1900 AAA Championships

1900 AAA Championships
Dates7 July 1900
Host cityLondon, England
VenueStamford Bridge (stadium)
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events14
1899
1901


The 1900 AAA Championships was the 1900 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 7 July 1900 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.

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Arthur Duffey 10.0 Frank Jarvis ½ yd Walter Tewksbury inches
440 yards Maxie Long 49.8 William Maloney 4 yd William Welsh 2 yd
880 yards Alfred Tysoe 1:57.8 John Cregan 10 yd Jack Densham 15 yd
1 mile Charles Bennett 4:28.2 George Gazeley 12 yd Alexander Grant 10-15 yd
4 miles John Rimmer 20:11.0 Charles Bennett 20:24.8 Alfred Shrubb 20:29.8
10 miles Sidney Robinson 53:14.4 John Rimmer 53:17.0 Arthur Maples 54:55.0
steeplechase Sidney Robinson 11:08.8 T. W. Walker 100+ yd Henry Lloyd
120yd hurdles Alvin Kraenzlein 15.4 Norman Pritchard 6 yd Alfred Trafford 2½ yd
4 miles walk William Sturgess 30:20.8 Jack Butler 30:35.0 E. Middleton 31:31.0
high jump Irving Baxter 1.880 Peter O'Connor
Walter Henderson
Walter Carroll
1.772
1.772
1.772
not awarded
pole jump Bascom Johnson 3.45 Meredith Colket 3.38 Alexander Coleman 3.25
long jump Alvin Kraenzlein 6.96 Peter O'Connor 6.81 Patrick Leahy 6.75
shot put Richard Sheldon 13.98 Denis Horgan 13.57 Josiah McCracken 12.14
hammer throw John Flanagan 49.78 Tom Kiely 42.42 Truxtun Hare 42.30

References

  1. ^ "The Amateur Athletic Association Championships". Sporting Life. 9 July 1900. Retrieved 6 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "The Amateur Athletic Association Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 9 July 1900. Retrieved 6 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 6 July 2024.