1890 AAA Championships

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1890 AAA Championships
Dates12 July 1890
Host cityBirmingham, England
Venue Aston Lower Grounds
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events14
1889
1891


The 1890 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 12 July 1890 at the Aston Lower Grounds in Birmingham, England in front of 3,000 spectators. [1] [2] [3]

The 14 events were the same number and disciplines as in the previous year.

Results

[4]

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards Flag of Leinster.svg Norman Morgan10.4Ernest E. Parlby1 ftH. Beswick1 ft
440 yards Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg Thomas Nicholas51.8Thomas Pitman1½ ydW Lock½ yd
880 yards Thomas Pitman1.58.4Harry Whittick4 ydWalter Uriah Churley7 yd
1 mile James Kibblewhite4.23.2William Fowler6 ydCharles Hookins20 yd
4 miles James Kibblewhite20.16.4Charles Hookins20.26.0J.R. Hainsworth20.37.4
10 miles James Kibblewhite53.49.0Tom Birch54.23.0H. Bamford56.28.0
steeplechase Edward Parry10.54.6Colin Souch200 ydonly 2 finished
120yd hurdles Charles Daft16.8Cecil Haward2 ydTom Baylis5 yd
7 miles walk Harry Curtis52.28.4William Wheeler54.29.2John Wells54.58.6
high jump Cecil Haward1.740Thomas Jennings1.676Arthur Watkinson1.600
pole jump Robert Dickinson3.35Tom Ray3.20J.A.T. Hall & Robert Watson3.05
long jump Flag of Scotland.svg Robert G. Hogarth6.09 Flag of Leinster.svg Daniel Bulger 6.04Arthur Badger5.97
shot put R.A. Greene11.48W.E. West10.41only 2 competed
hammer throw Robert Lindsay31.50 Flag of Scotland.svg G. Chisholm29.82J.E. Frasernm

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References

  1. "Athletics" . Empire News & The Umpire. 13 July 1890. Retrieved 5 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Amateur Athletic Association Championships" . The Referee. 13 July 1890. Retrieved 5 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Amateur Championships Sports" . Reynolds's Newspaper. 13 July 1890. Retrieved 5 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 July 2024.