1927 AAA Championships

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The 1927 AAA Championships was the 1927 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 1 to 4 July 1927 at Stamford Bridge in London, England.[1][2][3]

Dates1–4 July 1927
Host cityLondon, England
LevelSenior
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1927 AAA Championships
Dates1–4 July 1927
Host cityLondon, England
VenueStamford Bridge
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events23
1926
1928


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The Championships consisted of 23 events and covered three days of competition. The marathon was held in Fallowfield, Manchester on 30 July.

Results

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Douglas Lowe won the 440 and 880 yards events
Cyril Ellis won the mile race
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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Germany Helmut Körnig10.1 Germany Hubert Houben1 ft Harold Hodge1½-2 yd
220 yards Germany Hubert Houben21.8 Guy Butlerinches Germany Jokob Schuller2 yd
440 yards Douglas Lowe48.8 Italy Alfredo Gargiullo5-6 yd Roger Leigh-Woodinches
880 yards Douglas Lowe1:54.6 Wales Cecil Griffiths1:56.8 France René Feger2 yd
1 mile Cyril Ellis4:17.0 Germany Herbert Böcher4:18.2 France Séra Martin2 yd
4 miles Sweden Bror Ohrn19:40.8 Charles Frith19:42.4 Brian Oddie60 yd
10 miles Ernest Harper52:21.2 George Constable54:26.2 Louis Payne55:23.2
marathon Northern Ireland Sam Ferris2:48:46.4 Tom Heeley3:00:22.4 C. E. Mitchell3:02:13.6
steeplechase Jack Webster11:06.0 Edward Oliver10:59.6 H. Blades100 yd
120y hurdles Frederick Gaby14.9 NR South Africa George Weightman-Smith1 yd Sweden Sten Pettersson
440y hurdles Lord Burghley54.2 WR Scotland Thomas Livingstone-Learmonth55.2 Italy Luigi Facelli55.4
2 miles walk Alf Pope14:21.6 Albert Fletcher8 yd C. C. Coulson10 yd
7 miles walk Wilf Cowley55:46.4 L. G. Sandy56:25.0 Edward Presland56:59.0
high jump Sweden Herbert Adolfsson1.829 Republic of Ireland Con O'Connor
Jack London
Dominion of Ceylon Thomas Tweed
1.803 n/a
pole jump Sweden Henry Lindblad3.81 Denmark Henry Petersen3.66 Hungary Janos Karlovits3.66
long jump Germany Rudolf Dobermann7.31 Sweden Eric Svensson7.28 Netherlands Willem Peters7.28
triple jump Netherlands Willem Peters15.47 Sweden Eric Svensson14.92 Hungary Elemér Somfay14.25
shot put Germany Georg Brechenmacher14.18 Hungary József Darányi14.16 Germany Ernst Söllinger13.62
discus throw Hungary Kálmán Marvalits44.40 Hungary Kalman Egri43.76 Germany Hans Hoffmeister42.30
hammer throw Sweden Ossian Skiöld50.30 Malcolm Nokes49.31 Germany Josef Mang42.71
javelin throw Hungary Béla Szepes64.80 Norway Olav Sunde62.12 Denmark Svend Gjorling55.96
1 mile relay Achilles Club3m 19.2-5 sec Surrey AC50 yd Herne Hill
Tug of war M Division Met Police London Fire Brigade n/a
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