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Outdoor track and field competition

International athletics championship event
1929 AAA Championships
Dates5–6 July 1929
Host cityLondon, England
VenueStamford Bridge
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events24
1928 1930

AAA Championships

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.

The Championships consisted of 24 events and covered two days of competition. The marathon was held from Windsor to Stamford Bridge.

Results

Harry Payne retained his marathon title
David Cecil (Lord Burghley), winner of the sprint hurdles
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Jack London 10.0 William Simmons 1½ yd Italy Edgardo Toetti 1 ft
220 yards John Hanlon 21.9 Stanley Engelhart 1½ yd John Rinkel 1 ft
440 yards John Hanlon 49.4 Hungary László Barsi 6 yd Lawrence Neame 4 yd
880 yards Cyril Ellis 1:54.6 Wales Reg 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 Poland Stanislaw Pietkiewicz 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 Northern Ireland 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 Francis Foley 2 yd Donald Finlay 6 yd
440y hurdles Italy Luigi Facelli 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 Hungary Kornél Késmárki 1.905 Norway Einar Tommelstad 1.854 Republic of Ireland Con O'Connor
Alec James
1.803
1.803
pole jump Howard Ford 3.58 Fred Housden
Jack Longland
Netherlands Age van der Zee
3.50
3.50
3.50
n/a
long jump James Cohen 6.88 Netherlands Anton van Welsenses 6.88 Netherlands Willem Peters 6.75
triple jump Netherlands Willem Peters 14.22 Harold Langley 13.40 Arthur Gray 13.16
shot put Hungary József Daranyi 14.20 Robert Howland 12.85 Belgium Auguste Vos 12.62
discus throw Norway Harald Stenerud 43.54 Hungary József Daranyi 41.16 Republic of Ireland Tim Healy 40.30
hammer throw Republic of Ireland Bill Britton 47.60 Republic of Ireland John McSweeney 45.62 Norway Harald Stenerud 43.98
javelin throw Hungary Bela Szepes 66.70 Belgium Jules Herremans 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

See also

References

  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.
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