1902 AAA Championships

1902 AAA Championships
Dates	5 July 1902
Host city	London, England
Venue	Stamford Bridge (stadium)
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor
Events	16
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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.

American Samuel Jones won the high jump

Hungarian Kauser won the pole jump

Wesley Coe successfully defended his shot put title

Results

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Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
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

References

1. "The Amateur Championships" . Gloucestershire Echo. 7 July 1902. Retrieved 7 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "The Amateur Athletic Championships" . Sheffield Daily Telegraph. 7 July 1902. Retrieved 7 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 6 July 2024.