| 1906 AAA Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 July 1906 |
| Host city | London, England |
| Venue | Stamford Bridge (stadium) |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 16 |
← 1905 1907 → | |
The 1906 AAA Championships was the 1906 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 7 July 1906 at the Stamford Bridge (stadium) in London, England. [1] [2]
The Championships consisted of 16 events.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | John Morton | 10.4 |  Denis Murray | 1½ yd |  Wyndham Halswelle | 1 ft |
| 220 yards | Claude Jupp | 22.6 | Henry Pankhurst | 4 yd | Arthur Hargreaves | ½ yd |
| 440 yards | Wyndham Halswelle | 48.8 | John George | 8-10 yd | John Densham | 4 yd |
| 880 yards | Arthur Astley | 1:57.8 | J. Woolley | 2-4 yd | James Lintott | 5-8 yd |
| 1 mile | George Butterfield | 4:18.4 | John McGough | 4:19.2 | Jack Lee | 4:22.6 |
| 4 miles | Frederick Hulford | 20:27.4 | James Roberts | 20 yd | A. W. Shee | |
| 10 miles | Albert Aldridge | 54:07.2 | James Beale | 54:15.0 | Leslie Pearce | 55:06.0 |
| steeplechase | Arthur Russell | 11:14.8 | George Wigginton | 11:37.4 | Charles Holdaway | 80-100 yd |
| 120yd hurdles | Robert Stronach | 16.6 | Oswald Groenings | inches | Eric Hussey | inches |
| 2 miles walk |  Alfred Yeoumans | 14:20.4 | Frank Creasey | 50-80 yd | Richard Harrison | 6-12 yd |
| 7 miles walk | Frank Carter | 53:20.2 | Frederick Thompson | 53:43.0 | W. H. Martindale | 54:19.0 |
| high jump | Con Leahy | 1.829 | Oswald Groenings | 1.753 | Edward Leader Cyril Dugmore | 1.676 1.676 |
| pole jump |  Bertie Harragin | 3.15 | not awarded | only 1 competitor | ||
| long jump | Peter O'Connor | 7.15 |  John Hagerman | 6.92 | Lionel Cornish | 6.85 |
| shot put | Tom Kirkwood | 13.83 NR | Henry Alan Leeke | 12.05 | Arthur Sale | 11.07 |
| hammer throw | Henry Alan Leeke | 37.52 | Tom Kirkwood | 36.52 | Alf Flaxman | 36.18 |
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