| 1904 AAA Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 July 1904 |
| Host city | Rochdale, England |
| Venue | Athletic Grounds, Rochdale |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 16 |
← 1903 1905 → | |
The 1904 AAA Championships was the 1904 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 2 July 1904 at the Athletic Grounds, Rochdale in Rochdale, England, in front of 10,000 spectators. [1] [2]
The Championships consisted of 16 events.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | John Morton | 10.0 |  Arthur Duffey | inches | Claude Jupp | 1 ft |
| 220 yards | Claude Jupp | 22.8 | Jimmy Tremeer | 6 yd | Ernest Green | 8 yd |
| 440 yards |  Robert Watson | 51.8 | Edwin Montague | 1 yd | E. Harrison Kenyon | 1 yd |
| 880 yards | Herbert Workman | 1:59.4 | Bernard Blunden | 3-6 yd | E.S. Ward | 6-8 yd |
| 1 mile | Alfred Shrubb | 4:22.0 | John McGough | 2 yd | George Butterfield | 6-10 yd |
| 4 miles | Alfred Shrubb | 19:56.8 | Joseph Smith | 20:51.0 | George Butterfield | 21:21.0 |
| 10 miles | Alfred Shrubb | 54:30.4 | George Butterfield | 55:55.2 | James Roberts | 55:55.6 |
| steeplechase | Arthur Russell | 10:55.8 |  John James Daly | 6 yd | Charles Straw | 10 yd |
| 120yd hurdles | Robert Stronach | 16.0 | David Walters | 6-7 yd | Alfred Trafford | |
| 2 miles walk | George Larner | 13:57.6 | George Deyermond | 80-110 yd | Frank Carter | 25-40 yd |
| 7 miles walk | George Larner | 52:57.4 | Frank Carter | W. H. Martindale | ||
| high jump | Peter O'Connor John Milne R.G. Murray | 1.765 | not awarded | not awarded | ||
| pole jump |  André Puységur | 3.20 | Herbert Dickinson | 3.17 |  S. Morriss | 2.97 |
| long jump | Peter O'Connor | 7.07 |  Hjalmar Mellander | 6.68 |  Wallis Walters | 6.17 |
| shot put | Denis Horgan | 13.76 | Tom Nicolson | 13.00 | Tom Kirkwood | 12.77 |
| hammer throw | Tom Nicolson | 47.98 NR | Tom Shevlin | 42.28 | Denis Horgan | 39.36 |
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