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
EventGoldSilverBronze100 yards Richard Corts 10.0 Jack London ½ yd Helmut Körnig inches220 yards Guy Butler 21.9 Joachim Büchner 2 ft - 1½ yd Arthur Porritt 1 ft440 yards John Rinkel 49.8 Otto Peltzer 2 ft Adriaan Paulen880 yards Otto Peltzer 1:51.6 WRDougles Lowe 1:52.0 NR Cecil Griffiths 6-7 yd1 mile Georges Baraton 4:17.4 Herbert Böcher 3 yd Tom Riddell 4:18.44 miles Jack Webster 19:49.6 Herbert Johnston 20:04.8 George Webb 20:13.010 miles Ernest Harper 52:04.2 Phillip Francis 53:23.6 C. W. Vincent 53:37.0marathon Sam Ferris 2:42:24.2 Albert Mills 2:46:11.2 Matthew Maleedy 2:51:50.0steeplechase Jack Webster10:34.2 George Constable 11:21.8 A. J. Smith 11:28.2120y hurdles Frederick Gaby 15.2 =NR George Weightman-Smith inches Lord Burghley 1 ft440y hurdles Lord Burghley 55.0 NR Thomas Livingstone-Learmonth 2-2½ yd Stefan Kostrewski 5-12 yd2 miles walk Wilf Cowley 14:32.4 C. W. Cater 14:40.0 Lloyd Johnson14:43.07 miles walk Reg Goodwin53:56.0 C. C. Coulson 54:44.6 Wilf Cowley 55:23.6high jump Carl Van Geysel 1.854 John Pendlebury 1.829 Ferenc Orbán 1.803pole jump Franklin Kelley 3.66 János Karlovits 3.50 James Campbell 3.35long jump Richard Honner 7.21 Tibor Püspöki 6.89 Virgilio Tommasi 6.86triple jump Jack Higginson 13.87 Sverre Helgesen 13.84 Harold Langley 13.51shot put Rex Woods 13.69 József Daranyi 13.60 Hjalmar Johnsen 13.30discus throw Paddy Bermingham 43.38 Ketil Askildt 42.45 Hans Hoffmeister 41.31hammer throw Malcolm Nokes 48.62 John McHolm42.16 Armando Poggioli 41.76javelin throw Olav Sunde 61.34 Béla Szepes 56.90 Edward Sutherland51.10
See also 1926 WAAA Championships
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