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 Berger 9.9 Italy Edgardo Toetti inches Stanley Engelhart 1 yd
220 yards Stanley Engelhart 22.0 Netherlands Christiaan Berger 2½ yd John Hanlon 1½ yd
440 yards Kenneth Brangwin 49.8 John Hanlon 2 yd George Bird 2½ yd
880 yards Tommy Hampson 1:53.2 NR France Séra Martin 1:54.8 Cyril Ellis 1:55.0
1 mile Wales Reg Thomas 4:15.2 Jerry Cornes 4:18.0 Italy Luigi Beccali 20 yd
4 miles Finland Lauri Virtanen 19:36.2 Brian Oddie 20:02.4 Scotland James Wood 20:03.6
10 miles Jack Winfield 53:05.4 Ernest Harper 53:06.4 Thomas Evenson 53:20.0
marathon Scotland Dunky Wright 2:38:29.4 Finland Martti Marttelin 2:38:35.0 Northern Ireland Sam Ferris 2:41:46.4
steeplechase George Bailey 10:55.4 Jack Webster 10:58.2 Edward Oliver 11:18.6
120y hurdles Lord Burghley 15.2 Frederick Gaby 2½ yd Francis Foley ½ yd
440y hurdles Lord Burghley 53.8 NR Italy Luigi Facelli 53.8 Douglas Neame 1 yd
2 miles walk Cecil Hyde 13:56.4 Bert Cooper 14:07.2 Scotland George Galloway
7 miles walk Cecil Hyde 53:32.6 Albert Plumb 54:01.4 Tommy Green 54:16.4
high jump Guyana Colin Gordon 1.854 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 Smith 3.66
long jump Sweden Olle Hallberg 7.36 Netherlands Hannes de Boer 7.30 Netherlands Willem Peters 7.07
triple jump Netherlands Willem Peters 15.10 Netherlands Steef van Musscher 14.01 Arthur Gray 13.70
shot put France Jules Noël 13.76 Robert Howland 13.54 Kenneth Pridie 13.10
discus throw France Jules Noël 44.66 Sweden Anton Karlsson 43.35 Norway Ketil Askildt 41.52
hammer throw Sweden Ossian Skiöld 51.14 Italy Armando Poggioli 47.16 Malcolm Nokes 45.62
javelin throw Italy Alberto Dominutti 61.60 Norway Karl Granli 58.87 Robert Turner 56.89 NR
440 yards relay Polytechnic Harriers 43.3-5 sec Surrey AC inches HAV Haarlem 2½ 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.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_AAA_Championships
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