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Outdoor track and field competition

International athletics championship event
1906 AAA Championships
Dates7 July 1906
Host cityLondon, England
VenueStamford Bridge (stadium)
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events16
1905 1907

AAA Championships

The 1906 AAA Championships was the 1906 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 7 July 1906 at the Stamford Bridge (stadium) in London, England.

The Championships consisted of 16 events.

Wyndham Halswelle successfully defended his 440 yards title
While on tour with the West Indies cricket team, Bertie Harragin won the pole jump event

Results

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards John Morton 10.4 Leinster Denis Murray 1½ yd Scotland Wyndham Halswelle 1 ft
220 yards Claude Jupp 22.6 Henry Pankhurst 4 yd Arthur Hargreaves ½ yd
440 yards Scotland Wyndham Halswelle 48.8 John George 8-10 yd John Densham 4 yd
880 yards Arthur Astley 1:57.8 J. Woolley 2-4 yd James Lintott 5-8 yd
1 mile George Butterfield 4:18.4 Scotland John McGough 4:19.2 Jack Lee 4:22.6
4 miles Frederick Hulford 20:27.4 James Roberts 20 yd A. W. Shee
10 miles Albert Aldridge 54:07.2 James Beale 54:15.0 Leslie Pearce 55:06.0
steeplechase Arthur Russell 11:14.8 George Wigginton 11:37.4 Charles Holdaway 80-100 yd
120yd hurdles Scotland Robert Stronach 16.6 Oswald Groenings inches Eric Hussey inches
2 miles walk Wales Alfred Yeoumans 14:20.4 Frank Creasey 50-80 yd Richard Harrison 6-12 yd
7 miles walk Frank Carter 53:20.2 Frederick Thompson 53:43.0 W. H. Martindale 54:19.0
high jump Leinster Con Leahy 1.829 Oswald Groenings 1.753 Edward Leader
Cyril Dugmore
1.676
1.676
pole jump Bertie Harragin 3.15 not awarded only 1 competitor
long jump Leinster Peter O'Connor 7.15 Canada John Hagerman 6.92 Lionel Cornish 6.85
shot put Scotland Tom Kirkwood 13.83 NR Henry Alan Leeke 12.05 Arthur Sale 11.07
hammer throw Henry Alan Leeke 37.52 Scotland Tom Kirkwood 36.52 Alf Flaxman 36.18

References

  1. "Amateur Championships". Bristol Times and Mirror. 9 July 1906. Retrieved 11 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "The Amateur Championships". Sporting Life. 9 July 1906. Retrieved 11 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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