1904 AAA Championships

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1904 AAA Championships
Dates2 July 1904
Host cityRochdale, England
Venue Athletic Grounds, Rochdale
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events16
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.

George Larner George Larner.jpg
George Larner

Results

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EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards John Morton 10.0 Flag of the United States.svg Arthur Duffey inches Claude Jupp 1 ft
220 yards Claude Jupp 22.8 Jimmy Tremeer 6 ydErnest Green8 yd
440 yards Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Watson51.8 Edwin Montague 1 ydE. Harrison Kenyon1 yd
880 yards Herbert Workman1:59.4Bernard Blunden3-6 ydE.S. Ward6-8 yd
1 mile Alfred Shrubb 4:22.0 Flag of Scotland.svg John McGough 2 yd George Butterfield 6-10 yd
4 miles Alfred Shrubb 19:56.8 Josh Smith 20:51.0 George Butterfield 21:21.0
10 miles Alfred Shrubb 54:30.4 George Butterfield 55:55.2James Roberts55:55.6
steeplechase Arthur Russell 10:55.8 Flag of Leinster.svg John James Daly6 ydCharles Straw10 yd
120yd hurdles Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Stronach 16.0 Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg Wallis Walters 6-7 ydAlfred Trafford
2 miles walk George Larner 13:57.6 Flag of Leinster.svg George Deyermond80-110 yd Fred Carter 25-40 yd
7 miles walk George Larner 52:57.4 Fred Carter W. H. Martindale
high jump Flag of Leinster.svg Peter O'Connor
Flag of Scotland.svg John Milne
Flag of Scotland.svg R.G. Murray
1.765not awardednot awarded
pole jump Flag of France.svg André Puységur3.20Herbert Dickinson3.17 Flag of the German Empire.svg S. Morriss2.97
long jump Flag of Leinster.svg Peter O'Connor 7.07 Flag of Sweden.svg Hjalmar Mellander 6.68 Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg Wallis Walters 6.17
shot put Flag of Leinster.svg Denis Horgan 13.76 Flag of Scotland.svg Tom Nicolson 13.00 Flag of Scotland.svg Tom Kirkwood12.77
hammer throw Flag of Scotland.svg Tom Nicolson 47.98 NR Flag of the United States.svg Tom Shevlin 42.28 Flag of Leinster.svg Denis Horgan 39.36

References

  1. "The Amateur Championships" . Daily News (London). 4 July 1904. Retrieved 11 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Amateur Championships at Rochdale" . Sporting Life. 4 July 1904. Retrieved 11 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 11 July 2024.