United Kingdom Track and Field All-Time Lists

BRITISH ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 1919-1939


AAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

Venues: 1919-31 London (SB), 1932-39 London (WC)

Venues (Marathon): 1925-26 Windsor-London (SB), 1927 Manchester, 1928-31 Windsor-London (SB), 1932-39 Windsor-London (WC)

Venues (Decathlon): 1927 London (SB), 1936 London (WC), 1937-38 Loughborough

Venues (Track Walks): 1919-31 London (SB), 1932-39 London (WC) except as follows - 1924[2M] Northampton, 1928[7M] Sheffield (?), 1938[7M] Motspur Park


  100 Yards   220 Yards   440 Yards  
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
William Hill
Harry Edward
Harry Edward
Harry Edward
Eric Liddell
Harold Abrahams
Loren Murchison USA
Richard Corts GER
Helmut Körnig GER
Wilfred Legg SAF
Jack London
Christiaan Berger NED
Ernest Page
Frederick Reid
George Saunders
József Sir HUN
Arthur Sweeney
Martinus Osendarp NED
Cyril Holmes
Martinus Osendarp NED
Arthur Sweeney
10.0
10.0
10.2
10.0
9.7
9.9
9.9
10.0
10.1
9.9
10.0
9.9
10.0
9.9
9.9
9.9
10.2
9.8
9.9
9.8
9.9
William Hill
Harry Edward
Harry Edward
Harry Edward
Eric Liddell
Howard Kinsman SAF
Loren Murchison USA
Guy Butler
Hubert Houben GER
Friedrich Wichmann GER
John Hanlon
Stanley Engelhart
Robin Murdoch
Frederick Reid
Christiaan Berger NED
Robin Murdoch
Martinus Osendarp NED
Arthur Sweeney
Arthur Sweeney
Wijnand van Beveren NED
Cyril Holmes
22.6
21.6
22.2
22.0
21.6
21.7
21.6
21.9
21.8
21.7
21.9
22.0
22.5
22.0
22.0
22.1
22.2
21.9
21.9
22.1
21.9
Guy Butler
Bevil Rudd SAF
Robert Lindsay
Harry Edward
William Stevenson USA
Eric Liddell
Hyla "Henry" Stallard
John Rinkel
Douglas Lowe
Douglas Lowe
John Hanlon
Kenneth Brangwin
Godfrey Rampling
Crew Stoneley
Fred Wolff
Godfrey Rampling
Bill Roberts
Godfrey Brown
Bill Roberts
Godfrey Brown
Alan Pennington
49.2
49.2
50.4
50.4
49.6
49.6
50.0
49.8
48.8
50.0
49.1
49.8
48.6
49.8
49.0
49.6
49.0
48.6
48.2
49.2
48.8

  880 Yards   1 Mile   3 Miles  
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
Albert Hill
Bevil Rudd SAF
Edgar Mountain
Edgar Mountain
Cecil Griffiths
Hyla "Henry" Stallard
Cecil Griffiths
Otto Peltzer GER
Douglas Lowe
Douglas Lowe
Cyril Ellis
Tommy Hampson
Tommy Hampson
Tommy Hampson
Cliff Whitehead
Jack Cooper
James "Hamish" Stothard
John Powell
Arthur Collyer
Arthur Collyer
Godfrey Brown
1:55.2
1:55.8
1:56.8
1:55.6
1:56.6
1:54.6
1:57.2
1:51.6
1:54.6
1:56.6
1:54.6
1:53.2
1:54.8
1:56.4
1:54.2
1:56.6
1:53.3
1:54.7
1:53.3
1:53.7
1:55.1
Albert Hill
Armand Burtin FRA
Albert Hill
Duncan McPhee
Hyla "Henry" Stallard
William Seagrove
Bernard McDonald
Georges Baraton FRA
Cyril Ellis
Cyril Ellis
Cyril Ellis
Reg Thomas
Reg Thomas
Jerry Cornes
Reg Thomas
Jack Lovelock NZL
Sydney Wooderson
Sydney Wooderson
Sydney Wooderson
Sydney Wooderson
Sydney Wooderson
4:21.2
4:23.0
4:13.8
4:27.4
4:21.6
4:21.2
4:18.0
4:17.4
4:17.0
4:20.8
4:22.0
4:15.2
4:16.4
4:14.2
4:14.2
4:26.6
4:17.2
4:15.0
4:12.2
4:13.4
4:11.8
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wally Beavers
Lauri Lehtinen FIN
Janusz Kusocinski POL
Aubrey Reeve
Peter Ward
Peter Ward
Jack Emery
Jack Emery
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
14:23.2
14:09.2
14:13.6
14:38.0
14:15.8
14:19.8
14:21.0
14:08.0

  4 Miles   6 Miles   10 Miles  
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
Erik Backman SWE
Charles "Joe" Blewitt
Walter Monk
Paavo Nurmi FIN
Charles "Joe" Blewitt
Bill Cotterell
Charles "Joe" Blewitt
Eddie "Jack" Webster
Bror Öhrn SWE
Wally Beavers
Wally Beavers
Lauri Virtanen FIN
Alec Burns
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
19:56.4
20:10.8
19:59.2
19:52.2
19:56.6
19:45.6
19:54.6
19:49.6
19:40.8
19:41.6
19:49.4
19:36.2
19:49.4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Jack Potts
Jack Holden
Jack Holden
Jack Holden
Józef Noji POL
János Kelen HUN
Giuseppe Beviacqua ITA
Sam Palmer
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
30:23.2
30:32.2
30:43.8
30:50.6
29:43.4
30:07.8
30:06.0
30:06.4
Charles "Joe" Blewitt
Charles Clibbon
Halland Britton
Halland Britton
Ernie Harper
Halland Britton
Eddie "Jack" Webster
Ernie Harper
Ernie Harper
Eddie "Jack" Webster
Ernie Harper
Jack Winfield
Jack Winfield
Jimmy Wood
George Bailey
Jack Holden
Frank Marsland
Bill Eaton
Reg Walker
Reg Draper
Jean Chapelle BEL
53:45.6
53:53.4
54:58.2
53:24.2
53:34.6
52:48.8
52:32.6
52:04.0
52:21.2
52:16.2
52:15.8
53:05.4
54:34.4
52:00.2
50:51.0
52:21.4
54:38.6
50:30.8
52:33.8
52:40.6
51:56.0

  Marathon   2 Miles Steeplechase   120 Yards Hurdles  
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sam Ferris
Sam Ferris
Sam Ferris
Harry Payne
Harry Payne
Dunky Wright
Dunky Wright
Donald Robertson
Donald Robertson
Donald Robertson
Bert Norris
Donald Robertson
Donald Robertson
Jack Beman
Donald Robertson
-
-
-
-
-
-
2:35:59
2:42:25
2:48:47
2:34:34
2:30:58
2:38:30
2:49:55
2:34:33
2:43:14
2:41:55
3:02:58
2:35:03
2:37:20
2:36:40
2:35:37
Percy Hodge
Percy Hodge
Percy Hodge
Paavo Nurmi FIN
Percy Hodge
Charles "Joe" Blewitt
Eddie "Jack" Webster
Eddie "Jack" Webster
Eddie "Jack" Webster
Eddie "Jack" Webster
Edward Oliver
George Bailey
Tom Evenson
Tom Evenson
Volmari Iso-Hollo FIN
Stanley Scarsbrook
George Bailey
Tom Evenson
Bill Wylie
Jack Potts
Jean Chapelle BEL
11:53.6
11:22.8
10:57.2
11:11.2
11:13.6
11:02.0
11:01.4
10:34.2
11:06.0
10:44.8
10:53.2
10:55.4
10:36.4
10:13.8
10:06.6
10:48.4
10:20.4
10:24.8
10:27.0
10:39.2
10:22.4
Harry Wilson NZL
George Trowbridge USA
Henri Bernard FRA
Fred Gaby
Fred Gaby
Sydney Atkinson SAF
Fred Gaby
Fred Gaby
Fred Gaby
Sydney Atkinson SAF
Lord Burghley
Lord Burghley
Lord Burghley
Don Finlay
Don Finlay
Don Finlay
Don Finlay
Don Finlay
Don Finlay
Don Finlay
Jan Brasser NED
15.8
15.4
15.8
15.6
15.2
15.1
15.2
15.1
14.9
14.7
15.4
15.2
14.8
14.9
15.0
14.8
15.0
14.6
14.5
14.4
14.7

  440 Yards Hurdles   High Jump   Pole Vault  
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
 
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
George Gray
Edward Wheller
Carl-Axel Christiernsson SWE
Wilfred Kent-Hughes
L.H. Phillips
Wilfred Tatham
Ivan Riley USA
Lord Burghley
Lord Burghley
Lord Burghley
Luigi Facelli ITA
Lord Burghley
 
Luigi Facelli ITA
Lord Burghley
Luigi Facelli ITA
Ralph Brown
Alan Hunter
John Sheffield
Jules Bosmans BEL
Jules Bosmans BEL
Jules Bosmans BEL
59.8
57.4
55.4
59.0
58.0
57.6
57.8
55.0
54.2
54.0
53.4
53.8
 
54.6
54.4
55.6
55.4
55.3
55.6
55.0
54.1
54.9
Howard Baker
Howard Baker
Howard Baker
Pierre Lewden FRA
Pierre Lewden FRA
Larry Stanley IRL
Harold Osborn USA
Carl Van Geyzel CEY
Herbert Adolfsson SWE
Claude Ménard FRA
Kornél Késmárki HUN
Colin Gordon BGU
 
Arthur Gray
William Land
Mihály Bodosi HUN
Mihály Bodosi HUN
Stanley West
Jack Metcalfe AUS
John Newman
Richard O'Rafferty IRL
John Newman
1.80
1.92
1.88
1.80
1.93
1.86
1.93
1.85
1.83
1.90
1.90
1.85
 
1.83
1.85
1.90
1.90
1.90
1.85
1.88
1.85
1.88
Georg Högström SWE
André Franquenelle FRA
Ernfrid Rydberg SWE
Charles Hoff NOR
Pierre Lewden FRA
Donald Sumner AUS
Paul Jones USA
Franklin Kelley USA
Henry Lindblad SWE
Franklin Kelley USA
Howard Ford
Henry Lindblad SWE &
Arie van der Zee NED
Henry Lindblad SWE
Patrick Ogilvie
Danilo Innocenti ITA
Frank Phillipson
Keith Brown USA
Richard Webster
John Dodd
Mario Romeo ITA
Richard Webster
3.35
3.20
3.72
3.66
walkover
3.12
3.50
3.66
3.81
3.83
3.58
3.73
 
3.88
3.66
3.81
3.73
4.21
3.88
3.66
3.96
3.73

  Long Jump   Triple Jump   Shot  
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
Wilhelm Björnemann † SWE
Donald Lowrie USA
H.C. Taylor USA
Charles Hoff NOR
Harold Abrahams
Harold Abrahams
Richard Honner AUS
Richard Honner AUS
Rudolf Dobermann GER
Hannes de Boer NED
Horace "James" Cohen
Olle Hallberg SWE
Hannes de Boer NED
Robert Evans SAF
Lajos Balogh HUN
Robert Paul FRA
Robert Paul FRA
George Traynor
Luz Long GER
Arturo Maffei ITA
William Breach
7.18
6.81
6.73
7.08
7.23
6.92
7.30
7.21
7.31
7.21
6.88
7.36
7.21
7.06
7.07
7.03
7.28
7.07
7.48
7.52
7.21
not held
Charles Liveley
Folke Jansson SWE
Vilho Tuulos FIN
John Odde
Jack Higginson
Elemér Somfay HUN
Jack Higginson
Willem Peters NED
Willem Peters NED
Willem Peters NED
Willem Peters NED
Jan Blankers NED
Arthur Gray
Jan Blankers NED
Edward Boyce
Willem Peters NED
Jack Metcalfe AUS
Willem Peters NED
Edward Boyce
Ioannis Palamiotis GRE
 
14.11
14.19
14.27
14.13
13.87
14.29
13.87
15.47
14.91
14.22
15.10
14.22
13.82
14.69
14.55
14.29
15.07
14.32
14.06
15.03
Bertil Jansson SWE
Raoul Paoli FRA
Bertil Jansson SWE
Ville Pörhölä FIN
John Barrett IRL
Reginald "Rex" Woods
Herb Schwarze USA
Reginald "Rex" Woods
Georg Brechenmacher GER
Édouard Duhour FRA
József Darányi HUN
Jules Noël FRA
József Darányi HUN
Harry Hart SAF
Zygmunt Heljasz POL
Zygmunt Heljasz POL
Aad de Bruyn NED
Aad de Bruyn NED
Hans Woellke GER
Angiolo Profeti ITA
Aad de Bruyn NED
12.98
13.36
14.08
14.58
11.95
13.36
14.40
13.69
14.18
14.45
14.20
13.76
15.23
14.77
15.75
14.89
14.88
14.08
15.39
14.06
14.79

† - also known as William Pettersson

  Discus   Hammer   56 Pounds Weight  
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
not held
Patrick Quinn (IRE)
Edvin Zallhagen SWE
Vilho Niittymaa FIN
George Mitchell
Patrick Bermingham IRL
Patrick Bermingham IRL
Patrick Bermingham IRL
Kálmán Marvalits HUN
Ernst Paulus GER
Harald Stenerud NOR
Jules Noël FRA
Endre Madarász HUN
Patrick Bermingham IRL
Endre Madarász HUN
Patrick Bermingham IRL
Harald Andersson SWE
Bernard Prendergast JAM
Nikolaos Syllas GRE
Adolfo Consolini ITA
Nikolaos Syllas GRE
 
37.62
41.01
41.63
33.60
41.17
42.25
43.38
44.41
44.81
43.54
44.65
43.10
42.44
44.18
41.27
51.81
43.10
49.17
43.61
49.12
Einar Midtgaard DEN
Theodore Speers USA
Carl Johan Lind SWE
Carl Johan Lind SWE
Malcolm Nokes
Malcolm Nokes
Malcolm Nokes
Malcolm Nokes
Ossian Skiöld SWE
Bill Britton IRL
Bill Britton IRL
Ossian Skiöld SWE
Ossian Skiöld SWE
George Walsh IRL
Bill Britton IRL
Pat O'Callaghan IRL
Fred Warngĺrd SWE
Norman Drake
Karl Hein GER
Bert Healion IRL
Bert Healion IRL
43.99
42.81
49.36
52.51
49.19
51.12
46.04
48.62
50.29
46.61
47.60
51.13
51.36
43.17
44.97
51.43
44.57
46.25
55.85
52.46
49.29
-
Wesley Coe USA
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
7.21
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

  Javelin   Decathlon   2 Miles Track Walk  
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
not held
Frank Murrey USA
Gunnar Lindström SWE
Paavo Johansson FIN
Jock Dalrymple
Edward Sutherland SAF
Béla Szepes HUN
Olav Sunde NOR
Béla Szepes HUN
Stanley Lay NZL
Béla Szepes HUN
Alberto Dominutti ITA
Olav Sunde NOR
Otto Jurgis LAT
William Abell
Charles Bowen
Lennart Atterwall SWE
Jaap van der Poll NED
Stanley Wilson
Ralph Blakeway SAF
James "Hamish" MacKillop
 
45.64
62.48
61.09
45.35
53.01
53.92
61.34
64.81
67.89
66.70
61.60
60.77
64.52
51.55
51.75
65.70
57.66
59.18
60.08
56.87
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Harry Hart SAF
not held
not held
not held
not held
not held
not held
not held
Ronald Walker
Jim Miggins IRL
Tom Lockton
not held
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6769.825







5291
4647
5513
 
Bobby Bridge
Charles Dowson
John Evans
Ugo Frigerio ITA
Gordon Watts
Gordon "Reg" Goodwin
Gordon "Reg" Goodwin
William Cowley
Alfred Pope
Alfred Pope
Alfred Pope
Cecil Hyde
Alfred Pope
Bert Cooper
Bert Cooper
Bert Cooper
Bert Cooper
Bert Cooper
Bert Cooper
Bert Cooper
Harry Churcher
14:18.4
14:32.0
14:40.2
14:30.0
14:24.0
14:11.2†
14:07.4
14:32.4
14:21.6
14:04.8
13:57.6
13:56.4
13:52.6
13:44.6
13:39.8
13:41.0
13:46.6
13:50.0
13:58.2
14:02.2
13:50.0

† - held in conjunction with English AAA Championships

  7 Miles Track Walk   4 x 110 Yards Relay   4 x 440 Yards Relay  
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
William Hehir
Charles Dowson
Harold Ross
Gordon Watts
Gordon Watts
Gordon "Reg" Goodwin
Gordon Watts
Gordon "Reg" Goodwin
William Cowley
Cecil Hyde
Cecil Hyde
Cecil Hyde
Ugo Frigerio ITA
Alfred Pope
Johnny Johnson
Johnny Johnson
Henry Hake
Victor Stone
John Mikaelsson SWE
John Mikaelsson SWE
Harry Churcher
53:23.6
53:50.0
55:48.6
53:24.2
54:35.4
52:00.6
52:53.8
53:56.0
55:46.4
55:46.2
53:38.6
53:32.4
54:09.0
51:25.4
52:01.6
52:10.4
53:48.0
52:21.2
50:19.2
51:48.2
52:37.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
CFC Preussen Krefeld GER
Frankfurter SG Eintract GER
Polytechnic Harriers
Polytechnic Harriers
Achilles Club
Blackheath Harriers
SC Preussen Krefeld GER
Budapesti Budai TE HUN
Budapesti Budai TE HUN
ATC "De Snelvoeters" NED
Blackheath Harriers
GS Baracca Milan ITA
Blackheath Harriers
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
42.2
43.2
42.2
43.6
43.6
43.6
43.0
43.0
42.6
43.0
42.9
43.2
43.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Achilles Club
Achilles Club
Achilles Club
Achilles Club
Polytechnic Harriers
Milocarian
London AC
Milocarian
London AC
Achilles Club
London AC
Achilles Club
South London Harriers
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3:19.4
3:24.6
3:24.2
3:22.8
3:24.4
3:20.8
3:21.4
3:18.4
3:20.1
3:19.8
3:24.8
3:19.4
3:26.2

  1 Mile Medley Relay  
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
Polytechnic Harriers
Achilles Club
Polytechnic Harriers
Surrey AC
Surrey AC
Surrey AC
Achilles Club
Achilles Club
3:37.8
3:39.6
3:35.6
3:35.2
3:36.8
3:36.2
3:35.2
3:36.2

AAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

Venues: 1935-39 Wembley


  70 Yards   880 Yards   2 Miles  
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
Kenneth "Sandy" Duncan
Cyril Holmes
Cyril Holmes
Ernest Page
Bernard Giles
7.5
7.4
7.4
7.4
7.5
-
John Powell
John Powell
A.C. Pettit
George Morris
-
1:19.5*
2:03.3
2:04.4
2:00.4
-
-
Robert Thorogood
Robert Thorogood
Thomas Rowe
-
-
9:38.0
9:33.6
9:27.2

* - 600 yards

  70 Yards Hurdles   High Jump   Pole Vault  
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
Ashleigh Pilbrow
E.D. Mitchell
Don Finlay
Don Finlay
Tom Lockton
9.0
9.3
9.0
8.9
8.9
Stanley West
John Newman
John Newman
Robert Kennedy
John Newman
1.83
1.78
1.88
1.85
1.78
Richard Webster
Richard Webster
Richard Webster
Richard Webster
Harry Yielder
3.73
3.73
3.90
3.73
3.66

  Long Jump   Shot   1 Mile Walk  
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
Kenneth "Sandy" Duncan
Robert Crombie
Paul Daniel
Rupert Powell
Rupert Powell
6.93
6.48
6.82
6.63
6.60
Robert "Bonzo" Howland
Laurence Reavell-Carter
Peter Hincks
Robert "Bonzo" Howland
Helge Merz GER
12.84
13.14
13.76
13.45
12.81
-
Bert Cooper
-
-
-
-
6:59.4
-
-
-

  1425 Yards Relay  
1937
1938
1939
Achilles Club
Ponders End
London Paper Mills
2:55.4
3:00.3
2:51.6

AAA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

Venues: 1931-32 London (SB), 1933-39 London (WC)


  100 Yards   220 Yards   440 Yards  
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
William Heath
John Glover
Charles Chalk
Alan Pennington
William Loader
Kenneth Richardson
A.W. Elstrop
Robert Roach
Allan Watt
10.3
10.4
10.3
10.3
10.1
10.2
10.2
10.1
10.0
William Heath
not held
Charles Chalk
Alan Pennington
David Higgins
Edward Forsyth
John Lockwood
Cyril Holland
Raymond Kirk
23.7

23.2
22.9
22.8
23.2
22.6
23.6
23.1
John Anderson
Geoffrey Blake
Richard Wells
George Nicholls
Royston Chandler
Royston Chandler
Edward Forsyth
Leslie Hatt
Martin Pike
51.3
52.4
52.8
52.6
52.2
51.0
52.5
52.2
50.8

  880 Yards   1 Mile   1320 Yards Steeplechase  
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
Alfred Poole
B. Jenkins
Charles Oades
Charles Oades
Charles Oades
Meredith Elliot
Ronald Brown
Arthur Smith
Leslie Sarbutt
2:07.0
2:02.4
2:04.2
2:01.4
2:02.6
1:58.8
2:04.7
2:00.1
2:00.1
A.E. Woodley
Dennis Samuel
Charles Jackson
Austin Littler
W. Moorcroft
Anthony Noble
Victor Foster
Jack Timmins
Ray Goodbody
4:36.6
4:32.6
4:39.6
4:39.0
4:31.4
4:29.6
4:30.6
4:33.8
4:25.0
Richard Hainsworth
Richard Hainsworth
Jeffrey Preston Jones
Edward Nankivell
Hy. Dyall
Hy. Dyall
Arthur Smith
Arthur Smith
Peter Burley
3:55.4
3:44.6
3:51.0
3:59.0
3:48.4
3:42.0
4:01.6
3:46.6
3:33.6

  120 Yards Hurdles (3'3")   High Jump   Pole Vault  
1931
 
1932
 
1933
1934
1935
 
1936
1937
1938
1939
Francis Kingdon
 
John Owen
 
B.C. Ledeboer
Maurice Carter
Douglas Lock
 
Tom Lockton
Denis Wilkinson
Harry Hearn
Tony Chadburn
16.0
 
15.9
 
15.8
15.9
15.9
 
15.9
15.5
15.4
15.6
Leslie Tovell
 
Frederick Ford &
Harry Tate
B.C. Ledeboer
Edward Brewster
John Newman
 
Joseph Gecks
Peter Tancred AUS
Marcus Dowling
Thomas Rumble
1.70
 
1.70
 
1.78
1.75
1.80
 
1.72
1.78
1.72
1.78
Leslie Edwards &
Leslie Tovell
Richard Webster
 
Richard Webster
Henry Chalk
Cyril Aspinall &
F. Buck
Cyril Aspinall
Lawrence Hamilton
Aubrey Robinson
Aubrey Robinson
3.05
 
3.35
 
3.35
2.82
2.97
 
3.12
2.74
3.05
3.41

  Long Jump   Shot (12lb)   Discus (1.5kg)  
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
Leslie Butler
Cyril Shurmer
Denis Higham
William Breach
Joseph Tate
G. Pickthall
Leslie Wise
Eddie Wright
Allan Watt
6.46
6.32
6.30
6.88
6.42
6.33
6.62
6.45
6.78
Charles Reidy
Harry Tate
Laurence Reavell-Carter
Dudley Neilson
Horia Pietraru FRA
L. Haas-Görz GER
Michael Heath
Albert Rosenberg
Alexander Johnston
11.75
11.83
13.92
12.70
15.39
12.84
13.12
12.98
14.76
Harold Eastwood
Richard Webster
Richard Webster
Norman Downie
Josef Klein FRA
Philip Dawson
Jack Linaker
Dudley Burges
Marcus Dowling
35.14
33.02
35.16
40.22
44.38
37.68
40.44
40.42
41.40

  Javelin (700g)   4 x 110 Yards Relay  
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
Leslie Edwards
Joseph Heath
Edward Finneron
James "Hamish" MacKillop
Josef Klein FRA
Frank Adams
Robert Evans
Robert Evans
Malcolm Dalrymple
45.64
54.16
53.64
52.96
58.22
56.28
47.30
48.82
49.00
Polytechnic Harriers
Polytechnic Harriers
South London Harriers
Cambridge Harriers
Polytechnic Harriers
RAF Halton
Southgate Harriers
Portsmouth
RAF Halton
46.4
45.6
46.0
45.6
45.7
46.4
46.0
45.9
44.8

WAAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

The first WAAA Championships were staged in 1923, although a number of events held around the country were given "Championships of England" status by the WAAA in 1922.

Venues: 1922 various, 1923 Bromley (Oxo), 1924 London (Wo), 1925-26 London (SB), 1927 Reading, 1928-32 London (SB), 1933 London (WC), 1934 London (HH), 1935-39 London (WC)

Venues (Cross Country): 1927 Luton, 1928 Chigwell Row, 1929 Perivale, 1930 Wolverton, 1931 Epsom, 1932 Coventry, 1933 Warwick, 1934 Kettering, 1935 Birmingham, 1936 Ilford, 1937 Birmingham, 1938 Luton, 1939 Rugby


      100 Yards   220 Yards  
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
    Nora Callebout
Mary Lines
Eileen Edwards
Rose Thompson
Florence Haynes
Eileen Edwards
Muriel Gunn
Ivy Walker
Eileen Hiscock
Nellie Halstead
Ethel Johnson
12.2
12.0
11.3wdh?
11.8
12.0
11.4w
11.6
11.4
11.4
11.4
11.0
Mary Lines
Eileen Edwards
Eileen Edwards
Vera Palmer
Vera Palmer
Eileen Edwards
Kinue Hitomi JPN
Winifred Weldon
Nellie Halstead
Nellie Halstead
Nellie Halstead
26.8
27.0
27.6
26.8
26.8
25.8
26.2
26.4
25.2
25.5
25.6
  60 Metres   100 Metres   200 Metres  
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
-
-
Audrey Wade
Betty Lock
Betty Lock
Betty Lock
Betty Lock
-
-
8.0
7.6
7.8
7.6
7.6
Eileen Hiscock
Eileen Hiscock
Eileen Hiscock
Barbara Burke SAF
Winifred Jeffrey
Betty Lock
Betty Lock
12.2
12.2
12.2
12.8
12.2
12.2
12.2
Eileen Hiscock
Nellie Halstead
Eileen Hiscock
Barbara Burke SAF
Lillian Chalmers
Dorothy Saunders
Lillian Chalmers
25.8
25.6
25.3
25.2
24.9
25.0
25.6

  440 Yards   880 Yards      
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
Mary Lines
Mary Lines
Vera Palmer
Vera Palmer
Vera Palmer
Dorothy Proctor
Florence Haynes
Marion King
Elsie Wright
Nellie Halstead
Nellie Halstead
64.4
62.4
65.2
61.4
61.8
62.4
60.8
59.2
59.8
58.8
56.8
Mary Lines
Edith Trickey
Edith Trickey
Edith Trickey
Edith Trickey
Edith Trickey
Ivy Barber
Violet Streater
Gladys Lunn
Gladys Lunn
Gladys Lunn
2:26.6
2:40.2
2:30.4
2:26.6
2:28.0
2:32.4
2:27.6
2:25.8
2:18.2
2:22.4
2:20.4
   
  400 Metres   800 Metres   1 Mile  
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
Nellie Halstead
Violet Branch
Olive Mary Hall
Olive Mary Hall
Nellie Halstead
Olive Mary Hall
Lillian Chalmers
58.8
60.0
61.9
58.6
60.1
60.0
59.5
Ruth Christmas
Gladys Lunn
Nellie Halstead
Olive Mary Hall
Gladys Lunn
Nellie Halstead
Olive Mary Hall
2:23.0
2:18.3
2:15.6
2:20.2
2:18.5
2:20.4
2:21.0
-
-
-
Gladys Lunn
Gladys Lunn
Doris Harris
Evelyne Forster
-
-
-
5:23.0
5:17.0
5:29.4
5:15.3

  80 Metres Hurdles   High Jump   Long Jump  
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927

1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
Daisy Wright
Mary Lines
Mary Lines
Hilda Hatt
Hilda Hatt
Hilda Hatt
Muriel Gunn
Marjorie Clark SAF
Hilda Hatt
Muriel Cornell
Elsie Green
Elsie Green
Elsie Green
Elsie Green
Elsie Green
Barbara Burke SAF
Barbara Burke SAF
Kate Robertson
Kate Robertson
20.4*
18.8*
18.4*wdh?
19.0*
18.2*
12.6#w
14.6yw
13.8y
12.4
12.4
12.0
12.2
12.0
12.0
12.3
11.9
12.1
12.2
12.4
Sylvia Stone
Hilda Hatt
Sophie Elliott-Lynn
Phyllis Green
Phyllis Green
Phyllis Green

Marjorie Clark SAF
Marjorie Okell
Carolina Gisolf NED
Marjorie Okell
Mary Milne
Mary Milne
Margaret Bergmann GER
Mary Milne
Dorothy Odam
Dorothy Odam
Dorothy Odam
Dorothy Odam
1.38
1.45
1.45
1.52
1.47
1.58

1.52
1.47
1.57
1.50
1.55
1.50
1.55
1.55
1.53
1.63
1.57
1.65
-
Mary Lines
Mary Lines
Hilda Hatt
Phyllis Green
Muriel Gunn

Muriel Gunn
Muriel Cornell (Gunn)
Muriel Cornell
Muriel Cornell
Phyllis Bartholomew
Phyllis Bartholomew
Phyllis Bartholomew
Ethel Raby
Ethel Raby
Ethel Raby
Ethel Raby
Ethel Raby
-
4.86
5.17
4.90
5.03
5.41w

5.68
5.77
5.63
5.51
5.69
5.40
5.55
5.50
5.45
5.80
5.40
5.64

* - 120 yards, # = 75 metres, y - 100 yards

  Shot   Discus   Javelin  
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
Florence Birchenough
Florence Birchenough
Mary Weston †
Florence Birchenough
Florence Birchenough
Mary Weston †
Mary Weston †
Elsie Otway
Irene Phillips
Irene Phillips
Gerda de Kock NED
Kathleen Tilley
Kathleen Tilley
Bernice Steyl SAF
Kathleen Tilley
Bevis Reid
Bevis Reid
16.16*
16.17*
17.69*
16.58*
17.20*
18.89*
19.04*
8.87
9.69
9.00
10.26
10.04
10.08
10.74
10.59
11.60
11.42
-
Florence Birchenough
Florence Birchenough
Florence Birchenough
Florence Birchenough
Florence Birchenough
Mary Weston †
Louise Fawcett
Irene Phillips
Ada Holland
Ada Holland
Irene Phillips
Ada Holland
Irene Phillips
Irene Phillips
Bevis Reid
Bevis Reid
-
20.57
27.18
27.92
28.57
27.92
30.50
29.30
29.78
30.86
33.22
30.99
30.94
30.81
32.61
35.42
33.85
Sophie Elliott-Lynn
Sophie Elliott-Lynn
Ivy Wilson
Louise Fawcett
E. Willis
Kinue Hitomi JPN
Mary Weston †
Leni Rombout NED
Louise Fawcett
Edith Halstead †
Gerda de Kock NED
Edith Halstead †
Ruth Caro GER/ARG
Kathleen Connal
Gladys Lunn
Kathleen Connal
Kathleen Connal
35.76*
52.78*
47.73*
49.18*
41.35*
35.97
25.91
32.44
29.26
32.86
36.11
31.05
34.52
35.99
32.97
34.68
34.98

* - both hands aggregate with 8lb(3.63kg) shot and 800g javelin respectively, † - later identified as Mark Weston and Edwin Halstead respectively

  1600 Metres Track Walk   Road Walk   Cross Country  
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
Edith Trickey
Edith Trickey
Florence Faulkner
Daisy Crossley
M.F. Hegarty
Lucy Howes
Lucy Howes
Constance Mason
Constance Mason
Constance Mason
Jeanne Probekk
Jeanne Probekk
Jessie Howes
Jessie Howes
F. Pengelly
Evelyn Webb
F. Pengelly
4:35.0*
4:17.4*
4:15.0*
4:06.0*
3:54.2*
8:27.4y
8:18.0y
8:14.4y
7:45.6y
7:47.8y
7:51.2
7:38.2
7:57.8
8:14.2
8:36.5
8:39.0
8:19.9
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Jeanne Probekk
Jessie Howes
Jessie Howes
Edith Littlefair (Trickey)
Doris Harris
Doris Harris
F. Pengelly
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
25:56
22:47
26:22
27:15
29:00
25:48
33:32
-
-
-
-
Anne Williams
Lilian Styles
Lilian Styles
Lilian Styles
Gladys Lunn
Gladys Lunn
Lilian Styles
Lilian Styles
Nellie Halstead
Nellie Halstead
Lilian Styles
Evelyne Forster
Evelyne Forster
 

* - 880 yards, y - 1 mile

  660 Yards Medley Relay  
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
London Olympiades
London Olympiades
London Olympiades
Manor Park Ladies
London Olympiades
Middlesex Ladies
London Olympiades
Manor Park Ladies
London Olympiades
London Olympiades
London Olympiades
London Olympiades
London Olympiades
London Olympiades
Mitcham
London Olympiades
Mitcham
Essex Ladies
1:56.6*
1:22.6
1:21.6
1:19.4
1:19.4
1:18.6
1:17.2
1:17.6
???
1:18.0
1:16.6
1:16.8
1:16.6
???
1:18.4
1:18.0
1:17.2
1:17.6

* - 4 x 220 yards relay

WAAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

Venues: 1935-39 Wembley


  60 Metres   712.5 Yards   60 Yards Hurdles  
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
Kathleen Stokes
Eileen Hiscock
Barbara Burke SAF
Betty Lock
Betty Lock
8.2
8.1
8.1
8.0
7.9
-
-
-
Evelyne Forster
Evelyne Forster
-
-
-
1:56.4
1:55.0
Violet Webb
Eveline Ball
Barbara Burke SAF
-
-
9.5
8.9
8.6
-
-

  High Jump   Long Jump   Shot  
1935
1936
 
1937
1938
1939
Mary Milne
Mary Dumbrill (Milne) &
Dorothy Odam
Dorothy Odam
Dorothy Odam
Dorothy Odam
1.50
1.57
 
1.59
1.55
1.55
Ethel Raby
Ethel Raby
 
Ethel Raby
Ethel Raby
Ethel Raby
5.03
5.15
 
5.14
5.35
5.48
Kathleen Tilley
Kathleen Tilley
 
Kathleen Tilley
Bevis Reid
Bevis Reid
9.35
9.40
 
10.48
11.09
11.24

  570 Yards Relay  
1937
1938
1939
Atalanta
Atalanta
Mitcham
1:13.2
1:14.5
1:12.3

ENGLISH AAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

A "closed" English AAA Championships for men was held from 1923-25.

Venues: 1923 Manchester (F), 1924 Northampton, 1925 St. Albans


  100 Yards   220 Yards   440 Yards  
1923
1924
1925
Harold Abrahams
Thomas Matthewman
Thomas Matthewman
10.1
10.2
10.1
Harold Abrahams
Thomas Matthewman
Thomas Matthewman
22.25
22.4
21.9
John Major
Edward Toms
Richard Ripley
51.6
50.0
51.2

  880 Yards   1 Mile   4 Miles  
1923
1924
1925
Sydney Spencer
Cyril Ellis
Sydney Spencer
2:05.4
2:00.4
1:58.6
Charles "Joe" Blewitt
Herbert Johnson
Cyril Ellis
4:21.6
4:22.4
4:27.6
Bill Cotterell
Halland Britton
Charles "Joe" Blewitt
20:05.05
19:58
19:52.4

  2 Miles Steeplechase   120 Yards Hurdles   440 Yards Hurdles  
1923
1924
1925
Percy Hodge
Eddie "Jack" Webster
Eddie "Jack" Webster
11:17.2
10:23.2
10:30.6
Fred Gaby
Fred Gaby
Fred Gaby
15.95
17.7
15.8
J. Evans
Frederick Blackett
Frederick Blackett
59.8
59.6
56.8

  High Jump   Pole Vault   Long Jump  
1923
1924
1925
William Carpenter
Robert Dickenson
Frank Nuttall
1.76
1.78
1.78
G. Macey
Joe Birkett
Joe Birkett
3.13
3.05
3.05
Harold Abrahams
Harold Abrahams
William Childs
7.07
7.21
6.91

  Triple Jump   Shot   Discus  
1923
1924
1925
John Odde
Robert Dickenson
Jack Higginson
13.59
13.13
13.68
H. Waterhouse
Reginald "Rex" Woods
Albert "Tiny" Sangwine
11.48
13.03
11.62
Walter Henderson
Malcolm Nokes
Malcolm Nokes
32.87
36.91
35.46

  Hammer   Javelin   2 Miles Walk  
1923
1924
1925
-
Malcolm Nokes
Malcolm Nokes
-
48.19
45.33
Michael Webster
Reginald Eyles
Reginald Eyles
40.88
43.02
48.88
Gordon "Reg" Goodwin
Gordon "Reg" Goodwin
Gordon "Reg" Goodwin
14:40.8
14:11.2†
14:20

† - held in conjunction with AAA Championships

  1 Mile Medley Relay  
1923
1924
1925
Surrey AC
Surrey AC
Surrey AC
3:46.4
3:48.4
3:36.6

RWA ROAD WALKING CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Junior 10 miles championships was a graded event excluding athletes of a certain ability as opposed to an age group event.

20 Miles
  Venue   Individual   Team  
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
North Wembley
Chislehurst
Richmond
Leicester
Windsor
Derby
not held
St. Albans
Leicester
Hayes (Kent)
Derby
Enfield
Birmingham (FD)
London (CP)
Sheffield
Chingford
Leicester
Epsom Downs
Birmingham
London (He)
  Harold Ross
William Hehir
William Hehir
Fred Poynton
Fred Poynton
Fred Poynton

Tebbs Lloyd Johnson
L. Stewart
Albert Plumb
Albert Plumb
Tebbs Lloyd Johnson
Albert Plumb
Alfred Pope
Tebbs Lloyd Johnson
J. Medlicott
Henry Hake
S.A. Fletcher
Joe Hopkins
Harold Whitlock
2:58:00
2:58:57
2:50:12
2:51:35
2:57:18
2:48:18

2:55:53
2:50:21
2:50:18
2:46:31
2:52:41
2:43:38
2:48:38
2:49:58
2:47:46
2:47:23
2:47:54
2:49:10
2:51:03
Herne Hill Harriers
Herne Hill Harriers
Surrey WC
Surrey WC
Belgrave Harriers
Belgrave Harriers

Surrey AC
Belgrave Harriers
Belgrave Harriers
Birmingham WC
Derby W&AC
Derby W&AC
Surrey WC
Surrey WC
Surrey WC
Surrey WC
Leicester WC & Surrey WC
Belgrave Harriers
Belgrave Harriers
17
26
26
27
32
28

20
33
51
49
31
37
36
40
40
35
40
23
32
50 Kilometres
  Venue   Individual   Team  
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
South Croydon
Bradford
Leicester
Birmingham
Croydon
Bradford
Derby
Enfield West
Bradford
Enfield West
  Tommy Green
Tebbs Lloyd Johnson
Francesco Pretti ITA
Harold Whitlock
Tebbs Lloyd Johnson
Harold Whitlock
Harold Whitlock
Harold Whitlock
Harold Whitlock
Harold Whitlock
4:35:36
4:55:48
4:41:54
4:39:00
4:36:30
4:39:08
4:30:38
4:38:43
4:43:02
4:40:43
-
-
Birmingham WC
Birmingham WC
Belgrave Harriers
Belgrave Harriers
Belgrave Harriers
Metropolitan WC
Belgrave Harriers
Metropolitan WC
-
-
12
12
13
17
13
15
13
11
Junior [Graded] 10 Miles
  Venue   Individual   Team  
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
London (Bh)
Bowes Park
London (RP)
Merton
Uxbridge
Chingford
Bellingham
Sheffield
Wembley
Birmingham
Enfield
Luton
London (RP)
Birmingham (FD)
???
Birmingham (FD)
London (He)
Leicester
London (Golders Green)
Manchester
  F.W. Pizzey
E.G. Cooper
H.F. King
W.H. Day
A.A. Ward
A.J. Burnett
E.T. Sharman
Tommy Green
Ted Presland
E.E. Brewster
H.A. Amies
Tommy Richardson
Frank Redman
W.J. Hogan
W. Bullock
Victor Stone
Albert Staines
R. Sims
J.G. Coleman
W.S. Dunn
1:24:26
1:24:32
1:22:21
1:18:24
1:25:20
1:25:40
1:20:42
1:21:53
1:15:58*
1:21:16
1:20:24
1:19:08
1:17:59
1:19:38
???
1:18:59
1:24:07
1:21:59
1:20:15
1:20:49
Belgrave Harriers
Southgate & Wood Green AA
Belgrave Harriers
Surrey WC
Brighton Railway AC
Surrey AC
Sheffield United Harriers
Attercliffe WC
Sheffield United Harriers
Surrey WC
Belgrave Harriers
Enfield AC
Sheffield United Harriers
Belgrave Harriers
Surrey WC
Surrey WC
Belgrave Harriers
Metropolitan WC
Belgrave Harriers
Belgrave Harriers
54
66
38
34
34
31
34
40
38
22
33
36
37
26
18
39
29
41
16
50

* - c880 yards short

ECCU "NATIONAL" CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS


  Venue   Individual   Team  
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
Windsor
Doncaster
Hereford
Beaconsfield
Doncaster
Hereford
Wolverton
Crewe
Leamington
Beaconsfield
Sheffield
Kettering
Wolverton
Alderley Edge
Wombourne (Himley Park)
Beaconsfield
Alderley Edge
Stratford-upon-Avon
Reading
Worsley
  Charlie Gibbon *
Wally Freeman
Harry Eckersley *
Charles "Joe" Blewitt
Bill Cotterell
Bill Cotterell
Eddie "Jack" Webster
Ernie Harper
Eddie "Jack" Webster
Ernie Harper
Wally Howard
Jack Potts
Alec Burns
Tom Evenson
Sam Dodds
Frank Close
Jack Potts
Herbert Clark
Jack Holden
Jack Holden
  Birchfield Harriers
Birchfield Harriers
Birchfield Harriers
Birchfield Harriers
Birchfield Harriers
Birchfield Harriers
Birchfield Harriers
Hallamshire Harriers
Birchfield Harriers
Birchfield Harriers
Birchfield Harriers
Birchfield Harriers
Birchfield Harriers
Birchfield Harriers
Birchfield Harriers
Belgrave Harriers
Birchfield Harriers
Birchfield Harriers
Mitcham
Belgrave Harriers
 

* - race won by Joseph Guillemot FRA running as a guest

BRITISH INTERNATIONAL MATCHES

Until the formation of the BAAB (British Amateur Athletics Board) in 1932 teams were selected by the AAA/WAAA and styled "England", although athletes were drawn from all 4 home countries.

MEN

1921 GBR 123 FRA 118

1922 GBR 57 FRA 42

1923 GBR 69 FRA 42

1924 none

1925 GBR 53 FRA 58

1926 GBR 68 FRA 48

1927 GBR 66 FRA 45

1928 none

1929 GBR 58 FRA 62, GBR 4 GER 8

1930 GBR 55 FRA 65

1931 GBR 67 FRA 53, GBR 83.5 ITA 62.5, GBR 4.5 GER 8.5

1932 none

1933 GBR 65.5 FRA 54.5, GBR 59 GER 75, GBR 85 ITA 62

1934 GBR 66.5 FRA 53.5

1935 GBR 70 FIN 78, GBR 64 FRA 56, GBR 61 GER 75

1936 none

1937 GBR 66 FRA 54, GBR 69 GER 57, GBR 67 FIN 92, GBR 65 NOR 74

1938 GBR 72 NOR 67, GBR 70 FRA 50

1939 GBR 42.5 GER 93.5

SUMMARY Won 15, Lost 11

WOMEN

1921 GBR 53 FRA 48

1923 GBR 50 FRA 36

1925 GBR 71 CAN 32, GBR 65 TCH 36

1929 GBR 45.5 GER 53.5

1930 GBR 51 GER 49

1931 GBR 53 GER 48

SUMMARY Won 6, Lost 1


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