1897 AAA Championships

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1897 AAA Championships
Dates3 July 1897
Host cityManchester, England
Venue Fallowfield Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events14
1896
1898


The 1897 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 3 July 1897 at the Fallowfield Stadium in Manchester, England, in front of 3,000 spectators. [1] [2]

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

Alfred Tysoe won the mile and 10 miles events Tysoe.jpg
Alfred Tysoe won the mile and 10 miles events

Results

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EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards J. H. Palmer10.8Henry Woodyatt1 ft Jimmy Tremeer ½ yd
440 yards Samuel Elliott53.2E. Harrison Kenyon1 ft Flag of Scotland.svg J. Donaldson1½ yd
880 yards Albert Relf2:00.4 Flag of Leinster.svg Cyril Dickinson1½ ydD. Wentworth½ yd
1 mile Alfred Tysoe 4:27.0Robert Wellin1 ydHenry Cullum10 yd
4 miles Charles Bennett 20:27.4C. E. Haydon1½ ydEdward Barlow
10 miles Alfred Tysoe 55:59.6Henry Harrison55:59.8Edward Barlow4 yd
steeplechase George Lee12:15.4H. Evans60 ydonly 2 finished
120yd hurdles Alfred Trafford17.4 Flag of Leinster.svg I. A. E. Mulligan3 ydHenry Coltart
4 miles walk William Sturgess28:24.8E. J. Topple29:40.0M. K. Forrester29:47.0
high jump Claude Leggatt1.753Robert Perry1.740 Flag of Scotland.svg John MacFarlane
Charles Adams
1.702
1.702
pole jump James Poole3.01Edwin Newby2.93 Flag of Leinster.svg Denis Carey 2.89
long jump Claude Leggatt6.50 Flag of Leinster.svg R. D. Barbour6.31 Flag of Leinster.svg Tom Donovan5.97
shot put Flag of Leinster.svg Denis Horgan 13.82 Flag of the United States.svg Richard Sheldon 13.54only 2 competitors
hammer throw Flag of Leinster.svg Tom Kiely 43.42 Flag of Leinster.svg Denis Horgan 38.62 Flag of the United States.svg Richard Sheldon 31.14

References

  1. "Amateur Athletic Championships" . Nottingham Guardian. 5 July 1897. Retrieved 6 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Amateur Athletic Championships" . London Evening Standard. 5 July 1897. Retrieved 6 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 6 July 2024.