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1897 AAA Championships

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1897 AAA Championships
Dates3 July 1897
Host cityManchester, England
VenueFallowfield Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events14
1896
1898


The 1897 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 3 July 1897 at the Fallowfield Stadium in Manchester, England, in front of 3,000 spectators.[1][2]

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

Results[edit]

[3]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards J.H. Palmer 10.8 Henry Woodyatt 1 ft Leonard Tremeer ½ yd
440 yards Samuel Elliott 53.2 E. Harrison Kenyon 1 ft J. Donaldson 1½ yd
880 yards Albert Relf 2:00.4 Cyril Dickinson IRE 1½ yd D. Wentworth ½ yd
1 mile Alfred Tysoe 4:27.0 Robert Wellin 1 yd Henry Cullum 10 yd
4 miles Charles Bennett 20:27.4 C.E. Haydon 1½ yd Edward Barlow
10 miles Alfred Tysoe 55:59.6 Henry Harrison 55:59.8 Edward Barlow 4 yd
steeplechase George Lee 12:15.4 H. Evans 60 yd only 2 finished
120yd hurdles Alfred Trafford 17.4 I.A.E. Mulligan IRE 3 yd Henry Coltart
4 miles walk William Sturgess 28:24.8 E.J. Topple 29:40.0 M.K. Forrester 29:47.0
high jump Claude Leggatt 1.753 Robert Perry 1.740 John MacFarlane & Charles Adams 1.702
pole vault James Poole 3.01 Edwin Newby 2.93 Denis Carey IRE 2.89
long jump Claude Leggatt 6.50 R.D. Barbour IRE 6.31 Tom Donovan IRE 5.97
shot put Denis Horgan IRE 13.82 Richard Sheldon USA 13.54 only 2 competitors
hammer throw Denis Horgan IRE 13.82 Richard Sheldon USA 13.54 only 2 competitors

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Amateur Athletic Championships". Nottingham Guardian. 5 July 1897. Retrieved 6 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Amateur Athletic Championships". London Evening Standard. 5 July 1897. Retrieved 6 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 6 July 2024.