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1929 AAA Championships

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1929 AAA Championships
Dates5–6 July 1929
Host cityLondon, England
VenueStamford Bridge
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events24
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

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
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 Scotland James Wood 20:00.6
10 miles Ernest Harper 52:15.8 Jack Holden 52:35.0 Scotland 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 Scotland 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
Tug of war (catch weight) London Fire Brigade Luton Borough Police AC B Division MPAC Gerald Road
Monmouthshire Police

References

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  1. ^ "Payne sets up a record marathon time". London Daily Chronicle. 6 July 1929. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Foreigners held at Bay". Reynolds's Newspaper. 7 July 1929. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA Championships". Daily News (London). 8 July 1929. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 13 July 2024.