1893 AAA Championships explained

1893 AAA Championships
Host City:Northampton, England
Dates:1 July 1893
Stadium:County Cricket Ground, Northampton
Level:Senior
Type:Outdoor
Events:14
Previous:1892
Next:1894
Games:AAA Championships

The 1893 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 1 July 1893 at the County Cricket Ground, Northampton in Northampton, England.[1] [2]

The 14 events were the same number and disciplines as in the previous year.

Results

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width=100EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yardsCharles Bradley 10.0 =NRHugh Bell 4 ydonly 2 competitors
440 yardsEdgar Bredin 49.2Arthur Ovenden 50.6Osborn Holmden 5 yd
880 yardsEdgar Bredin 1:55.25William Holmes1:58.6Anthony Millett1:59.0
1 mile4:22.2William Fowler 4:24.2William Lutyens 4:27.0
4 milesCharles Pearce 20:12.6Charles Willers20:14.6Sidney Thomas 20:26.6
10 milesSidney Thomas 52:41.4Charles Pearce 54:11.2Tom Birch 54:56.4
steeplechaseGeorge Martin10:44.0C.W. Davies 10:54.4Herbert Heath
120yd hurdlesGodfrey Shaw16.4J. King 1 ftArthur Gould ½ yd
7 miles walkHarry Curtis 56:37.2William Sturgess 60:07.0F.J. Kimber 63:19.0
high jump James Ryan 1.892Thomas Jennings 1.791Arthur Andrews 1.664
pole jumpRobert Dickinson 3.40not awardedonly 1 competitor
long jump Tom Donovan6.68Arthur Square 6.48Arthur Badger6.43
shot put13.03R. Nelson Robbie 11.24P.H. Cave 10.70
hammer throw Denis Carey37.60R. Nelson Robbie 35.82only 2 competitors

Notes and References

  1. News: Athletics . Morning Post . 3 July 1893 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 6 July 2024.
  2. News: The Amateur Athletic Association . Sporting Life . 3 July 1893 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 6 July 2024.
  3. Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 6 July 2024.