The 1894 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 7 July 1894 at the Fartown Ground in Huddersfield, England, in front of 6,200 spectators.[1][2]
| 1894 AAA Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 July 1894 |
| Host city | Huddersfield, England |
| Venue | Fartown Ground |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 14 |
← 1893 1895 → | |
The 14 events were the same number as in the previous year, although the 7 miles walk was reduced to a new distance of 4 miles.
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Results
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | Charles Bradley | 10.2 | Max Wittenberg | 3½ yd | Charles Thomas | 1½ yd |
| 440 yards |  Edgar Bredin | 50.0 | Arthur Ovenden | 51.6 | H.S. Johnson | 2 yd |
| 880 yards | Edgar Bredin | 1:56.8 | Frederick Horan | 1:58.4 | Anthony Millett | 2:01.8 |
| 1 mile | Fred Bacon | 4:25.8 | William Fowler | 4:29.6 | William Lutyens | 8 yd |
| 4 miles | Fred Bacon | 19:48.8 | George Crossland | 19:49.2 | Sidney Thomas | 20:09.4 |
| 10 miles | Sidney Thomas | 51:37.0 | Harry Watkins | 51:40.0 | H.J.W. Roberts | 54:40.8 |
| steeplechase | Alfred George | 11:21.0 | George Martin | 11:51.4 | only 2 competitors | |
| 120yd hurdles | Godfrey Shaw | 16.6 | Percy Lowe | 3 yd |  Tom Donovan | 4 yd |
| 4 miles walk | Harry Curtis | 30:05.8 | David Fenton | 30:26.2 | William Sturgess | 30:38.8 |
| high jump | Reginald Williams | 1.759 | Eric Swanwick | 1.734 | only 2 competitors | |
| pole jump | Robert Dickinson | 3.32 | E. Wilson | 2.59 | only 2 competitors | |
| long jump | Tom Donovan | 6.30 | Arthur Badger | 6.20 | B.C. Green | 6.01 |
| shot put | Denis Horgan | 12.90 |  James D. McIntosh | 12.33 | William Barry | 12.11 |
| hammer throw | William Barry | 38.62 | R. Nelson Robbie | 34.68 | Denis Carey | 32.22 |
References
edit- ↑ "The English Amateur Athletic Championships". Huddersfield Daily Chronicle. 9 July 1894. Retrieved 6 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "The Amateur Athletic Association Championship meeting". Sporting Life. 9 July 1894. Retrieved 6 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 6 July 2024.