1895 AAA Championships | |
Host City: | London, England |
Dates: | 6 July 1895 |
Stadium: | Stamford Bridge (stadium) |
Level: | Senior |
Type: | Outdoor |
Events: | 14 |
Previous: | 1894 |
Next: | 1896 |
Games: | AAA Championships |
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.
width=100 | 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 (South Africa) | 4-6 yd | |
880 yards | Edgar Bredin | 1:55.8 | Frederick Horan | 3 yd | Arthur Butler | 1:57.4 | |
1 mile | 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 | 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 | 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 | 1.816 | Reginald Williams | 1.791 | Robert Perry | 1.765 | |
pole jump | Robert Dickinson | 3.05 | P. Hunter (South Africa) | 2.74 | only 2 competitors | ||
long jump | 6.56 | Wally Mendelson | 6.48 | Claude Leggatt | 6.31 | ||
shot put | 13.50 | Dudley Gradwell (South Africa) | 13.13 | William Barry | 13.00 | ||
hammer throw | Denis Horgan | 13.50 | Dudley Gradwell (South Africa) | 13.13 | William Barry | 13.00 |