1896 AAA Championships

Outdoor track and field competition July 2024 July 2024 1896 AAA Championships Northampton, England 4 July 1896 County Cricket Ground, Northampton Senior Outdoor 14 1895 1897 AAA Championships The 1896 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 4 July 1896 at the County Cricket Ground, Northampton in Northampton, England, in front of 7,000 spectators.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000986/18950708/051/0005 Athletics London Evening Standard 6 July 1896 British Newspaper Archive subscription 6 July 2024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000893/18960706/150/0008 The Amateur Athletic Association Sporting Life 6 July 1896 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|200px|John Flanagan Results https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists National Union of Track Statisticians 6 July 2024 EventGoldSilverBronze100 yardsLeinster Norman Morgan 10.4 Max Wittenberg 1½ yd Charles Thomas440 yardsLeinster James Meredith 52.0William Fitzherbert 3 ydH.D. Casey5 yd880 yards William King 2:01.4Henry Cullum 1 ftAlec Nelson 8 yd1 mile Benson Lawford 4:31.4 Robert Wellin 10 yd Montague Davie 8 yd4 miles Henry Harrison 20:27.4 Charles Pearce60 yd James Collins 50 yd10 miles George Crossland 52:05.0 Harry Watkins 52:10.0 Percy Biss 56:10.4steeplechase Sidney Robinson 11:25.0 A.G. Dabbs 50 yd George Lee 30 yd120yd hurdles Godfrey Shaw 15.6 J. King 6 yd Frederic Allfrey 4 yd4 miles walk William Sturgess 28:57.6 Harry Curtis 29:27.4 M.K. Forrester 30:02.4high jump Leinster Murty O'Brien 1.803 Reginald Williams 1.651 only 2 competitorspole jump R.E. Forshaw 3.05 Edwin Newby 2.97 only 2 competitorslong jump Claude Leggatt 7.03Leinster R.D. Barbour 6.92 J. Richardson 6.37shot putLeinster Denis Horgan 13.24Leinster John Flanagan 12.32only 2 competitorshammer throwLeinster John Flanagan 13.24Leinster Denis Horgan 12.32 only 2 competitors References Category:AAA Championships Athletics Outdoor Category:Sport in Northampton Category:1896 in the sport of athletics Category:19th century in Northamptonshire Category:July 1896 in the United Kingdom