| 1928 AAA Championships | |
| Host City: | London, England |
| Dates: | 6–7 July 1928 |
| Stadium: | Stamford Bridge |
| Level: | Senior |
| Type: | Outdoor |
| Events: | 24 |
| Previous: | 1927 |
| Next: | 1929 |
| Games: | AAA Championships |
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.[1] [2]
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.
| width=100 | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | Wilfred Legg RSA | 9.9 | Helmut Körnig GER | 1 yd | Friedrich Wichman GER | inches | |
| 220 yards | Friedrich Wichman GER | 21.7 | Helmut Körnig GER | 2-4 ft | Walter Rangeley | 3 yd | |
| 440 yards | Douglas Lowe | 50.0 | John Rinkel | 2 yd | Roger Leigh-Wood | inches | |
| 880 yards | Dougles Lowe | 1:56.6 | Hermann Engelhard GER | 1:57.0 | Wilfrid Tatham | 1:57.6 | |
| 1 mile | Cyril Ellis | 4:20.8 | Reginald Thomas | 4:22.4 | William Whyte AUS | 4:22.6 | |
| 4 miles | Walter Beavers | 19:41.6 | Arthur Muggridge | 19:41.8 | Freddie Light | 19:54.6 | |
| 10 miles | Jack Webster | 52:16.2 | John Beman | 52:20.4 | Ernest Harper | 52:21.4 | |
| marathon | Harry Payne | 2:34:34.0 NR | Duncan Wright | 2:38:09.0 | Ernest Harper | 2:39:08.0 | |
| steeplechase | Jack Webster | 10:44.8 | Edward Oliver | 11:30.0 | Vernon Morgan | 11:09.0 | |
| 120y hurdles | Sidney Atkinson RSA | 14.7 | Frederick Gaby | 2 yd | Lord Burghley | ||
| 440y hurdles | 54.0 NR | Thomas Livingstone-Learmonth | 55.2 | Roger Viel FRA | |||
| 2 miles walk | Alf Pope | 14:04.8 | Cecil Hyde | 14:16.2 | John Wilson | 14:24.6 | |
| 7 miles walk | Cecil Hyde | 55:46.2 | Dick Edge | 56:12.6 | John Wilson | 56:35.6 | |
| high jump | Claude Menard FRA | 1.905 | Carl Van Geysel CEY | 1.880 | André Cherrier FRA Harry Simmonds | 1.854 | |
| pole vault | Franklin Kelley USA | 3.83 | Fred Housden Edmund McGill USA | 3.50 | n/a | ||
| long jump | Hannes de Boer NED | 7.21 | Rudolf Dobermann GER | 7.17 | Walter Harrison AUS | 6.91 | |
| triple jump | Willem Peters NED | 14.91 | Anthony Winter AUS | 14.51 | Jan Blankers NED | 14.32 | |
| shot put | Edouard Duhour FRA | 14.45 | Rex Woods | 13.46 | Harry Hart RSA | 12.93 | |
| discus throw | Ernst Paulus GER | 44.48 | Jules Noel FRA | 41.54 | Charles Best | 35.52 | |
| hammer throw | William Britton IRL | 46.62 | Malcolm Nokes | 46.14 | John Jackson | 37.99 | |
| javelin throw | Stanley Lay NZL | 67.90 | George Weightman-Smith RSA | 61.96 | Emmanuel Degland FRA | 59.47 | |
| decathlon | Harry Hart RSA | 6769.825 | Howard Ford | 5807.79 NR | Donald Hooton | 5558.955 | |
| 440 yards relay | Frankfurter Sportgemeinde Eintracht | Achilles | Surrey AC | ||||
| Tug of war | London Fire Brigade | Edgware Police | |||||