1902 AAA Championships | |
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Dates | 5 July 1902 |
Host city | London, England |
Venue | Stamford Bridge (stadium) |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
Events | 16 |
← 1901 1903 → |
The 1902 AAA Championships was the 1902 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 5 July 1902 at the Stamford Bridge (stadium) in London, England, in front of 4,000 spectators. [1] [2]
For the second successive year a new event was added to the Championships, when the 220 yards sprint was introduced. There were now 16 events contested.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 yards | Arthur Duffey | 10.0 | Reginald Wadsley | 1 yd | Denis Murray | 2 ft |
220 yards | Reginald Wadsley | 22.4 | Jimmy Tremeer | 2 yd | George Brewill | 1 yd |
440 yards | George White | 50.2 | Reginald Wadsley | 4 yd | G.P. Constantine | 2 yd |
880 yards | Arthur Manning | 1:59.8 | David Cowan | 2 yd | J.H. Bessell | 2 yd |
1 mile | Joseph Binks | 4:16.8 NR | Henry Hawtrey | 2 yd | Albert Barker | 12 yd |
4 miles | Alfred Shrubb | 20:01.4 | Fred Appleby | 20:16.6 | William Simpson | 20:55.4 |
10 miles | Alfred Shrubb | 52:25.4 | Albert Barker | 52:57.0 | Albert Aldridge | 53:19.0 |
steeplechase | George Martin | 11:31.2 | J. Sturt | 5 yd | only 2 finished | |
120yd hurdles | George Smith | 16.0 | Alfred Trafford | 2 yd | William Phillips | 16.8 |
2 miles walk | William Sturgess | 14:46.6 | G. A. Bush | 40 yd | W. Endean | 50 yd |
7 miles walk | William Sturgess | 52:49.4 | Jack Butler | 52:58.0 | H. W. Hartley | 55:52.5 |
high jump | Samuel Jones | 1.905 | Peter O'Connor | 1.880 | Con Leahy | 1.854 |
pole jump | Jakab Kauser | 3.25 | W. H. Hodgson | 3.22 | only 2 competitors | |
long jump | Peter O'Connor | 7.20 | Con Leahy Lionel Cornish | 6.73 6.73 | not awarded | |
shot put | Wesley Coe | 13.07 | Robert W. Edgren | 11.78 | only 2 competitors | |
hammer throw | Tom Kiely | 43.52 | Ernest May | 39.62 NR | Robert W. Edgren | 36.90 |
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