1920 AAA Championships
{{Short description|Outdoor track and field competition}}
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{{Use British English|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox Athletics Championships
|Name = 1920 AAA Championships
|Host city = London, England
|Dates = 2–3 July 1920
|Stadium = Stamford Bridge
|Level = Senior
|Type = Outdoor
|Events = 22
|Previous = 1919
|Next = 1921
|Games = AAA Championships
}}
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.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003358/19200704/166/0010 |title=The Athletic Championships |work=Weekly Dispatch (London) |date=4 July 1920 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=12 July 2024}}{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000569/19200705/204/0009 |title=Athletics |work=Newcastle Journal |date=5 July 1920 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=12 July 2024}}
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.
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Results
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!colspan="2" width="280" style="background:gold;|Gold !colspan="2" width="280" style="background:silver;|Silver !colspan="2" width="280" style="background:#CD7F32;|Bronze | |||
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100 yards | 10.0 | ½ yd
| {{flagicon|RSA|1912}} Jack Oosterlaak | 1 ft |
220 yards | 21.6
|{{flagicon|USA}} Ralph Brown | 4 yd | 4-6 yd |
440 yards
| {{flagicon|RSA|1912}} Bevil Rudd | 49.2 | 8½-10 yd
|{{flagicon|WAL|1807}} Cecil Griffiths | 12 yd |
880 yards
| {{flagicon|RSA|1912}} Bevil Rudd | 1:55.8 | 1:56.6 | 2-3 yd |
1 mile
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Armand Burtin | 4:23.0
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Duncan McPhee | 4:25.8 | 12-20 yd |
4 miles | 20:10.8 | 20:14.4
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Gaston Heuet | 25 yd |
10 miles | 53:53.4 | 54:35.0
| Walter Pratt | 54:49.2 |
steeplechase | 11:22.8 | 11:32.0 | 11:49.4 |
120y hurdles
| {{flagicon|USA}} George Trowbridge | 15.4 | 2 yd
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Eric Dunbar | 7 yd |
440y hurdles | 57.4
|{{flagicon|USA}} W. A. Adams | 4 yd
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Wilfrid Kent Hughes | |
2 miles walk | 14:32.0 | 14:43.0 | 14:49.0 |
7 miles walk | 53:50.0 | 55:54.2
| James Belchamber | 57:36.4 |
high jump | 1.911 NR
| {{flagicon|IRE}} Tim Carroll | 1.753
| n/a | |
pole jump
| {{flagicon|FRA}} André Francquenelle | 3.20
| Joe Birkett | 2.79
| only 2 competitors | |
long jump
| {{flagicon|USA}} Donald Lourie | 6.81
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Georges Courtin | 6.40
| {{flagicon|IRE}} G. Murphy | 6.37 |
triple jump | 13.19
|{{flagicon|IRE}} Tim Carroll | 12.56
| T. Welch | 11.95 |
shot put
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Raoul Paoli | 13.36
|{{flagicon|USA}} Samuel Thomson | 13.27
|{{flagicon|USA}} Charles Halsey | 13.00 |
discus throw
|{{flagicon|IRE}} Patrick Quinn | 37.62
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Raoul Paoli | 37.40
|{{flagicon|USA}} Charles Halsey | 31.76 |
hammer throw
|{{flagicon|USA}} Theodore Speers | 42.81
|{{flagicon|SCO}} Donald Rose | 42.64
| {{flagicon|IRE}} Denis Carey | 40.42 |
javelin throw
|{{flagicon|USA}} Frank Murrey | 45.64
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Arthur Picard | 45.61
|{{flagicon|USA}} Samuel Thomson | 41.16 |
56lb weight throw
|{{flagicon|USA}} Wesley Coe | 7.21
|{{flagicon|IRE}} James Barrett | 6.67
|{{flagicon|IRE}} Denis Carey | 6.59 |
Tug of war
| City of London Police AC | w/o
|n/a | |n/a | |
1 mile Relay
| Achilles AC | 3.39 1-5sec
| South London AC | 80 yards
| Crompton AC |
References
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{{British championships in athletics}}
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