1894 AAA Championships explained

1894 AAA Championships
Host City:Huddersfield, England
Dates:7 July 1894
Stadium:Fartown Ground
Level:Senior
Type:Outdoor
Events:14
Previous:1893
Next:1895
Games:AAA Championships

The 1894 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 7 July 1894 at the Fartown Ground in Huddersfield, England, in front of 6,200 spectators.[1] [2]

The 14 events were the same number as in the previous year, although the 7 miles walk was reduced to a new distance of 4 miles.

Results

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width=100EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yardsCharles Bradley 10.2Max Wittenberg 3½ ydCharles Thomas 1½ yd
440 yardsEdgar Bredin 50.0Arthur Ovenden 51.6H.S. Johnson 2 yd
880 yardsEdgar Bredin 1:56.8Frederick Horan 1:58.4Anthony Millett 2:01.8
1 mile4:25.8William Fowler 4:29.6William Lutyens 8 yd
4 miles19:48.8George Crossland 19:49.2Sidney Thomas 20:09.4
10 milesSidney Thomas 51:37.0Harry Watkins51:40.0H.J.W. Roberts 54:40.8
steeplechaseAlfred George11:21.0George Martin11:51.4only 2 competitors
120yd hurdlesGodfrey Shaw 16.6Percy Lowe 3 yd Tom Donovan 4 yd
4 miles walkHarry Curtis 30:05.8David Fenton 30:26.2William Sturgess 30:38.8
high jumpReginald Williams 1.759Eric Swanwick 1.734only 2 competitors
pole jumpRobert Dickinson3.32E. Wilson 2.59only 2 competitors
long jump Tom Donovan6.30Arthur Badger 6.20B.C. Green 6.01
shot put Denis Horgan12.90 James D. McIntosh12.33 William Barry12.11
hammer throw William Barry 38.62 R. Nelson Robbie 34.6832.22

Notes and References

  1. News: The English Amateur Athletic Championships . Huddersfield Daily Chronicle . 9 July 1894 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 6 July 2024.
  2. News: The Amateur Athletic Association Championship meeting . Sporting Life . 9 July 1894 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 6 July 2024.
  3. Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 6 July 2024.