1927 AAA Championships

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1927 AAA Championships
Dates1–4 July 1927
Host cityLondon, England
Venue Stamford Bridge
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events23
1926
1928


The 1927 AAA Championships was the 1927 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 1 to 4 July 1927 at Stamford Bridge in London, England. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

The Championships consisted of 23 events and covered three days of competition. The marathon was held in Fallowfield, Manchester on 30 July.

Results

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Douglas Lowe won the 440 and 880 yards events Douglas Lowe 1926.jpg
Douglas Lowe won the 440 and 880 yards events
Cyril Ellis won the mile race Cyril Ellis (1928).jpg
Cyril Ellis won the mile race
EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards Flag of Germany.svg Helmut Körnig 10.1 Flag of Germany.svg Hubert Houben 1 ft Harold Hodge 1½-2 yd
220 yards Flag of Germany.svg Hubert Houben 21.8 Guy Butler inches Flag of Germany.svg Jokob Schuller 2 yd
440 yards Douglas Lowe 48.8 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Alfredo Gargiullo 5-6 yd Roger Leigh-Wood inches
880 yards Douglas Lowe 1:54.6 Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg Cecil Griffiths 1:56.8 Flag of France.svg René Feger 2 yd
1 mile Cyril Ellis 4:17.0 Flag of Germany.svg Herbert Böcher 4:18.2 Flag of France.svg Séra Martin 2 yd
4 miles Flag of Sweden.svg Bror Ohrn 19:40.8 Charles Frith 19:42.4 Brian Oddie 60 yd
10 miles Ernest Harper 52:21.2 George Constable 54:26.2Louis Payne55:23.2
marathon Ulster Banner.svg Sam Ferris 2:48:46.4 Tom Heeley 3:00:22.4C. E. Mitchell3:02:13.6
steeplechase Jack Webster 11:06.0 Edward Oliver 10:59.6H. Blades100 yd
120y hurdles Frederick Gaby 14.9 NR Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg George Weightman-Smith 1 yd Flag of Sweden.svg Sten Pettersson
440y hurdles Lord Burghley 54.2 WR Flag of Scotland.svg Thomas Livingstone-Learmonth 55.2 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Luigi Facelli 55.4
2 miles walk Alf Pope 14:21.6Albert Fletcher8 ydC. C. Coulson10 yd
7 miles walk Wilf Cowley 55:46.4L. G. Sandy56:25.0Edward Presland56:59.0
high jump Flag of Sweden.svg Herbert Adolfsson 1.829 Flag of Ireland.svg Con O'Connor
Jack London
Flag of Ceylon.svg Thomas Tweed
1.803n/a
pole jump Flag of Sweden.svg Henry Lindblad 3.81 Flag of Denmark.svg Henry Petersen 3.66 Flag of Hungary.svg Janos Karlovits 3.66
long jump Flag of Germany.svg Rudolf Dobermann 7.31 Flag of Sweden.svg Eric Svensson 7.28 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Willem Peters 7.28
triple jump Flag of the Netherlands.svg Willem Peters 15.47 Flag of Sweden.svg Eric Svensson 14.92 Flag of Hungary.svg Elemér Somfay 14.25
shot put Flag of Germany.svg Georg Brechenmacher 14.18 Flag of Hungary.svg József Darányi 14.16 Flag of Germany.svg Ernst Söllinger 13.62
discus throw Flag of Hungary.svg Kálmán Marvalits 44.40 Flag of Hungary.svg Kalman Egri 43.76 Flag of Germany.svg Hans Hoffmeister 42.30
hammer throw Flag of Sweden.svg Ossian Skiöld 50.30 Malcolm Nokes 49.31 Flag of Germany.svg Josef Mang 42.71
javelin throw Flag of Hungary.svg Béla Szepes 64.80 Flag of Norway.svg Olav Sunde 62.12 Flag of Denmark.svg Svend Gjorling 55.96
1 mile relay Achilles Club 3m 19.2-5 secSurrey AC50 ydHerne Hill
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References

  1. "Bid for Athletics titles" . Daily News (London). 2 July 1927. Retrieved 13 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "An Olympiad" . Weekly Dispatch (London). 3 July 1927. Retrieved 13 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Records go abroad" . Western Daily Press. 5 July 1927. Retrieved 13 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 13 July 2024.