1895 AAA Championships

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1895 AAA Championships
Dates6 July 1895
Host cityLondon, England
Venue Stamford Bridge (stadium)
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events14
1894
1896


The 1895 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 6 July 1895 at the Stamford Bridge (stadium) in London, England. [1] [2]

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

Fred Bacon set a new world record in the 1 mile event.

Results

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EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards Charles Bradley10.0 =NRAlfred Downer1½ ydMax Wittenberg1 yd
440 yards William Fitzherbert49.6Edgar Bredin2 ftPhilip Blignaut (South Africa)4-6 yd
880 yards Edgar Bredin1:55.8Frederick Horan3 ydArthur Butler1:57.4
1 mile Fred Bacon 4:17.0 WRWilliam Lutyens4:21.0Charles Montague10-12 yd
4 miles Henry Munro19:49.4Charles Pearce20:02.0Sidney Thomas20:06.8
10 miles Fred Bacon 52:43.8Harry Watkins52:45.4Charles Willers55:28.4
steeplechase Edwin Wilkins11:24.0C. S. Sydenham20 ydC. W. Davies
120yd hurdles Godfrey Shaw15.8 NR William Oakley 2½ ydPercy Lowe1½ yd
4 miles walk William Sturgess30:17.4M. K. Forrester200 ydW. Cryer
high jump Flag of Leinster.svg James Ryan1.816Reginald Williams1.791Robert Perry1.765
pole jump Robert Dickinson3.05P. Hunter (South Africa)2.74only 2 competitors
long jump William Oakley 6.56 Flag of New Zealand.svg Wally Mendelson 6.48Claude Leggatt6.31
shot put Flag of Leinster.svg Denis Horgan 13.50Dudley Gradwell (South Africa)13.13 Flag of Leinster.svg William Barry13.00
hammer throw Flag of Leinster.svg William Barry40.53 Flag of Leinster.svg Tom Kiely 39.69 Flag of Scotland.svg James MacDonald30.56

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References

  1. "The Amateur Championships" . Athletic News. 8 July 1895. Retrieved 6 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "The Amateur Athletic Association" . Sporting Life. 8 July 1895. Retrieved 6 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 6 July 2024.