1899 AAA Championships

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1899 AAA Championships
Dates1 July 1899
Host cityWolverhampton, England
Venue Molineux Grounds
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events14
1898
1900


The 1899 AAA Championships was the 1899 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 1 July 1899 at the Molineux Grounds in Wolverhampton, England, in front of 5,000 spectators. [1] [2]

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

Tom Kiely won his third consecutive hammer title Tom Kiely.JPG
Tom Kiely won his third consecutive hammer title

Results

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EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards Reginald Wadsley10.2Claude Jupp½ ydFrederick Cooper2 yd
440 yards Reginald Wadsley54.6Herbert Pride-Jones2 ftCharles Sheppard5 yd
880 yards Alfred Tysoe 1:58.6William Lutyens4 ftJoseph Binks15 yd
1 mile Flag of Scotland.svg Hugh Welsh4:25.0 Charles Bennett 1½ ydRobert Wellin10 yd
4 miles Charles Bennett 20:49.6Arthur Hutchings20:58.6Edward Ratcliffe21:10.6
10 miles Charles Bennett 54:18.4 John Rimmer 54:37.4George Smith55:31.6
steeplechase Walter Stokes11:16.8W. S. Ingmere120 ydHenry Lloyd80 yd
120yd hurdles William Paget-Tomlinson16.4Alfred Trafford1½ ydJoseph Gould
4 miles walk William Sturgess29:20.6 Jack Butler 29:47.0E. Middleton31:07.4
high jump Flag of Leinster.svg Patrick Leahy 1.784Claude Leggatt1.734Robert Perry1.683
pole jump E.C. Pritchard2.77G. Pheyseynhonly 2 competitors
long jump Flag of Leinster.svg William Newburn6.75 Flag of Scotland.svg Hugh Barr6.52Claude Leggatt6.04
shot put Flag of Leinster.svg Denis Horgan 14.03 Flag of Scotland.svg R. Nelson Robbie10.72only 2 competitors
hammer throw Flag of Leinster.svg Tom Kiely 41.57 Flag of Leinster.svg Denis Horgan 40.14 Flag of Scotland.svg R. Nelson Robbie33.84

References

  1. "The Amateur Athletic Association Championships" . Sporting Life. 3 July 1899. Retrieved 6 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Amateur Athletic Association Championships" . Morning Post. 3 July 1899. Retrieved 6 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 6 July 2024.