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1892 AAA Championships

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1892 AAA Championships
Dates2 July 1892
Host cityLondon, England
VenueStamford Bridge (stadium)
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events14
1891
1893


The 1892 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 2 July 1892 at Stamford Bridge (stadium) in London, England.[1][2]

The 14 events were the same number and disciplines as in the previous year.

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Charles Bradley 10.2 Hugh Bell 2 yd Leinster Daniel Bulger 1 yd
440 yards Leinster C.R. Dickenson 50.4 David Basan inches Edgar Bredin inches
880 yards William Holmes 2:00.0 F. Owen-Jones 3½ yd A.R. Williams 3½ yd
1 mile Harold Wade 4:19.2 William Fowler 4:21.6 William Lutyens 50 yd
4 miles James Kibblewhite 19:50.6 Henry Munro 19:51.6 Sidney Thomas
10 miles Sidney Thomas 53:25.2 Herbert Heath 54:27.8 Harold Wade 54:40.6
steeplechase W.H. Smith 11:23.8 George Martin 11:31.8 only 2 finished
120yd hurdles Leinster Daniel Bulger 16.0 =NR Godfrey Shaw ¾ yd New Zealand Harold Batger 1 yd
7 miles walk Harry Curtis 55:56.2 David Fenton 57:06.2 A. Wooll 57:34.2
high jump Arthur Watkinson 1.740 William Wylie
Hugh Le Fleming
1.689
1.689
not awarded
pole jump Robert Watson
Robert Dickinson
3.35
3.35
not awarded only 2 competitors
long jump Leinster Daniel Bulger 6.51 J.S. Mackintosh 6.29 Arthur Square 6.28
shot put Leinster William Barry 13.07 William Murray 11.59 Leinster William Kelly 11.20
hammer throw Leinster William Barry 40.62 NR Leinster William Kelly 30.99 R.G.H. Woods 30.25

References

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  1. ^ "Amateur Athletic Championships". Sporting Life. 4 July 1892. Retrieved 6 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "The Amateur Athletic Association". London Evening Standard. 4 July 1892. Retrieved 6 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 6 July 2024.