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1902 AAA Championships

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1902 AAA Championships
Dates5 July 1902
Host cityLondon, England
VenueStamford Bridge (stadium)
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events16
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.

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 United States Arthur Duffey 10.0 Reginald Wadsley 1 yd Leinster 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 New Zealand 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 New Zealand 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 United States Samuel Jones 1.905 Leinster Peter O'Connor 1.880 Leinster Con Leahy 1.854
pole jump Hungary Jakab Kauser 3.25 W. H. Hodgson 3.22 only 2 competitors
long jump Leinster Peter O'Connor 7.20 Leinster Con Leahy
Lionel Cornish
6.73
6.73
not awarded
shot put United States Wesley Coe 13.07 United States Robert W. Edgren 11.78 only 2 competitors
hammer throw Leinster Tom Kiely 43.52 Ernest May 39.62 NR United States Robert W. Edgren 36.90

References

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  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.