1926 AAA Championships

1926 AAA Championships
1926 AAA Championships
Dates	2–3 July 1926
Host city	London, England
Venue	Stamford Bridge
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor
Events	21
	← 1925 1927 → ; 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 GER	10.0	Jack London	½ yd	Helmut Körnig GER	inches
220 yards	Guy Butler	21.9	Joachim Büchner GER	2 ft - 1½ yd	Arthur Porritt NZL	1 ft
440 yards	John Rinkel	49.8	Otto Peltzer GER	2 ft	Adriaan Paulen NED
880 yards	Otto Peltzer GER	1:51.6 WR	Dougles Lowe	1:52.0 NR	Cecil Griffiths	6-7 yd
1 mile	Georges Baraton FRA	4:17.4	Herbert Böcher GER	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 RSA	inches	Lord Burghley	1 ft
440y hurdles	Lord Burghley	55.0 NR	Thomas Livingstone-Learmonth	2-2½ yd	Stefan Kostrewski POL	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 CEY	1.854	John Pendlebury	1.829	Ferenc Orbán HUN	1.803
pole jump	Franklin Kelley USA	3.66	Janos Karlovits HUN	3.50	James Campbell	3.35
long jump	Richard Honner AUS	7.21	Tibor Püspöki HUN	6.89	Virgilio Tommasi ITA	6.86
triple jump	Jack Higginson	13.87	Sverre Helgesen NOR	13.84	Harold Langley	13.51
shot put	Rex Woods	13.69	József Daranyi HUN	13.60	Hjalmar Johnsen NOR	13.30
discus throw	Patrick Bermingham IRL	43.38	Ketil Askildt NOR	42.45	Hans Hoffmeister GER	41.31
hammer throw	Malcolm Nokes	48.62	John McHolm NZL	42.16	Armando Poggioli ITA	41.76
javelin throw	Olav Sunde NOR	61.34	Bela Szepes HUN	56.90	Edward Sutherland RSA	51.10

References

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

[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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