1930 AAA Championships

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1930 AAA Championships
Dates4–5 July 1930
Host cityLondon, England
VenueStamford Bridge
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events24
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AAA Championships

The 1930 AAA Championships was the 1930 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 4 to 5 July 1930 at Stamford Bridge in London, England.[1][2]

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

Results

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Reg Thomas won the mile
Swede Ossian Skiöld won the hammer throw
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Netherlands Christiaan Berger9.9 Italy Edgardo Toettiinches Stanley Engelhart1 yd
220 yards Stanley Engelhart22.0 Netherlands Christiaan Berger2½ yd John Hanlon1½ yd
440 yards Kenneth Brangwin49.8 John Hanlon2 yd George Bird2½ yd
880 yards Tommy Hampson1:53.2 NR France Séra Martin1:54.8 Cyril Ellis1:55.0
1 mile Wales Reg Thomas4:15.2 Jerry Cornes4:18.0 Italy Luigi Beccali20 yd
4 miles Finland Lauri Virtanen19:36.2 Brian Oddie20:02.4 Scotland James Wood20:03.6
10 miles Jack Winfield53:05.4 Ernest Harper53:06.4 Thomas Evenson53:20.0
marathon Scotland Dunky Wright2:38:29.4 Finland Martti Marttelin2:38:35.0 Northern Ireland Sam Ferris2:41:46.4
steeplechase George Bailey10:55.4 Jack Webster10:58.2 Edward Oliver11:18.6
120y hurdles Lord Burghley15.2 Frederick Gaby2½ yd Francis Foley½ yd
440y hurdles Lord Burghley53.8 NR Italy Luigi Facelli53.8 Douglas Neame1 yd
2 miles walk Cecil Hyde13:56.4 Bert Cooper14:07.2 Scotland George Galloway
7 miles walk Cecil Hyde53:32.6 Albert Plumb54:01.4 Tommy Green54:16.4
high jump Guyana Colin Gordon1.854 Edward Bradbrooke
Geoffrey Turner		1.829
1.829		 n/a
pole jump Sweden Henry Lindblad
Netherlands Age van der Zee		3.73 n/a Bernard Babington Smith3.66
long jump Sweden Olle Hallberg7.36 Netherlands Hannes de Boer7.30 Netherlands Willem Peters7.07
triple jump Netherlands Willem Peters15.10 Netherlands Steef van Musscher14.01 Arthur Gray13.70
shot put France Jules Noël13.76 Robert Howland13.54 Kenneth Pridie13.10
discus throw France Jules Noël44.66 Sweden Anton Karlsson43.35 Norway Ketil Askildt41.52
hammer throw Sweden Ossian Skiöld51.14 Italy Armando Poggioli47.16 Malcolm Nokes45.62
javelin throw Italy Alberto Dominutti61.60 Norway Karl Granli58.87 Robert Turner56.89 NR
440 yards relay Polytechnic Harriers43.3-5 sec Surrey ACinches HAV Haarlem2½ yd
Tug of war (100 st) Royal Marines Portsmouth Luton Police Birchley Rolling Mills
RN Barracks Chatham
Tug of war (catch weight) Luton Borough Police B Div MPAC

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Marathon race won by Scotsman". Daily Herald. 5 July 1930. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Three new native records". Daily News (London). 7 July 1930. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 13 July 2024.