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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.

Results[edit]

[3]

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

References[edit]

  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.