The 1900 AAA Championships was the 1900 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 7 July 1900 at the Stamford Bridge (stadium) in London, England.[1][2]
| 1900 AAA Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 July 1900 |
| Host city | London, England |
| Venue | Stamford Bridge (stadium) |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 14 |
← 1899 1901 → | |
The 14 events were the same number as in the previous year and all 14 event disciplines remained the same.
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Results
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards |  Arthur Duffey |
10.0 | Frank Jarvis |
½ yd | Walter Tewksbury |
inches |
| 440 yards | Maxie Long |
49.8 | William Maloney |
4 yd |  William Welsh |
2 yd |
| 880 yards | Alfred Tysoe | 1:57.8 | John Cregan |
10 yd | John Densham | 15 yd |
| 1 mile | Charles Bennett | 4:28.2 | George Gazeley | 12 yd |  Alexander Grant |
10-15 yd |
| 4 miles | John Rimmer | 20:11.0 | Charles Bennett | 20:24.8 | Alfred Shrubb | 20:29.8 |
| 10 miles | Sidney Robinson | 53:14.4 | John Rimmer | 53:17.0 | Arthur Maples | 54:55.0 |
| steeplechase | Sidney Robinson | 11:08.8 | T. W. Walker | 100+ yd | Henry Lloyd | |
| 120yd hurdles | Alvin Kraenzlein |
15.4 |  Norman Pritchard |
6 yd | Alfred Trafford | 2½ yd |
| 4 miles walk | William Sturgess | 30:20.8 | Jack Butler | 30:35.0 | E. Middleton | 31:31.0 |
| high jump | Irving Baxter |
1.880 |  Peter O'ConnorWalter Henderson Walter Carroll |
1.772 1.772 1.772 |
not awarded | |
| pole jump | Bascom Johnson |
3.45 | Meredith Colket |
3.38 | Alexander Coleman |
3.25 |
| long jump | Alvin Kraenzlein |
6.96 | Peter O'Connor |
6.81 | Patrick Leahy |
6.75 |
| shot put | Richard Sheldon |
13.98 | Denis Horgan |
13.57 | Josiah McCracken |
12.14 |
| hammer throw | John Flanagan |
49.78 | Tom Kiely |
42.42 | Truxtun Hare |
42.30 |
References
edit- ^ "The Amateur Athletic Association Championships". Sporting Life. 9 July 1900. Retrieved 6 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Amateur Athletic Association Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 9 July 1900. Retrieved 6 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 6 July 2024.