1929 AAA Championships
Appearance
1929 AAA Championships | |
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Dates | 5–6 July 1929 |
Host city | London, England |
Venue | Stamford Bridge |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
Events | 24 |
← 1928 1930 → |
The 1929 AAA Championships was the 1929 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 5 to 6 July 1929 at Stamford Bridge in London, England.[1][2][3]
The Championships consisted of 24 events and covered two days of competition. The marathon was held from Windsor to Stamford Bridge.
Results
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 yards | Jack London | 10.0 | William Simmons | 1½ yd | Edgardo Toetti ITA | 1 ft |
220 yards | John Hanlon | 21.9 | Stanley Engelhart | 1½ yd | John Rinkel | 1 ft |
440 yards | John Hanlon | 49.4 | Laszlo Barsi HUN | 6 yd | Lawrence Neame | 4 yd |
880 yards | Cyril Ellis | 1:54.6 | Reginald Thomas | 1:55.2 | Michael Gutteridge | 6 yd |
1 mile | Cyril Ellis | 4:22.0 | Stanley Ashby | 1 yd | Stan Tomlin | 4:28.0 |
4 miles | Walter Beavers | 19:49.4 | Stanislaw Pietkiewicz POL | 19:54.6 | James Wood | 20:00.6 |
10 miles | Ernest Harper | 52:15.8 | Jack Holden | 52:35.0 | John Suttie Smith | 53:45.2 |
marathon | Harry Payne | 2:30:57.6 ER | Sam Ferris | 2:39:12.0 | Ernest Leatherland | 2:49:22.0 |
steeplechase | Edward Oliver | 10:53.2 | Herbert Townsend | 11:01.0 | Vernon Morgan | 11:16.0 |
120y hurdles | Lord Burghley | 15.4 | Frederick Foley | 2 yd | Donald Finlay | 6 yd |
440y hurdles | Luigi Facelli ITA | 53.4 | Lord Burghley | 55.0 | Douglas Neame | 20 yd |
2 miles walk | Alf Pope | 13:57.6 | Bert Cooper | 14:00.2 | Cecil Hyde | 14:10.0 |
7 miles walk | Cecil Hyde | 53:38.6 | Alf Pope | 55:17.6 | John Reddish | 55:47.4 |
high jump | Kalman Kesmarki HUN | 1.905 | Einar Tommelstad NOR | 1.854 | Con O'Connor IRL Alec James |
1.803 |
pole jump | Howard Ford | 3.58 | Fred Housden Jack Longland Arie van der Zee NED |
3.50 | n/a | |
long jump | James Cohen | 6.88 | Anton van Welsenses NED | 6.88 | Willem Peters NED | 6.75 |
triple jump | Willem Peters NED | 14.22 | Harold Langley | 13.40 | Arthur Gray | 13.16 |
shot put | József Daranyi HUN | 14.20 | Robert Howland | 12.85 | Auguste Vos BEL | 12.62 |
discus throw | Harald Stenerud NOR | 43.54 | József Daranyi HUN | 41.16 | Tim Healy IRL | 40.30 |
hammer throw | William Britton IRL | 47.60 | John McSweeney IRL | 45.62 | Harald Stenerud NOR | 43.98 |
javelin throw | Bela Szepes HUN | 66.70 | Jules Herremans BEL | 56.52 | James Dalrymple | 53.46 |
440 yards relay | Polytechnic Harriers | Surrey AC | South London Harriers | |||
Tug of war (100 st) | London Fire Brigade | B Division MPAC Gerald Road | Luton Borough Police AC Royal Naval Barracks Portsmouth |
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Tug of war (catch weight) | London Fire Brigade | Luton Borough Police AC | B Division MPAC Gerald Road Monmouthshire Police |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Payne sets up a record marathon time". London Daily Chronicle. 6 July 1929. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Foreigners held at Bay". Reynolds's Newspaper. 7 July 1929. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA Championships". Daily News (London). 8 July 1929. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 13 July 2024.