cooper 13:58.2 Eddie Staker 14:24.4 Don Brown 14:33.47 miles walk John Mikaelsson 50:19.2 Harry Churcher 51:13.0 Fred Redman 51:55.0high jump John Lunn Newman 1.880 Charles Walker 1.880 Arthur Gold Richard O'Rafferty 1.778pole vault John Dodd 3.68 Alfred Kinally 3.58 Alexander Gibson 3.58long jump Luz Long 7.48 Sam Beattie 7.19 William Breach 7.02triple jump Willem Peters 14.32 Bert Shillington 14.26 Jack Higginson Jr. 13.90shot put Hans Wöllke 15.39Robert Howland 13.89A. Rosser 12.66discus throw Nikolaos Syllas 49.18 Willy Schröder 47.39 Jeno Kulitzy 44.12hammer throw Karl Hein 55.86 Erwin Blask 54.64 Otto Lutz 49.36javelin throwStanley Wilson 59.18 NR Ralph Blakeway 57.80Robert Turner 53.98decathlon Jim Miggins 4647 James Nesbitt 4506N. A. Hewson 4361440 yards relay Blackheath Harriers42.0sec Magyar Athletikai Club Budapest½ yd Vuictoria Park Harriers7 ydTug of warRoyal Army Service Corps Cranleigh & District British Legion
See also 1937 WAAA Championships
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