1928 AAA Championships

The 1928 AAA Championships was the 1928 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 6 to 7 July 1928 at Stamford Bridge in London, England.^[1][2]

1928 AAA Championships
Dates	6–7 July 1928
Host city	London, England
Venue	Stamford Bridge
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor
Events	24
← 1927 1929 → AAA Championships

The Championships consisted of 24 events and covered two days of competition. The decathlon was introduced for the first time and the marathon was held from Windsor to Stamford Bridge.

Results

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South African Wilfred Legg won the 100 yards

Two more South Africans, Sid Atkinson, winner of the 120 yards hurdles (left) and George Weightman-Smith, second in the javelin (right)

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 yards	Wilfred Legg	9.9	Helmut Körnig	1 yd	Friedrich-Wilhelm Wichmann	inches
220 yards	Friedrich-Wilhelm Wichmann	21.7	Helmut Körnig	2-4 ft	Walter Rangeley	3 yd
440 yards	Douglas Lowe	50.0	John Rinkel	2 yd	Roger Leigh-Wood	inches
880 yards	Douglas Lowe	1:56.6	Hermann Engelhard	1:57.0	Wilfrid Tatham	1:57.6
1 mile	Cyril Ellis	4:20.8	Reg Thomas	4:22.4	William Whyte	4:22.6
4 miles	Walter Beavers	19:41.6	Arthur Muggridge	19:41.8	Freddie Light	19:54.6
10 miles	Jack Webster	52:16.2	John Beman	52:20.4	Ernest Harper	52:21.4
marathon	Harry Payne	2:34:34.0 NR	Dunky Wright	2:38:09.0	Ernest Harper	2:39:08.0
steeplechase	Jack Webster	10:44.8	Edward Oliver	11:30.0	Vernon Morgan	11:09.0
120y hurdles	Sidney Atkinson	14.7	Frederick Gaby	2 yd	Lord Burghley
440y hurdles	Lord Burghley	54.0 NR	Thomas Livingstone-Learmonth	55.2	Roger Viel
2 miles walk	Alf Pope	14:04.8	Cecil Hyde	14:16.2	John Wilson	14:24.6
7 miles walk	Cecil Hyde	55:46.2	Dick Edge	56:12.6	John Wilson	56:35.6
high jump	Claude Ménard	1.905	Carl Van Geysel	1.880	André Cherrier Harry Simmons	1.854 1.854
pole jump	Franklin Kelley	3.83	Fred Housden Edmund McGill	3.50	n/a
long jump	Hannes de Boer	7.21	Rudolf Dobermann	7.17	Walter Harrison	6.91
triple jump	Willem Peters	14.91	Anthony Winter	14.51	Jan Blankers	14.32
shot put	Édouard Duhour	14.45	Rex Woods	13.46	Harry Hart	12.93
discus throw	Ernst Paulus	44.48	Jules Noel	41.54	Charles Best	35.52
hammer throw	Bill Britton	46.62	Malcolm Nokes	46.14	John Jackson	37.99
javelin throw	Stanley Lay	67.90	George Weightman-Smith	61.96	Emmanuel Degland	59.47
decathlon	Harry Hart	6769.825	Howard Ford	5807.79 NR	Donald Hooton	5558.955
440 yards relay	Frankfurter Sportgemeinde Eintracht		Achilles Club		Surrey AC
Tug of war	London Fire Brigade		Edgware Police

See also

• 1928 WAAA Championships