1930 AAA Championships

The 1930 AAA Championships was the 1930 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 4 to 5 July 1930 at Stamford Bridge in London, England.[1][2]

1930 AAA Championships
Dates4–5 July 1930
Host cityLondon, England
VenueStamford Bridge
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events24
1929
1931


The Championships consisted of 24 events and covered two days of competition. The marathon was held from Windsor to Stamford Bridge.

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Christiaan Berger NED 9.9 Edgardo Toetti ITA inches Stanley Engelhart 1 yd
220 yards Stanley Engelhart 22.0 Christiaan Berger NED 2½ yd John Hanlon 1½ yd
440 yards Kenneth Brangwin 49.8 John Hanlon 2 yd George Bird 2½ yd
880 yards Thomas Hampson 1:53.2 NR Séraphim Martin FRA 1:54.8 Cyril Ellis 1:55.0
1 mile Reginald Thomas 4:15.2 Jerry Cornes 4:18.0 Luigi Beccali ITA 20 yd
4 miles   Lauri Virtanen 19:36.2 Brian Oddie 20:02.4   James Wood 20:03.6
10 miles Jack Winfield 53:05.4 Ernest Harper 53:06.4 Thomas Evenson 53:20.0
marathon   Dunky Wright 2:38:29.4   Martti Marttelin 2:38:35.0 Sam Ferris 2:41:46.4
steeplechase George Bailey 10:55.4 Jack Webster 10:58.2 Edward Oliver 11:18.6
120y hurdles Lord Burghley 15.2 Frederick Gaby 2½ yd Frederick Foley ½ yd
440y hurdles Lord Burghley 53.8 NR Luigi Facelli ITA 53.8 Douglas Neame 1 yd
2 miles walk Cecil Hyde 13:56.4 Bert Cooper 14:07.2   George Galloway
7 miles walk Cecil Hyde 53:32.6 Albert Plumb 54:01.4 Tommy Green 54:16.4
high jump Colin Gordon GUY 1.854 Edward Bradbrooke
Geoffrey Turner
1.829 n/a
pole jump Henry Lindblad SWE
Arie van der Zee NED
3.73 n/a   Bernard Babbington-Smith 3.66
long jump Ole Hallberg SWE 7.36 Hannes de Boer NED 7.30 Willem Peters NED 7.07
triple jump Willem Peters NED 15.10 Steef van Musscher NED 14.01 Arthur Gray 13.70
shot put Jules Noel FRA 13.76 Robert Howland 13.54 Kenneth Pridie 13.10
discus throw Jules Noel FRA 44.66 Anton Karlsson SWE 43.35 Ketil Askildt NOR 41.52
hammer throw Ossian Sköld SWE 51.14 Armando Poggioli ITA 47.16 Malcolm Nokes 45.62
javelin throw Alberto Dominutti ITA 61.60 Karl Granli NOR 58.87 Robert Turner 56.89 NR
440 yards relay Polytechnic Harriers 43.3-5 sec Surrey AC inches HAV Haarlem 2½ yd
Tug of war (100 st) Royal Marines Portsmouth Luton Police Birchley Rolling Mills
RN Barracks Chatham
Tug of war (catch weight) Luton Borough Police B Div MPAC

References

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  1. ^ "Marathon race won by Scotsman". Daily Herald. 5 July 1930. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Three new native records". Daily News (London). 7 July 1930. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 13 July 2024.