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The '''1895 [[AAA Championships]]''' was an outdoor [[track and field]] competition organised by the [[Amateur Athletic Association]] (AAA), held on Saturday 6 July 1895 at the [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)]] in London, England |
The '''1895 [[AAA Championships]]''' was an outdoor [[track and field]] competition organised by the [[Amateur Athletic Association]] (AAA), held on Saturday 6 July 1895 at the [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)]] in London, England.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000986/18950708/051/0005 |title=The Amateur Championships |work=Athletic News |date=8 July 1895 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000893/18950708/004/0001 |title=The Amateur Athletic Association |work=Sporting Life |date=8 July 1895 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref> |
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The 14 events were the same number as in the previous year and all 14 event disciplines remained the same. |
The 14 events were the same number as in the previous year and all 14 event disciplines remained the same. |
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Revision as of 19:44, 12 July 2024
1895 AAA Championships | |
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Dates | 6 July 1895 |
Host city | London, England |
Venue | Stamford Bridge (stadium) |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
Events | 14 |
← 1894 1896 → |
The 1895 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 6 July 1895 at the Stamford Bridge (stadium) in London, England.[1][2]
The 14 events were the same number as in the previous year and all 14 event disciplines remained the same.
Fred Bacon set a new world record in the 1 mile event.
Results
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 yards | Charles Bradley | 10.0 =NR | Alfred Downer | 1½ yd | Max Wittenberg | 1 yd |
440 yards | William Fitzherbert | 49.6 | Edgar Bredin | 2 ft | Philip Blignaut RSA | 4-6 yd |
880 yards | Edgar Bredin | 1:55.8 | Frederick Horan | 3 yd | Arthur Butler | 1:57.4 |
1 mile | Fred Bacon | 4:17.0 WR | William Lutyens | 4:21.0 | Charles Montague | 10-12 yd |
4 miles | Henry Munro | 19:49.4 | Charles Pearce | 20:02.0 | Sidney Thomas | 20:06.8 |
10 miles | Fred Bacon | 52:43.8 | Harry Watkins | 52:45.4 | Charles Willers | 55:28.4 |
steeplechase | Edwin Wilkins | 11:24.0 | C.S. Sydenham | 20 yd | C.W. Davies | |
120yd hurdles | Godfrey Shaw | 15.8 NR | William Oakley | 2½ yd | Percy Lowe | 1½ yd |
4 miles walk | William Sturgess | 30:17.4 | M.K. Forrester | 200 yd | W. Cryer | |
high jump | James Ryan IRE | 1.816 | Reginald Williams | 1.791 | Robert Perry | 1.765 |
pole vault | Robert Dickinson | 3.05 | P. Hunter RSA | 2.74 | only 2 competitors | |
long jump | William Oakley | 6.56 | Wallingford Mendelson NZL | 6.48 | Claude Leggatt | 6.31 |
shot put | Denis Horgan IRE | 13.50 | Dudley Gradwell RSA | 13.13 | William Barry IRE | 13.00 |
hammer throw | Denis Horgan IRE | 13.50 | Dudley Gradwell RSA | 13.13 | William Barry IRE | 13.00 |
References
- ^ "The Amateur Championships". Athletic News. 8 July 1895. Retrieved 6 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Amateur Athletic Association". Sporting Life. 8 July 1895. Retrieved 6 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 6 July 2024.