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1903 AAA Championships

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1903 AAA Championships
Dates4 July 1903
Host cityNorthampton, England
VenueCounty Cricket Ground, Northampton
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events16
1902
1904


The 1903 AAA Championships was the 1903 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 4 July 1903 at the County Cricket Ground, Northampton in Northampton, England, in front of 7,000 spectators.[1][2]

Summary

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  • The Championships consisted of 16 events.
  • Arthur Duffey won a fourth consecutive 100 yards title.
Duffey successfully defended his 100 yards title again

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards United States Arthur Duffey 10.0 F. Rivers 2 yd Jimmy Tremeer ½ yd
220 yards George Brewill 23.0 Jimmy Tremeer 1 yd C. W. Fox ½ yd
440 yards Charles McLachlan 52.2 George White 3 yd Edwin Montague 2 yd
880 yards Scotland Bernard Blunden 1:58.8 Albert Barker 2-5 yd W. Baker 20 yd
1 mile Alfred Shrubb 4:24.0 Joseph Binks 4:27.0 Edmund Gay-Roberts 4:42.0
4 miles Alfred Shrubb 20:06.0 Thomas Edwards 21:11.0 only 2 competitors
10 miles Alfred Shrubb 51:55.8 Frank James 56:57.2 E. H. R. Redfearn 57:17.6
steeplechase Sidney Robinson 10:58.0 Arthur Russell 8-10 yd Arthur Nicholls 40-50 yd
120yd hurdles George Garnier 15.8 Alfred Trafford 3 yd Wales Wyatt Gould 1-2 yd
2 miles walk Edward Negus 14:44.4 G. A. Bush 14:51.0 Thomas O'Gorman 15:04.0
7 miles walk Jack Butler 56:17.2 W. H. Martindale 58:17.4 W. Endean 58:36.8
high jump Leinster Peter O'Connor 1.727 not awarded only 1 competitor
pole jump Germany S. Morriss 2.59 not awarded only 1 competitor
long jump Leinster Peter O'Connor 6.95 Leinster Patrick Harding 6.31 only 2 competitors
shot put Scotland Tom Nicolson 12.38 Henry Alan Leeke 11.36 George Clark 11.27
hammer throw Scotland Tom Nicolson 43.46 Ernest May 35.98 P. G. Masters 32.61

References

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  1. ^ "The Amateur Championships". Leeds Mercury. 6 July 1903. Retrieved 11 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Amateur Athletic Association Championships". Sporting Life. 6 July 1903. Retrieved 11 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 11 July 2024.