1928 AAA Championships

1928 AAA Championships
Dates6–7 July 1928
Host cityLondon, England
VenueStamford Bridge
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events24
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AAA Championships

The 1928 AAA Championships was the 1928 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 6 to 7 July 1928 at Stamford Bridge in London, England.[1][2]

The Championships consisted of 24 events and covered two days of competition. The decathlon was introduced for the first time and the marathon was held from Windsor to Stamford Bridge.

Results

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South African Wilfred Legg won the 100 yards
Two more South Africans, Sid Atkinson, winner of the 120 yards hurdles (left) and George Weightman-Smith, second in the javelin (right)
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards South Africa Wilfred Legg 9.9 Germany Helmut Körnig 1 yd Germany Friedrich Wichman inches
220 yards Germany Friedrich Wichman 21.7 Germany Helmut Körnig 2-4 ft Walter Rangeley 3 yd
440 yards Dougles Lowe 50.0 John Rinkel 2 yd Roger Leigh-Wood inches
880 yards Dougles Lowe 1:56.6 Germany Hermann Engelhard 1:57.0 Wilfrid Tatham 1:57.6
1 mile Cyril Ellis 4:20.8 Reg Thomas 4:22.4 Australia William Whyte 4:22.6
4 miles Walter Beavers 19:41.6 Arthur Muggridge 19:41.8 Freddie Light 19:54.6
10 miles Jack Webster 52:16.2 John Beman 52:20.4 Ernest Harper 52:21.4
marathon Harry Payne 2:34:34.0 NR Scotland Dunky Wright 2:38:09.0 Ernest Harper 2:39:08.0
steeplechase Jack Webster 10:44.8 Edward Oliver 11:30.0 Vernon Morgan 11:09.0
120y hurdles South Africa Sidney Atkinson 14.7 Frederick Gaby 2 yd Lord Burghley
440y hurdles Lord Burghley 54.0 NR Scotland Thomas Livingstone-Learmonth 55.2 France Roger Viel
2 miles walk Alf Pope 14:04.8 Cecil Hyde 14:16.2 John Wilson 14:24.6
7 miles walk Cecil Hyde 55:46.2 Dick Edge 56:12.6 John Wilson 56:35.6
high jump France Claude Menard 1.905 Dominion of Ceylon Carl Van Geysel 1.880 France André Cherrier
Harry Simmonds		 1.854
1.854
pole jump United States Franklin Kelley 3.83 Fred Housden
United States Edmund McGill		 3.50 n/a
long jump Netherlands Hannes de Boer 7.21 Germany Rudolf Dobermann 7.17 Australia Walter Harrison 6.91
triple jump Netherlands Willem Peters 14.91 Australia Anthony Winter 14.51 Netherlands Jan Blankers 14.32
shot put France Edouard Duhour 14.45 Rex Woods 13.46 South Africa Harry Hart 12.93
discus throw Germany Ernst Paulus 44.48 France Jules Noel 41.54 Charles Best 35.52
hammer throw Republic of Ireland Bill Britton 46.62 Malcolm Nokes 46.14 Scotland John Jackson 37.99
javelin throw New Zealand Stanley Lay 67.90 South Africa George Weightman-Smith 61.96 France Emmanuel Degland 59.47
decathlon South Africa Harry Hart 6769.825 Howard Ford 5807.79 NR Donald Hooton 5558.955
440 yards relay Frankfurter Sportgemeinde Eintracht Achilles Surrey AC
Tug of war London Fire Brigade Edgware Police

See also

References

  1. ^ "Peltzer fails to come back". London Daily Chronicle. 7 July 1928. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Champions of the AAA". Daily News (London). 9 July 1928. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 13 July 2024.