Stamford Bridge, London, August 24, 1929
England and Germany competed in their first athletics international match in London in late August. The encounter had been a long time coming. In the early 1920s, it would not have been possible, as the two nations had fought each other in the trenches of World War I.
Women also participated in the match. However, there was still a long way to go before both genders would compete on the same field simultaneously. The women’s match took place a week earlier in Düsseldorf.
The men’s competition was not entirely even. Several top English athletes were absent, as they were touring South Africa on a competition circuit at the same time.
The rules of the men's event were rather unusual. The program included various relay races, such as the 4x100 yards and the so-called Olympic relay, with legs of 880, 220, 220, and 440 yards. The relays were complemented by field events, including high jump, pole vault, long jump, shot put, and discus. Each event win earned one point for the team.
The standout performance came from four-time German champion Rudolf Dobermann, who leaped 7.43 (24-4 1/2) in the long jump.
Germany won the match 8–4 in front of 25,000 spectators. The decisive factor for the visitors' victory was their dominance in the field events, which they won across the board.
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Uusi Suomi, August 26, 1929 (in Finnish)