1897 AAA Championships

Outdoor track and field competition September 2026 July 2024 1897 AAA Championships Manchester, England 3 July 1897 Fallowfield Stadium Senior Outdoor 14 1896 1898 AAA Championships The 1897 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 3 July 1897 at the Fallowfield Stadium in Manchester, England, in front of 3,000 spectators.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001781/18970705/008/0008 Amateur Athletic Championships Nottingham Guardian 5 July 1897 British Newspaper Archive subscription 6 July 2024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000183/18970705/015/0003 Amateur Athletic Championships Evening Standard London 5 July 1897 British Newspaper Archive subscription 6 July 2024 The 14 events were the same number as in the previous year and all 14 event disciplines remained the same. thumb|right|Alfred Tysoe won the mile and 10 miles events Results https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists National Union of Track Statisticians 6 July 2024 EventGoldSilverBronze100 yards J. H. Palmer 10.8 Henry Woodyatt 1 ft Jimmy Tremeer ½ yd440 yards Samuel Elliott 53.2E. Harrison Kenyon 1 ftSCO J. Donaldson 1½ yd880 yards Albert Relf 2:00.4Leinster Cyril Dickinson 1½ ydD. Wentworth ½ yd1 mile Alfred Tysoe 4:27.0 Robert Wellin 1 yd Henry Cullum10 yd4 miles Charles Bennett 20:27.4 C. E. Haydon 1½ yd Edward Barlow10 miles Alfred Tysoe 55:59.6 Henry Harrison 55:59.8 Edward Barlow 4 ydsteeplechase George Lee 12:15.4 H. Evans 60 yd only 2 finished120yd hurdles Alfred Trafford 17.4 Leinster I. A. E. Mulligan 3 yd Henry Coltart4 miles walk William Sturgess 28:24.8 E. J. Topple 29:40.0 M. K. Forrester 29:47.0high jump Claude Leggatt 1.753 Robert Perry 1.740 SCO John MacFarlaneCharles Adams 1.7021.702pole jump James Poole 3.01 Edwin Newby 2.93 Leinster Denis Carey 2.89long jump Claude Leggatt 6.50 Leinster R. D. Barbour 6.31 Leinster Tom Donovan 5.97shot put Leinster Denis Horgan 13.82USA Richard Sheldon 13.54only 2 competitorshammer throw Leinster Tom Kiely 43.42 Leinster Denis Horgan 38.62 USA Richard Sheldon 31.14 References Category:AAA Championships Athletics Outdoor Category:Sports competitions in Manchester Category:1897 in the sport of athletics Category:19th century in Manchester Category:1890s in Lancashire Category:July 1897 in the United Kingdom