1894 AAA Championships explained

1894 AAA Championships
Host City:Huddersfield, England
Dates:7 July 1894
Stadium:Fartown Ground
Level:Senior
Type:Outdoor
Events:14
Previous:1893
Next:1895
Games:AAA Championships

The 1894 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 7 July 1894 at the Fartown Ground in Huddersfield, England, in front of 6,200 spectators.[1] [2]

The 14 events were the same number as in the previous year, although the 7 miles walk was reduced to a new distance of 4 miles.

Results

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width=100EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yardsCharles Bradley 10.2Max Wittenberg 3½ ydCharles Thomas 1½ yd
440 yardsEdgar Bredin 50.0Arthur Ovenden 51.6H.S. Johnson 2 yd
880 yardsEdgar Bredin 1:56.8Frederick Horan 1:58.4Anthony Millett 2:01.8
1 mile4:25.8William Fowler 4:29.6William Lutyens 8 yd
4 miles19:48.8George Crossland 19:49.2Sidney Thomas 20:09.4
10 milesSidney Thomas 51:37.0Harry Watkins51:40.0H.J.W. Roberts 54:40.8
steeplechaseAlfred George11:21.0George Martin11:51.4only 2 competitors
120yd hurdlesGodfrey Shaw 16.6Percy Lowe 3 yd Tom Donovan 4 yd
4 miles walkHarry Curtis 30:05.8David Fenton 30:26.2William Sturgess 30:38.8
high jumpReginald Williams 1.759Eric Swanwick 1.734only 2 competitors
pole jumpRobert Dickinson3.32E. Wilson 2.59only 2 competitors
long jump Tom Donovan6.30Arthur Badger 6.20B.C. Green 6.01
shot put Denis Horgan12.90James McIntosh12.33 William Barry12.11
hammer throw William Barry 38.62R. Nelson Robbie 34.6832.22

Notes and References

  1. News: The English Amateur Athletic Championships . Huddersfield Daily Chronicle . 9 July 1894 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 6 July 2024.
  2. News: The Amateur Athletic Association Championship meeting . Sporting Life . 9 July 1894 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 6 July 2024.
  3. Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 6 July 2024.