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1936 AAA Championships

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1936 AAA Championships
Dates10–11 July 1936
Host cityLondon, England
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events25
1935
1937


The 1936 AAA Championships was the 1936 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 10 to 11 July 1936 at White City Stadium in London, England.[1][2]

The Championships consisted of 25 events and covered two days of competition.

Results

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Sydney Wooderson retained his 1 mile title
Australian Jack Metcalfe won two events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Netherlands Tinus Osendarp9.8 Arthur Sweeney9.8 Cyril Holmes9.9
220 yards Arthur Sweeney21.9 Cyril Holmes22.1 Netherlands Wil van Beveren22.2
440 yards Godfrey Brown48.6 Godfrey Rampling49.1 Bill Robertsinches
880 yards Jack Powell1:54.7 Frank Handley1:54.9 Poland Kazimierz Kucharski1:54.9
1 mile Sydney Wooderson4:15.0 New Zealand Jack Lovelock4:15.2 Scotland Robert Graham4:16.5
3 miles Peter Ward14:15.8 NR Frank Close14:20.2 Aubrey Reeve14:22.3
6 miles Poland Józef Noji29:43.4 Alec Burns29:45.0 NR John Potts29:47.0
10 miles William Eaton50:30.8 NR Alec Burns51:11.8 Charles Carter52:40.2
marathon Scotland Donald Robertson2:35:02.4 Ernest Harper2:35:03.6 Francis O'Sullivan2:38:17.8
steeplechase Thomas Evenson10:24.8 James Ginty10:25.2 Scotland William Wylie10:29.0
120y hurdles Don Finlay14.6 John Thornton3 yd Ashleigh Pilbrow15.0
440y hurdles John Sheffield55.6 Australia Alf Watson1-2½ yd Ralph Kilner Brown½ yd
2 miles walk Bert Cooper13:50.0 Latvia Paul Bernhard14:01.4 Harry Churcher14:02.8
7 miles walk Vic Stone52:21.2 Alf Pope52:40.0 Fred Redman53:04.4
high jump Australia Jack Metcalfe1.854 Netherlands Jan Brasser1.829 Stanley West1.778
pole vault Dick Webster3.88 NR Australia Frederick Woodhouse3.81 Albert Leach3.58
long jump George Traynor7.07 William Breach6.92 Sandy Duncan6.88
triple jump Australia Jack Metcalfe15.07 Australia Basil Dickinson14.62 Northern Ireland Edward Boyce13.74
shot put Netherlands Aad de Bruyn14.08 Robert Howland13.71 Alfred Carver12.69
discus throw Jamaica Bernarr Prendergast43.10 Laurence Reavell-Carter43.09 Douglas Bell41.02
hammer throw Norman Drake46.26 Scotland Sandy Smith43.38 Tom McAnallen43.15
javelin throw Netherlands Jaap van der Poll57.66 Stanley Wilson54.98 Robert Turner48.72
decathlon Ronald Walker5291 NR John Cotter5129 Norman Burges4423
440 yards relay ATC Snelvoeters Blackheath Harriers Polytechnic Harriers
Tug of war Royal Army Service Corps Feltham B Div Metropolitan Polices

See also

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References

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  1. "AAA Championships begin". Western Mail. 11 July 1936. Retrieved 13 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Wooderson wins again". Daily Herald. 13 July 1936. Retrieved 13 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 13 July 2024.