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1928 AAA Championships

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1928 AAA Championships
Dates6–7 July 1928
Host cityLondon, England
VenueStamford Bridge
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events24
1927
1929


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]

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

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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

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  1. ^ "Peltzer fails to come back". London Daily Chronicle. 7 July 1928. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Champions of the AAA". Daily News (London). 9 July 1928. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 13 July 2024.