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.
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
EventGoldSilverBronze100 yards Wilfred Legg 9.9 Helmut Körnig 1 yd Friedrich-Wilhelm Wichmann inches220 yards Friedrich-Wilhelm Wichmann 21.7 Helmut Körnig 2-4 ftWalter Rangeley 3 yd440 yardsDouglas Lowe 50.0John Rinkel 2 ydRoger Leigh-Wood inches880 yardsDouglas Lowe 1:56.6 Hermann Engelhard 1:57.0Wilfrid Tatham 1:57.61 mile Cyril Ellis 4:20.8 Reg Thomas 4:22.4 William Whyte 4:22.64 milesWalter Beavers 19:41.6 Arthur Muggridge 19:41.8 Freddie Light 19:54.610 miles Jack Webster 52:16.2 John Beman 52:20.4 Ernest Harper 52:21.4marathon Harry Payne 2:34:34.0 NR Dunky Wright 2:38:09.0 Ernest Harper 2:39:08.0steeplechase Jack Webster 10:44.8 Edward Oliver 11:30.0 Vernon Morgan 11:09.0120y hurdles Sidney Atkinson 14.7 Frederick Gaby 2 yd Lord Burghley440y 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 14:24.67 miles walk Cecil Hyde 55:46.2 Dick Edge 56:12.6 John Wilson 56:35.6high jump Claude Ménard 1.905 Carl Van Geysel 1.880 André Cherrier Harry Simmons 1.8541.854pole jump Franklin Kelley 3.83 Fred Housden Edmund McGill 3.50 n/along jump Hannes de Boer 7.21 Rudolf Dobermann 7.17 Walter Harrison 6.91triple jump Willem Peters 14.91 Anthony Winter 14.51 Jan Blankers 14.32shot put Édouard Duhour 14.45Rex Woods 13.46 Harry Hart 12.93discus throw Ernst Paulus 44.48 Jules Noel 41.54Charles Best 35.52hammer throw Bill Britton 46.62Malcolm Nokes 46.14 John Jackson 37.99javelin throw Stanley Lay 67.90 George Weightman-Smith 61.96 Emmanuel Degland 59.47decathlon Harry Hart 6769.825 Howard Ford 5807.79 NR Donald Hooton 5558.955440 yards relay Frankfurter Sportgemeinde Eintracht Achilles Club Surrey AC Tug of war London Fire Brigade Edgware Police
See also 1928 WAAA Championships
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