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Outdoor track and field competition

International athletics championship event
1893 AAA Championships
Dates1 July 1893
Host cityNorthampton, England
VenueCounty Cricket Ground, Northampton
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events14
1892 1894

AAA Championships

The 1893 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 1 July 1893 at the County Cricket Ground, Northampton in Northampton, England.

The 14 events were the same number and disciplines as in the previous year.

Denis Horgan

Results

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Charles Bradley 10.0 =NR Hugh Bell 4 yd only 2 competitors
440 yards Edgar Bredin 49.2 Arthur Ovenden 50.6 Osborn Holmden 5 yd
880 yards Edgar Bredin 1:55.25 William Holmes 1:58.6 Anthony Millett 1:59.0
1 mile Fred Bacon 4:22.2 William Fowler 4:24.2 William Lutyens 4:27.0
4 miles Charles Pearce 20:12.6 Charles Willers 20:14.6 Sidney Thomas 20:26.6
10 miles Sidney Thomas 52:41.4 Charles Pearce 54:11.2 Tom Birch 54:56.4
steeplechase George Martin 10:44.0 C.W. Davies 10:54.4 Herbert Heath
120yd hurdles Godfrey Shaw 16.4 J. King 1 ft Arthur Gould ½ yd
7 miles walk Harry Curtis 56:37.2 William Sturgess 60:07.0 F.J. Kimber 63:19.0
high jump Leinster James Ryan 1.892 Thomas Jennings 1.791 Arthur Andrews 1.664
pole jump Robert Dickinson 3.40 not awarded only 1 competitor
long jump Leinster Tom Donovan 6.68 Arthur Square 6.48 Arthur Badger 6.43
shot put Leinster Denis Horgan 13.03 Scotland R. Nelson Robbie 11.24 P.H. Cave 10.70
hammer throw Leinster Denis Carey 37.60 Scotland R. Nelson Robbie 35.82 only 2 competitors

References

  1. "Athletics". Morning Post. 3 July 1893. Retrieved 6 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "The Amateur Athletic Association". Sporting Life. 3 July 1893. Retrieved 6 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
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