1896 AAA Championships
Outdoor track and field competition
International athletics championship event
| 1896 AAA Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4 July 1896 |
| Host city | Northampton, England |
| Venue | County Cricket Ground, Northampton |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 14 |
← 1895 1897 → 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.
Results
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | Norman Morgan IRE | 10.4 | Max Wittenberg | 1½ yd | Charles Thomas | |
| 440 yards | James Meredith IRE | 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 IRE | 1.803 | Reginald Williams | 1.651 | only 2 competitors | |
| pole vault | R.E. Forshaw | 3.05 | Edwin Newby | 2.97 | only 2 competitors | |
| long jump | Claude Leggatt | 7.03 | R.D. Barbour IRE | 6.92 | J. Richardson | 6.37 |
| shot put | Denis Horgan IRE | 13.24 | John Flanagan IRE | 12.32 | only 2 competitors | |
| hammer throw | Denis Horgan IRE | 13.24 | John Flanagan IRE | 12.32 | only 2 competitors | |
References
- ^ "Athletics". London Evening Standard. 6 July 1896. Retrieved 6 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Amateur Athletic Association". Sporting Life. 6 July 1896. Retrieved 6 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
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