1898 AAA Championships

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1898 AAA Championships
Dates2 July 1898
Host cityLondon, England
Venue Stamford Bridge (stadium)
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events14
1897
1899


The 1898 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 2 July 1898 at the Stamford Bridge (stadium) in London, 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.

Bennett successfully defended his 4 miles title Bennett 1900.jpg
Bennett successfully defended his 4 miles title

Results

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EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards Frederick Cooper10.0 =NRNorman Morgan (N Ireland)inchesReginald Wadsleyinches
440 yards William Fitzherbert50.0 Flag of Leinster.svg James Meredith½ ydCharles Davison½ yd
880 yards Albert Relf1:56.2William Lutyens4 ydAlan Hunter10 yd
1 mile Flag of Scotland.svg Hugh Welsh4:17.2William Lutyens16-20 ydD. G. Harris4:32.0
4 miles Charles Bennett 20:14.4 Flag of Scotland.svg Henry Munro25 ydJason Tennant100 yd
10 miles Sidney Robinson 53:12.0 Charles Bennett 53:18.0Edward Barlow53:22.0
steeplechase Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg George Orton 11:48.4Charles Lee80 ydA.E. Williamson20 yd
120yd hurdles Howard Parkes 16.4 Flag of Leinster.svg Tom Kiely 3 yd Flag of Leinster.svg Patrick Harding
4 miles walk William Sturgess29:10.0Jack Butler30:15.8G. Topliss30:41.0
high jump Flag of Leinster.svg Patrick Leahy 1.819Robert Perry & Henry Adair1.753not awarded
pole jump James Poole3.12E. C. Pritchard3.07A. Fraser2.66
long jump Flag of Leinster.svg William Newburn7.19 NR Gilbert Vassall 6.60Edmund Faunce de Laune6.45
shot put Flag of Leinster.svg Denis Horgan 13.71Nigel Harrison11.44R. E. Bascombe9.88
hammer throw Flag of Leinster.svg Tom Kiely 42.70 Flag of Leinster.svg Denis Horgan 38.28Walter Lawrence33.50

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References

  1. "The Amateur Athletic Championships" . Sporting Life. 4 July 1898. Retrieved 6 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Amateur Athletic Association Championships" . London Evening Standard. 4 July 1898. Retrieved 6 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 6 July 2024.