| 1896 AAA Championships | |
| Host City: | Northampton, England |
| Dates: | 4 July 1896 |
| Stadium: | County Cricket Ground, Northampton |
| Level: | Senior |
| Type: | Outdoor |
| Events: | 14 |
| Previous: | 1895 |
| Next: | 1897 |
| Games: | AAA Championships |
The 1896 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 4 July 1896 at the County Cricket Ground, Northampton in Northampton, England, in front of 7,000 spectators.[1] [2]
The 14 events were the same number as in the previous year and all 14 event disciplines remained the same.
| width=100 | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | Norman Morgan | 10.4 | Max Wittenberg | 1½ yd | Charles Thomas | ||
| 440 yards | James Meredith | 52.0 | William Fitzherbert | 3 yd | H.D. Casey | 5 yd | |
| 880 yards | William King | 2:01.4 | Henry Cullum | 1 ft | Alec Nelson | 8 yd | |
| 1 mile | Benson Lawford | 4:31.4 | Robert Wellin | 10 yd | Montague Davie | 8 yd | |
| 4 miles | Henry Harrison | 20:27.4 | Charles Pearce | 60 yd | James Collins | 50 yd | |
| 10 miles | George Crossland | 52:05.0 | Harry Watkins | 52:10.0 | Percy Biss | 56:10.4 | |
| steeplechase | Sidney Robinson | 11:25.0 | A.G. Dabbs | 50 yd | George Lee | 30 yd | |
| 120yd hurdles | Godfrey Shaw | 15.6 | J. King | 6 yd | Frederic Allfrey | 4 yd | |
| 4 miles walk | William Sturgess | 28:57.6 | Harry Curtis | 29:27.4 | M.K. Forrester | 30:02.4 | |
| high jump | Murty O'Brien | 1.803 | Reginald Williams | 1.651 | only 2 competitors | ||
| pole jump | R.E. Forshaw | 3.05 | Edwin Newby | 2.97 | only 2 competitors | ||
| long jump | Claude Leggatt | 7.03 | R.D. Barbour | 6.92 | J. Richardson | 6.37 | |
| shot put | Denis Horgan | 13.24 | John Flanagan | 12.32 | only 2 competitors | ||
| hammer throw | John Flanagan | 13.24 | Denis Horgan | 12.32 | only 2 competitors | ||