1895 AAA Championships
Outdoor track and field competition
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The 1895 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 6 July 1895 at the Stamford Bridge (stadium) in London, England.[1][2]
| 1895 AAA Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 July 1895 |
| Host city | London, England |
| Venue | Stamford Bridge (stadium) |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 14 |
â 1894 1896 â | |
The total number of events remained unchanged from the previous year, with all fourteen disciplines retained without alteration.
Fred Bacon set a new world record in the 1 mile event.
Results
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | Charles Bradley | 10.0 =NR | Alfred Downer | 1½ yd | Max Wittenberg | 1 yd |
| 440 yards | William Fitzherbert | 49.6 |  Edgar Bredin | 2 ft |  Philip Blignaut | 4-6 yd |
| 880 yards | Edgar Bredin | 1:55.8 | Frederick Horan | 3 yd | Arthur Butler | 1:57.4 |
| 1 mile | Fred Bacon | 4:17.0 WR | William Lutyens | 4:21.0 | Charles Montague | 10-12 yd |
| 4 miles | Henry Munro | 19:49.4 | Charles Pearce | 20:02.0 | Sidney Thomas | 20:06.8 |
| 10 miles | Fred Bacon | 52:43.8 | Harry Watkins | 52:45.4 | Charles Willers | 55:28.4 |
| steeplechase | Edwin Wilkins | 11:24.0 | C. S. Sydenham | 20 yd | C. W. Davies | |
| 120yd hurdles | Godfrey Shaw | 15.8 NR | William Oakley | 2½ yd | Percy Lowe | 1½ yd |
| 4 miles walk | William Sturgess | 30:17.4 | M. K. Forrester | 200 yd | W. Cryer | |
| high jump |  James Ryan | 1.816 | Reginald Williams | 1.791 | Robert Perry | 1.765 |
| pole jump | Robert Dickinson | 3.05 | P. Hunter (South Africa) | 2.74 | only 2 competitors | |
| long jump | William Oakley | 6.56 |  Wally Mendelson | 6.48 | Claude Leggatt | 6.31 |
| shot put | Denis Horgan | 13.50 | Dudley Gradwell (South Africa) | 13.13 | William Barry | 13.00 |
| hammer throw | William Barry | 40.53 | Tom Kiely | 39.69 |  James MacDonald | 30.56 |