International athletics championship event
1926 AAA Championships | |
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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.
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
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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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 |
See also
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.
British national championships in athletics | |
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British Athletics Championships (current outdoor) | |
British Indoor Athletics Championships (current indoor) | |
AAC Championships | |
AAA Championships |
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WAAA Championships | |
UK Championships | |
AAA Indoor Championships |