1896 AAA Championships

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

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.

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Results

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EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards Flag of Leinster.svg Norman Morgan10.4Max Wittenberg1½ ydCharles Thomas
440 yards Flag of Leinster.svg James Meredith52.0William 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 Flag of Leinster.svg Murty O'Brien1.803Reginald Williams1.651only 2 competitors
pole jump R.E. Forshaw3.05Edwin Newby2.97only 2 competitors
long jump Claude Leggatt7.03 Flag of Leinster.svg R.D. Barbour6.92J. Richardson6.37
shot put Flag of Leinster.svg Denis Horgan 13.24 Flag of Leinster.svg John Flanagan 12.32only 2 competitors
hammer throw Flag of Leinster.svg John Flanagan 13.24 Flag of Leinster.svg Denis Horgan 12.32only 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.
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