1905 AAA Championships explained

1905 AAA Championships
Host City:London, England
Dates:1 July 1905
Stadium:Stamford Bridge (stadium)
Level:Senior
Type:Outdoor
Events:16
Previous:1904
Next:1906
Games:AAA Championships

The 1905 AAA Championships was the 1905 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 1 July 1905 at the Stamford Bridge (stadium) in London, England, in front of 7–8,000 spectators.[1] [2]

The Championships consisted of 16 events.

Results

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width=100EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards10.22½ ydHarold Watson½ yd
220 yards Henry Hyman 22.46 yd2 yd
440 yards50.81½-5 yd3 yd
880 yards2:02.0Reginald Crabbe2 ydDavid Cowan5 yd
1 mile4:25.22-6 ydE. Gardner 1 yd
4 milesJoseph Smith 21:08.8Douglas McNicol 21:34.6H. Hobbs 21:43.0
10 milesAlbert Aldridge 51:49.0E. Gardner 53:12.2Joe Deakin53:44.2
steeplechase11:11.0Albert Aldridge 10 ydonly 2 finished
120yd hurdles16.8David Walters 3 yd Edward Amsler
2 miles walk13:50.0Robert Wilkinson 140 ydW. H. Martindale 100 yd
7 miles walk52:34.054:29.0W. H. Martindale 54:47.0
high jump1.784Edward Leader 1.733only 2 competed
pole jump3.10not awardedonly 1 competitor
long jump7.25Lionel Cornish 7.10 Hjalmar Mellander6.60
shot put13.5512.4311.35
hammer throw47.5140.24Alf Flaxman 35.46

Notes and References

  1. News: Amateur Athletic Championships . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer . 3 July 1905 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 11 July 2024.
  2. News: The Amateur Championships . Sporting Life . 3 July 1905 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 11 July 2024.
  3. Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 11 July 2024.