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.[1][2]
| 1893 AAA Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 July 1893 |
| Host city | Northampton, England |
| Venue | County Cricket Ground, Northampton |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 14 |
← 1892 1894 → | |
The 14 events were the same number and disciplines as in the previous year.
Results
edit| 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 |  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 | Tom Donovan |
6.68 | Arthur Square | 6.48 | Arthur Badger | 6.43 |
| shot put | Denis Horgan |
13.03 | R. Nelson Robbie | 11.24 | P.H. Cave | 10.70 |
| hammer throw | Denis Carey |
37.60 | R. Nelson Robbie | 35.82 | only 2 competitors | |
References
edit- ^ "Athletics". Morning Post. 3 July 1893. Retrieved 6 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Amateur Athletic Association". Sporting Life. 3 July 1893. Retrieved 6 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 6 July 2024.