International athletics championship event
1895 AAA Championships | |
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Dates | 6 July 1895 |
Host city | London, England |
Venue | Stamford Bridge (stadium) |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
Events | 14 |
← 1894 1896 → AAA Championships |
The 1895 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 6 July 1895 at the Stamford Bridge (stadium) in London, England.
The 14 events were the same number as in the previous year and all 14 event disciplines remained the same.
Fred Bacon set a new world record in the 1 mile event.
Results
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 yards | Charles Bradley | 10.0 =NR | Alfred Downer | 1½ yd | Max Wittenberg | 1 yd |
440 yards | William Fitzherbert | 49.6 | Edgar Bredin | 2 ft | Philip Blignaut (South Africa) | 4-6 yd |
880 yards | Edgar Bredin | 1:55.8 | Frederick Horan | 3 yd | Arthur Butler | 1:57.4 |
1 mile | Fred Bacon | 4:17.0 WR | William Lutyens | 4:21.0 | Charles Montague | 10-12 yd |
4 miles | Henry Munro | 19:49.4 | Charles Pearce | 20:02.0 | Sidney Thomas | 20:06.8 |
10 miles | Fred Bacon | 52:43.8 | Harry Watkins | 52:45.4 | Charles Willers | 55:28.4 |
steeplechase | Edwin Wilkins | 11:24.0 | C. S. Sydenham | 20 yd | C. W. Davies | |
120yd hurdles | Godfrey Shaw | 15.8 NR | William Oakley | 2½ yd | Percy Lowe | 1½ yd |
4 miles walk | William Sturgess | 30:17.4 | M. K. Forrester | 200 yd | W. Cryer | |
high jump | James Ryan | 1.816 | Reginald Williams | 1.791 | Robert Perry | 1.765 |
pole jump | Robert Dickinson | 3.05 | P. Hunter (South Africa) | 2.74 | only 2 competitors | |
long jump | William Oakley | 6.56 | Wally Mendelson | 6.48 | Claude Leggatt | 6.31 |
shot put | Denis Horgan | 13.50 | Dudley Gradwell (South Africa) | 13.13 | William Barry | 13.00 |
hammer throw | William Barry | 40.53 | Tom Kiely | 39.69 | James MacDonald | 30.56 |
References
- "The Amateur Championships". Athletic News. 8 July 1895. Retrieved 6 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "The Amateur Athletic Association". Sporting Life. 8 July 1895. Retrieved 6 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
British national championships in athletics | |
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British Athletics Championships (current outdoor) | |
British Indoor Athletics Championships (current indoor) | |
AAC Championships | |
AAA Championships |
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WAAA Championships | |
UK Championships | |
AAA Indoor Championships |