1927 AAA Championships

1927 AAA Championships
Dates1–4 July 1927
Host cityLondon, England
VenueStamford Bridge
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events23
1926
1928


The 1927 AAA Championships was the 1927 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 1 to 4 July 1927 at Stamford Bridge in London, England.[1][2][3]

The Championships consisted of 23 events and covered three days of competition. The marathon was held in Fallowfield, Manchester on 30 July.

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Helmut Körnig 10.1 Hubert Houben 1 ft Harold Hodge 1½-2 yd
220 yards Hubert Houben 21.8 Guy Butler inches Jokob Schuller 2 yd
440 yards Douglas Lowe 48.8 Alfredo Gargiullo 5-6 yd Roger Leigh-Wood inches
880 yards Douglas Lowe 1:54.6 Cecil Griffiths 1:56.8 René Feger 2 yd
1 mile Cyril Ellis 4:17.0 Herbert Böcher 4:18.2 Séra Martin 2 yd
4 miles Bror Ohrn 19:40.8 Charles Frith 19:42.4 Brian Oddie 60 yd
10 miles Ernest Harper 52:21.2 George Constable 54:26.2 Louis Payne 55:23.2
marathon Sam Ferris 2:48:46.4 Tom Heeley 3:00:22.4 C. E. Mitchell 3:02:13.6
steeplechase Jack Webster 11:06.0 Edward Oliver 10:59.6 H. Blades 100 yd
120y hurdles Frederick Gaby 14.9 NR George Weightman-Smith 1 yd Sten Pettersson
440y hurdles Lord Burghley 54.2 WR Thomas Livingstone-Learmonth 55.2 Luigi Facelli 55.4
2 miles walk Alf Pope 14:21.6 Albert Fletcher 8 yd C. C. Coulson 10 yd
7 miles walk Wilf Cowley 55:46.4 L. G. Sandy 56:25.0 Edward Presland 56:59.0
high jump Herbert Adolfsson 1.829 Con O'Connor
Jack London
Thomas Tweed
1.803 n/a
pole jump Henry Lindblad 3.81 Henry Petersen 3.66 Janos Karlovits 3.66
long jump Rudolf Dobermann 7.31 Eric Svensson 7.28 Willem Peters 7.28
triple jump Willem Peters 15.47 Eric Svensson 14.92 Elemér Somfay 14.25
shot put Georg Brechenmacher 14.18 József Darányi 14.16 Ernst Söllinger 13.62
discus throw Kálmán Marvalits 44.40 Kalman Egri 43.76 Hans Hoffmeister 42.30
hammer throw Ossian Skiöld 50.30 Malcolm Nokes 49.31 Josef Mang 42.71
javelin throw Béla Szepes 64.80 Olav Sunde 62.12 Svend Gjorling 55.96
1 mile relay Achilles Club 3m 19.2-5 sec Surrey AC 50 yd Herne Hill
Tug of war M Division Met Police London Fire Brigade n/a

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bid for Athletics titles". Daily News (London). 2 July 1927. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "An Olympiad". Weekly Dispatch (London). 3 July 1927. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Records go abroad". Western Daily Press. 5 July 1927. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 13 July 2024.