1903 AAA Championships

1903 AAA Championships
Dates4 July 1903
Host cityNorthampton, England
VenueCounty Cricket Ground, Northampton
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events16
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The 1903 AAA Championships was the 1903 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 4 July 1903 at the County Cricket Ground, Northampton in Northampton, England, in front of 7,000 spectators.[1][2]

Summary

  • The Championships consisted of 16 events.
  • Arthur Duffey won a fourth consecutive 100 yards title.
Duffey successfully defended his 100 yards title again

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards United States Arthur Duffey10.0 F. Rivers2 yd Jimmy Tremeer½ yd
220 yards George Brewill23.0 Jimmy Tremeer1 yd C. W. Fox½ yd
440 yards Charles McLachlan52.2 George White3 yd Edwin Montague2 yd
880 yards Scotland Bernard Blunden1:58.8 Albert Barker2-5 yd W. Baker20 yd
1 mile Alfred Shrubb4:24.0 Joseph Binks4:27.0 Edmund Gay-Roberts4:42.0
4 miles Alfred Shrubb20:06.0 Thomas Edwards21:11.0 only 2 competitors
10 miles Alfred Shrubb51:55.8 Frank James56:57.2 E. H. R. Redfearn57:17.6
steeplechase Sidney Robinson10:58.0 Arthur Russell8-10 yd Arthur Nicholls40-50 yd
120yd hurdles George Garnier15.8 Alfred Trafford3 yd Wales Wyatt Gould1-2 yd
2 miles walk Edward Negus14:44.4 G. A. Bush14:51.0 Thomas O'Gorman15:04.0
7 miles walk Jack Butler56:17.2 W. H. Martindale58:17.4 W. Endean58:36.8
high jump Leinster Peter O'Connor1.727 not awarded only 1 competitor
pole jump Germany S. Morriss2.59 not awarded only 1 competitor
long jump Leinster Peter O'Connor6.95 Leinster Patrick Harding6.31 only 2 competitors
shot put Scotland Tom Nicolson12.38 Henry Alan Leeke11.36 George Clark11.27
hammer throw Scotland Tom Nicolson43.46 Ernest May35.98 P. G. Masters32.61

References

  1. ↑ "The Amateur Championships". Leeds Mercury. 6 July 1903. Retrieved 11 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Amateur Athletic Association Championships". Sporting Life. 6 July 1903. Retrieved 11 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 11 July 2024.