1898 AAA Championships

Outdoor track and field competition July 2024 July 2024 1898 AAA Championships London, England 2 July 1898 Stamford Bridge (stadium) Senior Outdoor 14 1897 1899 AAA Championships 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.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000893/18980704/154/0008 The Amateur Athletic Championships Sporting Life 4 July 1898 British Newspaper Archive subscription 6 July 2024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000183/18980704/066/0008 Amateur Athletic Association Championships London Evening Standard 4 July 1898 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|Bennett successfully defended his 4 miles 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 yards Frederick Cooper 10.0 =NRNorman Morgan (N Ireland) inches Reginald Wadsley inches440 yards William Fitzherbert 50.0Leinster James Meredith ½ ydCharles Davison ½ yd880 yards Albert Relf 1:56.2William Lutyens 4 ydAlan Hunter 10 yd1 mileSCO Hugh Welsh 4:17.2 William Lutyens 16-20 yd D. G. Harris 4:32.04 miles Charles Bennett 20:14.4 SCO Henry Munro 25 yd Jason Tennant 100 yd10 miles Sidney Robinson 53:12.0 Charles Bennett 53:18.0 Edward Barlow 53:22.0steeplechaseCAN 1868 George Orton11:48.4 Charles Lee 80 yd A.E. Williamson 20 yd120yd hurdles Howard Parkes 16.4Leinster Tom Kiely 3 ydLeinster Patrick Harding 4 miles walk William Sturgess 29:10.0 Jack Butler 30:15.8 G. Topliss 30:41.0high jumpLeinster Patrick Leahy 1.819 Robert Perry & Henry Adair 1.753 not awardedpole jump James Poole 3.12 E. C. Pritchard 3.07 A. Fraser 2.66long jumpLeinster William Newburn 7.19 NR Gilbert Vassall 6.60 Edmund Faunce de Laune 6.45shot putLeinster Denis Horgan 13.71Nigel Harrison 11.44R. E. Bascombe 9.88hammer throwLeinster Tom Kiely 42.70Leinster Denis Horgan 38.28 Walter Lawrence 33.50 References Category:AAA Championships Athletics Outdoor Category:International sports competitions in London Category:1898 in the sport of athletics Category:Sport in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Category:July 1898 in Europe