1926 AAA Championships

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1926 AAA Championships
Dates2–3 July 1926
Host cityLondon, England
Venue Stamford Bridge
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events21
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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

[3]

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards Richard Corts GER10.0Jack London½ ydHelmut Körnig GERinches
220 yards Guy Butler21.9Joachim Büchner GER2 ft - 1½ ydArthur Porritt NZL1 ft
440 yards John Rinkel49.8Otto Peltzer GER2 ftAdriaan Paulen NED
880 yards Otto Peltzer GER1:51.6 WRDougles Lowe1:52.0 NRCecil Griffiths6-7 yd
1 mile Georges Baraton FRA4:17.4Herbert Böcher GER3 ydThomas Riddell4:18.4
4 miles Jack Webster19:49.6Herbert Johnston20:04.8George Webb20:13.0
10 miles Ernest Harper52:04.2Phillip Francis53:23.6C.W. Vincent53:37.0
marathon Sam Ferris2:42:24.2Albert Mills2:46:11.2Matthew Maleedy2:51:50.0
steeplechase Jack Webster10:34.2George Constable11:21.8A.J. Smith11:28.2
120y hurdles Frederick Gaby15.2 =NRGeorge Weightman-Smith RSAinches Lord Burghley 1 ft
440y hurdles Lord Burghley 55.0 NRThomas Livingstone-Learmonth2-2½ ydStefan Kostrewski POL5-12 yd
2 miles walk Wilf Cowley14:32.4C.W. Cater14:40.0Lloyd Johnson14:43.0
7 miles walk Reg Goodwin53:56.0C.C. Coulson54:44.6Wilf Cowley55:23.6
high jump Carl Van Geysel CEY1.854John Pendlebury1.829Ferenc Orbán HUN1.803
pole jump Franklin Kelley USA3.66Janos Karlovits HUN3.50James Campbell3.35
long jump Richard Honner AUS7.21Tibor Püspöki HUN6.89Virgilio Tommasi ITA6.86
triple jump Jack Higginson13.87Sverre Helgesen NOR13.84Harold Langley13.51
shot put Rex Woods13.69József Daranyi HUN13.60Hjalmar Johnsen NOR13.30
discus throw Patrick Bermingham IRL43.38Ketil Askildt NOR42.45Hans Hoffmeister GER41.31
hammer throw Malcolm Nokes48.62John McHolm NZL42.16Armando Poggioli ITA41.76
javelin throw Olav Sunde NOR61.34Bela Szepes HUN56.90Edward Sutherland RSA51.10

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References

  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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