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]
| 1927 AAA Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1–4 July 1927 |
| Host city | London, England |
| Venue | Stamford Bridge |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 23 |
← 1926 1928 → | |
The Championships consisted of 23 events and covered three days of competition. The marathon was held in Fallowfield, Manchester on 30 July.
Results
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | Helmut Körnig GER | 10.1 | Hubert Houben GER | 1 ft | Harold Hodge | 1½-2 yd |
| 220 yards | Hubert Houben GER | 21.8 | Guy Butler | inches | Jokob Schuller GER | 2 yd |
| 440 yards | Douglas Lowe | 48.8 | Alfredo Gargiullo ITA | 5-6 yd | Roger Leigh-Wood | inches |
| 880 yards | Dougles Lowe | 1:54.6 | Cecil Griffiths | 1:56.8 | René Feger FRA | 2 yd |
| 1 mile | Cyril Ellis | 4:17.0 | Herbert Böcher GER | 4:18.2 | Séraphim Martin FRA | 2 yd |
| 4 miles | Bror Ohrn SWE | 19:40.8 | Charles Frith | 19:42.4 | Brian Oddie | 60 yd |
| 10 miles | Ernest Harper | 52:21.2 | George Constable | 54:26.2 | Louis Payne | 55:23.2 |
| marathon | Sam Ferris | 2:48:46.4 | Tom Heeley | 3:00:22.4 | C.E. Mitchell | 3:02:13.6 |
| steeplechase | Jack Webster | 11:06.0 | Edward Oliver | 10:59.6 | H. Blades | 100 yd |
| 120y hurdles | Frederick Gaby | 14.9 NR | George Weightman-Smith RSA | 1 yd | Sten Pettersson SWE | |
| 440y hurdles | Lord Burghley | 54.2 WR | Thomas Livingstone-Learmonth | 55.2 | Luigi Facelli ITA | 55.4 |
| 2 miles walk | Alf Pope | 14:21.6 | Albert Fletcher | 8 yd | C.C. Coulson | 10 yd |
| 7 miles walk | Wilf Cowley | 55:46.4 | L.G. Sandy | 56:25.0 | Edward Presland | 56:59.0 |
| high jump | Herbert Adolfsson SWE | 1.829 | Con O'Connor IRL Jack London Thomas Tweed CEY |
1.803 | n/a | |
| pole vault | Henry Lindblad SWE | 3.81 | Henry Petersen DEN | 3.66 | Janos Karlovits HUN | 3.66 |
| long jump | Rudolf Dobermann GER | 7.31 | Eric Svensson SWE | 7.28 | Willem Peters NED | 7.28 |
| triple jump | Willem Peters NED | 15.47 | Eric Svensson SWE | 14.92 | Elemér Somfay HUN | 14.25 |
| shot put | Georg Brechenmacher GER | 14.18 | József Daranyi HUN | 14.16 | Ernst Söllinger GER | 13.62 |
| discus throw | Koloman Marvalits HUN | 44.40 | Kalman Egri HUN | 43.76 | Hans Hoffmeister GER | 42.30 |
| hammer throw | Ossian Sköld SWE | 50.30 | Malcolm Nokes | 49.31 | Josef Mang GER | 42.71 |
| javelin throw | Bela Szepes HUN | 64.80 | Olav Sunde NOR | 62.12 | Svend Gjorling DEN | 55.96 |
| 1 mile relay | Achilles | 3m 19.2-5 sec | Surrey | 50 yd | Herne Hill | |
| Tug of war | M Division Met Police | London Fire Brigade | n/a | |||
References
edit- ^ "Bid for Athletics titles". Daily News (London). 2 July 1927. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "An Olympiad". Weekly Dispatch (London). 3 July 1927. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Records go abroad". Western Daily Press. 5 July 1927. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 13 July 2024.