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1900 AAA Championships

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1900 AAA Championships
Dates7 July 1900
Host cityLondon, England
VenueStamford Bridge (stadium)
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events14
1899
1901


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]

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

Maxie Long won the 440 Yards
Norman Pritchard of India competed in the hurdles

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards United States Arthur Duffey 10.0 United States Frank Jarvis ½ yd United States Walter Tewksbury inches
440 yards United States Maxie Long 49.8 United States William Maloney 4 yd William Welsh 2 yd
880 yards Alfred Tysoe 1:57.8 United States John Cregan 10 yd John Densham 15 yd
1 mile Charles Bennett 4:28.2 George Gazeley 12 yd Canada 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 United States Alvin Kraenzlein 15.4 British Raj 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 United States Irving Baxter 1.880 Leinster Peter O'Connor
Walter Henderson
United States Walter Carroll
1.772
1.772
1.772
not awarded
pole jump United States Bascom Johnson 3.45 United States Meredith Colket 3.38 United States Alexander Coleman 3.25
long jump United States Alvin Kraenzlein 6.96 Leinster Peter O'Connor 6.81 Leinster Patrick Leahy 6.75
shot put United States Richard Sheldon 13.98 Leinster Denis Horgan 13.57 United States Josiah McCracken 12.14
hammer throw United States John Flanagan 49.78 Leinster Tom Kiely 42.42 United States Truxtun Hare 42.30

References

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  1. ^ "The Amateur Athletic Association Championships". Sporting Life. 9 July 1900. Retrieved 6 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "The Amateur Athletic Association Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 9 July 1900. Retrieved 6 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 6 July 2024.