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1926 AAA Championships

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1926 AAA Championships
Dates2–3 July 1926
Host cityLondon, England
VenueStamford Bridge
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events21
1925
1927


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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John Rinkel
Ernie Harper won his second 10 miles title
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Germany Richard Corts 10.0 Jack London ½ yd Germany Helmut Körnig inches
220 yards Guy Butler 21.9 Germany Joachim Büchner 2 ft - 1½ yd New Zealand Arthur Porritt 1 ft
440 yards John Rinkel 49.8 Germany Otto Peltzer 2 ft Netherlands Adriaan Paulen
880 yards Germany Otto Peltzer 1:51.6 WR Dougles Lowe 1:52.0 NR Wales Cecil Griffiths 6-7 yd
1 mile France Georges Baraton 4:17.4 Germany Herbert Böcher 3 yd Scotland 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 Northern Ireland 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 South Africa George Weightman-Smith inches Lord Burghley 1 ft
440y hurdles Lord Burghley 55.0 NR Scotland Thomas Livingstone-Learmonth 2-2½ yd Poland Stefan Kostrewski 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 Dominion of Ceylon Carl Van Geysel 1.854 John Pendlebury 1.829 Hungary Ferenc Orbán 1.803
pole jump United States Franklin Kelley 3.66 Hungary János Karlovits 3.50 James Campbell 3.35
long jump Australia Richard Honner 7.21 Hungary Tibor Püspöki 6.89 Italy Virgilio Tommasi 6.86
triple jump Jack Higginson 13.87 Norway Sverre Helgesen 13.84 Harold Langley 13.51
shot put Rex Woods 13.69 Hungary József Daranyi 13.60 Norway Hjalmar Johnsen 13.30
discus throw Republic of Ireland Patrick Bermingham 43.38 Norway Ketil Askildt 42.45 Germany Hans Hoffmeister 41.31
hammer throw Malcolm Nokes 48.62 New Zealand John McHolm 42.16 Italy Armando Poggioli 41.76
javelin throw Norway Olav Sunde 61.34 Hungary Béla Szepes 56.90 South Africa Edward Sutherland 51.10

See also

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References

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  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.