Stadium, Stockholm, September 18–19, 1927
Swedes, too, got a taste of world records. Paris bronze medalist Sten "Sten-Pelle" Pettersson churned out a time of 14.7 in the 110m hurdles in mid-September in Stockholm. According to the rules of the time, the result was rounded up to 14.8, which equaled the world record set by Canada's Earl Thomson in the 1920 Antwerp Olympics.
Furthermore, the world record for the yard distance was significantly better, as Thomson had clocked 14.4 in America over 120 yards (109.73m) hurdles in the first half of the 1920s. Generally, statisticians consider hand-timed results for metric and yard distances in sprint hurdles to be equivalent.
The Stockholm competition was of high quality, as the future world record holder, 18-year-old junior star Eric Wennström, surged to 14.9, drafting off Pettersson.
Pettersson also won the 400m hurdles with 54.3, the sixth-best time in the world rankings for the season.
In the triple jump, the Netherlands' Willem Peters, who had threatened the world record earlier in the summer, won the Stockholm competition with a result of 14.77 (48-5½). His form was starting to decline in the final stages of the season.
Ossian Skiöld solidified his position as the most consistent hammer thrower of the season. In Stockholm, he secured a win with 50.71 (166-4), the sixth-longest mark of the season worldwide.
Helsingin Sanomat September 19, 1927 (in Finnish)
Hufvudstadsbladet September 19, 1927 (in Swedish)