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1938 AAA Championships

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1938 AAA Championships
Dates15–16 July 1938
Host cityLondon, England
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events26
1937
1939


The 1938 AAA Championships was the 1938 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 15 to 16 July 1938 at White City Stadium in London, England.[1][2]

The Championships consisted of 26 events and covered two days of competition. The decathlon was held at Loughborough on 5–6 August.

Results

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Maffei was one of 5 Italians to win a title
Don Finlay continued to dominate the 120 yards hurdles
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Netherlands Tinus Osendarp9.8 Italy Orazio Mariani1 yd - 4 ft Maurice Scarr1 ft - ½ yd
220 yards Netherlands Wil van Beveren22.1 Scotland Robin Murdoch1½ yd Kenneth Jenkins½-1½ yd
440 yards Godfrey Brown49.2 Alan Pennington49.3 Bill Roberts49.4
880 yards Arthur Collyer1:53.7 Alfred Baldwin1:54.9 Brian MacCabe1:55.2
1 mile Sydney Wooderson4:13.4 Denis Pell4:14.2 Wales Jim Alford4:15.4
3 miles Jack Emery14:21.0 Peter Ward14:21.1 Patrick Hennessy14:22.4
6 miles Italy Giuseppe Beviacqua30:06.6 Republic of Ireland Frank Cummins30:23.4 Reginald Draper30:56.2
10 miles Reginald Draper52:40.6 Wales Samuel Palmer52:47.0 Arthur Penny52:52.0
marathon John Beman2:36:39.6 Francis O'Sullivan2:40:03.0 George Latham2:40:21.0
steeplechase John Potts10:39.2 Bernard Fishwick10:44.2 A. Stokes10:46.4
120y hurdles Don Finlay14.4 John Thornton3-5 yd Netherlands Jan Brasser1-2 yd
440y hurdles Belgium Juul Bosmans54.1 France Prudent Joye54.2 Republic of Ireland Robert Wallace55.5
2 miles walk Bert Cooper14:02.2 Eddie Staker14:07.6 Harry Churcher14:11.4
7 miles walk Sweden John Mikaelsson51:48.2 Sweden Erik Hedberg53:23.0 Joe Coleman53:36.8
high jump Republic of Ireland Richard O'Rafferty1.854 Scotland Robert Kennedy1.854 Hubert Stubbs1.854
pole vault Italy Mario Romeo3.96 Dick Webster3.90 Scotland Alexander Gibson3.50
long jump Italy Arturo Maffei7.52 Luxembourg François Mersch7.07 William Breach7.03
triple jump Northern Ireland Edward Boyce14.06 Bert Shillington13.85 Scotland Sam Beattie13.61
shot put Italy Angiolo Profeti14.06 Robert Howland13.90 Scotland Angus Milligan13.30
discus throw Italy Adolfo Consolini43.60 Scotland David Young42.06 Netherlands Jan Brasser40.99
hammer throw Republic of Ireland Bert Healion52.46 Tom McAnallen45.70 Scotland Duncan Clark45.40
javelin throw South Africa Ralph Blakeway60.08 Stanley Wilson57.90 Norway Alp Lommerud56.18
decathlon Thomas Lockton5513 NR John Cotter5396 Patrick Skipworth4960
Tug of war (catchweight) Royal Ulster Constabulary Royal Army Service Corps (Feltham)
440 yards relay GS Baracca Milano Pro Patria45.2sec GS Oberdan Pro Patria Milano De Trekvogals
Tug of war (100st) Royal Army Service Corps (Feltham) Cranleigh & District British Legion

See also

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References

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  1. "Italian wins six-mile title". Western Mail. 16 July 1938. Retrieved 13 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "AAA Championships". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 18 July 1938. Retrieved 13 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 13 July 2024.