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]
| 1928 AAA Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6–7 July 1928 |
| Host city | London, England |
| Venue | Stamford Bridge |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 24 |
← 1927 1929 → | |
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
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | Wilfred Legg RSA | 9.9 | Helmut Körnig GER | 1 yd | Friedrich Wichman GER | inches |
| 220 yards | Friedrich Wichman GER | 21.7 | Helmut Körnig GER | 2-4 ft | Walter Rangeley | 3 yd |
| 440 yards | Douglas Lowe | 50.0 | John Rinkel | 2 yd | Roger Leigh-Wood | inches |
| 880 yards | Dougles Lowe | 1:56.6 | Hermann Engelhard GER | 1:57.0 | Wilfrid Tatham | 1:57.6 |
| 1 mile | Cyril Ellis | 4:20.8 | Reginald Thomas | 4:22.4 | William Whyte AUS | 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 |  Duncan 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 | Sidney Atkinson RSA | 14.7 | Frederick Gaby | 2 yd | Lord Burghley | |
| 440y hurdles | Lord Burghley | 54.0 NR | Thomas Livingstone-Learmonth |
55.2 | Roger Viel FRA | |
| 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 | Claude Menard FRA | 1.905 | Carl Van Geysel CEY | 1.880 | André Cherrier FRA Harry Simmonds |
1.854 |
| pole jump | Franklin Kelley USA | 3.83 | Fred Housden Edmund McGill USA |
3.50 | n/a | |
| long jump | Hannes de Boer NED | 7.21 | Rudolf Dobermann GER | 7.17 | Walter Harrison AUS | 6.91 |
| triple jump | Willem Peters NED | 14.91 | Anthony Winter AUS | 14.51 | Jan Blankers NED | 14.32 |
| shot put | Edouard Duhour FRA | 14.45 | Rex Woods | 13.46 | Harry Hart RSA | 12.93 |
| discus throw | Ernst Paulus GER | 44.48 | Jules Noel FRA | 41.54 | Charles Best | 35.52 |
| hammer throw | William Britton IRL | 46.62 | Malcolm Nokes | 46.14 | John Jackson |
37.99 |
| javelin throw | Stanley Lay NZL | 67.90 | George Weightman-Smith RSA | 61.96 | Emmanuel Degland FRA | 59.47 |
| decathlon | Harry Hart RSA | 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 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Peltzer fails to come back". London Daily Chronicle. 7 July 1928. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Champions of the AAA". Daily News (London). 9 July 1928. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 13 July 2024.