1896 AAA Championships

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1896 AAA Championships
Dates4 July 1896
Host cityNorthampton, England
Venue County Cricket Ground, Northampton
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events14
1895
1897


The 1896 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 4 July 1896 at the County Cricket Ground, Northampton in Northampton, England, in front of 7,000 spectators. [1] [2]

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

Results

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EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards Norman Morgan IRE10.4Max Wittenberg1½ ydCharles Thomas
440 yards James Meredith IRE52.0William Fitzherbert3 ydH.D. Casey5 yd
880 yards William King2:01.4Henry Cullum1 ftAlec Nelson8 yd
1 mile Benson Lawford4:31.4Robert Wellin10 ydMontague Davie8 yd
4 miles Henry Harrison20:27.4Charles Pearce60 ydJames Collins50 yd
10 miles George Crossland52:05.0Harry Watkins52:10.0Percy Biss56:10.4
steeplechase Sidney Robinson11:25.0A.G. Dabbs50 ydGeorge Lee30 yd
120yd hurdles Godfrey Shaw15.6J. King6 ydFrederic Allfrey4 yd
4 miles walk William Sturgess28:57.6Harry Curtis29:27.4M.K. Forrester30:02.4
high jump Murty O'Brien IRE1.803Reginald Williams1.651only 2 competitors
pole vault R.E. Forshaw3.05Edwin Newby2.97only 2 competitors
long jump Claude Leggatt7.03R.D. Barbour IRE6.92J. Richardson6.37
shot put Denis Horgan IRE13.24John Flanagan IRE12.32only 2 competitors
hammer throw Denis Horgan IRE13.24John Flanagan IRE12.32only 2 competitors

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References

  1. "Athletics" . London Evening Standard. 6 July 1896. Retrieved 6 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "The Amateur Athletic Association" . Sporting Life. 6 July 1896. Retrieved 6 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 6 July 2024.