1901 AAA Championships

Outdoor track and field competition July 2024 July 2024 1901 AAA Championships Huddersfield, England 6 July 1901 Fartown Ground Senior Outdoor 15 1900 1902 AAA Championships The 1901 AAA Championships was the 1901 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 6 July 1901 at the Fartown Ground in Huddersfield, England.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000901/19010708/059/0003 The Amateur Championships Huddersfield Daily Examiner 8 July 1901 British Newspaper Archive subscription 7 July 2024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000325/19010708/037/0004 The Amateur Athletic Championships Gloucester Citizen 8 July 1901 British Newspaper Archive subscription 7 July 2024 A new event was added to the Championships when the 2 miles walk was introduced. This also resulted in the 4 miles walk reverting to the distance of 7 miles (which was held previously from 1866 until 1893). thumb|right|150px|Alfred Shrubb won two more AAA titles thumb|right|150px|Olympic champion Alvin Kraenzlein successfully defended his hurdles title Results https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists National Union of Track Statisticians 7 July 2024 EventGoldSilverBronze100 yards USA Arthur Duffey 10.0 Reginald Wadsley 3 ydLeinster Denis Murray inches440 yards Reginald Wadsley 49.8USA Maxie Long 2 ydSCO William Welsh 1 yd880 yards John Cleave 1:59.6E. Harrison Kenyon 2:01.6Alec Nelson 5 yd1 mile Francis Cockshott 4:21.4 Alfred Shrubb 4:27.0FRA Henri Deloge 4:28.04 miles Alfred Shrubb 20:01.8 Albert Barker 20:42.4 Fred Appleby 21:08.010 miles Alfred Shrubb 53:32.0 John Rimmer 54:01.0 Albert Barker 54:35.0steeplechase Sidney Robinson 11:07.4 T. W. Walker 100 yd Alfred Shrubb 4 yd120yd hurdlesUSA Alvin Kraenzlein 15.6 Alfred Trafford 4½ ydUSA Irving Baxter 2 miles walkLeinster George Deyermond 14:17.4 H. T. Simpson 5 yd W. H. Martindale 8 yd7 miles walk Jack Butler 54:37.0 H. T. Simpson 55:40.0 W. H. Martindale 56:30.0high jumpUSA Irving Baxter 1.803Leinster Peter O'Connor 1.753 only 2 competitorspole jumpUSA Irving Baxter W. H. Hodgson 2.992.99 not awarded only 2 competitorslong jumpLeinster Peter O'Connor 7.22 not awarded only 1 competitorshot putUSA Wesley Coe 13.85not awardedonly 1 competitorhammer throwLeinster Tom Kiely 45.28Ernest May 36.66 Henry Alan Leeke 35.06 References Category:AAA Championships Athletics Outdoor Category:Sports competitions in Yorkshire Category:1901 in the sport of athletics Category:1900s in Yorkshire Category:Sport in Huddersfield Category:July 1901 sports events in the United Kingdom