1902 AAA Championships

Outdoor track and field competition July 2024 July 2024 1902 AAA Championships London, England 5 July 1902 Stamford Bridge (stadium) Senior Outdoor 16 1901 1903 AAA Championships The 1902 AAA Championships was the 1902 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 5 July 1902 at the Stamford Bridge (stadium) in London, England, in front of 4,000 spectators.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000320/19020707/034/0001 The Amateur Championships Gloucestershire Echo 7 July 1902 British Newspaper Archive subscription 7 July 2024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000250/19020707/099/0011 The Amateur Athletic Championships Sheffield Daily Telegraph 7 July 1902 British Newspaper Archive subscription 7 July 2024 For the second successive year a new event was added to the Championships, when the 220 yards sprint was introduced. There were now 16 events contested. thumb|right|200px|American Samuel Jones won the high jump thumb|right|250px|Hungarian Kauser won the pole jump thumb|right|150px|Wesley Coe successfully defended his shot put title Results https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists National Union of Track Statisticians 6 July 2024 EventGoldSilverBronze100 yardsUSA Arthur Duffey 10.0 Reginald Wadsley 1 ydLeinster Denis Murray2 ft220 yards Reginald Wadsley 22.4Jimmy Tremeer 2 ydGeorge Brewill 1 yd440 yards George White 50.2Reginald Wadsley 4 ydG.P. Constantine 2 yd880 yards Arthur Manning 1:59.8David Cowan 2 ydJ.H. Bessell 2 yd1 mile Joseph Binks 4:16.8 NR Henry Hawtrey 2 yd Albert Barker 12 yd4 miles Alfred Shrubb 20:01.4 Fred Appleby 20:16.6NZL William Simpson 20:55.410 miles Alfred Shrubb 52:25.4 Albert Barker 52:57.0 Albert Aldridge 53:19.0steeplechase George Martin 11:31.2 J. Sturt 5 yd only 2 finished120yd hurdlesNZL George Smith 16.0 Alfred Trafford 2 yd William Phillips 16.82 miles walk William Sturgess 14:46.6 G. A. Bush 40 yd W. Endean 50 yd7 miles walk William Sturgess 52:49.4 Jack Butler 52:58.0 H. W. Hartley 55:52.5high jumpUSA Samuel Jones 1.905Leinster Peter O'Connor 1.880Leinster Con Leahy 1.854pole jumpHUN Jakab Kauser 3.25 W. H. Hodgson 3.22 only 2 competitorslong jumpLeinster Peter O'Connor 7.20Leinster Con Leahy Lionel Cornish 6.736.73 not awardedshot putUSA Wesley Coe 13.07USA Robert W. Edgren 11.78only 2 competitorshammer throwLeinster Tom Kiely 43.52Ernest May 39.62 NRUSA Robert W. Edgren 36.90 References Category:AAA Championships Athletics Outdoor Category:International sports competitions in London Category:1902 in the sport of athletics Category:Sport in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Category:July 1902 sports events in the United Kingdom