1926 AAA Championships

1926 AAA Championships
Dates2–3 July 1926
Host cityLondon, England
VenueStamford Bridge
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events21
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AAA Championships

The 1926 AAA Championships was the 1926 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 2 to 3 July 1926 at Stamford Bridge in London, England.[1][2]

The Championships consisted of 21 events and covered two days of competition. The marathon was held from Windsor to Stamford Bridge on 29 May.

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Richard Corts 10.0 Jack London ½ yd Helmut Körnig inches
220 yards Guy Butler 21.9 Joachim Büchner 2 ft - 1½ yd Arthur Porritt 1 ft
440 yards John Rinkel 49.8 Otto Peltzer 2 ft Adriaan Paulen
880 yards Otto Peltzer 1:51.6 WR Dougles Lowe 1:52.0 NR Cecil Griffiths 6-7 yd
1 mile Georges Baraton 4:17.4 Herbert Böcher 3 yd Thomas Riddell 4:18.4
4 miles Jack Webster 19:49.6 Herbert Johnston 20:04.8 George Webb 20:13.0
10 miles Ernest Harper 52:04.2 Phillip Francis 53:23.6 C. W. Vincent 53:37.0
marathon Sam Ferris 2:42:24.2 Albert Mills 2:46:11.2 Matthew Maleedy 2:51:50.0
steeplechase Jack Webster 10:34.2 George Constable 11:21.8 A. J. Smith 11:28.2
120y hurdles Frederick Gaby 15.2 =NR George Weightman-Smith inches Lord Burghley 1 ft
440y hurdles Lord Burghley 55.0 NR Thomas Livingstone-Learmonth 2-2½ yd Stefan Kostrewski 5-12 yd
2 miles walk Wilf Cowley 14:32.4 C. W. Cater 14:40.0 Lloyd Johnson 14:43.0
7 miles walk Reg Goodwin 53:56.0 C. C. Coulson 54:44.6 Wilf Cowley 55:23.6
high jump Carl Van Geysel 1.854 John Pendlebury 1.829 Ferenc Orbán 1.803
pole jump Franklin Kelley 3.66 János Karlovits 3.50 James Campbell 3.35
long jump Richard Honner 7.21 Tibor Püspöki 6.89 Virgilio Tommasi 6.86
triple jump Jack Higginson 13.87 Sverre Helgesen 13.84 Harold Langley 13.51
shot put Rex Woods 13.69 József Daranyi 13.60 Hjalmar Johnsen 13.30
discus throw Patrick Bermingham 43.38 Ketil Askildt 42.45 Hans Hoffmeister 41.31
hammer throw Malcolm Nokes 48.62 John McHolm 42.16 Armando Poggioli 41.76
javelin throw Olav Sunde 61.34 Béla Szepes 56.90 Edward Sutherland 51.10

See also

References

  1. ^ "AAA Championships". Gloucester Citizen. 3 July 1926. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Champion Athletes". Daily News (London). 5 July 1926. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
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