1904 AAA Championships explained

1904 AAA Championships
Host City:Rochdale, England
Dates:2 July 1904
Stadium:Athletic Grounds, Rochdale
Level:Senior
Type:Outdoor
Events:16
Previous:1903
Next:1905
Games:AAA Championships

The 1904 AAA Championships was the 1904 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 2 July 1904 at the Athletic Grounds, Rochdale in Rochdale, England, in front of 10,000 spectators.[1] [2]

The Championships consisted of 16 events.

Results

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width=100EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards10.0inches1 ft
220 yards22.86 ydErnest Green 8 yd
440 yardsRobert Watson 51.8Edwin Montague1 ydE. Harrison Kenyon 1 yd
880 yardsHerbert Workman 1:59.4Bernard Blunden 3-6 ydE.S. Ward 6-8 yd
1 mile4:22.02 yd6-10 yd
4 miles19:56.8Joseph Smith 20:51.021:21.0
10 milesAlfred Shrubb54:30.455:55.2James Roberts55:55.6
steeplechase10:55.8 John James Daly 6 ydCharles Straw 10 yd
120yd hurdles16.0David Walters6-7 ydAlfred Trafford
2 miles walk13:57.6 George Deyermond 80-110 ydFrank Carter 25-40 yd
7 miles walk52:57.4Frank CarterW. H. Martindale
high jumpPeter O'Connor
John Milne
R.G. Murray
1.765not awardednot awarded
pole jump André Puységur 3.20Herbert Dickinson 3.17 S. Morriss 2.97
long jump7.076.686.17
shot put13.7613.00Tom Kirkwood 12.77
hammer throw47.98 NR42.2839.36

Notes and References

  1. News: The Amateur Championships . Daily News (London) . 4 July 1904 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 11 July 2024.
  2. News: Amateur Championships at Rochdale . Sporting Life . 4 July 1904 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 11 July 2024.
  3. Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 11 July 2024.