1894 AAA Championships

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1894 AAA Championships
Dates7 July 1894
Host cityHuddersfield, England
Venue Fartown Ground
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events14
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1895


The 1894 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 7 July 1894 at the Fartown Ground in Huddersfield, England, in front of 6,200 spectators. [1] [2]

The 14 events were the same number as in the previous year, although the 7 miles walk was reduced to a new distance of 4 miles.

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Fred Bacon

Results

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EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards Charles Bradley10.2Max Wittenberg3½ ydCharles Thomas1½ yd
440 yards Edgar Bredin50.0Arthur Ovenden51.6H.S. Johnson2 yd
880 yards Edgar Bredin1:56.8Frederick Horan1:58.4Anthony Millett2:01.8
1 mile Fred Bacon 4:25.8William Fowler4:29.6William Lutyens8 yd
4 miles Fred Bacon 19:48.8George Crossland19:49.2Sidney Thomas20:09.4
10 miles Sidney Thomas51:37.0Harry Watkins51:40.0H.J.W. Roberts54:40.8
steeplechase Alfred George11:21.0George Martin11:51.4only 2 competitors
120yd hurdles Godfrey Shaw16.6Percy Lowe3 yd Flag of Leinster.svg Tom Donovan4 yd
4 miles walk Harry Curtis30:05.8David Fenton30:26.2William Sturgess30:38.8
high jump Reginald Williams1.759Eric Swanwick1.734only 2 competitors
pole jump Robert Dickinson3.32E. Wilson2.59only 2 competitors
long jump Flag of Leinster.svg Tom Donovan6.30Arthur Badger6.20B.C. Green6.01
shot put Flag of Leinster.svg Denis Horgan 12.90 Flag of Scotland.svg James D. McIntosh12.33 Flag of Leinster.svg William Barry12.11
hammer throw Flag of Leinster.svg William Barry38.62 Flag of Scotland.svg R. Nelson Robbie34.68 Flag of Leinster.svg Denis Carey 32.22

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References

  1. "The English Amateur Athletic Championships" . Huddersfield Daily Chronicle. 9 July 1894. Retrieved 6 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "The Amateur Athletic Association Championship meeting" . Sporting Life. 9 July 1894. Retrieved 6 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 6 July 2024.