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

  • 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

  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.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1903_AAA_Championships
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