1898 AAA Championships
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| 1898 AAA Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 July 1898 |
| Host city | London, England |
| Venue | Stamford Bridge (stadium) |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 14 |
← 1897 1899 → | |
The 1898 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 2 July 1898 at the Stamford Bridge (stadium) in London, England, in front of 7,000 spectators.[1][2]
The 14 events were the same number as in the previous year and all 14 event disciplines remained the same.
Results
[edit | edit source]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | Frederick Cooper | 10.0 =NR | Norman Morgan (N Ireland) | inches | Reginald Wadsley | inches |
| 440 yards | William Fitzherbert | 50.0 | Leinster James Meredith | ½ yd | Charles Davison | ½ yd |
| 880 yards | Albert Relf | 1:56.2 | William Lutyens | 4 yd | Alan Hunter | 10 yd |
| 1 mile | Scotland Hugh Welsh | 4:17.2 | William Lutyens | 16-20 yd | D. G. Harris | 4:32.0 |
| 4 miles | Charles Bennett | 20:14.4 | Scotland Henry Munro | 25 yd | Jason Tennant | 100 yd |
| 10 miles | Sidney Robinson | 53:12.0 | Charles Bennett | 53:18.0 | Edward Barlow | 53:22.0 |
| steeplechase | Canada George Orton | 11:48.4 | Charles Lee | 80 yd | A.E. Williamson | 20 yd |
| 120yd hurdles | Howard Parkes | 16.4 | Leinster Tom Kiely | 3 yd | Leinster Patrick Harding | |
| 4 miles walk | William Sturgess | 29:10.0 | Jack Butler | 30:15.8 | G. Topliss | 30:41.0 |
| high jump | Leinster Patrick Leahy | 1.819 | Robert Perry & Henry Adair | 1.753 | not awarded | |
| pole jump | James Poole | 3.12 | E. C. Pritchard | 3.07 | A. Fraser | 2.66 |
| long jump | Leinster William Newburn | 7.19 NR | Gilbert Vassall | 6.60 | Edmund Faunce de Laune | 6.45 |
| shot put | Leinster Denis Horgan | 13.71 | Nigel Harrison | 11.44 | R. E. Bascombe | 9.88 |
| hammer throw | Leinster Tom Kiely | 42.70 | Leinster Denis Horgan | 38.28 | Walter Lawrence | 33.50 |
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References
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